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	Def Jam Records (1984- ) \| The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
		Def Jam Records, created by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons, is one of the most successful fl-owned record labels in the history of the United States.
		Def Jam early artists such as Public Enemy were aggressive and confrontational and their music reflected that style.
		Def Jam continued to expand in the early 1990s, attracting a new generation of rap artists such as West Coast producer/rapper Warren G. In 1999 Simmons sold his controlling interest in Def Jam to Universal Music for $100 million dollars.
	www.blackpast.org /?q=aah/def-jam-records-1984 (384 words)

	Jay-Z named president of Def Jam Records
		Def Jam, which owned 50 percent of Roc-A-Fella, also announced Wednesday that it had wholly purchased the rap label, whose acts include the 10-time Grammy nominee Kanye West, Cam'ron and Beanie Sigel, who recently received a one-year prison sentence in Pennsylvania on gun and drug charges.
		Def Jam acquired the remaining stake in Roc-A-Fella for about $10 million, the source said.
		Negotiations for the label buyout and Jay-Z's appointment at Def Jam were separate and not contingent on each other, the source said.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/music/articles/1210jayz10.html (519 words)

	Def Jam Records - Music
		Def Jam Records is a hip-hop record label that founded in 1984 by the famous record producer, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.
		The record label, Def Jam artists were LL Cool J, Run-DMC and The Beastie Boys.
		From the period of 1984 to 1994 Def Jam Recordings was distributed by Columbia Records.
	www.popularq.com /articles/Music/General/Def-Jam-Records (140 words)

	MySpace.com - DEF JAM RECORDS - NEW YORK, New York - Rap / Hip Hop / Club - www.myspace.com/defjamrecords
		Def Jam was founded by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in Simmons' dorm room at the City College of New York.
		The first releases on Def Jam Recordings were LL Cool J's "I Need A Beat" and the Beastie Boys' "Rock Hard," both in 1984.
		CBS Records, meanwhile, was sold to electronics giant Sony as the decade ended and by 1991 had been was re-christened into Sony Music Entertainment.
	www.myspace.com /defjamrecords (804 words)

	Address Island / Def Jam Records - Contact information
		Def Jam was officially founded in New York in 1984 when aspiring producer Rick Rubin and concert promoter/artist manager Russell Simmons issued LL Cool J's 'I Need A Beat'.
		The result was that Def Jam stayed in the hands of Simmons, with Lyor Cohen - Simmons right-hand man in his Rush Communications corporation - becoming label president, and Rick Rubin leaving for Los Angeles to found Def American.
		Meanwhile CBS Records was sold to electronics giant Sony - which evolved into Sony Music Entertainment in 1991 - who thereby inherited a 50% stake in Def Jam.
	www.addressdefjam.com (3845 words)

	Def Jam Recordings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group.
		Def Jam was founded by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in Rubin's dorm room at New York University.
		The first releases on Def Jam Recordings were LL Cool J's "I Need A Beat" and the Beastie Boys' "Rock Hard," both in 1984.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Def_Jam (610 words)

	Jay-Z To The Out - Forbes.com
		However, the hitmaker is not fully retiring, nor is he completely severing his ties with Def Jam (which is a unit of Vivendi (other-otc: VIVEF - news - people)'s Universal Musical Group).
		Def Jam did not say who would fill the rap star’s shoes.
		Ultimately, Def Jam's carrot may not have been sweet enough to keep Jay-Z focused on the label.
	www.forbes.com /2007/12/27/jayz-universal-defjam-face-cx_er_1226autofacescan02.html (554 words)

	Def Jam Recordings : About (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Def meant cool, hip stylish and Def Jam made the music that went with that.
		The second coming of Def Jam began with acts like Onyx, CRU, Method Man, Redman, Ludacris, Ja Rule, Jay Z, Cam'ron, Ashanti, Shyne, Kanye West, Beanie Siegel and others.
		Now steered under the leadership of LA Reid, who followed in Russell Simmons footsteps in Atlanta with LaFace Records and later Arista Records, Def Jam continues to be that label, that source of music for the people to rock to.
	www.defjam.com /site/aboutdefjam.php (208 words)

	Jay-Z to leave Def Jam exec job - Boston.com
		The rapper, who was named Def Jam president three years ago, said in a statement that it is "time for me to take on new challenges."
		Antonio "L.A." Reid, chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group, said the label regrets Carter's decision to move on.
		Carter took over Def Jam in December 2004 in an incentive-laden deal that was reportedly valued at up to $10 million.
	www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2007/12/24/jay_z_to_leave_def_jam_exec_job?mode=PF (317 words)

	Def Jam Recordings : Help (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Unfortunately, it is often difficult to obtain current information on artists who may have recorded for Def Jam Records, Rocafella records, The Inc Records, and Def Jam South, and their affiliated labels in the past, and who are no longer with the label.
		An artist can end up recording for multiple labels during the span of their career which makes it even more difficult.
		Def Jam sites make extensive use of media files that require plug-ins including: the Real Player from Real Networks, the Windows Media Player from Microsoft, Shockwave and Shockwave Flash from Macromedia, and QuickTime from Apple Computer.
	www.defjam.com /site/help.php (1774 words)

	Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway (NY Rock)
		It is this confrontation that Russell Simmons of Def Jam Records has become an expert at providing over the years.
		In the early '80s, Simmons had introduced Run DMC and Kurtis Blow to an unsuspecting America and went on to form the hit factory Def Jam Records in '85, along with partner and Run DMC deejay, Jam Master Jay (recently deceased).
		For those seeking the vitalization of that acute awareness of word and style, Def Poetry Jam will supply it through nine poets who spit their rap onto the mike (and I do mean spit – be wary of sitting front and center).
	www.nyrock.com /reviews/2002/defpoetry.asp (908 words)

	The Island Def Jam Music Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Island Def Jam Music Group is a record label formed in 1999, when Universal Music Group merged its two daughters, Island Records and Def Jam Recordings to form a "super label." L.A. Reid is currently its chairman.
		The Island and Def Jam imprints, meanwhile, continue to operate as their own respective labels underneath the larger IDJMG umbrella.
		The company also encompasses Lost Highway Records, Roadrunner Records, Tuff Gong, Stolen Transmission, Roc-A-Fella Records and the pop and rock back catalog of Mercury Records and Casablanca Records.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Island_Def_Jam_Music_Group (129 words)

	Russell Simmons Returns to Def Jam Records » Outside The Beltway \| OTB
		The label is a joint venture with Island Def Jam Records, created from the merger of Island Records and Def Jam.
		Def Jam was the original home to some of the first mainstream rap stars: Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy.
		Island Def Jam is part of the Universal Music Group, part of French media conglomerate Vivendi Universal.
	www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/2005/04/music_article_reuterscom (661 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Russell Simmons
		The explosive entry of rap music onto the national music scene in the late 1980s is greatly due to the efforts and vision of rap record producer and artist manager Russell Simmons.
		Co-owner and founder of the rap label Def Jam Records and head of Rush Artist Management, which produces such top-selling rap acts as Run-DMC, Public Enemy, L. Cool J, and Oran "Juice" Jones, Simmons took "rap music, an often misunderstood expression of inner-city youth, and...
		In 1984, he teamed up with a fellow aspiring rap producer named Rick Rubin to form Def Jam Records, and caught the attention of CBS Records who agreed to distribute the label.
	www.gale.cengage.com /free_resources/bhm/bio/simmons_r.htm (1030 words)

	Def Poetry Jam
		As founder of Def Jam Records in 1984, he brought rap into the mainstream, managing his brother's group, Run DMC, along with rap pioneers Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys.
		He still serves as chairman of Island/Def Jam records, although he sold his interest in the label.
		Now ``Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam,'' which won a Tony award for special theatrical event in June, is on tour, arriving at the Colonial Theatre for a one-week run starting Tuesday.
	www.defpoetryjamontour.com /herald_01.html (836 words)

	Jay-Z leaving Def Jam \| Extended Play \| Los Angeles Times
		As the music industry slogs into 2008, the record labels will be without one of their most famous and recognizable moguls.
		While Carter can count Rihanna and Ne-Yo as successes on Def Jam, he caused LL Cool J to leave after 20 years on the label, Method Man made disparaging comments about his leadership, and despite signing the Roots, Carter failed to market their talent to mainstream audiences.
		I understand trying to appeal to current market trends, but he should have balanced that with keeping Def Jam a rap label and used his influence to take Method Man, the Roots, and other underrated rap artists to new heights.
	latimesblogs.latimes.com /extendedplay/2007/12/jay-z-out-at-de.html (554 words)

	Def Poetry Jam
		Through Def Jam Records, which he's still chairman of after selling the company in 1999, and Rush Communications, the holding company for his multitude of business projects, Simmons seems to have his hand in every aspect of pop culture.
		Pop music fans probably own CDs by Def Jam artists Jay-Z, Ashanti, or Ludacris, whose "Stand Up" is the No. 1 song in the country.
		In 2001, HBO was airing "Def Poetry Jam." Soon after, Lathan and Simmons decided to put the strongest poets together for a stage show.
	www.defpoetryjamontour.com /globe_01.html (1727 words)

	CrossFade - Miami - Chuck D to Helm Def Jam Records?
		Over on Allhiphop, Chuck outlined his four-point plan to improve Def Jam's profits, and it's at least better than anything current Def Jam in-house old guy LL Cool J could've come up with.
		He wants Def Jam to be ahead of the curve on technology, which is both entirely vital and vague enough that no one, Chuck probably included, has any idea what it means.
		Chuck's not going to become the president of Def Jam, and even if he did, he wouldn't get to make all the changes he'd want.
	blogs.miaminewtimes.com /crossfade/2008/01/chuck_d_to_helm_def_jam_record.php (936 words)

