Russell Simmons’ "Russell Simmons Presents: Hip-Hop Justice" airs tonight, the first in a series of upcoming documentaries the mogul’s Simmons Lathan Media Group is producing. The documentary examines three high profile court cases, including the murder conviction of C-Murder, the allegations surrounding Tupac Shakur’s rape case and the government raid on the offices of Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. Records. Harvard graduate Will Griffin, President of Simmons Lathan Media Group, said the show also uncovered new and unheard evidence surrounding Tupac’s rape case, the existence of a Hip-Hop Task Force in New York and Miami and the first ever television interview with Derrick Parker, the former NYPD officer who says he started the Hip-Hop Task Force. “Police and the judicial system are targeting Hip-Hop artists and their fans based on their lyrics, stage names and other elements of the culture,” Griffin told AllHipHop.com. “Since millions of us in the culture also adopt those elements of the culture we could also find ourselves targeted if we do not shine light and the situation and attempt to put a stop to it. In many cases Hip Hop profiling is just another form of racial profiling and we have to speak out about it.” Nelson George, Ice-T, LL Cool J, David Banner, Rev. Run, Kanye West, Dream Hampton and others are featured on the documentary. SLMG has several other television efforts being developed. Simmons will develop a documentary titled “Hip-Hop Laws of Success” as well as a video series titled “Russell Simmons Presents: Yoga Live!” "Russell Simmons Presents: Hip-Hop Justice" airs tonight on Court TV. Check local listings for airtimes.
Russell Simmons’ "Russell Simmons Presents: Hip-Hop Justice" airs
tonight, the first in a series of upcoming documentaries the mogul’s Simmons
Lathan Media Group is producing.
The documentary
examines three high profile court cases, including the murder conviction of
C-Murder, the allegations surrounding Tupac Shakur’s rape case and the
government raid on the offices of Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. Records.
Harvard graduate
Will Griffin, President of Simmons Lathan Media Group, said the show also uncovered
new and unheard evidence surrounding Tupac’s rape case, the existence
of a Hip-Hop Task Force in New York and Miami and the first ever television
interview with Derrick Parker, the former NYPD officer who says he started the
Hip-Hop Task Force.
“Police and
the judicial system are targeting Hip-Hop artists and their fans based on their
lyrics, stage names and other elements of the culture,” Griffin told AllHipHop.com.
“Since millions of us in the culture also adopt those elements of the
culture we could also find ourselves targeted if we do not shine light and the
situation and attempt to put a stop to it. In many cases Hip Hop profiling is
just another form of racial profiling and we have to speak out about it.”
Nelson George,
Ice-T, LL Cool J, David Banner, Rev. Run, Kanye West, Dream Hampton and others
are featured on the documentary.
SLMG has several
other television efforts being developed. Simmons will develop a documentary
titled “Hip-Hop Laws of Success” as well as a video series titled
“Russell Simmons Presents: Yoga Live!”
"Russell Simmons Presents: Hip-Hop Justice" airs tonight on Court
TV. Check local listings for airtimes.
