Russell Simmons Given Key to Newark

The hip hop mogul was surrounded by around 2,000 students from Weequahic High School when Newark Mayor Sharpe James presented him with the key, according to The Associated Press. Simmons was honored for his work with the Hip Hop Summit Action Network, which he founded to benefit at-risk youth. Among they HSAN's achievements is the Hip Hop Team Vote program which spans 50 cities and worked to register and motivate young voters across the country in 2004.

"Whatever they can imagine for themselves they can accomplish," Simmons said of the students. "Anything you can dream about, you can do."

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