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There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Record Producer
Television Producer
Writer
Queens
New York
Russell Wendell Simmons
Urban
Hollywood
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Culture
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Something
Authenticity

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