YRS Jerzy’s Wednesday Throwback: Rocko – “Umma Do Me”

- May 23, 2018May 23, 20180

By YRS Jerzy Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer Before Rocko became Atlanta's street A&R, he was one of the biggest phenoms coming out of the A. Dating back to 1999, Rocko was working as a ghostwriter, and developing talent. By 2006, he caught the attention of Jermaine Dupri, who was then working at Def

Rihanna sold out, within hours, of #SavageXFenty, before the night was even over [VIDEO]

- May 11, 2018May 11, 20180

By Ricki Says Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer Between Rihanna and Jay-Z, there are many parallels between their respective careers. When Rihanna debuted, she was under Jay-Z's wing at Def Jam. Like him, she released an album every year, with one being a compilation album, that still delivered a chart topper. From 2005 through 2012,

Atlantic Records gets roasted for signing the Yodeling Boy and Charlamagne Tha God says Mike Caren must be stopped!

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- April 27, 2018April 27, 20180

By Chox-Mak Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer This move has all of the rap fans going in, right now. But, to be clear, the whole Atlantic Records isn't just a hip hop label. However, a few years ago, Atlantic had more rappers than Def Jam did on their roster, and they still have a

YRS Jerzy’s Wednesday Throwback: Rihanna – “Pon de Replay”

- April 25, 2018April 25, 20180

By YRS Jerzy Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer Back in 2005, Jay-Z was just settling into his role as Def Jam president and he took a risk. Signing Rihanna, she set the summer on fire, and scored a big hit. However, at the time, Rihanna was a relative newcomer, and Amerie was the big

#JayZ discuss his mother coming out and says he cried when she told him in new clip from David Letterman interview [VIDEO]

- April 4, 2018April 4, 20180

By Alyssa Debonair Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer In music, it gets no bigger than Jay-Z, and all of that is based simply off the consistency he had, when he was an artist. Following his debut album, Jay-Z signed a joint venture with Def Jam. To ensure the deal was a success, he dropped

Rihanna is officially the most-certified artist in digital history

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- April 1, 2018April 1, 20180

By Alyssa Debonair Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer When it comes to her career, Rihanna has followed a path that was trailed by Jay-Z, but few have noticed. In 2005, Jay-Z was trying his hand at running Def Jam and Rihanna was among the first signees. It wouldn't be long before Rihanna dropped her

Foxy Brown talks about conversation with Nicki Minaj, in #postandelete IG post, saying they “laughed and cried” together + Fans think she also shaded Cardi B

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- March 30, 2018March 30, 20180

By Ricki Says Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer The year of 1996 was a great year for hip hop and was one of the best years for female rappers, similar to 2017. But, that era was when Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, and Missy Elliott debuted. Also, that span of time gave birth to MC

Jay-Z reportedly purchases Tupac Shakur’s entire discography for $384 million, via Roc Nation

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- March 29, 2018May 7, 20180

By Chox-Mak Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer Back in 1996, it was an incredible year for music, but no one could predict what would happen next. Until it happened, nobody expected both Tupac and Biggie to die within a year. At the time, Jay-Z was barely known, so few expected him to literally own

Dave East gives classic clapback to woman trying to clown his music, calling her a “Shrek ogre face b*tch” [PHOTO]

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- March 19, 2018March 19, 20180

By Ricki Says Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer Given his industry connections, Dave East has all of the tools to become a major star, in the game. For starters, Dave East has Nas in his corner. Aside from being signed to Nas' label, Dave East also has backing from Def Jam. When it comes to

Rihanna causes Snapchat’s stock to plummet, even further, after she said “throw away the whole app-oligy,” referring to their ad dissing her, and their apology

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- March 15, 2018March 15, 20180

By Ricki Says Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer One thing is becoming abundantly clear, Rihanna is not one to be messed with. Towards the end of her Def Jam run, Rihanna ran into a bit of struggle. This led to a four year hiatus, where Rihanna had trouble scoring a hit record. Rihanna hasn't had