The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
Russell SimmonsWell, it's the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
Russell SimmonsGangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
Russell SimmonsThe stuff I do, I do every day, and I've been doing it for long periods of time. I don't start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
Russell Simmons