A lot of times, children get underestimated. Although we tell kids they can do anything they want as long as they put their minds to it, some of us tend to be skeptical when their desires lead them to the entertainment industry. Some make it and some don’t. Willow Smith reps well for the adolescent girls. For the young […]
No ID Named VP of Def Jam Long time hip hop producer No ID has been named Executive Vice President of Def Jam Records, according to reports. “I’m (now) executive VP of Def Jam,” No ID recently told Billboard. I’m going to keep on doing what I’m doing and take it to another level. Def Jam is […]
Def Jam Downsizes, Brings In Bruno Mars’ Manager Maybe 50 Cent was right when he said Def Jam Recordings is “$80 million in the hole.” Despite Def Jam CEO Barry Weiss’ response that the record company is in good financial standings, according to reports, the label recently downsized by laying off 20 employees. Read more
In a recent feature with Global Grind, Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons talked about how he met his partner business Rick Rubin and went on to create Def Jam Records. READ MORE
Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music has signed a worldwide label agreement deal with Def Jam music! Kanye brings with him artist Big Sean who is said to benefit the most from the new deal. Sean is the “first G.O.O.D. Music signee to have a project released via the label agreement, with his debut album Finally Famous […]
In this exclusive video premiere on TheUrbanDaily, Dan Charnas, author of the epic new book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, bursts a few widely-held myths about hip-hop. Myth #1: Suge Knight sprung Tupac from jail Myth #2: The Source was the first hip-hop magazine Myth #3: Kool Herc “invented” hip-hop […]
Record company people aren’t all shady. At least according to Chrisette Michele. The Def Jam song star is releasing her third album, Let Freedom Reign, on the iconic label today and has learned a great deal about the industry since her 2007 debut I AM. In this interview with TheUrbanDaily (conducted before her labelmate showed […]
Sheek Louch is loving the drama that his album cover has been creating. The artwork for Donnie G: Don Gorilla shows a split image of Sheek’s face with a gorilla’s sparking outrage that he is calling up racist stereotypes of Black folks. But he doesn’t seem fazed in the least.
Early reports indicate that Young Jeezy aka The Snowman has officially made the release date for Thug Motivation: 103 from December 14 to…never. This is the third push since the first date (September 28). His singles “All White Everything” and the Plies-assisted “Lose My Mind” have failed to make noise on the radio waves, iTunes, […]
A couple of weeks ago, Shyne made waves in the music industry by giving a string of interviews where he vented about his deal with Def Jam Records and his relationship with Def Jam head, L.A. Reid.
Vin Vivendi, a french international media conglomerate, with activities in music, television, film, and telecommunications, is reportedly behind the firing, claiming The-Dream as well as LA Reid are out due to disappointing sales figures and exuberant spending.
Bu Thiam, Vice President of Def Jam and Akon's little brother had this to say about the label's latest money-making machine of an artist.
