Def Jam Recordings

...Prince of the Roc, but it was continuously delayed. In 2006, Peedi was featured on Game Theory '', the first Def Jam release by fellow rap group The Roots, on its single "Long Time". Shortly afterwards, Roots drummer and leader ?uestlove...

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...Chrisette Michele, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Eric Sermon all ripped the stage with an unbelievable medley performing some of Def Jam's most iconic hits. 2009's "Hip Hop Honors" demonstrated how Def Jam Records and its architects Bill Stephney,...

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...Brookes The Roots have an album out, the Def Jam release "Game Theory," and a deep archive of classics, but this hip-hop band has always built its shows around off-label surprises rather than record company-sanctioned recordings. By...

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...first on Def Jam Records, released on August 29, 2006 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. It is their first album for the Def Jam label. A darker, grittier album with minimal emphasis on hook s in comparison to their previous work, Game...

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...West, Rihanna and Ne-Yo. The announcement serves to cap off a very turbulent year that saw Def Jam artist like LL Cool J protested that Jay as an artist and executive presented a unique conflict of interest. Additionally, number of...

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...a lone August gig in Jersey City, NJ. Details are listed below. The Roots' new album on Def Jam Recordings, "Rising Down," is scheduled to hit the streets April 29. "This is probably our most political album to date dealing with...

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...of their 11th album until October. The drummer said, "The Roots will announce that WE are pushing back our 11th project How I Got Over (Def Jam/Universal) until Oct. It shall be worth the wait. I'd like to announce in a well thought-out...

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...- a friend whom the band had backed on his MTV Unplugged performance and at his "retirement" gig at Madison Square Garden - brought them to Def Jam. But the star's tenure as head of the venerable imprint was hardly an unalloyed success: and...

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...like Kanye West, Rihanna and Young Jeezy. Def Jam did not return calls for comment; Billboard on Monday ran an article with the headline "Cult hip-hop band the Roots struggle at new label." The Roots see themselves as keepers of the...

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