West signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings, in 2002 and released his breakout debut album, The ...

Russell Simmons has escaped a Def Jam executive's rape lawsuit -- for now -- because a federal judge ruled that he now lives in Indonesia.

Cam’ron has shared his belief as to why Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana’s collaborative album never saw the light of day. On ...

D ef Jam continues to stockpile talent and revamp its legacy as a music powerhouse, as evidenced by their latest signing of Dende. After an impressive run on the independent circuit, the Texas-bred ...

Kanye West fired back at Lyor Cohen in a fiery Instagram rant, accusing him of profiting from violence in Hip-Hop and ...

"I am deeply disappointed and troubled by your recent actions involving the use of Nazi symbols and antisemitic rhetoric." ...

Russell Wendell Simmons succeeded in getting a former executive’s rape and sexual harassment lawsuit dismissed for lack of ...

Records Co-Founder Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., known to the world as Irv Gotti, was pronounced dead on Feb. 5, 2025, and his ...

Lyor Cohen, the former president of Def Jam Recordings, has issued an open letter addressed to Kanye West. Cohen is currently ...

Gotti started out in A&R at the hip-hop label, before co-founding the culture-dominating Murder Inc. imprint with his brother ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of ‘90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash ...

Cam'ron finally explained why Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana‘s long lost collab album I Can't Feel My Face never saw the light ...