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Monday September 21

Video SoulBounce

Chrisette Michele Looks Anything But 'Fragile' Behind The Scenes

I love the fact that Island Def Jam is putting ample resources behind Chrisette Michele's Epiphany CD. Recently, the Long Island native recruited DC rapper Wale to contribute to a remix to her video for "Fragile," which will premiere the...

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Wednesday June 03

A Soulful Noise, First Spin

New Amerie Album Due This August

Amerie fans and stans, rejoice! Def Jam has now given official word that In Love & War, her fourth album and first on the label, will be released this August. Thankfully we won't have to wait that long to...

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Wednesday January 14

Sh*t or Shinola?

Don't Blame JD For How 'Discipline' Turned Out

You know what they say--what don't come out in the wash will damn sure come out in the rinse! Now that Jermaine Dupri no longer holds an executive position at Def Jam (better for both parties, IMO), the Discipline Wars...

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Friday November 14

Listicle

5 Ways That Janet Jackson Can Get 'Control' Again

Le sigh. Janet Jackson is having the worst year imaginable. From having boyfriend Jermaine Dupri throwing up on her lap after drinking Jay-Z's specialty booze to having to live down an older brother who constantly invents reunion tours out of...

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Monday November 03

Relax in Paradise

Shakir Stewart (1974-2008)

Shakir Stewart: Def Jam Exec Dead Of Suicide [BV]...

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Friday September 05

A Soulful Noise

Janet and Label Turn a 'Def' Ear to One Another

How fitting is it that Janet Jackson added LL Cool J, another Def Jam artist and one due to depart, to her tour? They should almost be calling it the "Eff Def Jam" tour, since Janet has recently revealed "I...

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Tuesday April 29

Rap Snacks

At Least They Can't Blame Jay-Z

Why are The Roots even on Def Jam in the first place? L.A. Reid doesn't know what the hell is going on with an act signed to his label. Well, maybe just Mariah. SOHH breaks down ?uestlove's comments to Billboard...

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Friday January 25

Industry & Culture

The (Former) Carter Administration May Just Lose One

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Douglas "Biggs" Ellison, CEO of Four Kings Productions, Inc. was suing Def Jam on the grounds that he discovered their latest diamond in the rough, soul chanteuse Chrisette Michele, he signed her to Four...

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Monday November 19

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Don't Look Any Further

We couldn't bear to do it, but someone actually live-blogged the American Music Awards. (That Lenny Kravitz totally owned, by the way.) [AHM]At least one person is feeling the new Alicia Keys' CD. [Rocka]Def Jam will release a compilation...

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