Russell Simmons

Record producer Russell Simmons watched hip-hop grow from an underground counterculture to a mainstream market. In 1984, Simmons founded Def Jam Recordings with Rick Rubin, which signed such artists as Run-D.M.C., the Beastie Boys, and L.L. Cool J. Now, Simmons is considered to be the "mogul of rap. [...]
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Record producer Russell Simmons watched hip-hop grow from an underground counterculture to a mainstream market. In 1984, Simmons founded Def Jam Recordings with Rick Rubin, which signed such artists as Run-D.M.C., the Beastie Boys, and L.L. Cool J. Now, Simmons is considered to be the "mogul of rap."