A Quote by El-P

Def Jam is the reason why I started a label.

El-P

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Jam Label Reason Reason Why Started Why

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El-P
American - Musician
Born: March 2, 1975

When Def Jam wanted to sign Method Man, they wanted to sign Method Man and Old Dirty. And Old Dirty wanted to be on Def Jam - everybody, that was like the dream label. But if I had Old Dirty and Method Man on Def Jam, that's two key pieces going in the same direction, whereas there's other labels that needed to be infiltrated.

Rza

Def Jam is an iconic label.

Rick Ross

What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to record with them. That label was Def Jam Records.

Chuck D

Def Jam commented on one of my Instagram photos once, and all my friends me hit me up, like 'Yoooooo, you signed to Def Jam?'

Amine

I used to be a Def Jam artist. I was - I survived Def Jam.

Black Thought

Success happened for me when I dropped my first major label album for Def Jam, 'Live From The Underground.'

Big K.R.I.T.

I'm looking at EarDrummers like a boutique label, like an Interscope or a Def Jam.

Mike Will Made It

Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella were two equal entities under the Def Island umbrellas.

Damon Dash

I don't really have a blueprint to follow besides watching interviews. Well, I guess the blueprint I do follow is Def Jam, in a way, just because it started in a small space, which is so similar to how we started.

Kevin Abstract

I started off doing street team work for No Limit and Def Jam. I was the waterboy, the scrub. I was passing out demo tapes, and nobody wanted to hear them.

Paul Wall

I've always been an outsider. When I did magic, I was the only kid. When I worked with Johnny Cash, I was completely out of place in Nashville. And when I started Def Jam, I was the only white guy in the hip-hop world.

Rick Rubin

Well, I was doing platinum albums back-to-back with Jive when they were the hottest hip-hop label. There was a time when Jive made a lot more money than Def Jam. They had KRS-One, Too $hort, E-40, Mystikal, UGK and Keith Murray. They had Will Smith when he was still the Fresh Prince.