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Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, writer and record executive.He co-founded the hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings, [1] and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris.
Dee-1 majorly rose to hip-hop's spotlight after the release of his song and music video, "Jay, 50, & Weezy," in 2010. The single received national attention and was praised for its narrative-driven storytelling and "sheer audacity that he displayed by calling out three of the game's biggest rappers, but mostly because of the song's strong message."
This page lists the songs that reached number one on the overall Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot Rap Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts in 2025. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as respective distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, apart from the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart which serve as a forefront for radio and video airplay counts.
Jay-Z and Diddy concurrently rose to prominence as music and business moguls. Now both have been named in a sexual assault lawsuit. ... In a then-burgeoning hip-hop scene, the fellow New York ...
After playing a bunch of songs from the early aughts, they stumbled on J-Kwon’s 2004 debut, “Tipsy,” which came out when Shaboozey was 9 — the age when he fell in love with Southern hip ...
Diddy declared himself a billionaire in 2017 but then backtracked, saying the race for the first hip-hop billionaire was still on. Forbes estimated he was really worth $820 million at the time.
Hot Rap Songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard that ranks the most popular hip hop songs in the United States. 77 songs topped Hot Rap Songs in the 2010s. The first number-one song of the decade was "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys. [1]
Lyor Cohen (born October 3, 1959) is an American music industry executive and entrepreneur. He has been actively involved in hip hop at various record labels for more than 30 years. He started by managing rappers for Rush Productions, then led Def Jam. [1] After Def Jam, Cohen took on a leadership role at Warner Music Group.