Russell Simmons: I Ain't Never Had a Rap Beef & I Ain't Scared of Nobody

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Russell Simmons: I Ain't Never Had a Rap Beef & I Ain't Scared of Nobody

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8 жыл бұрын

The burning question most hip-hop heads have is: Why did Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons split up? While talking to DJ Vlad, Russell explained that they went on to work on different projects and focused on other artists. As for Simmons ultimately walking away from his position at Def Jam, the mogul says that he built it and gradually started pulling away from his post while juggling his other business ventures, and relied on the people who were smarter than him, who he believed in.
Watch the full interview above to hear Russell explain why he's never had a rap beef, Chuck D inspiring the Million Man March, and much more.

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@lookatme808 8 жыл бұрын

" I build shit and when everybody smarter than me I get out the way." One of the realest strategic business quotes I've heard

@He-Ay 8 жыл бұрын

Russell is vegan so of course he don't fuck with rap beef

@FrankKnizza 8 жыл бұрын

+ddipppp #BARS

@zlistcelebrityYT 8 жыл бұрын

+ddipppp #DONDEMARCO #BANGBANG #SHITLIKETHAT

@loveme7693 8 жыл бұрын

😭😅😂

@ANT1989 8 жыл бұрын

#ThatsLight

@RinaPinxz22 8 жыл бұрын

+ddipppp You win

@iLLestTv 8 жыл бұрын

Russel Simmons look like the type a nigga to tell you to eat ya vegetables

@Gootothesecond 8 жыл бұрын

How is he gay because he has a lisp? Has no one ever heard of a speech impediment? I swear people today don't know anything.

@iLLestTv 8 жыл бұрын

Their you go assuming you no profile picture having ass nigga

@TreDogOfficial 8 жыл бұрын

word

@Gootothesecond 8 жыл бұрын

iLLest Tv "There," you meant to say there. Also, there are comments using his lisp as an example of his homosexuality.

@lilsafmusic 8 жыл бұрын

+Gootothesecond no they're not, you don't even know where they got that from and yoi don't why they're sayinh that.

@Gootothesecond 8 жыл бұрын

french montana There's only one way you can know that for sure.

@demetrius123S 8 жыл бұрын

a lot of young niggas in this comment feed is disrespectful..y'all keep deep throating on this new wack music industry..

@ksager123 8 жыл бұрын

right. fuck the new generation.

@AbdulHameed-im7tv 8 жыл бұрын

+Demetrius Jackson PREACH

@oscarmike1131 8 жыл бұрын

because you know for a fact all of them are young?

@demetrius123S 8 жыл бұрын

Mike K pretty much, what mature individual speak the way they do?

@9magnetic514 8 жыл бұрын

facts!!!

@NegroTarantino 8 жыл бұрын

Russell must drink a glass of unicorn blood every morning. That brother doesn't age.

@NegroTarantino 8 жыл бұрын

***** LMFAO! The fact that you ignored the fact that Unicorns are not real. haha

@viralbuthow000 8 жыл бұрын

"How can I have beef? I'm vegan."

@kimmy1743 8 жыл бұрын

lmao

@CiaobellaAmour 5 жыл бұрын

😹

@pEr5on4LLy 8 жыл бұрын

Chuck D is that dude for real.

@dadadadad7787 4 жыл бұрын

i agree son people sleep on p.e. i love them to death one of my best rapper of all time love chuck d.. and the p.c. message he bout to the rap game i love it they really dont get mention about best rappers

@kazmere3000 6 жыл бұрын

I saw Russ in person in some clothing store about 15 years or so ago in NYC. No bodyguards. No entourage. Just him by himself looking at clothes. My girl at the time went up to him said hey Russell how you doing, dude was mad down to earth.

@charlesmaynard2236 Жыл бұрын

That's how he rolls. Met Russ several times. A genuinely down to earth brother.

@liquidcentrix6941 8 жыл бұрын

Chuck D The definition of truth. A commendable artist.

@nigelcooper7886 8 жыл бұрын

True pioneer, without Russell Simmons hip hop wouldn't have made it in the music industry as it has become.

@MarkieB89 8 жыл бұрын

+Sir Crucible lmao

@RICHIECOQUI 8 жыл бұрын

+Nigel Cooper You to have to give rick rubin alot of the credit tho he's the one who started def jam he's the one that brought in russ and Lyor Cohen

@terrancefranklin628 8 жыл бұрын

This is why he has been so successful unlike baby. He said his artist made def jam baby said he made cash money.

@LamarKing215 8 жыл бұрын

💯

@justin080995 8 жыл бұрын

nigga you sound dumb if you saying birdman isn't successful

@terrancefranklin628 8 жыл бұрын

justin080995 you don't know cash money in the hole that's why he made rich gang any money cash money make go straight to taxes.

