The wires were breaking. In 1997, Irv Gotti, then a newly-hired A&R guy at Def Jam, took label boss Lyor Cohen to hear DMX rap in a studio session. Gotti was determined to sign DMX, to get this guy out into the world, where he belonged. According to Gotti, people in the Def Jam office…
Stereogum — The wires were breaking. In 1997, Irv Gotti, then a newly-hired A&R guy at Def Jam, took label boss Lyor Cohen to hear DMX rap in a studio session. Gotti was determined t... more info