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Def Jam Records

American record label co-founded by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons in 1984 — from Rubin's NYU dorm room — which signed and developed LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, and later Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Rihanna, making it the most influential label in hip-hop history.

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Howard Bloom

American author and music industry publicist turned science writer — author of The Lucifer Principle (1995) and Global Brain (2000) — who developed theories of group selection, meme evolution, and the social nature of biology.

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