Lyor Cohen Biography

Lyor Cohen is an American music industry executive.

Cohen has been actively involved in Hip-Hop at various top labels for more than 30 years, as the industry grew from the margins of pop culture to the mainstream. He started by managing highly successful rappers for pioneering firm Rush Productions, then led Def Jam, the Hip Hop genre's top record label at the time, "the most important African-American music company since Motown" according to Newsweek.

After Def Jam, Cohen successively assumed the leadership of one of the music industry's major labels, Warner, which represent popular musicians of all genres (including Rap, rock, and country). In September 2012 Cohen put in his resignation at Warner and eventually started his own independent label, 300.

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