Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Public Enemy. Formed in the New York University dormitory room of punk-turned-hip-hop-DJ Rick Rubin in 1984, Def ...

Kevin Liles will now have to clear his name in a court of law. A former Def Jam Records employee is suing him for sexual assault. Wale returns after a lengthy hiatus and drops off the new single "Max ...

Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. In a statement posted to Gotti's Instagram, his family wrote that "It is with heavy hearts that we announce ...

Def Jam Recordings China launches in Chengdu with three local curators for global reach as the label continues its international expansion. Universal Music just dropped major news for Chinese Hip-Hop.

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 ...

Organizers for DreamHack revealed they have partnered up with Def Jam to present an all-new "Legendary" Hip Hop Showcase during DreamHack Stockholm. The event will take place on the first day, ...

Hip-Hop fans are rejoicing now that the Clipse have reunited and will be returning with a new album in July, Let God Sort Em Out, but interestingly enough the reunion didn’t come without some ...

(AllHipHop News) Def Jam Recordings, Sha Money XL’s One Stop Shop management company and AllHipHop.com have teamed up to create a new monthly series featuring the newest Hip-Hop talent, while ...

Def Jam, the influential US record label, will launch a division in the "capital of Chinese hip-hop" Chengdu, its parent company Universal Music announced late Tuesday, in a vote of confidence for ...

With the popularity of video games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, it was only a matter of time before hip-hop took a stake in the karaoke-game market. Def Jam Rapstar is the first truly interactive ...