Dawn of Def Jam: Watch Rick Rubin Return to His NYU Dorm Room

In 1984, Def Jam Records, the label that defined hip-hop's commercial and artistic potential, was born in a very unlikely location: a tiny New York University dorm room. Founder Rick Rubin - now a record-industry legend who's shepherded the careers of everyone from Jay Z to the Red Hot Chili Peppers - hadn't returned to that Greenwich Village double-occupancy room in three decades.

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