XXL Celebrates Def Jam’s 25th

In celebration of Def Jam’s quarter century in the music business, XXL has selected a handful of the label’s roster, past and present, to grace the cover of the November issue.

XXL’s new issue will include memorable tales from the MCs about the famed label, along with a complete discography of Def Jam releases and a comprehensive timeline of the brand’s biggest moments. Behind the scenes masterminds, Russell Simmons, Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles sit for the first time to share their memories and Rick Rubin also takes a look back at the legacy of Def Jam.

Click the image above to enlarge. Issue hits newsstands October 27.

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12 Responses to “XXL Celebrates Def Jam’s 25th”

  1. i need that issue right now!

    ThaDoctor said this on October 6th, 2009 at 7:15 am

  2. MaD FuNNy dUnnY…..aINt No Joe BuddEns on HerE cUz hE wAS A tHrOW -a-wAY…..Ya DiGG….nO onE liKES BuDDeNS……nO onE……sO bEwarE

    RuGeR rOb FrOM Garfield Ave JerSEY CiTY yA DiGG said this on October 6th, 2009 at 7:31 am

  3. Ghost looks surprised as fuck

    Dfrye said this on October 6th, 2009 at 8:03 am

  4. How’re you going to have a cover celebrating Def Jam’s 25TH ANNIVERSARY and not have Public Enemy, Slick Rick, LL Cool J and Beastie Boys on that shit? Not to mention Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons and T La Rock? Everyone on the cover is from the second generation or (much) later.

    SHAKIN MY FUCKIN HEAD

    George Clooney said this on October 6th, 2009 at 9:03 am

  5. That’s f’d up they use that hilariously bad picture of Parrish…looks like he saw a ghost while taking a shit.

    JtothaI said this on October 6th, 2009 at 9:41 am

  6. fuck a ruger rob lame
    joe 1 ofthe greatest

    fase said this on October 6th, 2009 at 9:53 am

  7. Dope. It’s cool to see Questo on there, but where’s Blackthought?!

    BrotherDante said this on October 6th, 2009 at 10:52 am

  8. *in whiny Lil Wayne stan voice*

    WHAT!?! NO YOUNG MONEY COVER???

    D. $cience said this on October 6th, 2009 at 11:24 am

  9. I see what they tried to do, but it didn’t work. XXL should have paid and or waited till the proper people were available.

    RICe said this on October 6th, 2009 at 11:38 am

  10. lol at juelz being in the center of that shit..

    wordtobigbird said this on October 7th, 2009 at 6:47 am

  11. where’s jeezy

    KoJ_the_YDC said this on October 7th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

  12. major league journal you occupy

    Leandro Baranow said this on October 30th, 2010 at 12:03 am

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