DJ Khaled is bringing his We the Best imprint to Def Jam, leaving Sony Music, where he was signed to Epic Records, for a joint venture with Universal Music Group. In addition, the rapper-producer has ...

Binetou Sylla, founder of indie label Wèrè Wèrè Music, will lead Def Jam Africa within French-speaking markets on the continent. By Marc Schneider Industry News Editor Universal Music Group is betting ...

Russell Simmons during Rock The Vote and the NAACP join forces with Russell Simmons and Def Jam Recording to mobilize urban youth into political activity for the 2002 elections with "Rap The Vote" ...

Def Jam Recordings is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channel—the first of its kind in the United States. The new channel will feature both long-form and short ...

DJ Khaled left Sony Music’s Epic Records for UMG’s Def Jam Recordings, returning to a label he once worked for as an A&R. Justin Ivey • Feb 9, 2023 @ 5:58 PM 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand ...

Def Jam Recordings stands as an enduring monument in the annals of contemporary music, its name synonymous with the soundtrack of a generation that rose alongside the beat‑driven revolution of hip‑hop ...

In an excerpt from a new book, early Def Jam Recordings Execs Lyor Cohen, Russel Simmons, Rick Rubin, Chris Lighty, Kevin Liles, Julie Greenwald and Todd Moscowitz tell it like it was--at the founding ...

After nearly two decades at Def Jam, Jeezy has announced his departure from the label along with news that an independent double album will be arriving later this week through his CTE New World ...

The rapper paved the way for other femcees signed to Def Jam. Legendary gangsta rapper and former Def Jam signee, BoSS (Bo$$), has passed away. The Detroit native, born Lichelle Laws, died on March ...

"They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing,” Pusha T said in an interview GQ, adding that he and Clipse left the label over the disagreement. By Kyle ...