Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
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Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry is a television series that showcased performance poetry and spoken word artists, blending hip-hop culture with contemporary poetic expression.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
poetry television series
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television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Def Poetry Jam (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Def Poetry Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Russell Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Stan Lathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Russell Simmons
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Stan Lathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
live audience
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performance poetry ⓘ spoken word artists ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2002 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour television series ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop culture
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performance poetry ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| hasHost | Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Def Jam Recordings brand ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2007 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Amiri Baraka
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Black Ice NERFINISHED ⓘ Common NERFINISHED ⓘ Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanye West NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sanchez NERFINISHED ⓘ Talib Kweli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 36 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalRunEnd | 2007 ⓘ |
| originalRunStart | February 21, 2002 ⓘ |
| presenter | Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Russell Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Def Comedy Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
identity
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love ⓘ politics ⓘ race ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
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