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.

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, ...

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 ...

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

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

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

SlingTV offers a variety of live programing ranging from news and sports and starting as low as $20 a month for your first ...

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

Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule ...

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 ...