The New Soul of R&B Flavor Def Jam's third attempt at expanding its R&B and soul roster of artists, after the closure of Original Black Recordings and disassociation from the R&B division of OutBurst Recordings. The division was founded in 1996 by Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons and then-president Kevin Liles. Artists included Montell Jordan, Case, Playa, Musiq Soulchild, Dru Hill (Nokio, Sisqo, Jazz (3), Woody Rock (2) and Scola), Kelly Price, Kandice Love, Christina Milian, Jonell, 3rd Storee, LovHer, 112, K. Fox and Ingrid Smalls. via Discogs →