Def Jam Records
It was the house that Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin built thanks to T-La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s “It’s Yours,” LL Cool J’s “I Need A Beat” and the Beastie Boys’ “Rock Hard,” which led to CBS Records (now Sony) giving them major distribution. Rubin dipped, and eventually so did Russell Rush, but that Def Jam logo is still Hip-Hop.
