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Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop.
Def Jam. Rubin founded Def Jam Recordings while in college at New York University. He moved on to form the band Hose, influenced by San Francisco's Flipper. In 1982, a Hose track became Def Jam's first release, a 45 rpm 7" vinyl single in a brown paper bag, and no label.
Def Jam Recordings is the label home of Justin Bieber, Jhené Aiko, Muni Long, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Coco Jones, Fridayy and more.
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Oct 15, 2022 · One of the biggest labels in rap history started out in the early 80s and their first record wasn't even a rap one. Def Jam, home to some of the biggest rappers and the label behind several ...
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May 3, 2024 · Formed in the New York University dormitory room of punk-turned-hip-hop-DJ Rick Rubin in 1984, Def Jam Recordings has grown to become one of the most iconic record labels on the face of the planet. Rubin and his original partner Russell Simmons have been responsible for releasing some of the most important and influential hip-hop and R&B ...
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Sep 25, 2011 · Rizzoli’s forthcoming tome, Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label, documents how the pair’s humble “experimental art project” went on to become the most influential label in rap history, and the genre’s first multi-million dollar empire.
