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Often, when our favorite artists get popular, their come-up gets obscured behind their explosion onto the scene. But the truth is, your favorite artist was hustling long before their “overnight success.” In The Ed Lover Show‘s “Behind The Hip Hop” segment, you get a close look into the hustle of hip hop’s hottest artists and how they worked to make a name for themselves.

Click on the audio player above to hear about legendary producer Rick Rubin‘s come up, from his co-founding of Def Jam Records using equipment his high school, and to his first record release, via LL Cool J, to the signing of Public Enemy, and much more. Find out more about Rick Rubin and the big ideas he had that made hip hop history!

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Behind The Hip-Hop: Rick Rubin [EXCLUSIVE]  was originally published on edlovershow.com