Def Jam Recordings

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Def Jam Recordings was originally founded by Rick Rubin in 1983 in his New York University dorm room to release a single by his band Hose (a punk group). DJ Jazzy Jay introduced Rubin to Russell Simmons, who quickly became Rubin's Def Jam partner.

Along with Simmons, Def Jam Recordings released the T La Rock and DJ Jazzy Jay single "It's Yours," the first single to bear a Def Jam logo. As such, Simmons is credited as a co-founder (Def Jam Records Label: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/def-jam-records-music-label-profile-2460618).