@HypnoticHollywood 8 жыл бұрын

+Terrance Franklin How can Birdman still have all his toys and luxury lifestyle if he's in money trouble?

@terrancefranklin628 8 жыл бұрын

mysterymediacorp he has money but everything he built is losing money because of his actions. Instead just take your lost and stand behind on your word instead of letting the people who got you there get what they deserve.

@VigilantCitizenChannel 8 жыл бұрын

I remember watching him on "The Show" and he's on the way to see Slick Rick at prison and he's cursing Rick all the way to the prison lol

@isaacjohnson855 6 жыл бұрын

2:33 "I build shit, and when everybody is smarter than me, I get out the way". Real. Talk.

@bl7man1 8 жыл бұрын

I love you Russell Simmons. As a person who took what you had and started the greatest record label on planet earth then or since. You gave artists a global means of rendering Hip Hop to the WORLD before and while it was being hijacked by the powers that be. When noone else would. Salute infinitely to you brother for not only making something out of nothing b.u.t. also making money and being an inspiration of getting out of poverty while NOT selling ya ass or soul like so many do in this capitalistic society. Salute!

@Triboro_Gigolo 8 жыл бұрын

ahhhh I remember the days of def jam...ll cool j, public enemy, red & meth, foxy brown, epmd..etc..I wish russ would come back and take control of def jam again.. they need to sign bey to the label and start the roster over with real talent like they used to have back in the 80's and 90's.

@bubbagiznits 8 жыл бұрын

that name is fire n they dont get it

@viralbuthow000 8 жыл бұрын

Vlad the type of dude to cut through a barb wire fence for Slim Jesus autograph

@MrKdizzle09 8 жыл бұрын

@viralbuthow000 8 жыл бұрын

dj vlad Hahahaha. You know I gots mad respect fa ya, Vlad

@viralbuthow000 8 жыл бұрын

Wowwwwwww. LOL

@clintholder1678 8 жыл бұрын

+dj vlad you know you not dj Vlad FOH

@ericsmusic5927 8 жыл бұрын

Why isn't Russell Simmons a celebrated figure in hip hop? he is one of the reasons why we have rap music to enjoy. We as fans needs to hold this L for not praising the OGs like DJ Kool Herc and Russell

@AssassinAp3X 8 жыл бұрын

@NotoriousNYNJ 8 жыл бұрын

+Evolution L your momma lol

@tupd 8 жыл бұрын

because he is a sell out.

@irlredline7965 8 жыл бұрын

fuck Russel Simmons he only fucks with other rich people too

@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix 8 жыл бұрын

Thank y'all for comin' out. God bless. Good night.

@streetking4152 6 жыл бұрын

I wish russell could help me out on a record deal we need more artist come out of NC his heart is pure gold 🌟 I got so many ideas floating & no one da hear me out 🙁

@rdeye-rb1pe 2 жыл бұрын

He remembers the deepest dopest lines out of respect brothas need to pay attention to russel man

@RICHIECOQUI 8 жыл бұрын

Vlad should ask him about that damn rush card scam

@amarijones8692 8 жыл бұрын

He would have walked clean out the Room llf

@noahharris2530 8 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Left_coast_bullies 6 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a scam you guys that get a card any card regardless are retarded it's all debt

@madbug1965 Жыл бұрын

I saw RUN DMC back in the 90's. They were the headliners and NWA/Public Enemy were the openers

@ToniLHall 8 жыл бұрын

I give russel and them credit..from bad time hollis..80s drug rings..these are the kings of rap..and our black kings of society...

@padreenterprises5688 8 жыл бұрын

Hard to have a rap beef if you aint never been a rapper yourself

@tieuellegacy 6 жыл бұрын

He's still breaking down lyrics (Chuck D | Nice and Smooth) that I recited in the past but never truly understood what they meant on a mundane level.

@DemonkaiMugen 8 жыл бұрын

"i build shit. then when everybody smarter than me i get out of the way"........true leader

@rdeye-rb1pe 2 жыл бұрын

Russel is a smart man hes humble but at the same time he isbin complete control of his world to.

@sugafoot820 7 жыл бұрын

vlad starting trouble why he keep bring up chuck d name. he answered the question the first time

@tonyorozco4864 8 жыл бұрын

"Are you scared of Slim Jesus?" VladTV

@Docmajor16 8 жыл бұрын

@James.k1373 8 жыл бұрын

Chuck D is goat

@KayPfromthaD 7 жыл бұрын

Ice Cube was already using the bomb squad, and he was super cool with P.E.. I wonder what would've happened if Ice Cube would've signed with Def Jam ? back then

@44pachino71 7 жыл бұрын

My nigga "Rush" still real as shit this what I wanna be at his age rich and at peace fuck the rest.

