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Def Jam Merchandise Giveaway: Win by Tweeting Favorite Song From Artist
Def Jam Merchandise Giveaway: Win by Tweeting Favorite Song From Artist
Def Jam Merchandise Giveaway: Win by Tweeting Favorite Song From Artist
Def Jam Recordings has a storied timeline considering it's a company touted as the "most influential and longest-lasting rap record label and hip-hop brand in history." Today the label is known as Island Def Jam, a place where many of the industry's biggest hip-hop and R&B artists call home -- Rick Ross, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, Kanye West, The-Dream and B.I.G...
Rick Ross, Maybach Music: Omarion Is Newest Signee, Rapper Debuts ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’ Details
Rick Ross, Maybach Music: Omarion Is Newest Signee, Rapper Debuts ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’ Details
Rick Ross, Maybach Music: Omarion Is Newest Signee, Rapper Debuts ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’ Details
Everything Rick Ross does is a grand affair. Where other artists rely on publicists to send out a press release on their newest ventures, Ricky Rozay opted to hold a press conference in New York City Wednesday afternoon (May 2) to unveil some of his forthcoming efforts...
Producer No I.D. Lands New Position at Def Jam
Producer No I.D. Lands New Position at Def Jam
Producer No I.D. Lands New Position at Def Jam
Producer No I.D. is adding another title to his resume, one that will have him overseeing many of the same artists he's crafted beats for. "I'm (now) executive VP of Def Jam," he told Billboard. "I'm going to keep on doing what I'm doing and take it to another level...
Def Jam to Publish 300-Page Label History
Def Jam to Publish 300-Page Label History
Def Jam to Publish 300-Page Label History
Seminal rap label Def Jam is preparing to publish a memoir of its own storied history, with the humbly-titled 'Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label.' The 304-page tome is written by hip-hop legend Bill Adler and writer Dan Charnas, with prefaces by Def Jam titans Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons, Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles, and will be published by Rizzoli in September.
Nas No Longer Plans to Release ‘Lost Tapes 2′
Nas No Longer Plans to Release ‘Lost Tapes 2′
Nas No Longer Plans to Release ‘Lost Tapes 2′
Fans hoping for a sequel to Nas' 2002 outtakes album, 'The Lost Tapes,' can kiss that dream goodbye ... for now at least. In a recent interview with MTV News, the rapper revealed he is shelving the 'Lost Tapes 2' project. The decision came after making the switch from Sony to Def Jam...

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