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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

But while the merging of hip hop and classical may seem a grand proposition, there's actually a rich history of the two ... seminal rap label Def Jam Records released The Rapsody Overture: Hip ...

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The rapper sat down with Nick Cannon and told stories of Cash Money's first label meetings in the '90s. Birdman revealed some interesting tidbits about Cash Money’s rise from New Orleans street label ...