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American Hip Hop Duo Eric B. & Rakim sued Def Jam Island Music Group in 2003 because they were not paid in full for their work on their debut album, Paid in Full.
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Frank Ocean released Endless, a 45-minute visual album, less than 24 hours before he dropped his acclaimed album Blonde in order to fulfill his contract with Def Jam. His profit shares from Blonde increased from 14% to 70%
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Rick Rubin (founder of Def Jam Records) was the Beastie Boys original DJ. He toured with them when they opened for Madonna's "Like A Virgin" tour.
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LL Cool J was discovered by Def Jam after Adam Horovitz(Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys) played LL's Demo for Rick Rubin in his Dorm Room.
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Chris Rock's first role was an uncredited extra in Krush Groove, 1985 Movie about the start of Def Jam
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The iconic metal album Reign In Blood by Slayer was released by the iconic hip hop record company Def Jam Records
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..Producer Rick Rubin created Def Jam records and ran the company in it's early years out of his NYU dorm room. Great music and raging parties ensue.
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Lady Gaga was dropped by Def Jam records three months after signing in 2006.
