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ReviewMusic
Casey Benjamin, Ronnie Scott’s — charismatic saxophonist blends jazz and hip-hop
...That first number, written by the Honnet Brothers, gave order to a structured jam. And this is roughly how this first-house set played out....
September 12, 2023
Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast22 min listen
AI hits the music industry
...“Ni**as in Paris” written by Kanye West, Shawn Carter, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Jeff Cox and Dave Cox, published by Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation and Def Jam....
July 18, 2023
FT Live
Business of Entertainment Summit
Capitalizing on Disruption
Thursday, 19 SeptemberLos Angeles, CA
Sexual misconduct allegations
New York law unleashes ‘avalanche’ of historic sexual abuse claims
...She worked her way up to senior jobs at Def Jam and Arista Records, where she worked with music mogul Clive Davis and stars such as Whitney Houston....
November 23, 2023
ReviewArts books
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin — a self-help manual to unleash the musical artist within
...It is a self-help manual about how to unleash your inner artist, written by the celebrated record producer Rick Rubin, co-founder in 1984 of the pioneering New York rap label Def Jam Recordings....
January 10, 2023
ReviewAlbums
Stormzy: This Is What I Mean review — grace and vulnerability from the UK’s most significant rapper
.... ★★★★☆ ‘This Is What I Mean’ is released by 0207 Def Jam/Merky...
November 25, 2022
ReviewAlbums
Moonchild Sanelly reaches for international stardom with Phases
...When Universal Music Group launched new label Def Jam Africa in 2020 — set up to provide an international platform for African hip-hop — it started with a roster drawn from South African and Nigerian acts...
June 10, 2022
FT Live
Business of Art
Market shifts and future growth
Monday, 7 October180 Studios, London, UK
FT Magazine
Meet the man quietly revolutionising publishing
...At Crown he inherited a book by Russell Simmons, founder of the music label Def Jam....
February 4, 2023
HTSIThe HTSI editor picks her favourite reads of 2021
World exclusive: What Frank Ocean did next
...He self-released his album Blonde in 2016 the day after Endless was released by Def Jam....
August 7, 2021
Warner Music Group Corp
Warner Music to buy record label 300 Entertainment for $400m
...Liles, the former president of the Def Jam label, runs New York-based 300....
December 16, 2021
InterviewLunch with the FT
Music mogul Lyor Cohen: ‘I don’t look on “aggressive” as a bad word’
...Rising through the ranks, he became co-president of Def Jam Records in 1988, marshalling rap’s first wave of stars, the likes of LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and Public Enemy....
October 29, 2021
ReviewAlbums
Kanye West’s latest album Donda is a dud
.... ★☆☆☆☆ ‘Donda’ is released by GOOD Music/Def Jam...
August 31, 2021
News in-depthMedia
R Kelly conviction: will this be music’s #MeToo moment?
...Dixon in her early 20s landed her dream job: scouting talent for Def Jam recordings where she worked with artists such as the Notorious B.I.G....
October 1, 2021
ReviewAlbums
An all-star line-up gives DMX’s Exodus a due sense of occasion
.... ★★★☆☆ ‘Exodus’ is released by Def Jam...
May 28, 2021
John Gapper
Jay-Z created a hip-hop path to luxury influence
...Rihanna, whom he personally signed to Def Jam when she was 17, has learnt from his philosophy by launching her Fenty Beauty brand with LVMH, and her Savage X Fenty lingerie line....
February 26, 2021
FT Swamp Notes
Competition and concentration Premium content
...I recently watched and really loved this series about the famous music producer Rick Rubin (he founded Def Jam, and helped launch Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy) and his LA studio Shangri-La....
June 21, 2021
FT Live
FTWeekend Festival
Where the FT Weekend paper comes to life
Saturday, 7 September London, UK
ReviewAlbums
Justin Bieber: Justice — idealistic rebirth or just woke-washing?
.... ★★☆☆☆ ‘Justice’ is released by RBMG/Def Jam Recordings...
March 22, 2021
Seven films to watch this week
On the Record/Athlete A — two unmissable films about predators and power
...Dixon features in On the Record, based on her time working for the storied label Def Jam and founder Russell Simmons....
June 24, 2020
Social affairs
‘Urban’ music drawn into controversy amid US racial reckoning
...“This is a much more complex issue than I think some people may realise,” said Mr Harleston, interim chief executive of Def Jam and general counsel for Universal Music....
June 17, 2020
From the apocalypse to the environment: the latest in gaming
How online games are becoming a new arena for live music
...In the Def Jam wrestling games, you could make rappers like Ludacris and Lil’ Kim brawl against Method Man and, oddly, actress Carmen Electra. 50 Cent released Blood on the Sand, a shooter where a concert...
May 6, 2020
ReviewAlbums
Kanye West: Jesus Is King — olde soul samples and gospel acclamations
.... ★★☆☆☆ ‘Jesus Is King’ is released by GOOD Music/Def Jam...
November 1, 2019
The Questionnaire
Rapper Slick Rick: ‘My younger self would think, that’s a sexy brother’
...He was the third artist signed to Def Jam records....
August 30, 2019
ReviewAlbums
Alessia Cara: The Pains of Growing — resonant retro-soul
.... ★★★☆☆ ‘The Pains of Growing’ is released by Def Jam/Universal...
November 30, 2018
ReviewArts
Podcasts — Folsom Untold is the fascinating story of Johnny Cash’s comeback prison album
...The new music pod Broken Record is the fruit of an unlikely collaboration between the New York essayist and author Malcolm Gladwell, the music producer and Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin and the journalist...
December 16, 2018
ReviewLife & Arts
Podcast: Mogul — mesmerising
...After a lengthy stint at “the Harvard of hip-hop”, Def Jam records, under the tutelage of its founder Russell Simmons, Lighty struck out on his own with Violator Management....
July 21, 2017
Life of a Song podcast7 min listen
The Life of a Song: The Message
...Credits: Castle Communications, Warner Bros, Wagram Music, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Atlantic Records...
April 30, 2017

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