On Saturday August 22, 1987, 75,000 metalheads undertook a pilgrimage to Donington Park for the eighth staging of the annual ...

artist and founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings. The Anthology captures the evolution of hip-hop from its earliest days in the late 70s up to contemporary artists of today. Lean more about ...

Rather than simply a genre, hip-hop is a culture – one chiefly expressed and disseminated through rap music A major commercial breakthrough arrived in the mid-1980s with Def Jam acts Run-DMC and ...

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Ja Rule will take his legacy to the stage at this year’s HOT 97 Summer Jam for a special tribute to his longtime collaborator ...

Montell Jordan celebrates 30 years of his legendary hit, but also discusses his time at Def Jam, Russell Simmons ... Coast life but using a New York Hip-Hop beat. New Yorkers initially felt ...

The statement continued, “Bo$$ will be remembered as a pioneer in hip hop, being one of the first female rappers signed to Def Jam in the early 1990’s. We extend our prayers and condolences to ...