Rhymes to riches: Def Jam banks on Southeast Asia rap stars
By AFP
07 March 2020 |
1:00 pm
Def Jam, the label behind superstars from LL Cool J to Jay-Z and Rihanna, is snapping up rap stars from the untapped Southeast Asian market where streaming platforms are flourishing.
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