Seventeen years after the HBO show ‘Def Poetry Jam’ went off the air, co-creator Danny Simmons is reviving the spoken word showcase in Philadelphia. Danny Simmons, creator of Def Poetry Jam, has ...

(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 ...

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 ...

After lighting the fuse for the hip-hop explosion more than two decades ago, Russell Simmons has extended his Defness to the Def Poetry Jam tour, coming straight from Broadway. With rhymes as diverse ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "From the beginning, we knew our poetic voices could make a huge difference ...

A Def Poetry Jam reboot is in the works and Russell Simmons is looking to tap Chance the Rapper as the show’s new host. “Super excited,” Simmons tweeted. “Been in negotiation with Chance The Rapper ...

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 ...

Jill Scott and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka are headlining a “Def Poetry Jam” reunion livestream this weekend that will raise funds for people in need during the COVID-19 crisis in Newark. “Def Poetry Jam, ...

Russell Simmons made a mint peddling rap records from a dorm room in the early 80s. But these days the Def Jam label is being used to sell lots besides hip-hop: urban comedy, video games, even ...