Russell Simmons

Dr. Benjamin Chavis Muhammad is about to make an important announcement today and guess what– HSK has the drop first.

Here’s an email sent to me from Dr. Benjamin Chavis Muhammad:

Dear Jacky,

Thank you. We will have a press conference tomorrow morning at 10am, National Press Club, Washington, DC to formally announce the launch of Occupy the Dream into the Occupy Wall Street movement to challenge income inequality in America. We have assembled some of the key clergy from about 30 cities across the US who will be at the press conference to stand shoulder to shoulder in unity with OWS.

We will have national days of action via Occupy the Dream beginning at Federal Reserve Banks on January 16, 2012 in many different cities through April 7, 2012 with large mass gathering in DC.

During my teenage years, I worked with SCLC and Dr. King as a youth organizer for Dr King in my home state of NC in the 1960s.

Now, today, OWS is fulfilling Dr. Kings dream for economic justice for all. I have known serious movement to transform America and to help all people empower themselves. We all should strive to “occupy” a universal consciousness for the equality of all people.

Jacky, I hope this brief summary helps to explain some of what we are planning and why.

God bless,
Ben

Wait there’s more!!!

Russell Simmons is tired of everyone dissing his Rush Card so guess what? Uncle Russ decided to send an open letter out to the press.

Here’s Russell’s letter:

“Now, like many did with rap music before it, critics of OWS are attacking RushCard, which pioneered the prepaid debit card industry seven years ago. For years I heard from mothers, children in tow, waiting in lines for their paychecks, then in more lines to expensively cash those paychecks, then in even more lines to pay their bills. Truth be told, these Americans couldn’t afford the “minimum deposit levels” required by large banks to avoid monthly account maintenance fees. Historically, large numbers of these customers incurred overdraft and “insufficient funds” fees on a far-too-regular basis — and many of these customers are now simply regarded by the banks as being “unprofitable.” For the majority of these folks, there is simply is no alternative: no credit card to be approved for, and no bank offering a reasonable set of fees in their neighborhoods. Continue Reading…

HSK Exclusive - Russell Simmons is speaking out about the occupying by the 99-percent that’s quickly spreading across the country.

The reported “third richest figure in hip hop” had some choice words to say about the movement after today’s HSK morning post about Jay Z exploiting the Occupy Wall Street movement hit the net. That’s when Russell Simmons sent me a text message covering where he stands on the situation.

Russell Simmons wants to distance himself from Jay Z and the decisions made by Rocawear to exploit the Occupy movement.

Here’s what Russell Simmons had to say (and I don’t think Kim Kardashian will approve): Continue Reading…

What is really going on up in Def Jam? This is a hardcore record company but for years there’s been gay rumors floating around about virtually the entire roster, and some rumors not originating from HATE.

I never paid it much attention. It’s mostly rumors but there are some facts from credible people I know. Still I don’t care, but you guys do, don’t you?

I’ve heard it all, but do I believe everything? No, but the worst rumors seem to call on Def/Jam artists. Rumors of Russell Simmons touching guys butts in the elevators. Retarded rumors that LL Cool J dates trannys, all noise no proof just accusations. Wendy Williams started most of these lies. One hater said to me back in the day that Redman was gay. I never paid it any attention. It’s bullshit with out any proof, right? Well we have since got the proof about LL Cool J and the trannys. Continue Reading…

Your views on the ‘most visited Urban Media’ website…MediaTakeOut!

Question: What are your views on the contoversial [sic] urban website MediaTakeOut? A lot of the posts there are centered around race and I personally find them to be blantaly [sic] racist. Yet, they (MTO) are very quick to highlight any thing to do with racism against the black community. They seem to have many made up stories also.

I don’t see much of a back lash from other media sites on how poor they actually are so, was just wondering what your views were.

Jacky’s Answer Here