@itshasani 8 жыл бұрын

to me Russell has the same energy as Khalid, how you gonna be mad at him , he is 100% right about everything he said about Chuck D, I still listen to "welcome to the terror dome" and be like damn is the not one of the greatest songs ever.

@kingsports1113 4 жыл бұрын

I just like them cause of flavor Flav n the soldiers

@Altaquan 8 жыл бұрын

Russell quoted lyrics from Public Enemy Welcome To The Terror Dome It don't get no realer That's a powerful recording

@chris777440 8 жыл бұрын

Pimp C put him on blast and exposed these suckaz!!!

@s4mp_founder 8 жыл бұрын

That first PE album was some shit. " It takes a nation to hold us back" is one of the greatest rap albums of all time. "Fear of a Black Planet" too.

@choklit4u 8 жыл бұрын

I didn't know he was a rapper 👀

@Emeezyonthetrack 8 жыл бұрын

He said Irv Gotti was a genius. I wanna see people hate

@dougwilliams8473 8 жыл бұрын

Ask him about when he flew Snoop & Kurupt out to NYC and try to sign LBC Crew and how Suge felt about that

@warrenlondon2426 8 жыл бұрын

This guy is the BOSS of Defjam! If it weren't for him, most of these rappers wouldn't be getting paid! Therefore of course they ain't gonna need with him! That would be dumb lol

@BlackJohnnyCage 8 жыл бұрын

I remember Me & My Uncle use to watch Def Comedy Jam & He use to say "Why that Nigga always hugging Martin at the end of the show?! That Nigga Gay!" Shout out to Russell though. 😂

@jamaaldaynitelong8367 8 жыл бұрын

Probably one of those "my brother" type dudes..but Martin was bringing them checks...He might as well hug that nigga.

@BlackJohnnyCage 8 жыл бұрын

JamaalDay/NiteLong !!! Damn right! Unc was trippin

@willstaywinning 8 жыл бұрын

Did ever respond to Pimp C?

@OutOfThisDemension 8 жыл бұрын

i just notice i have the same shirt

@trippin916 8 жыл бұрын

I fuck with Russel heavy

@gregc7699 8 жыл бұрын

its almost like Russel is dissing Rick and Rick is a legend hes a genius producer he made Def Jam what it was cant ever diss him he couldnt of done it alone no way

@feet765102 6 жыл бұрын

WAIT A MINUTE BRO! LL WASN'T DEF JAM?

@theangel2g 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but Public enemy had white people wearing red black and green while listening to Farrakhan back in those days

@Mansa101 Жыл бұрын

The BOSS

@rickmatsokotere2251 8 жыл бұрын

I just build shit...then when everybody's smarter than me, I get out! 😍😍

@chief36 8 жыл бұрын

Vlad's at it again.. "Oh, I know Chuck D" 😂😂😂 #didntDissapoint

@HipHopPeriod 8 жыл бұрын

We Got Chills. ..... #HipHopPeriod

@V59971 8 жыл бұрын

nobody can touch Chuck D..nobody can touch Public Enemy..

@SouthEastHipHop 8 жыл бұрын

He didn't say Kevin Liles was brilliant. :(

@s4mp_founder 8 жыл бұрын

It sound like they paid them a long time ago and just put him in front while the whites push the buttons. He was the black Phillip Green for Def Jam ( from the movie "Casino")

@RogzielTheAntistar 8 жыл бұрын

Lyor Cohen got gangsta on Rick Ruben and ran him out of town and out of his own company. suddenly lyor was on top ruben relocated to the west coast and started def american.

@joanagrossa1719 6 жыл бұрын

first artist signed to def jam. kurtis blow hell yeah. then beastie boys then ll cool j.

@rodirogue8187 7 жыл бұрын

why does Russel always wear a cap?

@halfogre6373 3 жыл бұрын

The first rolls Royce he drove in was j princes

@jermaineprude6455 8 жыл бұрын

why does Vlad think he knows more then the person he's interviewing? he start Def Jam and owned it

@bustamango863 8 жыл бұрын

Is this after he was in kiss?

@redman8340 8 жыл бұрын

Russel did good!

@ballzootv8042 7 жыл бұрын

Bomb Squad !!

@RoubexChubeTV 8 жыл бұрын

Would you consider signing Slim Jesus?-Vlad

@bonkies08 8 жыл бұрын

legend

@pilotofacanofbeans 8 жыл бұрын

I forgot Russell was lispy. Still a legend though.

@crews-lj3ph 8 жыл бұрын

Gay

@NotoriousNYNJ 8 жыл бұрын

damn right he is lol

@justicewillrise1471 8 жыл бұрын

Actually warren g saved def jam they were bout to go under til Regulate blew up Real Talk!!

