Chapter 4

On May 24, 2000, the U.S. Congress Committee held a hearing to learn more about the economic impact of downloadable music.
Peer to Peer file sharing was a huge concern for the music industry.
This is because the amount of album buying had decreased.
The sales for Def Jam Records had decreased during the nineties.
In 1999 Public Enemy and Def Jam Records had split.

How did Downloadable music get started?
Why was it such a huge hit?
What made Public Enemy and Def Jam Records break up?
How did Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons get tighter and how did they work tighter?

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Critique- a criticism or critical comment on some problem, subject, etc
Belligerent- of warlike character; aggressively hostile
Raucous- rough; hoarse

In This chapter we learn about the effect of downloadable music on the music industry and the history of Def Jam Records.