Melanie Fiona Performs At NBA All-Star Weekend Russell Simmons & 944 Magazine Sponsored Event

Melanie Fiona performs at 944 MAGAZINE and Russell Simmons (benefiting DEF) brunch during Dallas All-Star 2010 Saturday, February 13.
Of note, music producer 9th Wonder shows up (in the video) for Melanie's special performance

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Snoop Performs At The Boardroom NBA All-Star Weekend Dallas, TX

On Saturday night February 13, Snoop Dogg was in the house at the Russell Simmons-hosted 944 NBA All-Star party at The Boardroom in Dallas, TX.

Photos from the event here:
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(video courtesy of sherronshabazz)

What A Move: Russell Simmons Acquires 'Celebrity Tweets' Twitter Aggregate

via Mashable

You would think that Web sites that simply aggregate tweets from lists of users would become somewhat irrelevant with the introduction of Twitter Lists.

But apparently, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons doesn’t think so, as his Web site GlobalGrind has just acquired CelebrityTweet, a site that aggregates the tweets of famous people, both on the Web and via mobile applications.

Here’s why Simmons says they’re doing the deal:

“Twitter is the most dynamic way for celebrities to connect to their fans in real-time day & night. CelebrityTweet is the most authoritative destination in the space and we view it as having a natural synergy with Global Grind’s strength in providing exclusive content directly from celebrities.”

CelebrityTweet will continue to operate as its own site, syndicating its content back to GlobalGrind. Terms aren’t being disclosed, but considering the site has rather modest traffic, you have to imagine this deal is more about “buy versus build” than a major financial acquisition.

Nonetheless, it marks yet another deal in the Twitter app space, which has recently seen the likes of MSNBC get involved

Rick Rubin And Russell Simmons Talk Jay-Z

Getting ready for the the VH1 Hip Hop Honors airing in October and the 25th Anniversary of Def Jam.

Here's a glipse of the actual session Rick Rubin is talking about for "99 Problems" with Jay-Z: