Def Jam Recordings China launches in Chengdu with three local curators for global reach as the label continues its international expansion. Universal Music just dropped major news for Chinese Hip-Hop.

Universal Music Greater China has established Def Jam Recordings China, marking the iconic hip-hop label’s entry into the Chinese market with headquarters in Chengdu, a city recognized as the ...

Steve Rifkind denied claims that Def Jam and Swizz Beatz refused to pay for DMX’s funeral, saying they covered most of the costs. The music executive set the record straight on social media over the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image via Def Jam Def Jam Recordings is one of the most storied record labels in history, and now fans can celebrate its heritage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, a ...

Logic has admitted to “half-assing” the last songs he needed put out to get out of his deal with Def Jam Recordings. On a skit from his new joint album with Juicy J, Live and in Color, Logic sits down ...

Hip-Hop fans are rejoicing now that the Clipse have reunited and will be returning with a new album in July, Let God Sort Em Out, but interestingly enough the reunion didn’t come without some ...

- On June 2, 2025, Clipse—the Virginia hip-hop duo of Pusha T and No Malice—announced their departure from Def Jam Recordings over a dispute involving a Kendrick Lamar verse on their upcoming album, ...

The two R&B titans and former TGT members are bringing their extensive catalogs and hits to the popular showcase stage. 7 hours ago K. Dot is confirmed to be on the song “Chains & Whips.” But the ...

Clipse have confirmed that their long-awaited reunion album Let God Sort Em Out will no longer be released through Def Jam, following a dispute centered around Kendrick Lamar’s guest verse. In a ...

A Kendrick Lamar verse is the reason Clipse and Pusha T are no longer signed to Def Jam. Pusha also confirmed that manager Steven Victor paid "7 figures" to get out of the deal after Billboard ...

In a new interview with Frazier Tharpe, for GQ, Pusha T said that he departed his longtime label home, Def Jam Recordings, over the company’s apparent reluctance to release a new Clipse song featuring ...