“Artists, music executives, religious leaders and politicians came out in full force Thursday for the Hip-Hop Action Network’s West Coast summit to address issues and needs facing the community,” a story in The Hollywood Reporter notes.

“The mini-summit, held at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, is a precursor to the next national summit, set for June. On hand were the event’s organizers, Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons and Benjamin Muhammad, as well as TV and radio personality Steve Harvey, the DOC, DJ Quik, former Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry, Death Row Records founder Marion ‘Suge’ Knight and Nation of Islam leader
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