Montell Jordan celebrates 30 years of his legendary hit, but also discusses his time at Def Jam, Russell Simmons, his redemption and more with Max Raye!

With songs like “Sucker MCs,” “It’s Like That,” “Hard Times” and “Rock Box,” the record was an accurate reflection of the ...

Masters of the Mic, featuring Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Treach and EPMD will play Mercedes-Benz ...

Fridayy has announced his upcoming headlining world tour titled “Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not World Tour.” The tour ...

After signing to Def Jam Recordings, he cut four albums full of ... Also an actor, philanthropist, DJ and businessperson, she's cut songs of political consciousness as well as braggadocio rap ...

Gotti, who was born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. and later went by DJ Irv, came on the scene as A&R for Def Jam. He brought in artists that would define the next generation of hip-hop to the label ...

A drummer, a DJ-producer and an orchestra director discuss the challenges for Black artists, how things are changing and increasing access to the arts ...

Because of that, several prominent — David Johansen of the New York Dolls, Chris Jasper of The Isley Brothers, DJ Funk and ...

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continued through the success of Def Jam artists like LL Cool J and Beastie Boys, and was galvanized by the debut of popular rap video shows like Yo! MTV Raps and BET’s Rap City. Hammer’s ...