Nearly 30 years has gone by since one half of Def Jam Records founder and producer Rick Rubin has visited the university dorm where Def Jam Records was formulated.
Rolling Stone went along with the legend to catch the moment on camera, where Rick walks into Weinstein Hall, room 712 and muses on his time there.
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Rick Rubin Returns To NYC Dorm Where Def Jam Was Born
Rick conveys the energy in the 1980s, and the encounters he had with various artist who went on to be Hip Hop stars in their own right.
Since the foundation of Def Jam,the label has gone on to produce some of the biggest albums in Hip Hop history. Rick has also had an immense influence on Jay Z and Kanye West careers to name a few.
