Def Jam Recordings' hip-hop history is unmatched. Forty years after getting into the music business, the label is celebrating its rich lineage with a special anniversary hub. Def Jam has created an ...

Formed in the New York University dormitory room of punk-turned-hip-hop-DJ Rick Rubin in 1984, Def Jam Recordings has grown to become one of the most iconic record labels on the face of the planet.

Baltimore R&B/Hip-Hop group signs distribution deal with Def Jam Recordings. *“Me and my sister Lay was in class…we said there’s no girl groups out,” said Rapper Shaye about how her group Riplay was ...

Def Jam Recordings is marking its 40th anniversary year with the launch of a music-focused FAST channel on Tubi. The channel will feature a rangeof content, from music videos to documentaries and live ...

It seems Clipse fans will not have to wait much longer for their new project. The group has signed with Def Jam Records for their new album. As reported by Hypebeast, the Virginia Beach, Va., duo are ...

Hip-hop impresario and entrepreneur Russell Simmons is being sued for defamation by Drew Dixon, a former Def Jam Recordings executive who also has accused Simmons of sexual assault and harassment ...

Def Jam Recordings has released a new album from the late Los Angeles musician August 08. The 10-song album, Pretend It’s Okay, features guest spots from Channel Tres, Kiah Victoria, and Mark Lux.

A former music video producer has sued Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons, 66, alleging that he raped her while she worked for the label in the 1990s. In a lawsuit filed in New York on ...

*Russell Simmons, the music mogul and former owner of Def Jam Recordings is facing a lawsuit for alleged sexual harassment and battery. The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe in the complaint filed in ...