“Niggas was farming music in the group chat,” Henny recalls. “A motherfucker [would] put a beat pack in that shit [and] I’m sending joints back in an hour. We just started working and it was [like], ...

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, ...

Mama Said Knock You Out and its thundering title track announced LL Cool J as a force in the new decade ... But it was the brash rapper on Def Jam who made it standard. For years, if a male ...

LiAngelo Ball, 26, has signed a deal with Def Jam and the Universal Music Group, ESPN reported. Ball’s label, Born2Ball Music Group, had gone viral for his Jan. 4 song release, “Tweaker ...

The streets (READ: the internet) are saying that LiAngelo Ball has a banger on his hands with his new viral song, “Tweaker.” It looks like Def Jam is a firm believer. The record label has ...

NBC Universal, Inc. LiAngelo Ball is expanding his life playbook, taking a pivot from his hoop dreams to a fresh focus on music with a new record deal. Ball signed with Def Jam and Universal Music ...

Following the viral success of his new song "Tweaker," LiAngelo Ball is cashing in with a major payday. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Ball has signed a deal with Def Jam and Universal Music ...

Basketball player-turned-rapper LiAngelo Ball has signed an $8 million label deal with Def Jam Recordings following the viral success of his song “Tweaker,” according to reports. Ball ...

But now, LiAngelo was enough to make Def Jam's roster — which includes other rap acts like 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Pusha T and Rapsody. ESPN reported that LiAngelo's new deal is worth around $13 ...