Revelations from the book Def Jam Inc.

1) http://youtube.com/watch?v=rFwJWgdfiyo
- That's director Brett Ratner's mom at 2:42 and 2:49

2) Slick Rick and Jam Master Jay almost got into a fight once, ditto for LL Cool J and Rakim

3) Slick Rick also let shots off in the office ceiling and exclaimed "Attention peasants!" when he felt the label wasnt paying him any mind

4) Nice and Smooth pulled guns on Lyor Cohen (thus their blacklisting from the industry) Lyor's response "Motherfucker, if you aint gonna use that gun, put it down."

5) Don Newkirk of "Gas Face" announcer fame was once heavily sweated by Russell Simmons and touted as the next big thing on the label.

6) LL came to Prince Paul to work on Mama Said Knock You Out. It never materialized.

7) Professor Griff called MC Serch a "Fucking Jew bastard" for making fun of him in the Gas Face video. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=HF4IQlsm7Ds)
A huge fight ensued and Griff was banned from entering the office.

8) Nate Dogg hit Gangsta Drester (One of the guests on Eazy E's Real Compton City G'z) in the head with a golf club. Dude blocked the swing, but still broke his arm in the process and got hit in the head anyway. Bleeding and a trip to the hospital ensued.

All in all it's a decent read (aside from a few typos and factual errors) covering the beginning with Rick Rubin and Russell all the way up until Hov took over the reins of presidency.