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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, a ...

The creators and some of the rappers involved in the making of Def Jam Vendetta speak on the game's legacy, with one even referring to it as the "first hip-hop video game in history." Elijah C. Watson ...

In celebration of Women’s History Month, “The Women of Def Jam,” a 24-track compilation showcasing some of the top female artists in the history of the world’s premier hip-hop record label, has been ...

It was either, depending on how you looked at it, a great blessing or a growing problem: Def Jam had way too many rappers on its hands. In a single year, the record label had gone on a mad signing ...

Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, a white Jewish kid attending college at New York University and making ...