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You don't need a record deal. You'll have the industry begging for you, when you build your buzz.

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
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Record Producer
Television Producer
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Queens
New York
Russell Wendell Simmons
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