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Jul 2, 2017 · The first record that bore the actual Def Jam logo that Rubin designed was hip-hop record “It’s Yours” by MC T La Rock and DJ Jazzy Jay, who was Rubin’s partner in Def Jam before Russell ...
Jan 25, 2018 · Those records proved to be the first to don a Def Jam logo and register a catalog number. That eventually paved a way towards a distribution deal with Columbia Records.
- Michael Saponara
4 days ago · 1st Logo (May 1, 1998-2003) 2nd Logo (September 23, 2003-2004) 3rd Logo (September 23, 2005-June 2, 2006)
Background: DEJ Productions was founded in 1998 as a film distribution company by Blockbuster. It soon expanded into global distribution. Its name was derived from the first name initials of Blockbuster's three top executives at the time. In 2005, it was announced that First Look Studios purchased the company. 1st Logo. (May 1, 1998-2003)
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- 2nd Logo
Background: DEJ Productions was founded in 1998 as a film distribution company by Blockbuster. It soon expanded into global distribution. Its name was derived from the first name initials of Blockbuster's three top executives at the time. In 2005, it was announced that First Look Studios purchased the company.
(1998-2004)
Nickname: "Shedu"
Logo: The yellow relief of ancient Babylonian statue fades in. The statue depicts a Shedu, a winged bull or lion with the head of a man, and there is a name below: DEJ PRODUCTIONS. The logo then fades out.
Variant: In 2002, the logo was re-rendered in 3D. This version shines.
FX/SFX: The fading.
Music/Sounds: None.
(2005-2006)
Nickname: "The Darkened Shield", "The Filmstrip Wing", "The Wing"
Logo: We move backwards over a darkened shield surface, which looks like a distorted filmstrip. When the shield comes to the center, two components of it appear from top and bottom and join the logo. The letters DEJ uncover from beyond each other, with PRODUCTION below. All logo is made in rusty browncolors.
FX/SFX: Moving shields and letters.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on later DEJ Productions releases, such as Crash (after the Lions Gate Films logo), Return to Sender, Direct Action, Blast, and Dirty Love.
Def Jam Vendetta is a 3D professional wrestling fighting video game developed by AKI Corporation and EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label. It was released for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in April 2003. The game is the first main installment in EA's Def Jam -licensed hip-hop video game series.
Jun 18, 2021 · Out of that came Blackout Tuesday; on 2 June 2020, activity stopped for the day in solidarity with the ongoing fight against racism. The big three labels, Universal, Sony and Warner, launched ...
