A white man interviewing Lyor Cohen on Complex. Title: "How Lyor Cohen Built Def Jam"

[Mandarin Duck]

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Culture Vulture overload

 

[TheRtist]

I mean...Russ founded and Lyor made it the power house tho? right?

wasnt Lyor responsible for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule?

 

[Kap Kapperson]

I mean...Russ founded and Lyor made it the power house tho? right?

wasnt Lyor responsible for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule?

Because Def Jam was nothing before them? Right?

 

[Piff Perkins]

I mean...Russ founded and Lyor made it the power house tho? right?

wasnt Lyor responsible for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule?

So you're saying Russ built Def Jam.

 

[TheRtist]

So you're saying Russ built Def Jam.

founded and built are two different things.

and considering they are doing an interview, I am guessing its "built.....it into a powerhouse"

Rick Rubin is the real day 1 at Def Jam with Russ but he dont get the credit for making it into a powerhouse.

 

[TheRtist]

Because Def Jam was nothing before them? Right?

it obvously was, but they shifted the music biz.

No one was going plat twice in a year till X. No one was independent putting up Will Smith numbers till Jay. Rule is hip-hop's first crossover pop star.

 

[Ol’Otis]

I mean...Russ founded and Lyor made it the power house tho? right?

wasnt Lyor responsible for Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule?

he didnt wanna sign DMX

 

[TheRtist]

he didnt wanna sign DMX

but he eventually did

 

[Ol’Otis]

this dude really taking up for Lyor Cohen

 

[TheRtist]

this dude really taking for Lyor Cohen

nah bro, im just speaking facts

we cant one hand say he responsible for commercializing shyt then on another hand say he didnt make it into a powerhouse..

commercializing = powerhouse



according to Gotti: Jay, Tina Davis & Dame didnt want to sign X either.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

it obvously was, but they shifted the music biz.

No one was going plat twice in a year till X. No one was independent putting up Will Smith numbers till Jay. Rule is hip-hop's first crossover pop star.

Nah

 

[detroit devil 3]

it obvously was, but they shifted the music biz.

No one was going plat twice in a year till X. No one was independent putting up Will Smith numbers till Jay. Rule is hip-hop's first crossover pop star.

Nope. A better Rgument could be made for LL. I’ll oblige you if you’d like.

 

[CoryMack]

Nope. A better Rgument could be made for LL. I’ll oblige you if you’d like.

Will smith hammer etc

 

[TheRtist]

Nope. A better Rgument could be made for LL. I’ll oblige you if you’d like.

ur right, I was wrong