Add a film telling the story of Def Jam Recordings to the growing list of potential "hip-hop bios" that may (or may not) have the immense success of Universal’s "Straight Outta Compton" (which is on track to surpass $200 million in global box office) to thank for any studio interest in them.
Deadline is reporting that Universal is considering a feature that would be based on Russell Simmons’ 2002 book "Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God," which documents his journey as a cultural tastemaker, chronicling his numerous business successes and occasional failures – the founding of the legendary Def Jam Records, whose roster included rap icons…
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