Laws and her crew met a woman who let them live in her house for free. Then she began working on her music. Despite interest from other companies, Laws' demo made it to Def Jam co-founder and ...

Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. In a statement posted to Gotti’s Instagram, his family wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we ...

By Carl Lamarre Def Jam continues to stockpile talent and revamp its legacy as a music powerhouse, as evidenced by their latest signing of Dende. After an impressive run on the independent circuit ...

Gotti’s death was confirmed by Def Jam Records, which released a statement on Instagram. Murder Inc. began as a subsidiary of Def Jam in 1998 and Gotti had also worked there as an executive.