Russell Simmons: From Def Jam to Super Rich

by Carrie Golus

As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, Russell Simmons "helped found the hip-hop movement and turn it into a huge money-making machine." He co-founded Def Jam Records, one of the first successful hip-hop record labels. He also worked with many of hip-hop's earliest stars, such as Run-D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys. Raised in Queens, New York, Simmons grew up obsessed with music--and fought to make a life for himself in the music business...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761381570
• ISBN13: 9780761381570
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary