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  • By this time, the company Mic Media was formed that oversaw these events, they were approached by some execs at burgeoning indie Hip Hop label Rawkus about a partnership shortly thereafter.

    Dart Adams presents Lost In Translation: The Lyricist Lounge Show Dart Adams 2008

  • I ran across a promo sampler called Rawkus presents The Cleaner.

    And Now...Back To The Hip Hop Dart Adams 2007

  • AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth Rupert Murdoch 's youngest son was reluctant to join the family business but was lured there by his father in the mid-1990s when News Corp. acquired Rawkus, the hip-hop label James started with friends after dropping out of Harvard.

    Younger Murdoch Guards His Spot Jessica E. Vascellaro 2011

  • His siblings' departures created an opening for James, who joined News Corp. when it bought his hip-hop label, Rawkus, in the mid-1990s.

    Scandal Clouds James Murdoch's Path Russell Adams 2011

  • Did the company's board approve the Rawkus deal that brought James into the company?

    Shareholder money funds Murdoch family deals 2011

  • Writer Nelson Abbey reminds readers of the young James's role in the creation of Rawkus Records, which specialised in hip-hop of the non-gangster variety.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

  • Dropped out of Harvard to start Rawkus, a hip-hop label Represented a young Eminem and artists such as the Rose Family and Company Flow News Corp. acquired Rawkus in 1996 Vice president, music and new media at News Corp. 1996 to 2000

    Scandal Clouds James Murdoch's Path Russell Adams 2011

  • "Straight outta Harvard where he dropped out, James agreed to offer seed money and continued funding of Rawkus Records," writes Abbey.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

  • James has been at News Corp. since 1996, when the company bought an 80 percent stake in his start-up Rawkus hip-hop record label for an undisclosed sum.

    Shareholder money funds Murdoch family deals 2011

  • When all of the Rawkus artists sued for non payment of royalties in 2000, I was like "Fuck!"

    Dart Adams presents Please Listen To My Demo © EPMD (Revisited) Dart Adams 2009

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