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Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records and 360 HipHop.com, right, Martin Luther King III, second right, Hip-Hop artist Mary J. Blige and Rev. Al Sharpton, left, join forces to launch 'Rap The Vote 2000' Wednesday, May 31, 2000 in New York. With the slogan 'Register. Vote. Represent,' Rap the Vote calls for urban youth to stand up, mobilize and move as an army to make their voices heard. (Robin Weiner/WirePix) (Business Wire / Wirepix photo)