Hip-Hop mogul has birthed several movements throughout this career. Forget about movement… think about the executives that he has tutored. Chris Lighty? Andre Harrell? Lyor Cohen? Hot stuff, huh? Now think about all of the stars that he has guided into rap music history. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame only has three rap […]
Even with a 98% conviction rate, the federal government was no match for Irv Gotti and the Murder Inc. crew. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On this date in 2005, the U.S. government exonerated Irv and Chris Gotti along with their Murder Inc. after a two-year-long case in which the Lorenzo brothers were forced to […]
Fabolous appeared on a recent episode of Drink Champs and briefly name dropped Adrienne Bailon-Houghton because apparently, she had first dibs on his hit single, “You Be Killin Em.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The singer and actress set the record straight on The Real and confirmed that she did originally have the song when […]
On this date thirty-one ago, Hip-Hop’s greatest storyteller Slick Rick dropped his debut LP The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick on the Def Jam imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information MC Ricky D came on the scene with the “Original Human Beat Box” Doug E. Fresh in 1985 with the party anthem “The Show” and […]
Dave East is officially in album mode. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Its been two years since the release of his last project, Paranoia 2, and he’s finally ready to tell his story. He hosted a two-part private in-studio session in Mass Appeal’s recording studio for Survival on Monday evening. I sat in during the […]
Cam’Ron sat down with Rap Radar and gave a lot of interesting insight about his past disagreements with JAY-Z, performing at the B-Sides 2 show, snitching and many more. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Harlem rapper revealed that he passed up an opportunity to star in the second installment of the Friday franchise. “I […]
It was supposed to be an unforgettable night in celebration of two heavyweight brands in music and fashion. However, things ended on an underwhelming note after rap vet DMX pulled out of his headlining appearance at the PUMA x Def Jam 35th Anniversary party in Brooklyn last week. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information View this […]
With just one more day until Kanye West’s new album Jesus Is King is set to be released, it now looks like we’ll have to wait a little bit longer for the highly-anticipated LP. How long, well, that’s still yet to be determined. Actually, if going off a recent retweet by Kim Kardashian, the album […]
Things have been going up for DMX ever since his recent release from prison. He has been flexing his acting chops, reuniting with old collaborators/friends, and overall just been looking healthy. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information X fans have been eager for his return to the booth and it looks like that’s going to happen […]
There has been a position shakeup at Def Jam Recordings which now has label vet Rodney Shealey in the Executive Vice President seat. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Music Business Worldwide details the label also promoted Theda Sandiford to the Senior Vice President, Commerce position in a move that is detailed “to strengthen and restructure […]
Even though it’s been two weeks since the events of our 6th annual SOURCE360 Festival, we still can’t get over all the amazing talks and information shared during each and every panel. One in particular that stood out was the ‘Thriving In Today’s Music Industry’ talk, which featured tons of great insight on what it […]
When you think of Def Jam, it’s hard not to immediately picture a rich history that includes some of the most groundbreaking and important Hip-Hop records ever released. For the iconic rap label’s 35th anniversary, PUMA created a fresh Clyde Court colorway that honors the music and style embodied by one of the game’s most […]
All Def Digital, the Hip-Hop and urban youth culture media company founded by Russell Simmons, is going through a major shakeup. According to reports All Def Digital is restructuring but is not folding, according to president and CEO Chris Blackwell. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Last week, citing anonymous sources, internet-video publication Tubefilter reported that […]
There will be another show for all you talented singers! It has been announced that BET’s newest reality music competition series The Next Big Thing, will make its premiere on July 9 at 10 PM/9 PM CT. Judges, also known as “The League”, mogul Dame Dash, multi-platinum producer Zaytoven, and industry executive Tina Davis will […]
Undisputed is an eight-part docu-series from Def Jam that will be airing exclusively on WorldStar today and the series follows the creation of the album and explores unbelievable stories of the artists involved in the album. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information YFL Kelvin may have made it out the mud, but his journey is only […]
A Showtime documentary featuring the legendary producer and record executive Rick Rubin is set to be released later this year. The film will be directed by Morgan Neville, who also directed the Oscar-winning film 20 Feet From Stardom and the Emmy award-winning documentary Best of Enemies. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The current working title […]
On this date in 1985, James Todd Smith better known as LL Cool J dropped his first full-length LP on Def Jam Records. Primarily produced by Rick Rubin besides “I Need A Beat”, which was produced by DJ Jazzy Jay, Radio was a pivotal LP for not only LL and Def Jam, but for an […]
Hip-hop icon Nas, widely regarded as one of the most influential emcees of all time, releases a short film to accompany his 11th studio album Nasir via Mass Appeal/Def Jam Recordings. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat, the short film touches on the many social issues currently and historically ingrained into his […]
After switching from Def Jam to Island Records recently, Iggy Azalea announced Saturday (Nov. 3) that she and the label have gone separate ways, tweeting that she is “officially unsigned.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Azalea, who released her Survive the Summer EP in August, seems to be happy AF. “Wild you spend so long […]
On this date three decades ago, Hip-Hop’s greatest storyteller Slick Rick dropped his debut LP The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick on the Def Jam imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information MC Ricky D came on the scene with the “Original Human Beat Box” Doug E. Fresh in 1985 with the party anthem “The Show” […]
