Her former record label Def Jam Recordings confirmed the passing in ... “Rest in peace to my big sis Lichelle Laws AKA Boss. One of the best female MCs and a dear friend. Give Rick Royal a ...

Lichelle Laws, the musician who became Def Jam's first female rapper under the moniker Boss (stylized as Bo$$), has died. She was 54. Laws's older sister Jovita Cheryl Moffett confirmed the rapper ...

The Hip-Hip community is taking a hit after music executive Kevin Liles is now facing serious allegations. According to a lawsuit filed on Thursday (Feb. 27), the former Def Jam president is being ...

A new lawsuit has been raised against former Def Jam president Kevin Liles, accusing him of sexual assault. The suit was filed in Manhattan on Thursday morning (February 27), and sees an anonymous ...

The ruling, which says Simmons is now a "stateless citizen," won't fully end of the lawsuit – nor other pending cases that the Def Jam co-founder is facing. By Bill Donahue A Manhattan federal ...

In the suit, obtained from New York Supreme Court and reviewed by Variety, Doe named Universal Music Group, Def Jam and Liles as defendants. She filed under the Victims of Gender-Motivated ...

Gotti was influential in Def Jam’s signing of celebrated rapper DMX and served as the executive producer of his 1998 album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.

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 ...