global grind or global jam?
“Global Grind is the ultimate connector for the HipHop community and like-minded creative entrepreneurs and activists…..”
Russell Simmons (L) and LL Cool J attend a press conference to announce Russell Simmons as the editor-in-chief of GlobalGrind.com at the Bryant Park Hotel on January 28, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
By John Charles Reedburg
Just when blogging couldn’t get no cooler.
New York, NY — Music mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS has been announced as the Editor-in-Chief for the rising Hip Hop news and social media community, Global Grind. Akon, LL Cool J, John Legend and Nas are among the acts who have signed up to become “celebrity bloggers” on the hip-hop community.
The hip-hop pioneer, entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam, has been blogging on the site since its early days. Due to huge popularity that his blogs got, the site launched an entire “Celebrity Blogger” section.
Other celebrity bloggers for the community include Bow Wow, Damon Dash, Jim Jones, Nelly, T-Pain and former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett.
As reported by CNS:
Simmons, new Editor in Chief of Global Grind, states, “Ever since my early days in music, through my work in fashion, comedy, film, TV and philanthropy, I have worked as a facilitator of communication, and a promoter of creativity, entrepreneurship, giving, and political engagement.”
“Global Grind is the ultimate connector for the HipHop community and like-minded creative entrepreneurs and activists…..gives the community a powerful platform to speak to each other, the media and the world,” Simmons added.
Launched in January 2008, Global Grind has partnered with more than 35 publisher sites (including Datzhott!). Global Grind reaches more than 1 million monthly unique visitors and is headquartered in New York City. The site has established itself as a unique promoter of “The World According To Hip Hop” by working collaboratively with other leading and emerging sites of interest.
