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

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 ...

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 ...

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

NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off with the Celebrity All-Star game on Friday, Feb. 14 at the Oakland Arena (formerly known as ...

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

The Diplomats founder then explained that if I Can’t Feel My Face were to still be released in spite of Wayne’s album delay, ...

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

Irv Gotti, the legendary Hip-Hop producer and Murder Inc. co-founder has passed away at the age of 54 after suffering a ...

A civil lawsuit against Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has been dismissed after a judge ruled that he is a “stateless” ...

American award-winning rapper Rick Ross landed in South Africa recently and later it was announced that he will be performing ...