NEW YORK -- There were plenty of skeptics when hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons and producer-director Stan Lathan started talking about taking their "Def Poetry Jam" television showcase to ...
A poem written by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared on the stages of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour. The New Jersey mayor, who is preparing to run for governor, posted a video from a recent Beyoncé show ...
Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, which was co-founded by Bruce George, Danny Simmons and Deborah Pointer, is an HBO television series produced by ...
Critics and audiences alike shouted their approval when spoken word came to the Great White Way in November 2002 by way of "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway." Further proof that the ...
Danny Simmons' Def Poetry Jam is a form of poetry typically based on urban culture and themes often with an expressed focus on the African American experience. While diverse, there is certainly a ...
The newly relocated troupe from up Columbus, Ohio, way makes its Valley debut with a performance by its slam team, a women-only slam, an open mic, and a special appearance by Lau (pictured), whose ...
If you're one of the prosperous few that can afford to subscribe to TigerTV's Total Tiger Movie Package, perhaps you ought to have tuned in to HBO last Sunday night for the season finale of "Def ...
According to Bruce George, executive producer of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, true success means doing “something you eat, drink, sleep and breathe.” George’s lecture last night in Warren Hall, sponsored by ...
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