Indaba elandela i-legend Def Jam Recordings Music Label
- Yikuphi : Ilebuli ye-Hip-Hop Def Jam Recordings, ingxenye yeqembu le-Island Def Jam Music Group
- Kuphi : Okubanjelwe eNew York City, eNew York
- Isekelwe : ngo-1984
- Eyasungulwa ngu : Rick Rubin noRussell Simmons (bona imininingwane engezansi)
Ukusungulwa kwe-Def Jam Recordings
I-Def Jam Recordings yasungulwa ekuqaleni nguRick Rubin ngo-1983 egumbini lakhe elisha laseNew York University ukuze lidedele elinye ibhande lakhe uHore (iqembu le-punk).
U-DJ Jazzy Jay wethula uRubin kuRussell Simmons, owaba ngumlingani uRubin's Def Jam ngokushesha.
Kanye noSimmons, Def Jam Recordings akhiphe i-T La Rock ne-DJ Jazzy Jay abangashadile "Kungokwakho," owokuqala ongathwala i-Def Jam logo. Ngakho-ke, uSimmons kuthiwa ungumqambisene.
Ukukhishwa kokuqala ukubhekela kokubili i-Def Jam logo nenombolo yochungechunge yakhululwa ngo-1984: "Ngidinga i-Beat" yi-LL Cool J ne-Rock Hard "yi-Beastie Boys.
Ukusabalalisa kokuqala ukusebenza kanye ne-OBR
I-Def Jam yokuqala yokuqala ingabanjwa ngokucophelela ukuvumela ilebuli ukuthi ikwazi ukubhekana ne-label enkulu yokusabalalisa ilebula ne-Columbia Records (isikhathi esisizayo se-CBS Records, esathengwa ngu-Sony). Ll Cool J's "Umsakazo," okhishwe ngo-1985, kwaba ukukhululwa kokuqala kwe-Def Jam ukuthola ukusakazwa kwelebuli enkulu futhi kwakuyi-albhamu yabo yokuqala ephelele.
Ngalesi sikhathi, i-Def Jam izama ukungena ebhizinisini le-R & B, isungula i-label ye-OBR ukuze ithole abaculi be-R & B.
Baye bahlaselwa yi-"The Rain" ka-Oran "Juice" uJones, kodwa ilebula lafakwa ngokushesha nje.
Def Jam: Ukuhlukahluka Umsindo nokuphumelela Ukuphumelela
Phakathi neminyaka yama-1980, ukuphumelela kweP Def Jam kwanda kancane. I-80s ibonise ukunyakaza kwe-hip-hop kusuka ngaphansi komhlaba kuya endaweni ejwayelekile, futhi i-Def Jam ibambe iqhaza ekusizeni uhlobo lolo lwenza lolo shintsho.
Nokho, phakathi nawo-1980, le ilebula yayingeyona kuphela ilebula le-hip-hop. Enye yezimpawu zabo ezinkulu kakhulu eminyakeni eyishumi kwakunguqembu lensimbi uSlayer.
I-Def Jam izuze omunye wempumelelo yabo enkulu kunazo zonke eminyakeni eyishumi-futhi yaba yingxabano enkulu-lapho besayina i-Public Enemy ngasekupheleni kweminyaka eyishumi.
Rubin vs. Cohen
Phakathi neminyaka yama-1980, umzabalazo wamandla wawuqhubeka ngemuva kwezehlakalo zika Def Def phakathi komsunguli uRick Rubin noLyor Cohen, owayekade esebenza noSimmons owayephethe i-Run DMC Ngo-1988, uCohen wabeka indima yomengameli we-Def Jam. U-Rubin washiya ilebula futhi waqala i-Def American Records, esanda kuthiwa kabusha ama-American Records.
Amalebula Ahlanganiswe Ngama-Rush nezinkinga zezezimali
U-Cohen noSimmon basungula ama-Labels Associated Labels (RAL) ekuqaleni kwawo-1990 njengamaqembu okubamba amalebula amaningana ahlukene, kuhlanganise ne-Def Jam. Amabhizinisi amasha amabhizinisi avele abizayo. I-Def Jam inezinhlelo eziningana zokukhishwa kwama-multi-platinum ekuqaleni kwawo-1990, kufaka phakathi ukukhishwa yi-ONYX ne-EPMD, kodwa babesabhekene nezinkinga ezinkulu zezimali ngo-1992.
Ngesikhathi sokuqothulwa, i-Def Jam yaxoshwa lapho i-Polygram Records ithengwa ngamaphesenti angu-50 alelebula. I-Polygram yagcina ithola ukulawula okuqinile, ithenga enye amaphesenti angu-9.8 enkampanini.
I-Warren G "Iyalula ... I-G Funk Era" yayiyimpumelelo yokuthengisa futhi yasiza ilebula ukuthi ibuye iphinde ibuyiselwe ngokwezimali.
I-RAL eya ku-Def Jam Music Group ne-Island Def Jam
Ngo-1995, i-RAL yabizwa ngokuthi i-Def Jam Music Group. Ukuthengisa kwakungcono kulelebula ngalesi sikhathi, ngenxa yokukhishwa ngu-LL Cool J no-Foxy Brown. I-Def Jam iphethwe ngaphansi kwesambulela se-Universal Music Group lapho iPolgram ithengwe yi-Seagrams, isigaba se-Universal. I-Universal ihlanganiswe ilebuli yabo yesiqhingi, idala i-Island Def Jam. I-Universal yathengisa amaSimm for $ 100 million.
U-Simmons waba kude nelebula ngalesi sikhathi, kodwa uChohen wahlala. I-Def Jam iqalise amathuba amasha amasha phakathi nalesi sikhathi, kuhlanganise no-Def Jam South. Baphinde babelane nge-Murder Inc. Amarekhodi, azofaka uCohen enkingeni yomthetho.
Ukulwa Kwemandla kuma-2000s
I-Def Jam yaseJalimane yasungulwa ngo-2000 ngu-Cohen yokwandisa iphrofayli yelebula emhlabeni wonke.
Kwavela inkinga eCohen ngo-2003 lapho kubulawa uMarder Inc. Amarekhodi aphethwe ngemali yokukhishwa imali. UChohen ubebhekene nelebula, futhi uphenyo lwaholela ekuqothulweni kwesakhiwo sika Def Def. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uChohen ushiye ilebula yeWarner Music Group.
U-Antonio LA Reid uthathe u-Def Jam ngemuva kokuhamba kukaChohen. U-Reid noChenen balwela inkontileka kaJay-Z, futhi ukuze banqobe lo mculi, uReid wenza umengameli we-Jay-Z we-Def Jam. Ithimba lika-Jay-Z likaRoc-a-Fella selivele selithengwe ngu-Def Jam. Inkontileka kaMengameli we-Jay-Z iphelelwe yisikhathi ngo-2007, futhi ayizange ivuselelwe, ishiya uReid ukuba abuyele emuva enkambeni yobuholi.
Njengoba isivumelwano sikaJay-Z siphelelwe yisikhathi, leli ilebula liye laba abanye abantu abaningi kule ndima. U-Reid uthatha ngokushesha ngemuva kokulandela i-Jay-Z kwathi ngo-2012 ngesikhathi u-Warner Bros. Amarekhodi oyinhloko uJoie Manda ebizwa ngokuthi ngumongameli.