She said the harassment continued for a while, even happening in her office. She rose through the ranks after the success of the song “All I Need,” a classic hip hop duet from Method Man and Mary.ĭixon claimed that the first time Simmons attempted to harass her was at a cafe where he tried to force a kiss on her in a closet. On her first day, she claims that veteran record executive Lyor Cohen called her into his office and warned her that if she saw him in the building she should hide because he didn’t want to see any of “Russell’s skinny, tall b–ches.”ĭespite the misogynistic nature of the label, Drew was able to maneuver her career by wielding the soundtrack for the hip hop documentary The Show and overseeing projects with Bone, Thugs & Harmony, and Method Man and Mary J.

She was eventually offered a job at Def Jam by Simmons. Produced by doc veterans Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, the documentary is now available for free on YouTube.ĭrew Dixon started in the industry by answering phones for record labels. On The Record tells the story of Drew Dixon, a former music executive at Def Jam Recordings, who claims she was allegedly assaulted and raped by CEO and music mogul Russell Simmons.

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