Seventeen years after the HBO show ‘Def Poetry Jam’ went off the air, co-creator Danny Simmons is reviving the spoken word showcase in Philadelphia. Danny Simmons, creator of Def Poetry Jam, has ...

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After spending three hours healing our souls with Erykah Badu, Jill Scott is turning her good vibes towards the city of Newark. The Grammy award-winning singer, actress and poet will be headlining ...

RUSSELL SIMMONS DEF POETRY JAM: Performance poetry. Directed by Stan Lathan. The lights went up and he was caught in the spotlight, testing out a little moonwalking as if he were in the privacy of his ...

After lighting the fuse for the hip-hop explosion more than two decades ago, Russell Simmons has extended his Defness to the Def Poetry Jam tour, coming straight from Broadway. With rhymes as diverse ...

Based on the acclaimed HBO television series of the same name, the stage version of Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam is an uplifting evening of contemporary entertainment bringing nine performance ...

Russell Simmons made a mint peddling rap records from a dorm room in the early 80s. But these days the Def Jam label is being used to sell lots besides hip-hop: urban comedy, video games, even ...