DMX once revealed what meeting Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was like back when he hoped to be signed to Bad Boy records.

Diddy once dismissed DMX as "not marketable." Def Jam saw his potential, signed him, and changed hip-hop forever.

Record executive and music producer Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo, who helped launch music careers for Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule, has died at 54. Def Jam Recordings, where Gotti worked as an executive ...

He worked with big acts like DMX, Ja Rule, and Ashanti, among others. “His creative genius and unwavering dedication to the culture birthed countless hits, defining an era of music that continues to ...

Def Jam Recordings, which was the parent company ... Gotti also worked with some of rap’s most legendary artists like Jay-Z, Nas and DMX, among other huge names in the genre.