What LL Cool J has said about Def Jam Recordings
3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 6, 2026
LL Cool J, Grammy-winning American rapper and actor, star of NCIS: New York, has been quoted on Def Jam Recordings 3 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on October 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
LL Cool J says Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons formed Def Jam as a label and that he was its first act.
“Rick and Russell together formed Def Jam, the label, and I was the first act”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2561 - LL Cool J (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:26
LL Cool J recounts that after rejections from labels, his mother used her tax refund to buy him a drum machine for his demo.
“She took her tax return and bought me a Korg drum machine”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2561 - LL Cool J (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:39
LL Cool J says Rick Rubin stripped down hip-hop production, earning a 'reduced by' credit on his debut album.
“Like, my first album, Radio, it says, reduced by Rick Rubin”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2561 - LL Cool J (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:38
Episodes
#2561 - LL Cool JThe Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 6, 2026 · 2 h 38 min
Joe Rogan and LL Cool J discuss the birth of hip-hop and Def Jam, discipline and mastery, martial arts, lost civilizations, time travel and artificial intelligence.
LL Cool J on other topics
- Hip-hop · 5 quotes
- Artificial intelligence · 3 quotes
- NCIS: New York · 1 quote
- Unidentified flying objects and government disclosure · 1 quote
- Boxing · 1 quote
- Fame · 1 quote