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Original Content Classic Rotation: Beastie Boys' "Licensed to Ill" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at the Beastie Boys’ classic album, "Licensed to Ill", which dropped twenty-eight years ago on November 15, 1986. By Kahron Spearman November 15, 2014 203 Views
News Jose Guapo Announces Controversial "Osama Bin Guapo" Mixtape Jose Guapo announces "Osama Bin Guapo," a tape with artwork that superimposes him over a picture of Osama Bin Laden. By Patrick Lyons November 10, 2014 11.7K Views
News No I.D. Promoted To Head Of A&R At Def Jam No I.D. is now the head guy for Def Jam's A&R department. By Kevin Goddard November 04, 2014 6.7K Views
News Def Jam (Remix) Trinidad grabs some big features for the remix to his early 2014 single. By Lloyd Jaffe October 20, 2014 66 Views
News Rick Rubin Returns To The Dorm Room Where He Started Def Jam This short documentary follows Rick Rubin back to his dorm room in which he founded Def Jam. By Trevor Smith October 19, 2014 113 Views
News Jhené Aiko Refuses To Perform At Def Jam's 30th Anniversary Concert After A Member Of Her Team Was "Assaulted" Jhené Aiko was slated to perform on Thursday night at Def Jam's 30th anniversary show, but didn't, saying she left because a member of her team was "assaulted." By Patrick Lyons October 18, 2014 19.2K Views
News Def Jam CEO Says Kanye West's New Album Is "Incredible" Kanye West's new album sounds "incredible" according to the CEO of his label. By Rose Lilah October 14, 2014 43.3K Views
Interviews Khalil Talks Working With Birdman, Befriending Justin Bieber Khalil chops it up with us about his major label deal and befriending "Bizzle," AKA Justin Bieber. By Patrick Lyons October 10, 2014 177 Views
News Vince Staples Details "Hell Can Wait" EP, With Guest Spots From A$ton Matthews & Teyana Taylor On September 23rd, Vince Staples will release a new EP entitled "Hell Can Wait," which will feature guest spots from Teyana Taylor and A$ton Matthews. By Patrick Lyons September 09, 2014 5.8K Views
Interviews Trinidad James Details Departure From Def Jam Trinidad James explains why he's no longer signed to Def Jam. By Patrick Lyons August 28, 2014 106 Views
News Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, DMX And More To Play Def Jam 30th Anniversary Concert Def jam announces a 30th anniversary show with performances by Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, DMX, Fabolous, Foxy Brown, Jhené Aiko, Onyx, Method Man, Redman, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Warren G, EPMD, and Jeremih. By Patrick Lyons August 14, 2014 6.9K Views
News Doin' Me Trinidad James continues to do him on "Doin' Me." By Rose Lilah August 04, 2014 125 Views