Def Jam: The First 25 Years Of The Last Great Record Label

The new book that I co-authored with Bill Adler and Cey Adams — Def Jam: The First 25 Years Of The Last Great Record Label (Rizzoli) — is out this week. (Click HERE to buy the book.) So much more than a “coffee table” book, it’s a comprehensive oral history of the label. The book […]

VIDEO: Two Controversial Moments From “The Big Payback”

Two new installments in my web video series, where I discuss two controversial moments in The Big Payback: • Cash Money Records stiffed the woman who got them their landmark deal, Wendy Day. • Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons tussle over Vibe magazine. Play it, embed it, circulate it! Peep the videos after the jump…