Poetry goes about as mainstream as can be when downtown crashes uptown in Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, the powerful and passionate live version of a popular late-night HBO series ...

Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, which was co-founded by Bruce George, Danny Simmons and Deborah Pointer, is an HBO television series produced by ...

Def Poetry Jam. 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.

Dynamically packaged and with plenty of content inside, "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam" is the hip-hop impresario's transplant of his acclaimed HBO performance-poet anthology "Def Poetry" to the ...

“Def Poetry Jam” ran on HBO from 2002-2007, showcasing performance poetry ranging from established figures Sonia Sanchez and Amiri Baraka; prominent poetry slam performers of the day; and readings by ...

Jill Scott and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka are headlining a “Def Poetry Jam” reunion livestream this weekend that will raise funds for people in need during the COVID-19 crisis in Newark. “Def ...

Hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons and TV vet Stan Lathan, who last partnered on Broadway hit "Def Poetry Jam," have created a new entertainment company boasting a linchpin agreement with Lions ...

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 ...

Step into a night of rhythm, style and storytelling at the Swag Poetry Jam, an electrifying fusion of street fashion and ...