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  • Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in New York City, shortly after the creation of Def Jam Recordings, 1984.
    Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in New York City, shortly after the creation of Def Jam Recordings, 1984.
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    Rick Rubin’s Def Jam Confidential

    How the music guru landed on the logo that launched it all

    byDavid Samuels
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    (Twitter)
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    Appropriating The Beastie Boys to Empower Girls

    A lawsuit brings about quite an ethical conundrum

    byAdam Chandler
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    (Shutterstock)
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    Playlist: Songs to Keep the Party Going Strong

    New music by Eminem, M.I.A., and Connan Mockasin

    byLauren Schwartzberg
  • Rapper Scarface performs onstage at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 23, 2009.(Getty)
    Rapper Scarface performs onstage at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 23, 2009.(Getty)
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    Scarface Responds to Tablet

    The rapper clarifies his feelings on hip hop…and the Jews

    byLiel Leibovitz
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    Songs of Songs

    What are the 100 greatest Jewish songs ever? Tablet Magazine’s musicologists rank them all, from sacred to pop to hip-hop, from Rabbi Akiva to Amy Winehouse.

    byJody RosenandAri Y. Kelman
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