This is Mom's Place, a combination Jamaican restaurant/car service/pool hall on Hollis Avenue and 200th Street in Hollis, Queens, the middle-class black neighborhood where the…

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons has announced The Definitive History of Hip-Hop, a new documentary series. Living up to its title, the show is set to cover…

This Sunday, Russell Simmons will host a Time Square rally called "I Am a Muslim Too." The event, scheduled to run from noon to 4…

Def Jam founder Russell Simmons is setting his sights on live theater. Simmons and the Universal Music Group are teaming up for The Scenario, a show…

Not even two weeks ago, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly had some harsh words for "gangster rappers" Jay Z and Kanye West, citing them as…

Why did so many musical figures use dubious metaphors this week? We cannot answer that question. But we can compile them into a list for…

On his new album Watch the Throne, Kanye West reminds us (repeatedly) of his love of Maybach cars, Hermes clothes, and Rolex watches. But the…