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Russell Simmons Co-Signs Irv Gotti for Def Jam Prez

Oct 17th, '11  •  by jesse  •  4 Comments

Russell Simmons is in favor of Irv Gotti becoming Def Jam’s new President. The business mogul and co-founder of the historic hip-hop label told XXLMag.com that ...

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Interscope, Rock-It Cargo Deny Involvement in Cocaine Ring

Sep 20th, '11  •  by jesse  •  1 Comment

Interscope Records is denying any involvement with a drug-trafficking ring, days after federal prosecutors claimed that the company’s offices were used by a narcotics scheme ...

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Violator Management Merges With Primary Wave Music

Sep 16th, '11  •  by jesse  •  1 Comment

Violator Management may have just gotten stronger. That’s because it was revealed today (September 16) that it has joined forces with Primary Wave Music, one ...

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Mobb Deep Lands Label Deal With Sony

Sep 2nd, '11  •  by jesse  •  12 Comments

Mobb Deep is ready to deliver their first album and after various contracts with Loud Records, Jive and G-Unit, throughout their 18-year-career, the Queens-bred duo have ...

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50 Cent Reveals Details on New Heaphone Line

Aug 31st, '11  •  by jesse  •  2 Comments

Dr. Dre and Ludacris aren’t the only rappers with their own signature headphone line. Back in May, 50 Cent announced that he would be breaking ...

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No I.D. Named Executive Vice President of Def Jam

Aug 29th, '11  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

Longtime Kanye West mentor and fellow Chicago producer No I.D. is finally stepping out from behind the boards. The G.O.O.D. Music associate revealed during ASCAP's Pre-VMA ...

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Ex-Beats By Dre Partner Launches Competing Headphone Line

Aug 24th, '11  •  by jesse  •  3 Comments

Sometimes competition can come from the strangest places, as is the case with Beats By Dre’s new contender. According to Billboard, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s ...

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Swizz Beatz Named Vice President of Creative Design for British Car Company, Lotus

Aug 16th, '11  •  by jesse  •  8 Comments

Swizz Beatz has been making quite a name for himself lately outside of studio. In the last two years he adopted an arts school in his ...

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50 Cent Launches New Energy Drink, Proceeds Go to Feeding Africa

Aug 12th, '11  •  by jesse  •  24 Comments

50 Cent wasn’t lying when he said he planned on feeding a billion people in Africa. The hip-hop mogul recently announced that he is launching ...

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