By Carl Lamarre Def Jam continues to stockpile talent and revamp its legacy as a music powerhouse, as evidenced by their latest signing of Dende. After an impressive run on the independent circuit ...

More Former Def Jam Recordings CEO Lyor Cohen has penned an open letter to his former artist Kanye West, who has once again been at the center of controversy. Following a deluge of antisemitic ...

In his time, he was a DJ, an A&R credited with saving Def Jam Records by helping sign Jay-Z ... His first notable production placements were with Queens MC Mic Geronimo on songs like “Shit ...

“Def Jam Recordings and the extended Def Jam family of artists, executives and employees, are deeply saddened at the loss of Irv Gotti,” Def Jam said in a statement released late Wednesday.

NEW YORK — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, which was the ...

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(Gray News) – Famed music executive Irv Gotti has died at the age of 54, according to Def Jam Records. The label released a statement about the mega producer’s death on Instagram Wednesday ...

ATLANTA — The music world is mourning the death of Irv Gotti, the legendary hip-hop producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. He died at the age of 54. Def Jam Records reported his passing ...