Stan Lathan
Director
Def Poetry (2002)
Season 6
Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, which was co-founded by Bruce George, Danny Simmons and Deborah Pointer, is an HBO television series produced by hip-hop music entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series presents performances by established spoken word poets, as well as up-and-coming ones. Well-known actors and musicians will often surprise the audience by showing up to recite their own original poems. The show is hosted by Mos Def. Def Poetry is a spin-off of Def Comedy Jam. As he did on Def Comedy, Simmons appears at the end of every episode to thank the audience.
Released Jan. 18, 2002
Episode 28 min
17+
Genres: Documentary, Music
Keywords: imdb.live-audience, imdb.self-expression, imdb.spoken-word, imdb.stage-production, imdb.african-american, imdb.poetry-reading, imdb.hip-hop
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - Episode 11
DMX — "The Industry"; Big Mike — "Sexy"; Asia — "The Waiting Hour"; Dan Vaughn & Dasha Kelly — "Six Million"; Kelly Tsai — "Grey Matter"; Red Storm — "Black Barbie Doll"; Shanelle Gabriel — "The Reasons I Love You"; Idris Goodwin — "What is They Feedin' Our Kids"; Jill Scott — "Ain't a Ceiling"
Feb. 16, 2007, midnight
S6E2 - Episode 12
Dahlak Braithwaite — "Peculiar Evolution"; Skim — "Your Eyes"; Eamon Mahone & Paul Graham — "Black Irish"; Tahani Salah — "Hate"; George Watsky — "V For Virgin"; Shannon Leigh — "Sudanese Children"; Pat's Justice — "Innocent Criminal"; Lyfe Jennings — "Rough Stuff"; Matisyahu — "Late Night In The Field"; Talib Kweli — "Hell"
Feb. 23, 2007, midnight
S6E3 - Episode 13
Sarah Kay "Hands"; Riva & Sciryl — "My Best Friend (Hip Hop)"; Rafael Casal — "First Week Of A Break-Up"; Meilani Clay — "Lost"; Shihan — "Father's Day"; Shannon Matesky — "My Space"; Carlos Gomez Andres — "What's Genocide"; Carole King — "Touchstone"; Natalie Stewart — "Her Story"; Jamal Joseph — "Ricky Do & The 4th Of July"
March 2, 2007, midnight
S6E4 - Episode 14
Oveous Maximus — "Salcedo's Breakdown"; Sonya Renee — "Connections"; Anis Mojgani — "For Those Who Can Still.."; Rives — "Dirty Talk"; Mush — "Next Wednesday"; Joe Hernandez-Kolski — "No Disclaimers"; A-A Shakespear — "Will You Be There"; David Banner — "What About Us"; Sunni Patterson — "We Made It"; K'naan — "Until The Lion Speaks"
S6E5 - Episode 15
Big Poppa E — "Propers"; Bassey Ikpi — "Apology To My Unborn"; Alvin Lau — "What Tiger Said"; Saddi Kali — "Goin' Platinum In 2 Days"; Liza Garza — "My Everything"; Lamont Carey — "I Can't Read"; Brian Dykstra — "Pushing Bush"; Vanessa Hidary — "Phd In Him"; Basikknowledge — "Numbers"; George Clinton — "Dope Dog"
S6E6 - Episode 16
Black Ice "The Ugly Show"; Mayda Del Valle "The Gift"; Steve Colman "I Want To Eat Your Pu**y"; Georgia Me "The Promiseland"; Bea Sia "Back To The Now"; Nelly Furtado "Nevis"; Stacyann Chin "Untitled"; Poetri "Monsters In My Stomach"; Suheir Hammad "Daddy's Song"; Lemon "Experience"
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 28 min.
Season Runtime: 28 min.
Released: Jan. 18, 2002
Last Air Date: March 2, 2007, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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