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September 22, 2011: Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label with Bill Adler & Cey Adams
Bill Adler was Def Jam's director of publicity from 1984 to 1990. During this period he worked with Run-DMC, Whodini, Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, 3rd Bass, De La Soul and many others. Cey Adams started writing graffiti when he was a teenager in Queens, met Russell Simmons in 1984 & became the in-house graphic artist at Def Jam, creating stage backdrops, t-shirt and hat designs, logos, advertisements, etc. He formed "The Drawing Board Graphic Design" with Steve Carr and designed album covers for countless artists. Together, Bill & Cey have just finished their collaborative book; "Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label." Fix the static on your boombox and learn a little lesson from two crucial figures in the hip-hop world.
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Format | Comments | Approx. start time |
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Run DMC | Mr. Magic Radio Drop | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |||||
Mr. Magic Radio Drop | 0:03:05 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Run DMC | Jam Master J Intro Live at The Apollo | 0:05:27 (Pop-up) | |||||
Run DMC | Tougher Than Leather LIve At The Apollo | 0:09:33 (Pop-up) | |||||
Jazzy Jay | Def Jam | Def Jam Recordings | 1985 | 7" | 0:12:58 (Pop-up) | ||
Bill Adler & Cey Adams | Live Interview on WFMU | Coffee Break Radio | 2011 | 0:19:06 (Pop-up) | |||
MCA | Drum Machine feat. Burzootie | Def Jam Recordings | 1985 | 12" | 0:25:47 (Pop-up) | ||
Public Enemy | B-Side Wins Again | Single | Def Jam Recordings | 1989 | 12" | 0:29:53 (Pop-up) | |
L.L. Cool J | I Can't Live Without My Radio | Radio | Def Jam Recordings | 1985 | LP | 0:33:36 (Pop-up) | |
Junkyard Band | Sardines | Single | Def Jam Recordings | 1986 | 12" | 0:39:20 (Pop-up) | |
SID & B-TONN | Deathwish II | Single | RAL | 1990 | 12" | 0:46:12 (Pop-up) | |
Jimmy Spicer | The Bubble Bunch | Single | Mercury | 1982 | 12" | Production by Larry Smith & Russell Simmons. | 0:50:08 (Pop-up) |
Spoonie Gee | Spoonin Rap | Single | Sound Of New York, USA | 1979 | 12" | 1:14:43 (Pop-up) | |
Poppa Love Ron | I'm A Girl Watcher | Single | Def Jam Recordings | 1989 | 12" | 1:21:34 (Pop-up) | |
Cey Adams & Bill Adler | Live Interview on WFMU | Coffee Break Radio | 2011 | 1:26:03 (Pop-up) | |||
Onyx | Throw Ya Gunz | Single | Rush Associated Labels | 1992 | 12" | 1:36:20 (Pop-up) | |
Resident Alien | Ooh the Dew Doo Man | Single | Rush Associated Labels / Dewdooman | 1991 | 12" | Group that was produced by Prince Paul, they made a full length album but Def Jam pulled the plug before it was released. | 1:39:58 (Pop-up) |
Hollis Crew | Its the Beat | Single | Def Jam Recordings | 1985 | 12" | 1:42:04 (Pop-up) | |
Cru | Just Another Case | Single | Rush Associated Labels | 1997 | 12" | 1:46:08 (Pop-up) | |
L.L. Cool J | Going Back To Cali | Single | Def Jam Recordings | 1988 | 12" | From the soundtrack to "Less Than Zero". | 1:49:57 (Pop-up) |
Cey Adams & Bill Adler | Live Interview on WFMU | Coffee Break Radio | 2011 | 1:54:57 (Pop-up) | |||
3rd Bass | Steppin' To The A.M. | Single | Def Jam Recordings | 1989 | 12" | Great first single by the group with production from The Bomb Squad. | 2:11:09 (Pop-up) |
Downtown Science | This Is A Visit | Self Titled | Def Jam Recordings | 1991 | CD | Duo featuring Sam Sever, who produced 3rd Bass. | 2:15:07 (Pop-up) |
Dove Shack | This Is The Shack | This Is The Shack | Rush Associated Labels | 1995 | CD | From Long Beach, CA, down with Warren G. | 2:19:22 (Pop-up) |
Crash Crew | On The Radio | Self Titled | Sugar Hill Records | 1984 | LP | 2:24:14 (Pop-up) | |
T-Ski Valley | Catch The Beat | Single | Grand Groove Records | 1981 | 12" | MC from the Boogie Down Bronx, a Cey Adams favorite! | 2:28:49 (Pop-up) |
Bill Adler & Cey Adams | Live Interview on WFMU | Coffee Break Radio | 2011 | 2:36:51 (Pop-up) | |||
Novelty Rap Record of the Week: | 2:51:26 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Jazzy Jay & Russell Simmons | Cold Chillin In The Spot | Single | Def Jam Recordings | 1985 | 12" | 2:51:18 (Pop-up) |
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