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[TypicalGirls] The roots of Def Jam

From: Joly MacFie <joly AT punkcast.com>
To: "Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)" <typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [TypicalGirls] The roots of Def Jam
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 04:59:40 -0400

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204422404576597100398423610.html

Mr. Rubin describes Def Jam as "an outgrowth of punk rock, expressed through black music," which sounds like a con man's line until you think about the context in which the label was founded. Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys talks about going to a club in the early 1980s and hearing a record by British female punk rockers the Slits followed by one from the rap deities Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Mr. Rubin originally wanted to put out hip hop through 99 Records, a label known for esoteric No Wave acts like Glenn Branca and Liquid Liquid. The influence of these (mostly white) post-punk groups comes through in the squalling, abrasive sound of the records he produced, which had little in common with the smooth funk backings preferred by the earliest rappers.

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[TypicalGirls] The roots of Def Jam, Joly MacFie, 10/08/2011
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