Hip-Hop culture-defining brands VIBE and Def Jam Records joined forces for a high-energy SXSW showcase in partnership with SAG-AFTRA’s Hip-Hop Alliance. On Wednesday evening (March 15), the Hip ...

The Def Jam Records and 88rising-backed recording artist co-wrote DJ Khaled's "I'm the One," among other songs Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE ...

Rapper and producer DJ Quik gave her a chance by putting her on AMG’s “Mai Sista Izza B—-,” which drew the attention of Def Jam Records executives who signed her to their west coast ...

In 1993, after the success of Queens-based group Onyx, Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons decided that the historic label needed to take full advantage of the growing popularity of ...

Terius “The-Dream” Gesteeldt-Diamant stands on the ... I wanna say the moment [I told Def Jam execs] Shakir Stewart and Karen Kwok about the idea of even becoming an artist, which happened ...

The Band Inspired Def Jam Records Before launching his new record label in 1984, producer Rick Rubin asked the band for permission to use “Def” in the name of Def Jam Records, which is ...

ATLANTA — The music world is mourning the death of Irv Gotti, the legendary hip-hop producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. He died at the age of 54. Def Jam Records reported his passing ...

Joe Budden recalls how upset he was when he learned Jay-Z became his boss at Def Jam Records back in 2004. Joe Budden recalls how upset he was when Jay-Z became his boss at Def Jam Records back in ...

He brought all three rappers to Def Jam Records, leading to the pioneering label’s resurgence in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Gotti was a hit producer who contributed to platinum songs like ...