In very pleased celebration of Women’s Heritage Month, The Women of Def Jam – a 24-observe compilation showcasing some of the best female artists in the storied history of the world’s premier hip-hop file label – comes at all platforms currently by way of Def Jam Recordings.
Also out there as a collector’s version Triple-LP box established, The Gals of Def Jam options a who’s who of legendary, lauded, platinum-promoting and Grammy-successful artists, from Nikki D, Cunning Brown, Manager, and Ashanti, to Amerie, Teyana Taylor, Alessia Cara, Rapsody, Jhené Aiko, and more.
A first-time ever assortment in tribute to the ladies whose music has dominated hip-hop and R&B from the 90s to the current, The Ladies of Def Jam pays prolonged-overdue homage to the document label whose staff, at each individual amount, contains the most inclusive and varied team of feminine executives in the marketplace nowadays.
“There are so numerous astounding tales to explain to about Def Jam right now and how ladies have been positioned throughout the firm,” claims Tunji Balogun, Chairman & CEO, Def Jam Recordings. In truth, Def Jam is residence to one particular of the most inclusive and varied group of woman executives in the sector. Above half of the Def Jam team are girls, like seven females of colour in senior executive positions. Two of the three executive leaders are ladies. Of ten section heads, 8 are females.
For the to start with time given that 2007, Def Jam has an all-female Advertising and marketing employees. Additionally, Def Jam has by no means experienced as lots of women on its A&R staff members as it does nowadays. “All of which is to say,” Balogun concludes, “there is a ton to celebrate at Def Jam for Women’s Record Thirty day period.”
“We’re very happy of this dynamic group of leaders and potential leaders,” reported Def Jam EVP/GM Nicki Farag and Def Jam EVP/President 4th & Broadway LaTrice Burnette. “Def Jam has generally been about placing the tone and foremost the lifestyle. The ladies of Def Jam are accomplishing that each and every day.”