Rapper Jay-Z now new president of Def Jam Records.

Jay-Z took the job as president of Def Jam Recordings for a couple of reasons: He needed a challenge and he wanted to prove he's more than just a rapper.

"I'd been in my comfort zone for a while," the rapper and mogul told The New York Times for its Sunday editions. "I was bored. I didn't want to be doing rap just to do it: Oh, it's November again. Time to put out another record.". . . . . .Full Story