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I was actually an artist on Def Jam,” said Jevon Dewand as we talked about his new single “It’s Not Over” (Blacksmoke World ...

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 ...

Now, we’re learning that not only did Def Jam release Pusha T and Malice from their label, but the two had to cough up seven figures to get their walking papers.

Overjoyed with their new golden goose (X would end up launching 5 No. 1 albums while at the label), Def Jam gave Gotti the go-ahead to found his own sub-label in 1999, and Murder Inc. Records was ...

Music Irv Gotti, founder of Murder Inc. Records, dead at 54 Hip-hop legend Irv Gotti, founder of Murder Inc. Records, has passed away at 54, per Def Jam. A cause of death has not been released.

He brought all three rappers to Def Jam Records, leading to the pioneering label’s resurgence in the late ’90s and early 2000s.