Seven new half-hour sessions of hilarious, haunting, profane, and profound improvisational poetry are dished up in the second season of HBO's Def Poetry Jam. Produced by Russell Simmons of Def Comedy Jam and hosted by rapper Mos Def, the series, taped at The Supper Club in New York, launches season two with a performance by future Oscar-winner ...
The inaugural season of Russell Simmons' raw and uninhibited Def Poetry Jam consisted of four half-hour telecasts, originally presented live at The Supper Club in New York. With rapper Mos Def serving as host, the series offers an impressive array of improvisational ethnic poetry, running a gamut from tense and poignant to loud, obscene, and ...
This documentary offers viewers an in depth look at the world of hip-hop and rap music as it chronicles a diverse group of performers preparing to give a major concert at Philadelphia's Armory. Interspersed amongst the preparations are interviews with rappers past and present, looks at their personal lives, commentary on their significance and ...
The third season of the improvisational performance art series Def Poetry Jam offers the property's biggest lineup of talent yet. In the course of its seven half-hour episodes, the series features such returnees from previous seasons as Black Ice, Danny Hoch, Steve Colman, Jamie Kennedy, Poetri, and muMs, along with the stellar likes of Smokey ...
Season four of the improvisational, uninhibited HBO series Def Poetry Jam offers a full ten half hours -- three more than any previous season. Accordingly, this batch of episodes features the series' biggest and most stellar talent lineup, performing their own angry, outrageous, profane, profound, and occasionally uproarious verse compositions. ...
This installment of Biography takes a look at hip-hop pioneer, business mogul, and philanthropist Russell Simmons. The program follows Simmons from his humble beginnings growing up in Queens, New York, through his early days as a groundbreaking force in the rap scene, producing and managing such acts as Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, Jay Z, and Tupac ...
A day in the life of hip-hop record company magnate Russell Simmons, an interesting person with drive and business savvy. The style is video vérité, complete with hand-held camera and moments where he meets with friends and family, as well as muses on life and future projects in the back of his car. At other moments, the pace slows to accommodate ...
This documentary charts the careers of three men who built themselves into some of the most powerful figures in hip-hop. Viewers learn how Russell Simmons, Sean Combs, and Damon Dash each created a stable of successful performers, and branched out into other creative endeavors like acting and fashion. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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