Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Season 2

From the makers of Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, HBO presents the first of seven new half-hour editions of the acclaimed late-night series that showcases practitioners of one of the country's fastest-rising performing-art forms - def poetry - in an intimate, uncensored format. Taped live at The Supper Club in New York, each installment of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry is hosted by popular rap artist Mos Def, and spotlights original material performed by contemporary urban poets and well-known music/comedy artists, including Jamie Foxx, Danny Hoch, Taylor Mali, Black Ice, Erykah Badu, Malcolm Jamal Warner and others.