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Russell Simmons Def Jams Records Chairman and hip-hop music mogul

The founder of Def Jam records conducts an insider’s investigation into an industry filled with success… and no shortage of scandal.

Russell Simmons, the man responsible for making Hip Hop a billion-dollar business, gives an exclusive look at the beefs, the brawls, and all the bling-bling that makes hip hop news. What were the Hip Hop wars?  How many brushes with the law were real? In this world, a war of words could lead to real violence, while the industry still made money hand over fist. 

Simmons looks at some of the genre’s biggest stories including: the arrest and conviction of rap superstar Master P’s brother, C-Murder and the actions and allegations that led to the sexual assault charges against Tupac Shakur.

It’s simply the story of the times and the people who made the rhymes.

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