Snoop Dogg has grown from the young rap pup that drug his dog house into Death Row in 1992 to one of the big dogs of Hip Hop that is still thriving til this day. Not only has Uncle Snoop maintained a successful rap career but he has also reinvented himself masterfully from just a […]
Business mogul Russell Simmons is definitely a busy man. From co-founding the legendary hip-hop music label Def Jam and creating the clothing fashion lines Phat…
It was a funny concept, but it just didn’t pan out that way for television. “Saturday Night Live” tried to go all in for their “Def TedTalks Jam,” but it fell pretty flat. One good thing about the sketch was Jay Pharoah’s impression of Def Jam founder and hip-hop pioneer, Russell Simmons. He was dead on […]
After dropping seven successful albums for the label, pop superstar Rihanna has decided to part ways with Def Jam Records. The island bombshell is leaving her label home to sign with Jay Z‘s Roc Nation. While many might note the close relationship as the reason Rihanna signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation imprint, but it […]
As anyone would expect, Def Jam is none too pleased about the leaking of Kanye West’s “Yeezus” — and the record label is on the hunt for the guilty party. But perhaps as equally unsurprising, West himself is reportedly carefree about the news of the leak, which sparked a firestorm on Twitter and across the Internet upon its […]
Nas’ video for the song “Daughters” is finally out! As soon as you think messages from music are long forgotten, Nas comes out with a song for all fathers with daughters.
Outgoing Island Def Jam Chairman LA Reid hasn’t formally announced his next move but sources believe he’s already decided. Simon Cowell from American Idol fame is starting a new singing competition called “X Factor” which will air on FOX and he has tapped LA Reid as one of his celebrity judges. According to sources Cowell […]
20 Questions: Grammy Award Winning R&B Starlet Chrisette Michele By Bridget Bland on Nov 29th 2010 7:07PM Filed under: Music, Interviews, Celeb Updates Comments (12) It’s been more than a year and a half since Chrisette Michele released her sophomore set, ‘Epiphany.’ That record earned the 27-year-old New York native her first […]
Jay-Z’s New Greatest Hits Site Proves Why He is King of All Media by Chikodi Chima Posted Nov 12th 2010 11:15AM Print this page|EmailShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on DiggShare on Lifestream With the launch of the new website for his greatest hits anthology, Jay-Z has created an authentic experience for longtime fans as well […]