Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry

Name: Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
Released: 2002
Cast: Danny Hoch, Mos Def, Jay Phillips, Lauryn Hill, Tracy Morgan

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Def Poetry Jam

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Documentary

USA, 2002, 28 min

Directed by:

Danny Hoch, Stan Lathan, Joslyn Rose Lyons

Cast:

Danny Hoch, Mos Def, Jay Phillips, Lauryn Hill, Tracy Morgan, Amiri Baraka, Savion Glover, Goldie, Smokey Robinson, J. Ivy, Talib Kweli, Consequence (more)

Plots(1)

Think you know poetry? You haven't heard anything until you've experienced Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry. Taped before a live audience at The Supper Club in New York City, each half-hour installment is hosted by Mos Def, who introduces the crowd to some of the best poets performing their original material. (HBO Nordic)