Who is He?
Russell Simmons is a record producer and a business from the USA. He was born on the 4th October 1957, in Queens, the USA, and he is 61 years old. His parents were middle-class people, i.e. his father was an administrator in a public school and a mother was an administrator in a park.
Career
His rise started in 1983 when he joined forces with Rick Rubin and they mutually made Def Jam record label. They made their breakthrough in 1984 with a rapper called LLC Cool J and a band called Beastie Boys. Russell even further and was the producer of Krush Groove, a 1985 movie.
One of the most important years in his life was 1999 when he began to work with Rush Communications Company. The cooperation resulted into the release of Def Poetry in 2001. He even was the author of a book called Super Rich: A Guide to Having it All. It needs to be added that he even started a clothing line in 1992.
His Guides through Life
He has always emphasized that people should respect all the relationships, of all types, that they are in. He also emphasized the importance of the ethics, and that a person should be true to oneself and his goals.