(The Root) — Harlem’s MIST Theater welcomed in a familiar sort of artistic renaissance on Wednesday night, one that had begun in 2002 and been centered on featuring the country’s top spoken-word ...

Based on the acclaimed HBO television series of the same name, the stage version of Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam is an uplifting evening of contemporary entertainment bringing nine performance ...

(The Root) — Harlem's MIST Theater welcomed in a familiar sort of artistic renaissance on Wednesday night, one that had begun in 2002 and been centered on featuring the country's top spoken-word ...

Russell Simmons is looking to bring his HBO poetry series to Gotham this fall as a live stage show. “Def Poetry Jam” goes up June 25 in San Francisco at Theater on the Square for a limited engagement ...

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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 ...

From his start as a child actor to being nominated for Grammy Awards as Mos Def, see Yasiin Bey’s journey to legendary status in these 15 throwback pictures.

Russell Simmons wants to bring back Def Poetry Jam with Chance the Rapper attached as host, the hip-hop mogul revealed via Twitter on Friday. By Colin Stutz Russell Simmons wants to bring back Def ...

Russell Simmons is looking to restart his Def Poetry Jam and is talking with Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper to host it. Simmons teased the new project, which would be called All Def Poetry, yesterday ...