Russell Simmons
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Sep 11, 2026
Brittany LuseHOST
... to have physically and sexually assaulted multiple people, and he is confirmed to have physically, it is confirmed to have physically assaulted the singer Rihanna in 2009.
Brittany LuseHOST
R&B superstar Usher, he enjoyed some yoga in Bali in 2024 with his good friend, Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons, uh, who has also been accused of sexual assault or, or misconduct by more than 20 women.
Brittany LuseHOST
Earlier this year, Usher defended Sean P. Diddy Combs, um, in an interview This is the same Sean Combs who was sued in a 2023 civil suit by his ex-partner, Casandra Ventura, uh, wherein he was accused of physical abuse, rape, and sex trafficking.
Brittany LuseHOST
Um, th- they settled the following day, the day after this civil suit was filed.
Black DotHOST
The industry, again, the culture itself in the industry back then, especially these rappers who felt powerful.
Black DotHOST
It's why Russell Simmons is not in the country right now.
Black DotHOST
He felt he can have anybody and everybody he wanted at any given time.
Black DotHOST
including the ones who said no.
speaker_0HOST
Yeah.
Darryl PierceGUEST
And Russell Simmons would come with the majority of them, so we met Russell Simmons.
Darryl PierceGUEST
And as time moved on, we eventually made a demo on a rapper that we liked, he was a kid, he was still in high school.
Darryl PierceGUEST
We, uh, played it for Russell at a convention in LA called the BRE.
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speaker_0HOST
Oh, wow.
speaker_0HOST
[laughs]
Darryl PierceGUEST
To stay busy, Russell, Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin were working on a film with Run-DMC called Tougher Than Leather.
speaker_0HOST
Mm-hmm.
SmaccHOST
They left All Def Digital, which was...
SmaccHOST
Originally, that was Russell Simmons, right? They left All Def Digital.
SmaccHOST
Now it's the Elite Roast Arena.
SmaccHOST
And that is owned by Patrick Cloud and I think B. Lou.
SmaccHOST
B. Lou owns that website.
SmaccHOST
I think their platform, they're coming back.
SmaccHOST
But Roast Me, All Def Digital originally was from Russell Simmons, correct? All Def is still black-owned.
T-RellHOST
Okay, yeah.
Angela YeeHOST
I can't wait to see that.
Angela YeeHOST
Uh, Kimora Lee Sim- well, she dropped the name Simmons, so Kimora Lee has a documentary that's coming out, and it's a new lifetime documentary called Kimora Lee: On Her Own.
Angela YeeHOST
This will be out September 20th.
Angela YeeHOST
The trailer just came out.
Kimora LeeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
When life gives you coal, press it into a diamond.
Angela YeeHOST
All right.
Angela YeeHOST
And you know, she had all kinds of issues with Russell Simmons, her ex-husband.
Jon LasterHOST
Yeah.
ClueGUEST
Like 50 Cent is an anomaly versus the stan- 50 Cent, Nori, th- those are loud niggas.
ClueGUEST
But Nas, Russell Simmons, you.
ClueGUEST
Esso would be considered a, a...
ClueGUEST
N- niggas don't think Esso's from Queens unless he say, 'cause he's always loud, but most Queens niggas ain't loud.
Al BranchGUEST
I was just like determined to get in the industry.
Al BranchGUEST
And my cousin was, grew up with Russell Simmons, so he's the one that inspired me.
Killer MikeHOST
Yeah.
Al BranchGUEST
He grew up with Russell.
Al BranchGUEST
I would come hang in his studio and-
Killer MikeHOST
How, how-
Al BranchGUEST
... meet Ruffs and stuff
Killer MikeHOST
... how important was Russell to the, to that scene in terms of now-
Worldwide FreshGUEST
But I'm like, "Wait, man.
Worldwide FreshGUEST
That's Nas." And then one day, hey, man, it might be Russell Simmons pulling up.
Worldwide FreshGUEST
It, it just became this thing where...
Worldwide FreshGUEST
And I'll never forget, man, like I'm in high school, and out of nowhere I start hearing Foxy on the radio.
Montel JordanGUEST
Slick Rick Rubin.
Montel JordanGUEST
And his song Children's Story, when I came into the business as Russell Simmons at Def Jam, I was Russell Simmons' rap singer.
Montel JordanGUEST
So I was touching on a song that had already been a hit record.
Montel JordanGUEST
So I knew that there was already the element of, "Okay, this is looked at as hip hop.
Montel JordanGUEST
Absolutely.
Montel JordanGUEST
So I actually was signed, like I said, to Def Jam.
Montel JordanGUEST
I was signed as Russell Simmons' rap singer.
Montel JordanGUEST
They wanted me to document street life in South Central Los Angeles, California, the stuff that NWA and gangsta rappers were rapping about.
Sandy KingHOST
She was very nice.
Sandy KingHOST
Um, and then probably the m- the most famous person that I've had an interaction with was Russell Simmons because, you know-
Keith KempisHOST
Ah
Sandy KingHOST
...
Sandy KingHOST
Russell Simmons used to be around Jeeva Mukti New York all the time.
Sandy KingHOST
But he came to Australia, and he actually came to my class.
Keith KempisHOST
Yeah.
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