Jay-Z signed Rihanna on to Def Jam Recordings when she was just 16. Unfortunately, in 2024, the media has their eye on Jay-Z after allegations stating he raped a 13-year-old in 2000. Now ...
Some include the Def Jam Office in the 90s, which was located on Varick Street; Madison Square Garden; Rock the Mic Studios, where JAY-Z and Alicia Keys recorded “Empire State of Mind ...
Def Jam Recordings has been the preeminent hip-hop ... both of which feature Jay-Z, who had only one full-length under his own belt at the time. Both Kim and Foxy ushered in a new era of female ...
Jay-Z began selling CDs out of his car and started the indie label Roc-A-Fella Records with Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs. He is also the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings. Odds are, had Jay-Z not turned ...