Ruff Ryders' Dee reveals how Jay-Z forgave DMX's $8 million Def Jam debt without requiring payment, a move Dee calls one of the most solid acts in Hip-Hop.

Pusha T and Malice announced their comeback Clipse album "Let God Sort 'Em Out" would drop on Def Jam last year ... but ...

Rap superstar Snoop Dogg is joining the legendary hip hop label Def Jam Recordings as executive creative and strategic consultant, the U.S. company said on Monday. Def Jam, owned by Universal Music, ...

Wale was riding high. He was about halfway through a string of fall tour dates planned in anticipation of his upcoming album, his first for his new label, the hip-hop institution Def Jam. He performed ...

With the 2024 VMAs, MTV is marking a major milestone. This is the 40th annual Video Music Awards. The awards show isn’t the only thing celebrating 40 years this year. The groundbreaking hip-hop label ...

When Singapore's Yung Raja remixed "Gucci Gang" by US rapper Lil Pump, he swapped the original's flashy cars and a prowling tiger for a beer can and Tamil food in a viral YouTube video that reeled in ...

LiAngelo Ball is the first breakout rapper of 2025, though up until now, he was better known as a basketball player. Def Jam, who reportedly signed Ball to a record deal (including his own label) ...

All it takes is one simple choice to doom a franchise. So many classic video games are dead and buried because their ...

Kevin Liles said he won’t pay Lady Luck’s $30 million demand and called her sexual assault allegation a false story meant to destroy his reputation. Kevin Liles attempted to get ahead of a looming ...

An Atlanta rapper has died suddenly, according to a popular hip hop record label. Def Jam Recordings confirmed artist Trouble died, posting an image of the rapper on Instagram, accompanied by a brief ...