The summer of 2013 is winding down, but Big Sean still hopes to make his mark on the season. The Def Jam and G.O.O.D. Music rapper has revealed the artwork for his forthcoming sophomore album, Hall Of Fame.
On July 8, Def Jam made the announcement that producer/DJ Don Cannon had joined the staff as Vice President of A&R. Cannon tells Hip-Hop Wired that his goal with the label is to assist in helping Hip-Hop culture move forward.
Atlanta’s influence on Hip-Hop culture is undeniable. Many have figures have been conduits for the globalization of the southern mecca’s culture, but few are respected like DJ and producer Don Cannon — the new Vice President of A&R of Def Jam Recordings.
Hip-Hop music has always had an independent spirit. Plenty of prominent, and major, rap labels of the present day started out indie (see: Cash Money, for one example). The truth is plenty of your favorite artist are rocking right now because they didn’t let a corporate label sleeping at the wheel dim their vision.
Def Jam R&B vocalist and songwriter Jeremih has been bubbling on the scene since his 2009 self-titled debut album. After a relatively slow start to the year, the Chicago native is hoping a new partnership with Sean “Diddy” Combs will take his career to the next level.
Rising singer-songwriter Elijah Blake asserted himself as a wizard with the pen on hits records like Usher’s “Climax.” With his solo debut, Songs About Melody, on the way, the young crooner looks to make waves with his new single “Vendetta.”
The plot thickens. This morning, we received reports that 2 Chainz was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco Sunday afternoon (June 9). Then authorities claimed that a member of the Grammy-nominated rapper’s entourage was actually mugged, and not the Atlanta native. Now, we receive confirmation that it was indeed the Def Jam artist that was […]
Surprise, surprise. Gunplay returns bearing a gift in audible form to whet appetites before his Def Jam debut, Living Legend. Aptly titled Acquitted, the mixtape is the MMG rapper’s first body of work since his armed robbery case —which could have given him life imprisonment— was dismissed.
Kanye West‘s new album, Yeezus, is out in a little over week, but the producer has come down to the wire with its completion. Sources say Yeezy brought in Rick Rubin at the last minute to lay down tracks, which has made Def Jam’s sample clearance department scramble.
No matter your opinions on his music, you have to appreciate 2 Chainz for his story. Last year, we witnessed the Atlanta native transform from rap underdog into one of the hottest artists in the game. His major label debut Based on a T.R.U. Story featured two undeniable hits in “No Lie” and “Birthday Song,” he was nominated […]
The-Dream makes a great case for himself in the race for the summer anthem with “High Art,” featuring Jay-Z. This was easily one of the more highly anticipated tracks from the Grammy winner’s fifth studio album IV Play, and we’d say the bouncy record delivers.
Gunplay rose Hip-Hop’s rank in 2012, and almost fell just as quickly due to armed robbery charges that had him facing a life sentence if convicted. However, the case was dismissed in late February and the “Human L.A. Riot” is back to prepping his debut album, which he discussed, among other things, with the good folks at HipHopSince1987.com.
