We have high aspirations, but we know to fulfill the aspirations of the hip-hop generation. We have to take the subjects of financial literacy and empowerment seriously, and talk with your youth in a way that is appealing to them. Russell Simmons
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![Hip hop is from the underground. It's from the underbelly [of America]. The poetry [music] is an expression from people from the trailers to the projects whose stories are not told. - Russell Simmons Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SGlwIGhvcCBpcyBmcm9tIHRoZSB1bmRlcmdyb3VuZC4gSXQncyBmcm9tIHRoZSB1bmRlcmJlbGx5IFtvZiBBbWVyaWNhXS4gVGhlIHBvZXRyeSBbbXVzaWNdIGlzIGFuIGV4cHJlc3Npb24gZnJvbSBwZW9wbGUgZnJvbSB0aGUgdHJhaWxlcnMgdG8gdGhlIHByb2plY3RzIHdob3NlIHN0b3JpZXMgYXJlIG5vdCB0b2xkLiA=&author=ICBSdXNzZWxsIFNpbW1vbnMgICAg&num=12 "Hip hop is from the underground. It's from the underbelly [of America]. The poetry [music] is an expression from people from the trailers to the projects whose stories are not told. - Russell Simmons Quotes")
![[Hip-Hop icon Russell Simmons has joined the Honorary Committee for Daniel Pearl Music Days 2005 , a 10-day network of performances named for the late journalist.] I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a very personal level, ... My own career is an example of the universal power of music, especially the power of Hip Hop, to bring people of different backgrounds together for a common purpose. I hope that my commitment to the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee will encourage all music lovers - both amateurs and professionals - to get involved with the Music Days performance network and contribute to the 'Harmony For Humanity' e-Stage. - Russell Simmons Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSdXNzZWxsIFNpbW1vbnMgICAg&num=12 "[Hip-Hop icon Russell Simmons has joined the Honorary Committee for Daniel Pearl Music Days 2005 , a 10-day network of performances named for the late journalist.] I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a very personal level, ... My own career is an example of the universal power of music, especially the power of Hip Hop, to bring people of different backgrounds together for a common purpose. I hope that my commitment to the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee will encourage all music lovers - both amateurs and professionals - to get involved with the Music Days performance network and contribute to the 'Harmony For Humanity' e-Stage. - Russell Simmons Quotes")