Russell Simmons Announces Biopic About Def Jam's First Artist

As The Hollywood Reporter reveals, music industry icon Russell Simmons has has plans to put together a biopic centered on the life and career of the very first recording artist to sign a Def Jam Records contract. Having received his most substantial recognition for his joint "It's Yours" single with Rick Rubin, rapper T La Rock stands as the musician responsible for Def Jam Recording's very first release. Debuted in 1984, T La Rock and Rick Rubin's "It's Yours" was the first physical single to f...