Magic Johnson Reacts After Close Friend Receives Major Honor originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Last week, the world’s ...

Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, ...

Together with Lyor Cohen, who was already working with Rush Management, Def Jam Recordings began to take shape. They eventually convinced a radio program director from Adelphi University’s WBAU ...

A look at how Rick Rubin went from a hardcore punk guitarist to a hip-hop music mogul via discovering LL Cool J and putting out his first hit 'I Need a Beat'.

Pusha T said Def Jam “halted” Clipse’s comeback album because of Kendrick Lamar’s “Chains & Whips” verse amid UMG's lawsuit ...

Public Enemy have returned with their first album in five years, which they surprise released today as a pay-what-you-want ...

Yesterday, Clipse made waves when GQ revealed that they have left Def Jam Recordings amid a spat over Kendrick Lamar’s appearance on their upcoming Let God Sort Em Out project. The Virginia duo ...

Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984 Description A black and white photograph of Bill Stephney. Stephney is pictured standing in a dark interior space with a chandelier behind him. He is wearing ...

Al B. Sure! shares the crazy story of calling #DefJam from Eddie F's basement and getting roasted by Dr. Jekyll. He talks ...

Naturally, Def Jam got a cut of the new Clipse deal as the record industry is shady, but in the end, we’ll be getting a new Clipse album and a Kendrick Lamar-featured cut in “Whips & Chains ...

Redman played an energetic hometown set in Newark, while Busta Rhymes is forever the showman, and decades of hip-hop history ...