Founded in 1986, the label was instrumental in the recognition of "gangsta rap" and Southern hip-hop and is currently home to rappers Joey Bada$$ and Kendrick Lamar. By Harley Brown, Billboard The ...

Def Jam, the influential US record label, will launch a division in the "capital of Chinese hip-hop" Chengdu, its parent ...

(CNN) — Universal Music Group is requesting to dismiss Drake’s federal defamation lawsuit against the label over Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster song “Not Like Us,” saying in a legal filing that the ...

Indie rap isn’t about waiting on a label anymore. Artists fund their music through merch, fans, streaming, and smart business moves that keep them free and paid. Back in the day, being an indie rapper ...

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Marseille made a historic move into the music industry on Thursday after the announcement that the French Ligue 1 club had launched a rap record label alongside music industry titan BMG. In a ...

Rap label Death Row Records will shut down unless founder Marion Knight appears in court. Founder Marion Knight has already missed three hearings after being ordered to pay £61m to Lydia Harris, who ...