Today's meeting of record industry moguls organized by Russell Simmons to discuss the post-Imus state of hip-hop music is running longer than expected:

We are postponing today's press availability as our meeting is still in progress. As you know, this is a complex issue that involves gender, race, culture and artistic expression. Everyone assembled today takes this issue very seriously and our dialogue is ongoing. We will reschedule the press availability shortly.

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