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Rihanna: ‘Women Are Dominating Pop Music’ [WENN]

Papoose Announces Independent Album “Nacirema Dream” [HHDX]

Spotify Getting Sued for Patent Infringement [DMN]

DJ Drama On Drake x Gucci Tape That Almost Happened [Sermon's Domain] Read the rest of this entry »

You can protest in the name of Rule #4080 all you want. Signing a record deal is still one of the pinnacles in the realm of Hip-Hop job security. Read the rest of this entry »

After spending an exorbitant amount of dollars to recruit Shyne Po, I was under the impression that Def Jam and current sitting duck L.A. Reid had an endless supply of money. Apparently, I’m mistaken because they’re only offering Nasir $200K in support towards the release of his Lost Tapes 2. God Son’s isn’t pleased and he picked up his pen to respond, not with rhymes but through a letter to the label. Read the rest of this entry »

Two quick confessions:

1) I haven’t listened to more than 20 combined seconds of any new Shyne material since his release. Any person who serves their time and attempt to reacclimate themselves in society in a positive manner is fine by me. But no one, and I mean no one, is supporting the quality of this guy’s music. Read the rest of this entry »

They’re both self-proclaimed former drug traffickers and they’re both Def Jam A-Listers. One has the entire country – along with himself – thinking they’re Big Meech. The other actually broke bread with infamous hustler. Young Jeezy and Rick Ross have been two of the more successful rappers since their respective rises to fame nearly five summers ago. All the while, relations between the two have always seemed as fruitful as labelmates could be, both making several appearances on records together. After released Jeezy his version of “B.M.F.,” the Hip-Hop world immediately saw it as a sign of disrespect towards Ross – something Jeezy vehemently denied. Like the R.O.C. Boys and Young Money before them, The Snowman and The Bawse find themselves in the third installment of Sibling Rivalry. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone talks about supporting artists, but this is for those who actually went out and purchased Big Boi’s Sir Lucious album. We got our hands on one of the 30″ Big Boi x GoodWood pieces and, instead of keeping it, we’re going to pass it along to one person who bought the album. Produced in a limited run of 400, these pieces are perfect for wearing or simply as keepsakes. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by Kid Potential

Everywhere you look — in magazines, on blogs, in some of these offices — everyone is talking about change in the industry. In the short history that is Hip-Hop, no company has exemplified that change like Def Jam. They have produced countless artists and been the fuel behind the some of the most iconic brands in music. Today it seems the label that once conformed to no one’s rules, must restore its formerly flippant demeanor with one of its most disgruntled ex-employees: Damon Dash. Read the rest of this entry »

Complex posted a breakdown/preview of Curren$y’s Pilot Talk after a couple of their writers attended the DD172 listening last week. The track description that caught my eye was “Seat Change” featuring Snoop Dogg. Last time I saw Spitta in person, this song was still in the works and he spoke Read the rest of this entry »

Eunice Kiss Is Tropical

The 2009 Women Of GQ [GQ]

When Def Jam Was Just That [Jump The Turnstyle]

The Samples Of The Year 2009 [HHIR]

South Dakota Woman Breaks State Record…for Blood Alcohol Content [OKS]

The Dumbest Quotes of 2009 [HuffPo]

R.I.P. Frank Rudy, The Inventor of Nike Air [TSG] Read the rest of this entry »

I didn’t get to watch this year’s Hip-Hop Honors, which paid tribute to Def Jam’s twenty-five years in the game. But I figured it would all eventually be uploaded into one player or I’d at least catch a rerun by the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Celebrate Def Jam’s 25th Anniversary with this exclusive box set, for the free courtesy of TSS. This is some awesome material featuring nothing but the label’s hits and the packaging is so sexy, coming in a commemorative Def Jam 25 Mini Crate including 5 Discs and a Def Jam 25th Anniversary T-Shirt from Adidas. Read the rest of this entry »

As if giving Jermaine Dupri’s has-been behind a stab @ the position wasn’t enough, the suits have reportedly decided that The-Dream deserves Executive Vice President of Island Records. My keen nose allows me to smell a Christina album and a brick all in one whiff. Read the rest of this entry »

Contra™ shot me the link & info on this one. DJ Mike Nice ripped & released the vinyl for this previously unreleased LL Cool J album. Read the rest of this entry »