@justicewillrise1471 8 жыл бұрын

Lol scared of ur ex sexxy wife!! Took u for a ride brotha!!

@justicewillrise1471 8 жыл бұрын

Nah dre said No go find ur own lane!! Pretty chitty cuz thats ur blood!!

@DLM323 8 жыл бұрын

+Justice Will Rise Right, it got them out of debt in 1994

@trabo2 8 жыл бұрын

Jay, Dmx, and Ja saved Def Jam in the late 90s.

@itsallante4027 8 жыл бұрын

Russell A Gangster Entertainment Wise

@singer_x1288 8 жыл бұрын

oooh russell you right...

@j2323j 8 жыл бұрын

Irv Gotti Genius hay he said it not me told ya JaRule>50

@4titude_ 8 жыл бұрын

respect!

@melonate8781 8 жыл бұрын

I know dead guys that use to say they weren't scared of anyone

@jason41482 8 жыл бұрын

yeah hes not scared because he has security

@Nassirtheory 8 жыл бұрын

Russel Simmons the type of guy to............

@ucookin 8 жыл бұрын

hip-hop has been dead for a long time from a production standpoint, nation of millions, three feet high and rising, paul's boutique i could go on and on but those type of records are impossible to make in this day and age because of sample clearance issues.

@thefruitshowstheroot7844 8 жыл бұрын

LMAO!! HE SURE WAS SKURD of all them EXTRA ANGRY people on the rush card Facebook page........

@patrickmiller1723 4 жыл бұрын

I can think of at least 3 to 11 people he might be scared of

@Alexz_Archivz 8 жыл бұрын

Simmons got conned out of his own record company = Yoga! Regrets!

@keanubelle5139 8 жыл бұрын

Russell Simmons=Lisp King

@EyseKold 8 жыл бұрын

If yall cant tell by the way he speaks that he has goons, yall need life training.

@marcusb.8974 2 жыл бұрын

He’s from queens man… lol

@EyseKold 2 жыл бұрын

@@marcusb.8974 i dont know what that mean but bosses dont get hands dirty is all i was implying there

@marcusb.8974 2 жыл бұрын

@@EyseKold I’m agreeing with you

@LEKSVISIONS 8 жыл бұрын

title is very misleading

@claybecker13 5 ай бұрын

Russell Simmons "I aint never had a rap beef" Beastie Boys "I got phat baselines like Russell Simmons steals money"

@NotoriousNYNJ 8 жыл бұрын

Russ got shooters... He's more than good lol

@officialhuskyharris 8 жыл бұрын

why does audio suck on all Vlad videos?

@patrickfarrell5887 5 жыл бұрын

Slayer & Oran juice Jones hahahaaa

@boxing6339 8 жыл бұрын

Would you have beefed with slim jesus?

@davewillams1733 8 жыл бұрын

hey Vlad hola at k rino from Texas 20+ albums he a rap beast and Corey holcob 5150!

@shawnsteed4140 8 жыл бұрын

Professor Griff mad at Russell, he calls him Hustle Simmons!!!

@hustle_simmons 8 жыл бұрын

I'm using that as a rap name

@shawnsteed4140 8 жыл бұрын

Infamous MAD Oh shit, that's a dope idea, copy write that name real soon before one of these Internet trolls steal your idea😃

@GalanDestroyer 8 жыл бұрын

+Shawn Steed To be fair, Griff mad at everybody.

@shawnsteed4140 8 жыл бұрын

+Galan Destroyer Lol😂

@Californiaace 8 жыл бұрын

Warren g record sales saved def jam

@Kazekage121 8 жыл бұрын

Damn! Google says this nigga's net worth is $325million!

@TreDogOfficial 8 жыл бұрын

Vegan Hip-Hop FOR THE WIN

@MarkieB89 8 жыл бұрын

+Trevor Doge no sirrrr

@arrynbeacon8077 8 жыл бұрын

+Trevor Doge FOH

@TreDogOfficial 8 жыл бұрын

+drexl spivey u FOH, bitch

@TreDogOfficial 8 жыл бұрын

+Marcus actually, yes

@tomsmith1087 8 жыл бұрын

Every damn comment talking about 'new niggas' lmao and I'm just sat here white dude 19 like wtf lmao ya'll niggas crazy

@conocashtv2890 8 жыл бұрын

Prof. Griff😱

@unikraze 8 жыл бұрын

Tired of seeing the Danny Boy thumbnail

@dustinmcmall4695 8 жыл бұрын

+power wheels ikr

@s4mp_founder 8 жыл бұрын

How can you be black and so called from the street, then become a label owner, and have majority whites scouting for black talent for a black artform and genre. But you want to tell me that rap wasn't detoured to steer black men into prison instead of purposeful success.