COMPANY

Record label, founded by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons in 1984. Part of Universal Music Group, the music publishing subsidiary of NBC Universal.

Official Website:
http://www.defjam.com/

Industry:
Record Label

Ticker:
(subsidiary)

Corporate headquarters:
Atlanta, GA

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jay-Z	Rapper	4-Dec-1969		Can I Get A...
Rick Rubin	Music Producer	10-Mar-1963		Ubiquitous record producer, Def Jam
Russell Simmons	Business	4-Oct-1957		Def Jam Records

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