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Original Content Lil Durk Is Ready For A Major Comeback: Talks "STTS 3", Kanye West Criticism & More INTERVIEW: Lil Durk chops it up with us about "Signed To The Streets 3," his departure from Def Jam, Kanye West, Fredo Santana & more. By Aron A. September 28, 2018
Beef DJ Mustard Explains How He And YG Squashed Their Beef DJ Mustard on his brief beef with YG: "We exchanged words, but we brothers." By Patrick Lyons January 08, 2015
Movies L.A. Reid Passed On Signing Kanye West & John Legend EXCLUSIVE: "On The Record" explores accusations of sexual assault and misconduct allegedly perpetrated by not only Russell Simmons, by music executive L.A. Reid. According to accuser Drew Dixon, Reid decided to pass on Kanye West and John Legend, two of her artists, because she rejected his advances. By Erika Marie May 21, 2020
News Jose Guapo Announces Controversial "Osama Bin Guapo" Mixtape Jose Guapo announces "Osama Bin Guapo," a tape with artwork that superimposes him over a picture of Osama Bin Laden. By Patrick Lyons November 10, 2014
Music Eddie Cheba, Pioneering Hip-Hop Legend, Passes Away Eddie Cheba famously inspired Russell Simmons to pursue a career in hip-hop. By Cole Blake February 13, 2024
Music Large Professor Discusses Russell Simmons' Decision Not To Sign Nas Large Professor claims Russell Simmons thought Nas' sound was too familiar. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2023
Music Def Jam Exec Passed On Signing Nicki Minaj, Says Ransom Ransom claims he suggested to the exec that they should give Nicki a deal. The person allegedly said, "Nah, that will never work." By Erika Marie January 27, 2023
Music Def Jam Names Former RCA Exec Tunji Balogun Its New CEO Balogun takes over for previous CEO Paul Rosenberg. By EJ Panaligan August 10, 2021
Music Kanye West's "The College Dropout" Removed From Apple Music & YouTube Is this a good enough reason to switch to Spotify? By Alex Zidel July 16, 2018
Original Content A Timeline Of Jeremih's Long-Overdue Album All the events that have led us to believe there's a new Jeremih album on the way. By Patrick Lyons April 08, 2015
Interviews CyHi The Prynce Clarifies Label Situation, Speaks On Making "Elephant In The Room" CyHi the Prynce explains how "Elephant in the Room" was made. By Rose Lilah August 13, 2015
Pop Culture Kanye West & G.O.O.D Music Are No Longer Under The Def Jam Umbrella: Report G.O.O.D Music is reportedly no longer associated with Def Jam. By Aron A. October 24, 2022