The Root

'Def Poetry Jam' Reunion Ignites Harlem

(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 ...
Westword

Def Poetry Jam

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 ...
Variety

‘Def Poetry’ jams onstage

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 ...
SFGate

Uplifting hip-hop show really tells it like it is / Well-versed poets are funny and earthy in 'Def Poetry Jam'

RUSSELL SIMMONS DEF POETRY JAM: Performance poetry. Directed by Stan Lathan. The lights went up and he was caught in the spotlight, testing out a little moonwalking as if he were in the privacy of his ...
OnMilwaukee

Milwaukeeans selected for Def Poetry on HBO

Dasha Kelly and Dan Vaughn have been invited to perform on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on HBO. They fly out on Tues., Oct. 10 to tape the show. Milwaukeeans Dasha Kelly and Dan Vaughn have been ...
Decider

HBO Eyes Chance The Rapper To Host Russell Simmons’ ‘Def Poetry Jam’ Reboot

Russell Simmons is looking to restart his Def Poetry Jam and is talking with Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper to host it. Simmons teased the new project, which would be called All Def Poetry, yesterday ...