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Lyor Cohen

Lyor Cohen (Hebrew: ליאור כהן; born October 3, 1959) is an American music industry executive. Cohen has been actively involved in hip hop at various record labels for more than 30 years. He started by managing rappers for Rush Productions, then led Def Jam. After Def Jam, Cohen took on a leadership role at Warner Music Group. In September 2012, Cohen put in his resignation at Warner and started his own independent label, 300 Entertainment. On September 28, 2016, Cohen was named YouTube's Global Head of Music.

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Born

1959-10-03

Birth Place

New York City, New York, U.S.

Nationality

Israelis

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Lyor Cohen Claims YouTube Paid Out $4 Billion To Music Industry In The Past Year

Lyor Cohen published a short blog post saying that YouTube aims “to become the leading revenue generator for the music industry.”. The streaming and video platform reportedly paid out more than $4 billion in royalties to artists, songwriters, and rights-holders. There wasn’t much detail on the post but Cohen wrote,...

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Executives Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles Remember DMX & Reveal How He Helped Save Def Jam

This month, Ruff Ryders legend DMX passed away after experiencing a heart attack triggered by a drug overdose. He was 50. Before he morphed into a perennial powerhouse for East Coast rap in the late 1990s, X was a scrappy twenty-something rapper yearning for an opportunity to spar alongside the elites. He was already a proven brawler on the battle circuit after his matchup with a burgeoning MC in Jay-Z. Now X hoped to find a home for his unique skill set. Enter Def Jam Records.

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Lyor Cohen demands Rock & Roll Hall of Fame stop overlooking LL Cool J

The iconic LL Cool J has been on the ballot to be elected into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame six times, but the “I’m Bad” creator has been constantly overlooked. LL Cool J’s longtime business associate and former Def Jam label executive Lyor Cohen wrote an open letter to Billboard explaining the travesty of the rap star continuously being omitted. Cohen has also been a member of the board of directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for over 10 years, but revealed he only gets one vote.

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Lyor Cohen Calls for LL Cool J’s Entry into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Iconic hip-hop star LL Cool J is on the ballot for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the sixth time. In a special op-ed on Billboard, legendary industry executive Lyor Cohen pens that it is time to vote LL Cool J into the hall. Cohen has been a...

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Hip Hop Mogul Lyor Cohen Shames Rock Hall For Snubbing LL COOL J - 5 Times & Counting

LL COOL J is a bona fide Hip Hop legend — that can’t be disputed. From his early days at Def Jam Recordings and multiple No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 anthems to his iconic cameo in the 1985 film Krush Groove and Rock The Bells radio endeavors, Ladies Love Cool James has remained Hip Hop to its core.

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