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Def Jam’s New Top Man Defends Nas’s LP Title Switch, Says He’s Not Jay-Z’s Replacement

Jun 4th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  23 Comments

Shakir Stewart was appointed to the top post at Def Jam Recordings, but he wants to make it clear he’s not replacing Jay-Z. “I was appointed ...

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Woman In R.Kelly Trial Testifies About Threesomes, Def Jam Appoints Jay-Z Successor, And Wale Partners with Imeem To Showcase D.C. In “The Roundup.”

Jun 3rd, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

A women who participated in multiple threesome escapades with R.Kelly and the alleged underaged female in the singer's infamous sex tape testified yesterday in court ...

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NEWS: Nas And DJ Green Lantern To Release The Nigger Tape

May 27th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  42 Comments

It looks like Nigger will get to see the light of day after all. Barely a week after scrapping the controversial title to his 9th ...

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Def Jam Street Team Member Bullies New York Times Reporter

Mar 25th, '08  •  by SCRATCH  •  31 Comments

According to a City Room blog entry that appeared yesterday on NYTimes.com, a New York Times reporter was out and about in Manhattan on Friday, ...

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Fabolous Plans Concept Album Based on Film

Mar 24th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  21 Comments

Fabolous recently announced to MTV News that he will be following in Jay-Z’s footsteps with a planned concept album based on an unidentified film. The ...

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RUMOR: Jay-Z Wants $100 Million for Record Label?

Mar 20th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  28 Comments

Since leaving his post as President and CEO of Def Jam at the end of 2007, Hova has had everybody in the industry working overtime ...

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Nas Responds to Maxim Review Controversy

Feb 27th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  26 Comments

Nas recently spoke to the New York Post’s Page Six about a premature review of his upcoming LP, Nigger, that was published by men’s magazine ...

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RUMOR: Jay-Z & Nas Collabo Album In The Works?

Feb 25th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  71 Comments

While rumors have been circulating for months about Jay-Z's post-Def Jam future, an item in the New York Daily News' Rush & Molloy column today ...

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Lyor Cohen Denies Jay-Z Label Rumors

Feb 7th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

Warner Music Group chairman and former Def Jam executive Lyor Cohen has denied rumors that the company is in talks with Jay-Z to launch a ...

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