Hip-hop has always been a competitive form of music. Going back to the ’70s and ’80s, with such crews as Cold Crush or Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, a big part of rapping has always been ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. EA’s Def Jam series has continued to mature since its debut in 2003.

Last week, Electronic Arts officially inaugurated its Chicago-based development studio. The studio was formed over two years ago after EA acquired the Chicago area developer NuFX. EA Chicago has been ...

Upon starting up the demo for Def Jam: Icon at the Consumer Electronics show, the only thing I could think initially was that I didn't know who the two playable characters were, Big Boi and T.I. I'm ...

"Music is the Weapon" may be the official tagline for the detestable Revolution X, but the slogan seems more appropriate for EA Chicago's forthcoming Def Jam: Icon. Instead of acting as a typical ...

Veteran Video Game Developer Michael Mendheim Dishes on "Def Jam Icon" and Murs' New Hip-Hop Trivia App Veteran video game developer Michael Mendheim discusses "Def Jam Icon," "Mutant League Football, ...

The Def Jam franchise has always been rooted in surreal situations: brawlers in underground arenas, rappers assuming bruising alter egos and physics defying "blazing" moves that incapacitated their ...

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