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26 Mar, 2014

Russell Simmons interview

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Simmons gives an interview on The Arsenio Hall Show. He talks about the content of hip hop, the reality of sex in lyrics and the use of the N-word.

My father called me that so much, he became of professor of Black History, so he was not a lost soul, he just called me that so much he said “Russ, that’s your name.”

19 Sep, 2013

Russell Simmons interview

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Hall interviews Simmons on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about Simmons involvement creating a Harriet Tubman prank comedy tape that outraged his fans and the frustration felt by his artists they deemed as degrading.

I’ve done lots of comedy and lots of bad taste. Lots of music and bad taste…lots of poetry that’s offended people. Lots of music that people really felt hurt by but I’ve always stood by it. But this particular piece, when I understood how hurt people were, I pulled it down immediately. I’ve never pulled down a piece of content.