Def Jam Vendetta is one of those games that on paper seems like a ridiculous idea. But when the hip-hop wrestling mash up hit shelves, it instantly became an icon. Def Jam Vendetta having stars like ...

Def Jam Recordings China launches in Chengdu with three local curators for global reach as the label continues its international expansion. Universal Music just dropped major news for Chinese Hip-Hop.

Universal Music Greater China has established Def Jam Recordings China, marking the iconic hip-hop label’s entry into the Chinese market with headquarters in Chengdu, a city recognized as the ...

Steve Rifkind denied claims that Def Jam and Swizz Beatz refused to pay for DMX’s funeral, saying they covered most of the costs. The music executive set the record straight on social media over the ...

Elmiene opens up about signing with Def Jam after receiving messages from CEO Tunji Balogun — and why the label’s embrace of “Black Weirdos” sealed the deal. Watch more on The Newprint from Boardroom.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After 26 years away from video games, hip-hop’s most notorious and influential supergroup Wu-Tang Clan returns with “Wu-Tang: Rise ...

The two R&B titans and former TGT members are bringing their extensive catalogs and hits to the popular showcase stage. 7 hours ago K. Dot is confirmed to be on the song “Chains & Whips.” But the ...

Clipse have confirmed that their long-awaited reunion album Let God Sort Em Out will no longer be released through Def Jam, following a dispute centered around Kendrick Lamar’s guest verse. In a ...

In a new interview with Frazier Tharpe, for GQ, Pusha T said that he departed his longtime label home, Def Jam Recordings, over the company’s apparent reluctance to release a new Clipse song featuring ...