Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons will produce a new biopic about the life of early label signee T La Rock, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new film is based off the recent GQ feature “The Man Who Forgot He Was a Rap Legend.” The article tells the story of T’s time in a rehabilitation home following an assault that left him with a head injury that gave him transient global amnesia. “T La Rock has always been an inspiration to me and many in the hip hop community. This is a man who was literally beaten to within an inch of his life at the height of his fame,” Simmons said. “How he regained his memory and recovered from his coma while being cared for and surrounded by the most unlikely group of therapists and friends is the kind of hope-filled and hopeful true story that will appeal to everyone, whether you love rap music or not.”