Def Jam
Def Jam is a label of music Hip-hop of the company of edition of discs Island Def Jam Music Group, itself held by the Universal Music Group. Def Jam, creates in 1984 by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin, is regarded as the historical and precursory label movement Hip Hop. The first signed artists were Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and Cool L J. Others as Public Enemy contributed to its fame.
Currently Shawn Carter alias Jay-Z is with the head of the group which distributes also its label Rock-HAVE-Cracked. Def Jam with also its own video game which makes brawl in the form of street battle the major part of the artists of the label as well as most of the community hip hop in general. It was adapted three times to date: Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam: Fight For NY, and Def Jam Icon latest to date adapted on the last consoles known as of " news génération" (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360)
Labels affiliated to Def Jam
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Corporate Thugz
- Def Soul
- Serves Storm
- Disturbing Tha Peace (in the past Def Jam South)
- Murder Inc. (from now on at Universal Motown)
- Rock-HAVE-Cracked
- Slipway-NR-Slide
- So So Def Recordings
The artists who marked the history of Def Jam
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Run DMC
- Beastie Boys
- Public Enemy
- Cool L J
- Slick Rick
- Montell Jordan
- Method Man
- Redman
- DMX
- Thickly Hill
- Jay-Z
- Ja Rule
- Ghostface Killah
- Scarface
- Warren G
- Rihanna
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