The founder of Def Jam Records Russell Simmons was interviewed on CNN’s “American Morning”. He was asked why he follows a vegan diet. He also discusses Barack Obama and yoga.
*note* Although Russell does follow a vegan diet he is not a vegan. He does wear leather.
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yeah, you’re hard …
yeah, you’re hard man. keep “hardcore dancing” in parking lots and contributing nothing to the world while people like this are making it a better place to live.
I understand to be …
I understand to be a vegan in a poor country where you don’t have job or it pay you misserables but is not case in S.U.A.Here vegans i think that loock like an alien.
i’m sure he’d make …
i’m sure he’d make an exception in your case! XD
He was RUN-DMC and …
He was RUN-DMC and now a vegan for the environment. Could be the coolest guy on the planet.
jinx da juvy’s a …
jinx da juvy’s a vegan hahaha
Why? I’m jealous of …
Why? I’m jealous of a got vegan? Right…
hater
hater
look at him …
look at him regurgitating “facts” like “O”. Anyways, good for him . Yay. haahaha.
This whole new …
This whole new vegan thing is just a fad…
No one can take any of them seriously…
best posture in …
best posture in asanas…….
I completely agree!
I completely agree!
I love him for …
I love him for raising awareness (environmentalism, veganism, inner peace, humanitarianism) within the hiphop community. This man is as real as it gets.
Vegan yes, Obama …
Vegan yes, Obama nooooooo!
Not anymore. They …
Not anymore. They divorced.
this dude’s awesome
this dude’s awesome
Number one, one, …
Number one, one, one, one
ScottGoldBergFilms: …
ScottGoldBergFilms:
I have been vegan for over 20 years and I agree that veganism is not a diet. If you read the description box for this video you would have understood why I chose the words that I did for the title of this video.
warequalsnofuture – …
warequalsnofuture – Thank you! Finally someone who understands he’s just a puppet and that the change comes from within us and not a puppet having his strings pulled.
Veganism is not a …
Veganism is not a diet but a lifestyle. Can you please change the title to vegan LIFESTYLE. I’ve been vegan for seven years and it’s def not a diet for seven years, ha!
Dude! Used to Bust …
Dude! Used to Bust Guns in hollis queens!
@fleurdelaurier
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@fleurdelaurier
What’s funny about that statement, is that Vegans see non-vegetarians as Alice.
great to be vegan …
great to be vegan but you don’t have to live in alice in wonderland…but in the real world…
Looks-like a black …
Looks-like a black Ezekial Dann Florek…Captain Donald Cragen of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.
o cmon, he’s kimora …
o cmon, he’s kimora lee’s husband…
Russell is so gay.. …
Russell is so gay…
gangsta, but gay