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 ...

In July of 1992, HBO premiered Def Comedy Jam, a half-hour stand-up comedy series that was raw, uncut, and, just down right funny before people started using "LOL" and "LMAO." Hosted by Martin ...

Record label legend L.A. Reid is stepping down as chairman of Island Def Jam to focus on his new gig as a judge on Simon Cowell’s US Version of “The X Factor.” According to Billboard.com ...

But Def Jam had been picking up steam and in 1985-86, the label was more focused on Beastie Boys’ explosive debut, Licensed To Ill, the first rap album to top the Billboard 200 and second to ...

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, a white Jewish kid attending college at New York ...

APP34-170625 ISLAMABAD: June 17 – Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan presents the book "Pakistan: Heaven on Earth" to Chinese Ambassador H.E. Jiang Zaidong as a souvenir, highlighting ...

And legal over at Def Jam was like, “Listen, man, at the end of the day, you guys aren’t changing it. We’ll drop the Clipse.” And it was like, “No, we’re not changing it.” ...

On June 20 the Transparent Clinch Gallery will host an event centered around the life and legacy of Levon Helm. Author John Barry will be on hand to discuss his book Levon Helm: Rock, Roll ...