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American record label founded by Rick Rubin in 1988 after his departure from Def Jam — which signed Slayer, the Black Crowes, Danzig, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and Johnny Cash — demonstrating Rubin's genre-agnostic approach to production and A&R.
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.