On Saturday, November 9, Def Jam s celebrating 40 years of existence by hosting a pop-up at Complex in Los Angeles. The event will feature album listening sessions, DJs spinning choice selections from ...

Twenty-five years ago, Rick Rubin, and Russell Simmons started Def Jam Recordings in an NYU dorm room. Today the label is home to some of the most influential and stylish artists in hip-hop and R&B.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, a ...

First, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons, the founders of hip-hop's most influential label, Def Jam Recordings, led the standing-room-only crowd at the New York Public Library's majestic Celeste Bartos ...

Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, a white Jewish kid attending college at New York University and making ...