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In mid-January 1999, following the merger of PolyGram and MCA-related labels into Universal Music Group, Def Jam's operations as a label were merged with Island and Mercury Records to become the Island Def Jam Music Group. The umbrella name didn't hold copyrights on Def Jam releases until the summer of that year.
Def Jam was co-founded by Rick Rubin in his dormitory in Weinstein Hall at New York University, [3] and its first release was a single by his punk-rock group Hose. Russell Simmons joined Rubin shortly after they were introduced to each other, according to one story, by Vincent Gallo. [4]
The FORCE (an acronym for Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper and actor LL Cool J, released on September 6, 2024, by LL Cool J, Inc., Def Jam Recordings, and Virgin Music Group.
Def Jam: Fight for NY is a 3D fighting video game developed by AKI Corporation and EA Canada and published by EA Games. It was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox on September 21, 2004. The game is the second main installment in EA's Def Jam-licensed hip-hop video game series, and the direct sequel to Def Jam Vendetta.
Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam; Formats: DVD; Contains the music videos for songs from his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004). Late Orchestration: Released: April 24, 2006 [127] Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam; Formats: DVD; Features his concert at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Late Registration Video Anthology: Released: December ...
The lyrical themes regarding the culture and the way of life of inner city youth that surface in Radio, including the growing and popular b-boy attitude ("I Can't Live Without My Radio", "Rock the Bells") and teenage promiscuity ("Dear Yvette"), along with LL's "teenage energy", as described by writer Nelson George, helped appeal to a younger music audience and were essential in the album's ...
Simmons and Rubin edged out Jazzy Jay and the official Def Jam record label was founded while Rubin was attending New York University in 1984. Its first release was LL Cool J 's "I Need a Beat". Rubin went on to find more hip-hop acts outside the Bronx , Brooklyn , and Harlem , including rappers from Queens , Staten Island , and Long Island ...
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys.It was released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records.The album became the first rap LP to top the Billboard 200 chart, and was the second rap album to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).