LL Cool J has been a household name for decades, but it seems not everybody was aware of what his stage name actually ...

In the wake of Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ arrest, people are speculating about which prominent entertainer will be exposed next.

LL Cool J has a long history with Def Jam and the MTV VMAs. The New York native inked his first record deal with Def Jam ...

LL Cool J became one of the earliest rappers to reach commercial success alongside Beastie Boys and Run-DMC after signing with Def Jam Recordings in 1984. His breakthrough came with the single I ...

Dreamhack has partnerted up with Def Jam for a cool new showcase, highlighting several new hip hop performers coming up in ...

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is facing accusations of avoiding giving a deposition for a sexual harassment lawsuit.

On this date in 1999, one of Hip Hop's greatest duos of all time, Erick and Parrish Making Dollars, released their fifth full ...

Adekunle Gold and award-winning dancehall artist Patoranking will headline the second annual Next Narrative Africa: The ...

The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap includes 9 CDs with more than 120 tracks and a 300-page book with 11 essays and never-before-seen photographs and designs by Cey Adams, artist and founding ...

Russell Simmons has been accused of evading answering questions under oath by an undisclosed former Def Jam executive.

He said: “It is a great honor for me to start up Def Jam Recordings in Sweden. Def Jam raised me! I grew up on artists like Public Enemy, EPMD, LL Cool J, Redman & Method Man, Warren G and many ...

The former Def Jam executive suing Russell Simmons for sexual harassment and battery accused him of refusing to agree to sit ...