Lichelle Laws, who became Def Jam West’s first female wrapper under her stage name of BO$$, died Monday in a Michigan hospital. She was 54. A family spokesperson told The Detroit News that Laws died ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The performer, born Lichelle Marie Laws, was known as a hip-hop pioneer in the '90s West Coast music scene Raymond Boyd/Getty Bo$$ ...

Lichelle Laws, the musician who became Def Jam’s first female rapper under the moniker Boss (stylized as Bo$$), has died. She was 54. Laws’s older sister Jovita Cheryl Moffett confirmed the rapper’s ...

NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group said on Monday that Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is stepping down as president of its Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year. Sign up here.

Def Jam Recordings' hip-hop history is unmatched. Forty years after getting into the music business, the label is celebrating its rich lineage with a special anniversary hub. Def Jam has created an ...