	Jay-Z's Def departure - Boston.com
		Jay-Z is stepping down as CEO and president of Island Def Jam records.
		The hip-hop mogul was reportedly unimpressed with the appointment of producer Jermaine Dupri as president of the label's urban music division in February this year and is now in talks to quit the company.
		The 38-year-old rapper is expected to take ownership of the master recordings of his musical catalogue with him when he moves.
	www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2007/07/26/jay_zs_def_departure?mode=PF (205 words)

	USATODAY.com - Jay-Z named president of Def Jam Records
		NEW YORK (AP) Jay-Z, who's professed retirement from his rap career, now has a new job to occupy his time — president of the Def Jam record label.
		The appointment, rumored for months, was announced Wednesday by Antonio "L.A." Reid, the chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group.
		Def Jam, which owned 50% of Roc-A-Fella, also announced Wednesday that it had wholly purchased the rap label, whose acts include the 10-time Grammy nominee Kanye West, Cam'ron, and the recently sentenced Beanie Sigel.
	www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2004-12-08-jayz-defjam_x.htm (351 words)

	Def Jam and P&G set up TAG records \| citizensound
		P&G and Def Jam: The birth of TAG records in the DIY culture
		In case you haven’t heard, TAG records has been set up by both parties to find new hip hop talent and promote them through integrated marketing approaches that PandG have immense experience in.
		My concern is whether the legitimacy of the Def Jam name might get eroded due to this deal, no matter how well intentioned all parties are.
	www.citizensound.net /2008/04/24/pg-and-def-jam-the-birth-of-tag-records-in-the-diy-culture (625 words)

	Def Jam News - Music Industry Today (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Def Jam, Fab's record label, confirmed that the rapper's new LP will drop December 26, with...
		And now executives at the Def Jam record label have announced they are bringing forward his new album, From Nothing To...
		U.K. hip-hop sensation (born Louise Harman) is standing in the New York office of Def Jam Records president Sean "Jay-Z" Carter.
	music.einnews.com /news/def-jam (1334 words)

	Jay-Z Takes Reins at Def Jam Records (washingtonpost.com)
		NEW YORK, Dec. 8 -- Jay-Z, who has said he plans to retire from his rap career, has a new job to occupy his time: president of the Def Jam record label.
		Def Jam, which owned 50 percent of Roc-A-Fella, also announced Wednesday that it had wholly purchased the rap label, whose acts include the 10-time Grammy nominee Kanye West and Cam'ron.
		Def Jam's previous president, Kevin Liles, left in July and became executive vice president at Warner Music Group.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A49829-2004Dec8.html (299 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Russell Simmons (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The explosive entry of rap music onto the national music scene in the late 1980s is greatly due to the efforts and vision of rap record producer and artist manager Russell Simmons.
		Co-owner and founder of the rap label Def Jam Records and head of Rush Artist Management, which produces such top-selling rap acts as Run-DMC, Public Enemy, L. Cool J, and Oran "Juice" Jones, Simmons took "rap music, an often misunderstood expression of inner-city youth, and...
		In 1984, he teamed up with a fellow aspiring rap producer named Rick Rubin to form Def Jam Records, and caught the attention of CBS Records who agreed to distribute the label.
	www.galegroup.com /free_resources/bhm/bio/simmons_r.htm (1224 words)

	BallerStatus.net \| Nas Reportedly Signs With Def Jam Records (Site not responding. Last check: )
		That step being the reported signing of Nas to Def Jam Records, which Jay-Z heads as president.
		The report further states that Def Jam have agreed to pay the cost of producing and marketing of the forthcoming albums and then divide profits with Sony after expenses are recouped.
		The deal will give Nas a recording budget for both albums, as well as a $3 million signing bonus, with an option for two more albums with Def Jam after the new contract is fulfilled.
	www.ballerstatus.net /print/93520789.html (191 words)

	LL Cool J Leaves Def Jam Records : Soul Shine Magazine
		He is preparing to make his last album with Def Jam, marking his 13th with the label.
		LL has been a long time member of the Def Jam label, but after fellow rapper Jay-Z took the reigns as President of Def Jam things changed for LL.
		He has been known to feel as though his latest albums were not a priority on the list of works to promote under the Def Jam name.
	www.soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=4288 (292 words)

	Def Jam Records See's REDMAN Another Smash Album
		I am confident that his release will be another success for us at Def Jam Records," states Lyor Cohen, CEO of Def Jam Records.
		As the most notable member of the highly acclaimed Hip-Hop assembly DEF SQUAD, Redman along with squadian members Erick Sermon and Keith Murry, conquered the rap world on June 30th with the release of El Nino, which charted at # 1 on the Billboard Music Charts.
		"Rappers Delight" was the first single that introduced DEF SQUAD to the MTV audience and shed new light on the charismatic trio.
	www.exodusnews.com /entertainment/Entertain042.htm (482 words)

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