El-P is not a businessman by nature, but rather, by necessity. In a music industry smeared with artistic ultraviolence and held together by cobweb sutures, the Brooklyn, New York-based emcee decided to take matters into his own, deft hands and start an independent hip-hop label in 1999, calling it Definitive Jux Records. It wasn't long before the label became one of the most legit and dynamic sources for underground hip-hop in the country. "The greatest thing that can ever happen for an artist is...
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Zoetica
NEWSWIRE
Portola Valley, CA
AUG 06, 2007 06:00 AM