Blog: The Word Is Bond

One of the original hip hop labels laid off 20 employees last week, including industry executives Jonathan McHugh and Chris Hicks. Last month Island Def CEO Barry Weis refuted a piece by The Wrap, which said the label was on hard times. However, Def Jam was quick with replacements, according to AllHipHop.com: Today (August 16th) Island Def Jam and Universal Republic announced they were expanding "their creative teams" with the addition of Brandon Creed, who will act as an A&R consultant for both record labels. Creed is responsible for managing the career [...]