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to 38 08072 - 1988 |
to 38 73609 - 1990 |
| Def Jam Records was created in 1984 by Rick Rubin in his dorm room at New York University. By 1992, despite recent multi-platinum selling releases from ONYX, LL Cool J., Public Enemy, and EPMD, Def Jam ran into severe financial troubles and was faced with folding. | |
