Hip Hop legend Adam 'MCA' Yauch from Beastie Boys spoke candidly about his admiration for Public Enemy, bestowing praise on ...

“Niggas was farming music in the group chat,” Henny recalls. “A motherfucker [would] put a beat pack in that shit [and] I’m sending joints back in an hour. We just started working and it was [like], ...

Over the years, his work has appeared in and been highlighted by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, VICE and Hot Press magazine. Prior to Billboard, he worked as the senior ...

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, ...

Def Jam began as a maverick independent label inspired by downtown New York City’s vibrant street culture and the emerging sound of hip-hop, pioneered by iconic stars like LL Cool J, Slick Rick ...

1998 in New York City. (Credit: Catherine McGann/Getty Images) When their debut album Shake Your Money Maker came out on February 13, 1990, hair metal bands like Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, and Def ...

Mama Said Knock You Out and its thundering title track announced LL Cool J as a force in the new decade ... But it was the brash rapper on Def Jam who made it standard. For years, if a male ...

LiAngelo Ball, 26, has signed a deal with Def Jam and the Universal Music Group, ESPN reported. Ball’s label, Born2Ball Music Group, had gone viral for his Jan. 4 song release, “Tweaker ...

NBC Universal, Inc. LiAngelo Ball is expanding his life playbook, taking a pivot from his hoop dreams to a fresh focus on music with a new record deal. Ball signed with Def Jam and Universal Music ...

The streets (READ: the internet) are saying that LiAngelo Ball has a banger on his hands with his new viral song, “Tweaker.” It looks like Def Jam is a firm believer. The record label has ...

Following the viral success of his new song "Tweaker," LiAngelo Ball is cashing in with a major payday. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Ball has signed a deal with Def Jam and Universal Music ...