Jay Z told us a while back, “Baby I’m a boss, I dunno what they do, I don’t get dropped, I dropped the label”. Well he was speaking truth. Mr. Carter announced that Roc Nation has partnered with the Universal Music Group to become a standalone label. Rihanna and Jay-Z’s new albums will be released […]
What is Rihanna’s real name? Rihanna’s birth name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. She was born on Feb. 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados. The pop…
SHOWTIME SAYS… Singer The Dream has announced that he is the new VP of A&R at Def Jam records. Dream is currently in the studio with Rihanna working on her next CD. “I am committed as I have been previously to bringing the power of belief in the artist back to the forefront. I share […]
Check out this interview with DMX as he keeps it real and speak on his relationship, drugs, sex, Jay Z, Def Jam, driving with no license and so much more…..Check it out….
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 […]
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 […]
Universal Music label boss Antonio “L.A.” Reid is hip-hopping to TV. The chairman of Universal’s Island Def Jam will leave to become a judge on Simon Cowell’s upcoming Fox TV show “The X-Factor,” according to people familiar with discussions. News Corp. owns Fox and The Post. Reid, who has been angling for an exit from […]
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.
Def Jam Recordings, Sha Money XL's One Stop Shop management company and AllHipHop.com have teamed up to create a new monthly series featuring the newest Hip-Hop talent, while showcasing new talent and artists currently on the Def Jam roster. <!--more-->
In a recent interview with SOHH rapper Shyne admitted that he is ready to walk away from the recording contract that he signed with Def Jam just 8 months ago. Even though Shyne signed a multi million dollar contract for the place that Russell built, he says that Def Jam has no interest in pushing […]
