Warner Bros. Records executive Joie "Joey I.E." Manda is expected to be named the new president of Def Jam Recordings, according to a source who spoke with XXLmag.com...
Just months away from the release of his Def Jam debut, Live From The Underground, Big K.R.I.T. returns with another album-quality free body of work with 4Eva N A Day...
Despite a statement by Tyga in a recent interview, Nas is not starting a new label called Kings and Queens, according to the veteran rapper's manager...
Two decades into his career, No I.D. is finally getting recognition on the biggest stage. XXL looks back at the producer's career, from his personal and professional ups and down with Common to aligning himself with Kanye West...
"It liberated my thinking in some ways, creatively and in a sense of knowing that you can do a lot of it by yourself, not just the songs, but just taking control of your own movement," the singer/songwriter explains...
Just a few days after the announcement that Asher Roth signed to Def Jam, the rapper speaks with XXL about the deal and his new album, Is This Too Orange?...
"I like Irv," Russell Simmons tells XXL of who he likes for the position. "I like [DJ] Khaled. I’d co-sign Chris Lighty. These three people, I’d co-sign any of them in a second...”