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Russell Simmons -- Not a Renaissance Man

Posted Jan 9th 2009 2:30AM by TMZ Staff

Don't lick hip hop kingpin Russell Simmons -- 'cause he's not a sucker.

Our spies at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel tell us Simmons' assistant called recently to inquire about the Presidential Suites and packages. The guy was all ears, until the hotel rep dropped the price -- $51,000. Simmons' lackey said it was way too much and hung up.

For the record, the deal is for the "Ultimate Presidential" package. It includes a three-night stay in the hotel's Presidential or Mayflower Suite, limo service to and from the airport, his-and-hers inaugural jewelry, Dom Perignon champagne with Baccarat toasting flutes, in-room massage for two, 24-hour butler service, a custom-designed cocktail by the guy the hotel calls "legendary" bartender Sambonn Lek, inaugural petit fours, and his-and-hers inaugural garb from Burberry to keep guests warm during the ceremony.

Simmons is worth an estimated $300,000,000. How did he get so rich? By not blowing his money on stupid petit fours and toasting flutes.

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16. This is one guy I wish had invested his money with Bernie Madoff----with an "all in "....

Thanks to this knucklehead or nappyhead, a whole generation of youth was led to the wrong thing....now our prisons are filled with them instead of our workplaces, family homes, and professional careers. The B word, the H word, "keepin it reals" bad english, strange names, axing corstions, ebonics, disrespect have been the new mantra for quality living. How dare he even attend the Inauguration of a man who did it the right way---through hard work, doing his homework, respecting people, his country and community. Simmons is anti America. Obama is pro America. Nuff said bro

Posted at 11:44AM on Jan 9th 2009 by Acting White

17. he got that rich by being a business shark and taking advantage of people......example: business owner wanted to expand nation wide, thought simmons was a good prospect for a partnership...... in the process of the deal, business owner was given a stack of phone book size contracts and in the process signed away his company to end up with 5% of his business....(so i was told) the bad thing is they where close friends..... believe it or not.................

Posted at 6:30PM on Jan 9th 2009 by anthony

18. this dude's got "BLING SPLATT" & he even got no "bling
in da grill". he jus' stoopid !!! he got a low enough IO, that hizzee brain
went KABOOM on it's own !!!

if you're not schooled on what "BLING SPLATT" is...get busy and
school yo sef, & not play wit yo sef !!!

Praise be to einStinE and his theory of 'The Cause of Pre-Mature
Death among Rappers is BLING SPLATT',
waYneNutoN

Posted at 2:39PM on Jan 9th 2009 by waYneNutoN

19. Russell Simmons is so 'FUGLY". He reminds me of dr Zaius (not sure of the spelling) of Planet of the Apes, less the hair.
Douchebag!

Posted at 4:26PM on Jan 9th 2009 by diana

20. He is rich for selling the idea that singing about killing,pimping and robbing is "art" and that is why our children are killing each other , tryin to live that Gangsta lifestyle that Russell portrayed as the way to get rich or die tryin- Thats just sick and wrong.

Posted at 10:30PM on Jan 9th 2009 by Jeezlouise

21. Judging from the responses, I don't think many people even bothered to read the post.

Now I understand why I'm not rich and Russell Simmons is. If I could afford it, I would have paid for that room.

Posted at 1:16PM on Jan 11th 2009 by p1tey1

22. TAX Russell Simmons

Posted at 9:08PM on Jan 13th 2009 by Big Will

23. Russ is such a G. He's a business man and knows how to party (i.e. sippin absinthe @ sundance)

Posted at 2:17PM on Jan 23rd 2009 by krissy

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