These blacks here today see the poverty and ignorance that is keeping us at a certain place. They know where the forces are, and they will come together and force our government to respond to the poverty and ignorance that's rampant in our country. 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=W0hpcC1Ib3AgaWNvbiBSdXNzZWxsIFNpbW1vbnMgaGFzIGpvaW5lZCB0aGUgSG9ub3JhcnkgQ29tbWl0dGVlIGZvciBEYW5pZWwgUGVhcmwgTXVzaWMgRGF5cyAyMDA1ICwgYSAxMC1kYXkgbmV0d29yayBvZiBwZXJmb3JtYW5jZXMgbmFtZWQgZm9yIHRoZSBsYXRlIGpvdXJuYWxpc3QuXSBJIGFtIHZlcnkgcGxlYXNlZCB0byBiZSBpbnZvbHZlZCB3aXRoIHRoZSBEYW5pZWwgUGVhcmwgTXVzaWMgRGF5cyBjb21taXR0ZWUgYmVjYXVzZSBpdHMgbWVzc2FnZSByZXNvbmF0ZXMgd2l0aCBtZSBvbiBhIHZlcnkgcGVyc29uYWwgbGV2ZWwsIC4uLiBNeSBvd24gY2FyZWVyIGlzIGFuIGV4YW1wbGUgb2YgdGhlIHVuaXZlcnNhbCBwb3dlciBvZiBtdXNpYywgZXNwZWNpYWxseSB0aGUgcG93ZXIgb2YgSGlwIEhvcCwgdG8gYnJpbmcgcGVvcGxlIG9mIGRpZmZlcmVudCBiYWNrZ3JvdW5kcyB0b2dldGhlciBmb3IgYSBjb21tb24gcHVycG9zZS4gSSBob3BlIHRoYXQgbXkgY29tbWl0bWVudCB0byB0aGUgRGFuaWVsIFBlYXJsIE11c2ljIERheXMgY29tbWl0dGVlIHdpbGwgZW5jb3VyYWdlIGFsbCBtdXNpYyBsb3ZlcnMgLSBib3RoIGFtYXRldXJzIGFuZCBwcm9mZXNzaW9uYWxzIC0gdG8gZ2V0IGludm9sdmVkIHdpdGggdGhlIE11c2ljIERheXMgcGVyZm9ybWFuY2UgbmV0d29yayBhbmQgY29udHJpYnV0ZSB0byB0aGUgJ0hhcm1vbnkgRm9yIEh1bWFuaXR5JyBlLVN0YWdlLiA=&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")