Tamia is in town for a sold-out show at Center Stage and stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 to speak to Maria More about her career and her family as well as her new business venture. While she’s recorded for her own label Plus 1 for a while, she recently partnered with Def Jam, which […]
Damon Dash has no problem telling anyone what’s on his mind. He’s been going on a spree airing out his grievances and putting record execs…
Rihanna is known for making some surprising moves that keeps her fans guessing. In her latest move, the Bajan superstar has reportedly moved on from her label…
Hip hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons was on The Steve Harvey Morning Show talking about his new book, “Success Through Stillness,” which highlights the benefits of meditation and offers guidelines to start meditating. Listen to the exclusive interview below: RELATED: Russell Simmons Gushes Over Kimora, Calls Ex-Wife His Best Friend & An Amazing Mother Denzel Washington […]
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…
Everyone raise a glass and toast to singer-songwriter The-Dream. The Atlanta-native was recently named Vice President of A&R at Def Jam Records. The change in The-Dream’s professional life comes at the point in Def Jam’s legacy where they are trying to change with the times and The-Dream believes he can help Def Jam reach the […]
Frank Ocean, the singer behind “Novocane” and Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church In The Wild,” has officially come out and revealed that he is bisexual! Ocean recently alluded to being bisexual, but confirmed his sexuality with a letter posted to his Tumblr page: “4 summers ago, I met somebody,” he wrote. “I was 19 […]
Adam Yauch, aka MCA of The Beastie Boys, has died. Globalgrind.com is reporting that the member of the legendary rap group succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was 47 years old. Yauch was a young bass player attending Bard College when he linked up with Adam “Ad Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond […]
Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo is moving from Def Jam to Motown Records, and he is bringing his Compound imprint along with him. You can now call Ne-Yo the senior vice president of A&R at the label. The Atlanta-based artist released the following statement on the news: “I’m honored that I¹ve been given such a prestigious title and […]
Tracee Ellis Ross celebrated her 39th birthday party at Reign on Friday and Kanye West showed up after shutting down Philips Arena with Jay-Z on the first stop of the Watch the Throne tour. Fabolous was also in the building, but it was Akon’s younger brother Bu Thiam who stood out after some major PDAing […]
Def Jam Records launched 25 years ago, and Jay-Z and Young Jeezy came by the Spotted Pig in New York City to celebrate. The private dinner took place on Friday (October 14th), after Def Jam founders Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons spoke at the New York Public Library about the label’s early years chronicled in […]
