YK Osiris Gets Emotional After Releasing First Independent Song
YK sheds tears of freedom.
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Kodak Black, Westside Gunn, Smino and More - New Hip-Hop Projects
A major release week for hip-hop to wrap up October.
October 2022 New Music Releases
October is packed with highly anticipated drops from some heavy hitters in hip-hop.
Is the Def Jam Fighting Video Game Coming Back?
Is it really happening this time?
Steven Victor Named Executive Vice President, Head A&R at Def Jam
The COO of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music is joining Paul Rosenberg's team at the label.
England Rap Duo Krept and Konan Keep Proving People Wrong
England rap duo Krept and Konan have broken record after record in their native UK, and now they're setting their sights on America.
Gunplay Finally Proves His Worth on ‘Living Legend’
The infamous Gunplay, aka Don Logan, has finally released his long-awaited Def Jam debut, Living Legend.
Gunplay Explains the Definition of a Living Legend in Doc Series Part 4
Gunplay's debut album for Def Jam, Living Legend, is finally out and in stores, and today XXL premieres the fourth installment in his five-part Living Legend interview series. In this segment, which you can watch above, the Maybach Music Group MC opens up by naming 2pac as an example of someone who achieved the status of "living legend...
Gunplay Tells How He Got His Def Jam Deal in Living Legend Doc Part 3
It's been a long, tough road for Gunplay to reach his long-awaited debut album, Living Legend. But now that the LP is in stores—it came out July 31—Gunplay has been looking back at his successes and hardships along the way in a new documentary series presented by Def Jam and premiered by XXL...