Uncle Russ has been in the kitchen cooking up something new. Russell Simmons,  music executive Steve Rifkind, who helped launch the careers of Wu-Tang Clang…

  Legendary rapper LL Cool J isn’t the biggest fan of everybody’s favorite rapper Jay-Z. They famously clashed when Jay was president of Def Jam…

While Def Jam Recordings newest crooner, August Alsina, finds himself basking in the success of his latest single, “I Luv This Sh*t,” featuring label mate…

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What is Rihanna’s real name? Rihanna’s birth name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. She was born on Feb. 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados. The pop…

The Preview:  Trinidad James- “Don’t Be S.A.F.E.” Mixtape  [AUDIO & POLL] Mr. All Gold Everything aka Trinidad James, with his grill and gold kart in tow, has had everyone talking since his single blew up across the country.  It is only a matter of time before his official album is released, and to tide us […]

Young Jeezy’s new mixtape drops at 12:12 est! Get it at datpiff.com! Related Articles: Rick Ross Says He Tried To Choke Young Jeezy [VIDEO] Young Jeezy Is “Stylin” On You! [NEW MUSIC] Young Jeezy Was Ready To Leave The Country If Mitt Romney Won [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

Newsone  is  reporting that Hip Hop executive mogul  Chris Lighty has passed away. Chris Lighty is the founder of the  record and management company Violator, which has managed the careers of many notable artists such as 50 Cent, P. Diddy, Mobb Deep, Busta Rhymes, and others. Click here for more info From Allhiphop.com  New York Times […]

  Now let’s join hands and sing the Stevie Wonder edition of Happy Birthday to Mr. West!!!!!!

My girl Iggy kicked it with the Def Jam team including Rihanna last night in L.A. Check out the tweets between her & Bu Thiam, VP of A&R @ Def Jam!! And she replied to a Def Jam A&R Staffer “Yup!!!” who wrote, “@IGGYAZALEA dope meeting you tonight.. Cant wait til your officially part of […]

Early reports indicate that Young Jeezy aka The Snowman has officially made the release date for Thug Motivation: 103 from December 14 to…never. This is the third push since the first date (September 28). His singles “All White Everything” and the Plies-assisted “Lose My Mind” have failed to make noise on the radio waves, iTunes, […]

Bu Thiam, Vice President of Def Jam and Akon’s little brother, has begun blogging for VIBE.com, and had this to say about the label’s latest money-making machine of an artist: Rihanna is coming along incredibly. I’m trying to push her to where every song will be a hit from 1 to 12. I’m talking about […]

By Hello Beautiful November 25, 2009 11:22 am // Def Jam, Rihanna’s label, has announced that they’ve teamed up with Amazon to sell her brand new album, “Rated R,” for the grand total of…$0.99. We understand she’s on a whirlwind of promos, but it seems that no amount of interviews, racy photo shoots, and controversial […]