The Birth Of Def Jam

Wednesday, October 14 2009 7:36 AM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, Focus

I respect T La Rock’s “It’s Yours” as the classic that it is, but when I think of the real first record produced by Def Jam Recordings, it’s LL Cool J’s “I Need A Beat.” The above vignette was my favorite from last night’s show. I love to hear the story again and again on how James Todd met Rick Rubin. So legendary.

Hey, who still needs a rip? VH1 did the right thing and put the whole show on their site. Yeah, now that’s progress!

Comments (6)

  1. artofkawaii says:

    I need a rip please. VH1 player doesn’t work in my region. meh

  2. [...] During the Vh1’s Hip Hop Honors, LL Cool J reminisces on how he got signed  to Def Jam . I must admit LL does know how to tell a story well. Props: RapRadar [...]

  3. RamJam says:

    Greatness….these interviews were infinitely better than the performances

  4. mike says:

    The G.O.A.T

  5. G says:

    ^^^ haha ………… yeah right

  6. mmkayy says:

    lolol that shit was funnyyyy… “is it hot.. is-is it hott”

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