After previously serving 3 years at the label in a Senior VP role at Def Jam, Shawn Pecas receives his promotion to Executive Vice President of the label that is home to Kanye West, 2 Chainz among others. We’re happy for him!
Says Pecas:

“Def Jam is the greatest hip-hop label in the world and it is an honor and a privilege to work with such incredible artists every day. I am appreciative of Steve Bartels for his leadership and his continued faith in me as we move the Def Jam brand into the future. With our talented staff, an unprecedented roster of superstars and an exciting crop of newcomers, we are poised to win big in 2013″

Island Def Jam’s President/COO, Steve Bartels adds:

“I am thrilled to announce this well deserved promotion. I have worked with Pecas for many years and have watched him grow significantly over that time. I look to Pecas for applying his energy and deep artist relationships towards helping us drive Def Jam on the path to continued greatness.”

The music is dark, says Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg after reporting that Yeezy played his sixth solo studio album for the suits at Def Jam last week. Hopefully we get a release date soon!

Waka flacka flames officially dropped off brick squad 1017.Big Guwop say give me a offer fa this disloyal lil nigga

— Gucci Mane (@gucci1017) March 16, 2013

Make up to Break Up. After experiencing a break in their relationship back in 2010, Gucci and Waka seem to be at odds again, with Gucci tweeting that Waka was no longer apart of the squad, with Waka Flocka tweeting him back.. Break Squad?

Can’t tweet beef #HucciKnowHowIrOck

— Waka Flocka Flame (@WakaFlockaBSM) March 16, 2013

Pitbull didn’t take Lil Wayne’s shots at Miami too kindly and fired some shots at him over the ‘Harlem Shake’ instrumental. Tunechi has finally taken to Twitter to react to Pitbull’s daring act.

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Impressive Resume Fif..

As the G-Unit head honcho sets to release his 8th studio album before he becomes a free agent, Fifty celebrates 10 years of his multi-platinum best seller, Get Rich or Die Trying, with the above infograph displaying his impressive stats. You think he may overqualified?

SIDEBAR: 50 Cent speaks on GRODT Bonus Tracks

Not even his most recent run in with Chris Brown can slow Frank Ocean’s momentum, as his major label debut channel ORANGE has sold over 500,000 copies to date. That’s definitely good news heading into the grammy’s where he’s also nominated for 6 awards, including, “Album of the Year”.