Shitty book by a sex offender.

This book inspired me. They way Russell tells the story of how he started to wear he ended up is shocking. Growing up in Brooklyn in that part of town could be scary, from selling fake cocaine to being in a gang, Russell shows how never giving up on your dream can get you to where you wanna go. I love how he talks about meeting some of the famous artists nowadays just by doing his job. Being a show promoter and starting my own clothing line sounds pretty awesome. Like I said, his story inspired me.

Interesting insights into the early days of Hip Hop and a good documentation of Def Jams history.

the biggest themes in this book are cocaine, cellphones & yoga. things that are really annoying when other people do/use them...but you're okay when you do/use them.

life is luck and work

This book, written by Russell Simmons is just talking about what goes around in his area, with rappers, and such, involving what the title states "Sex, drugs, money + God". In my opinion I didn't really enjoy the book that much, was sort of boring.

Great story of the co-founder of one of the best record labels in Rap music history. Gives the reader a glimpse into the man behind the multiple business ventures that directly or indirectly influenced the music industry when it was time for a change.

I actually took notes he provided very valuable tools that can be used for entrepreneurs .
What took me for a loop was how he spoke about his relationship with Trump. I guess reading it this day in age and Trump behavior it’s just hard to respect anyone with that type of ignorance so I was giving Russell a side eye by the end of the book.
Great business advice but not a good judgement of character.

Ehhh...it was aiiight....not much detail about his personal story, but more an overview of his business ventures and little tidbits of advice. I was expecting a lot more, but it's worth reading for anyone interested in hip hop culture, or the music business. I hope someday he writes a real autobiography, and maybe uses a decent co writer!