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The list of scandals tied to Diddy’s name grows by the day. Mark Curry believes Shyne’s Def Jam deal was really a pay off from Brother Love.

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On Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed against former Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons in Manhattan, alleging that he raped a former music executive and producer at his apartment in the late 1990s.

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Ice-T believes if they want to bring Def Jam Vendetta back they are going to have to back up the Brink's Truck to pay all of the rappers in the game.

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Wale returns after a lengthy hiatus and drops off the new single "Max Julien." The DMV spitter is now signed to Def Jam Recordings.

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YK Osiris is now an independent artist after his deal with Def Jam reportedly ended back in December of last year.

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pg Lang, the company created by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free, has made another big move by signing Los Angeles rapper Tanna Leone and partnering with Def Jam Recordings in the same deal.

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Def Jam, and in turn Universal Music Group, made a lof of money selling DMX's music. So covering the late, great rapper's funeral costs was the least the legendary Hip-Hop label could do.

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Lena Waithe wants to extend her winning streak to the music industry. In a recent interview she made it clear she wants to bring back real artistry with her record label.

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Snoop Dogg will be adding another notch to his already illustrious belt. The Long Beach rapper has accepted an executive role at Def Jam Records.

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On Saturday (Nov 5), Teyana Taylor took to Instagram to share the unexpected news that she was walking away from the music industry.

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For those that didn’t know, JAY-Z and DMX didn’t really see eye to with one another despite always putting out great records together, but that didn’t stop Jigga from a tremendous solid for Dark Man X.

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Def Jam is one of Hip-Hop's most iconic and storied record labels with over 35 years in the game. Today (May 26), the Universal Music Group announced the launch of Def Jam Africa.