About This Item
The six letters of Def Jam, like the three of RAL (for Rush Associated Labels), Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin imprinted them indelibly into hip hop mythology. The epicenter is New York, but the tag has always known how to move away from there to prospect as far as San Diego, DC, Los Angeles, or Detroit, in order to make sure to have in it's ranks the best representatives of Boom Bap, Hardcore Funk, Go-Go or Electro. Beastie Boys, EPMD, Onyx, Redman, Method Man, LL Cool J, Junkyard Band, South Central Cartel, 3rd Bass; the list of MC's who left a mark stamped with the Def Jam or RAL logo is a freestyle where catching your breath is difficult. In order to study more closely the footprints left by these behemoths, Uncle O, the man behind the 5 volumes of Shaolin Soul compilations, explored the tag's 1985-1995 period. The Producers Rick Rubin, Marley Marl, Rockwilder, Jazzy Jay or Prince Paul programmed them on TR-808s, Oberheim DMX or LinnDrum with a brutal groove. Hit on MPC pads with flexibility, or precisely picked in a funky break. From another age, tucked away behind a photograph of Glen E. Friedman, the man who created the visual history of Def Jam and RAL through iconic covers, they are the work of rap's T-Rex. Dinosaur Beats Album Tracks 1. Beastie Boys InchPosse in EffectInch 2. Method Man InchSub CrazyInch 3. Jayo Felony InchPenitentiary BoundInch 4. South Central Cartel InchServin Em Heat (Album Version)Inch 5. 3rd Bass InchGreen Eggs and SwineInch 6. Flatlinerz InchRivaz of RedInch 7. Redman InchHardcoreInch 8. Empd InchIt's Going DownInch 9. Boss Inch2 to Da Head (Album Version)Inch 10. Onyx InchBichasniguz (LP Version)Inch 11. LL Cool J InchEat Em Up L ChillInch 12. Junkyard Band InchSardines (12' Version) 13. Nikki D InchMonday We'll Be TogetherInch 14. Davy D. InchHave You Seen Davy ?Inch 15. Jazzy Jay « (This) Def Jam »
