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Jermaine Dupri: A company man until the bitter end

Jan 14th, '09  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

Jermaine Dupri must feel like a real sucker right now. A little over a year ago, he was acting as a puppet for the TIs, going ...

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Uncle Murda Splits With Def Jam

Jan 13th, '09  •  by XXL Staff  •  34 Comments

In an interview with DJ Vlad, Brooklyn rapper Uncle Murda revealed that he is no longer on Def Jam Recordings. Murda signed with the label under ...

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808s and cynical corporate fiat

Dec 3rd, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  26 Comments

These TIs, man I tell you. As soon as you think they've run out of ways to ruin hip-hop, they find another one. Or have ...

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Def Jam Names New Senior Vice President

Nov 17th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

Island Def Jam Music Group President, Steve Bartels announced today (11/17) the appointment of Jeff Straughn as Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing of Island Def ...

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The Kanye Code: What Would Jeezy Do? [WWJD?]

Nov 14th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

“Every time I write a chorus or any type of hook, I say like, 'What would Jeezy do?' You know how niggas be like, ...

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The winter of FAIL

Nov 12th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

Oh,  what it must be like to be a fly on the wall in the Def Jam building right about now. Things there must be in ...

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UPDATE: Def Jam Executive VP Shakir Stewart Commits Suicide

Nov 3rd, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  38 Comments

Def Jam Executive VP Shakir Stewart committed suicide this past Saturday (11/1/08). Reports say Stewart died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The executive earned his stripes ...

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Jay-Z Honored By U.N. For Water Mission in Africa

Oct 2nd, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  3 Comments

Jay-Z was honored last night by the United Nations for his efforts to help aid the water crisis in Africa in 2006. The Brooklyn rapper ...

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Jay-Z To Perform For Voter Registration Drive

Oct 1st, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  7 Comments

Jay-Z is scheduled to perform in Detroit, Michigan over the weekend as a part of a voter registration drive sponsored in part by the Obama ...

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