Four months before Tupac Shakur’s accused killer goes to trial, a biography will explore the legacy of the former Baltimorean ...

Mario has revealed that he turned down performing with Jay-Z to go on a date back when he was a teenager. During a recent ...

For Black Music Month 2025, the Atlanta trap pioneer looks back on the 2005 album that changed hip-hop and saved his life.

Rumors and speculation have long persisted about where Beyoncé may be taking fans on her next album, which is set to conclude ...

Kevin Liles is firing back at former Def Jam rapper Lady Luck, accusing her of trying to shake him down for $30 million. In a public statement, the longtime music executive claimed that Lady Luck, ...

The ex-Def Jam president states her legal team requested the money to avoid putting false 'grooming' accusations in a book she plans on publishing Former Def Jam president Kevin Liles has publicly ...

Kevin Liles claims that former Def Jam artist Lady Luck engaged in a $30 million extortion plot against him and he denies claims of sexual assault.

Liles said he signed Jones to Def Jam in 1999 and gave her opportunities to build a Hip-Hop career. He said her career didn’t meet expectations, and she was eventually dropped from the label.

Who is Russell Simmons’ accuser Drew Dixon – and why did she subpoena Oprah Winfrey? The ex-Def Jam exec, who worked with Pharrell and Lauryn Hill, also went to university with Diddy ...

Simmons is best known as the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, a label that helped launch the careers of iconic artists like LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, and Run-D.M.C.

Def Jam was launched in 1984 by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. Pioneering hip-hop record company Def Jam is now officially 40 years old. The label launched its birthday celebration with a ...

Russell Simmons has been sued for allegedly raping a former music video producer and Def Jam Recording executive. A woman, identified in a civil complaint filed in the Southern District of New ...