He bridged hip-hop and poetry, became Def Jam's first signed poet, and mentored a new generation. Inside Black Ice's legacy ...

Black Ice, the Philadelphia poet who became one of the most powerful voices in performance poetry, has died. He was 54. Born Lamar Manson, the Def Poetry Jam standout delivered sharp examinations of ...

Philadelphia's spoken-word community is mourning one of its fiercest voices. Lamar Manson, the Philadelphia-born poet known ...

Russell Simmons is looking to bring his HBO poetry series to Gotham this fall as a live stage show. “Def Poetry Jam” goes up June 25 in San Francisco at Theater on the Square for a limited engagement ...

2 JUDY GARLAND IS FAT AT CARNEGIE HALL to Play EdFest and Edinburgh Fringe "From the beginning, we knew our poetic voices could make a huge difference on the cultural landscape of America," stated ...

Russell Simmons is looking to restart his Def Poetry Jam and is talking with Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper to host it. Simmons teased the new project, which would be called All Def Poetry, yesterday ...

A Def Poetry Jam reboot is in the works and Russell Simmons is looking to tap Chance the Rapper as the show’s new host. “Super excited,” Simmons tweeted. “Been in negotiation with Chance The Rapper ...