LL Cool J’s Def Jam Mount Rushmore; what’s yours?
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LL Cool J
DMX (resurrected the label)
Public Enemy
Young Jeezy (one of the faces of the south right when the south took over)
I tried to put one influential person from different eras.
DMX (resurrected the label)
Public Enemy
Young Jeezy (one of the faces of the south right when the south took over)
I tried to put one influential person from different eras.
Irv saved Def Jam when he became head of A&R over there...
DMX, Ja Rule, Warren G and Jeezy all helped save Def Jam over periods of time, which they dont really get the credit for...
Personally, I would stick more traditional Def Jam artists on there, rather than artists like Ja and DMX who saved the label but mainly repped Murda Inc/Ruff Ryders etc
I think L probably got it right, maybe stick EPMD on there in place of P.E or Beastie Boys...
edit: Run DMC HAVE to be on the mountain too, how did LL leave them out???
LL
Run DMC
Slick Rick
Beastie Boys/EPMD/P.E pick a name out a hat...
I think L probably got it right, maybe stick EPMD on there in place of P.E or Beastie Boys...
edit: Run DMC HAVE to be on the mountain too, how did LL leave them out???
LL
Run DMC
Slick Rick
Beastie Boys/EPMD/P.E pick a name out a hat...
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onetoughmiracle
AYO, PUT THAT RZA SHIT BACK ON!!!
LL
Public Enemy
X
Jay
Public Enemy
X
Jay
Whereas Run DMC??? I dont care if they were on Rush too they are as much Def Jam and LL...
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I AM THE GAME
Aye man, yall was really listening to the beastie boys? I respect their place as “legends” but were yall really listening to their shit?
Aye man, yall was really listening to the beastie boys? I respect their place as “legends” but were yall really listening to their shit?
Theyre not my cup of tea but their influence was huge and defo help catapult Def Jam...
This isnt who we like the most, otherwise I would put X and Jay on the list...
I wouldn't count Jay
Edit: should joint ventures count?
Like Jay repped the Roc banner while def jam was the distro
Ja repped Murda Inc
Luda...DTP
The legacy acts are the only ones that I can recall off the top of my head that had everything run through Def jam
Edit: should joint ventures count?
Like Jay repped the Roc banner while def jam was the distro
Ja repped Murda Inc
Luda...DTP
The legacy acts are the only ones that I can recall off the top of my head that had everything run through Def jam
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grYmes
The price of a brick goin up…
It’s crazy to think about how much everyone just assumed Run-DMC was on Def Jam.
ElmoNoseYellow
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I went with two that helped build it, and two that kept them going. LL, Public Enemy, Hov, and X
Yeah its easily miss assumed tbh although they I think they started out on Rush Management (could be wrong) and spent most their career with Profile/4th & Broadway, Im pretty sure they still signed to Def Jam at somepoint though??? Maybe for Crown Royal or something??? Maybe they literally never signed with Def Jam which is crazy...
grYmes
The price of a brick goin up…
Nope, Clide Davis personally signed them for Arista Records for Crown Royal. Which was their downfall smh.
Thats mad so their whole career they never signed to Def Jam, was almost certain they signed for a period at the end...
grYmes
The price of a brick goin up…
In all honesty they should have always been there especially the ‘90s when their careers were winding down.