Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (2001 - 2007)

Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry

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Release Date: 2001

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Contemporary urban poets recite their work and that of others at the Supper Club in New York City. Well-known artists (and some fairly obscure ones) riffed on everything from global problems to personal experiences. The poems contain plenty of humor, some anger and a fair amount of profanity.

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2007, HBO, 6 episodes

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2005, HBO, 10 episodes

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2004, HBO, 10 episodes

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2003, HBO, 7 episodes

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2002, HBO, 7 episodes

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2001, HBO, 4 episodes

Cast

Yasiin Bey
as Host
Yasiin Bey
Russell Simmons
as Himself
Lemon
Poetri
Shihan
Beau Sia
Black Ice
Mayda del Valle
Georgia Me
Suheir Hammad
Steve Colman
Staceyann Chin
Taylor Mali
Rives
Cedric the Entertainer
Gemineye
Roger Bonair-Agard
Oscar Brown Jr.
Jason Carney
Bassey Ikpi
Ishle Park
Big Poppa E
Poem-cees
Dr. Sonia Sanchez
Maggie Estep
Common
Craig muMs Grant
J. Ivy
Daniel Beaty
Smokey Robinson
Jill Scott
Geoff Trenchard
Kanye West
Danny Hoch
Felipe Luciano
KRS-One
Ani DiFranco
Wyclef Jean
Dahlak Braithwaite
George Clinton
Erykah Badu
Ruby Dee
Sarah Stacker Jones
Sekou the Misfit
Al Letson
Natalie Stewart
Oveous Maximus
Gina Loring
Amanda Seales
Vanessa Hidary
Marty McConnell
Rock Baby
Flowmentalz
Flaco Navaja
Nikki Giovanni
Jessica Care Moore
Talib Kweli
Michael Ellison
Amalia Ortiz
Ursula Rucker
Willie Perdomo
Kevin Coval
Abyss
Chinaka Hodge
Thea Monyee
Jewel
Steve Connell
Big Rube
Staceyann
Frenchie Davis
Ayisha Knight
Nayeli Adorador-Knudsen
Sonya Renee
Bonnie
Tracy Morgan
Musiq Soulchild
Eve Ensler
DMX
Malik S.
Adele Givens
Michael Franti
Dan Sully
Bassey Ipki
Emanuel Xavier
Kim Fields
Mike Epps
Sharif Simmons
Carole King
Sekou Sundiata
Rafael Casal
Dave Chappelle
Dawn Saylor
Rachel McKibbens
Benjamin Bratt
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Javon Johnson
Tim Strattford
Wood Harris
Claudia Alick
Michael Cirelli
Eamon Mahone
Anis Mojgani
Patricia Smith
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg
Doug E. Fresh
Faraji Salim
Yusef Kumunyaka
Savion Glover
Asia
Flow Mentalz
Joel Chmara
Regie Cabico
Rita Dove
Tommy Chunn
Phylicia Rashad
Malik Yusef
Alix Olson
Lou Reed
Mark Gonzales
Marvin Tate
Goldie
M'reld Green
Dan Vaughn
Paul Graham
Alvin Lau
Dante Basco
Michael Eric Dyson
Figures of Speech
Tamara Blue
Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz
Luis Reyes Rivera
Haki Madbuhuti
Regie Gibson
Will Bell
John Legend
Mush
Liza Jessie Peterson
Helena D. Lewis
Gideon Grody-Patinkin
Asha Bandele
Saul Williams
Dasha Kelly
Tahani Salah
Saddi Khali
Mutabaruka
Jamie Kennedy
Liza Garza
Stacyann Chin
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Kelly Tsai
George Watsky
In-q
Twin Poets
Rat Sack
Anthony Morales
Otep
Joe Hernandez-Kolski
Amiri Baraka
Cheryl James
Dufflyn
George McKibbens
Avery Brooks
Joaquin Zihuatanejo
Al B Back
Deb Young
Lauryn Hill
Bounty Killer
Red Storm
Meilani Clay
Jamie Foxx
Keith Murray
Bao Phi
Emmanuel Xavier
Lamont Carey
Kayo
Rakim
Shappy
Mollie Angelheart
Jerry Quickley
Denizen Kane
African-American Shakespear
Kent Foreman
Paul Mabon
Shanelle Gabriel
David Banner
Brian Dykstra
Roscoe P. Coldchain
MC Lyte
Jonzi D
Kevin Derrig
Nikki Patin
Consequence
Rupert Estanislao
Will 'Da Real One' Bell
Shannon Matesky
Ras Baraka
Mike McGee
Joseph Simmons
Kristiana Colon
Idris Goodwin
Sunni Patterson
Jimmy Tran
Dayne
Jimmy Santiago Baca
Carlos Andrés Gómez
Basikknowledge
Buju Banton
Nikky Finney
Alicia Keys
Nelly Furtado
Sista Queen
Gaknew
Ise Lyfe
Amir Sulaiman
Tariq Trotter
Mike Booker
Pat's Justice
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Series Details

TV Network: HBO
Premiere Date: Jun 21, 2001
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Executive Producer: Russell Simmons
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