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Big shout to TheLifeFiles.com for locking in on this dope interview with Lenny S. of Def Jam Records. Lenny is an industry vet with a lot of stripes in the game, mostly dealing with the hardest part of the music business, handling the creative process that artists go though to record an album. He’s worked […]

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Big shout to TheLifeFiles.com for locking in on this dope interview with Lenny S. of Def Jam Records. Lenny is an industry vet with a lot of stripes in the game, mostly dealing with the hardest part of the music business, handling the creative process that artists go though to record an album. He’s worked […]

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For the last 10 years super producer Just Blaze has kept real Boom Bap hip-hop alive and kicking. His loud, crashing drums are a welcolmed treat to the avid neck-snapping beat head. Jay-Z the great MC, loves to lace up a Just track, so much so that coupled with Kanye West, Just and ‘Ye ushered […]

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I remember, like it was yesterday, hearing one of my favorite rap records of all time, “Aint’ No N*gga,” while sitting in office and talking about the “Nutty Professor” soundtrack with Kevin Liles.  He told me about Damon Dash, who wasn’t looking for just a record deal, he wanted a label.  He and Jay weren’t […]