Russell Simmons Takes on Gay Rights

Hip-hop pioneer and mogul Russell Simmons's new show on Oxygen won't be all fun and games.

The Phat Farm creator and music producer said Running Russell Simmons, airing Tuesday nights, will be both entertaining and inspiring to the people who watch.

""It's about animal rights, gay rights, and it's about violence in the communities and all kinds of social and political causes that are overlooked," Simmons said, according to website Hollywood Life.