Russell Simmons Instagram – just spoke to my lifelong friend @jalil.whodini and it caused me to reflect on our collective careers and the time we spent together He and whodini contributed more to my career and to hip hop then they are given credit for for one they cracked the code when the delivered hits like “friends” and “one love ” while keeping it street with so many hits like “freaks come out at night” and funky beat they had the first platinum rap album in 1985… they set the tone and laid the ground work for new jack swing and other hip hop r&b music they are true pioneers and im forever grateful for the contributions they made to the culture and the amazing rollercoaster we rode on together Here’s to whodini rap royalty 👑 rip Ecstasy ❤️