Historic label Def Jam, current home to artists such as Kanye West, Rihanna and Rick Ross, is celebrating its 30th year in business this year. Label co-founders Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin ...

“It’s hard to believe it was 30 years ago when we first put the Def Jam logo on a hip-hop recording at an NYU dormitory,” says Simmons and Rubin in a joint statement.

Def Jam Records turns thirty this year, and to celebrate three decades in the game, the record label has unveiled a new logo to accompany the power moves hip-hop culture consumers are anticipating ...

The interlocking "D" and "J" logo was created by Def Jam Records founder Rick Rubin and initially appeared on the self-released EP for his early '80s rock band Hose.

1. The first time I actually heard of or saw Method Man, he was body slamming Funkmaster Flex in a ring emblazoned with the logo for Def Jam South, all while WC’s “The Streets” played in the ...

He went from Def Jam to a Mets jam. The legendary Def Jam graphic artist who created the cover of Biggie Small’s “Ready to Die” has been reimagining the Mets’ logo in a colossal collage he ...

Among the first releases to showcase a Def Jam logo was record by T La Rock and Jazzy Jay titled "It's Yours." It caught the attention of a teenager from New York who went by the stage name LL Cool J.

What are the names that pop to mind when you think of '80s rap? The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J—all essential hip-hop artists, all signed to Def Jam Records. Half oral history, half ...

Def Jam is known for ushering in a slew of iconic rap acts to the game: LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Redman, and DMX, just to name a few. But the historic label was not ...

Noah Sheer, a 22-year year veteran of Def Jam Recordings, has been promoted to executive vice president and head of promotion. The announcement was made by executive VP and GM Nicki Farag; Sheer ...

Universal Music Group's Def Jam launched Def Jam Africa, a new division based in Johannesburg, South Africa, ... PMC Logo Most Popular Martha Stewart Just Shared the Tastiest 1-Ingredient (Yes, ...

The-Dream has officially left Def Jam Records. The lauded singer-producer took to Twitter to share his departure as a result of being "underappreciated." "I will miss this logo. It all started ...