Def Jam

Nigerian Afropop artist Adekunle Gold will release his fifth album on Def Jam this summer.

”Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness,” a statement from Adidas reads.

From ’90s ska to Nina Simone, from Anti-Flag to the history of hip hop, there’s something for everyone in this roundup of new and recent documentaries to stream.

Fresh off Benny’s appearance on Snoop Dogg’s new song ”Murder Music,” Snoop has signed Benny to Def Jam for his first major label deal as a solo artist.

It’s off Snoop Dogg’s upcoming album ‘Snoop Dogg Presents The Algorithm,’ his first project as an executive creative consultant of Def Jam.

The announcement follows the recent releases of the DJ Premier-produced ”State of the Union (STFU)” and the new version of ”Fight the Power” (ft. Nas, Black Thought, Rapsody, YG, Jahi, and Questlove).

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Rising LA rapper Maxo’s first project for Def Jam comes out this week, following his very promising singles ”Time” and ”In My Penny’s.”

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons was accused of sexual assault, which he first denied and then later apologized to “any women from my past who I may have offended.” Since then, screenwriter Jenny Lumet shared a detailed account via The Hollywood Reporter of Simmons assaulting her in 1991, and Simmons has now given his own statement…

Toronto’s Alessia Cara has been getting a lot of hype lately for her debut single “Here,” which is based on the same Isaac Hayes sample used by Tricky’s “Hell is Just Around the Corner” and Portishead’s “Glorybo…