EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 1H 12M
Def Jam Records Untold Stories Hosted by DJButterrock
from Cx1DJs We Do Things Different Podcast · host Cx1DJs We Do Things Different Podcast LLC
Cx1DJs We Do Things Different Podcast Def Jam Records Untold Stories hosted by DJButterrock. We go deep in the life of Def Jam Records on when it was started by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in 1984. They met at NYU. Their first hit was LL Cool J song "I Need A Beat". They got a major distribution deal with Columbia Records/Sony Music in 1985 and took off from there. Watch the full video. #columbiarecords #sonymusic #1985 #reallhiphop #hiphop #djbutterrock #cx1djs #podcast #wedothingsdifferent
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Cx1DJs We Do Things Different Podcast Def Jam Records Untold Stories hosted by DJButterrock. We go deep in the life of Def Jam Records on when it was started by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in 1984. They met at NYU. Their first hit was LL Cool J song "I Need A Beat". They got a major distribution deal with Columbia Records/Sony Music in 1985 and took off from there. Watch the full video. #columbiarecords #sonymusic #1985 #reallhiphop #hiphop #djbutterrock #cx1djs #podcast #wedothingsdifferent
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