Thursday, October 7, 2021
Def Jam has promoted
Charlene Thomas to VP of Marketing. The announcement was made today (10/7) by
Jeff Harleston, Interim CEO, Def Jam.
Over the past three years, Thomas has overseen the breakthrough of
Fredo Bang, the
Coming 2 America soundtrack, the comebacks of
Fabolous and
Jadakiss and the rollout of
DMX’s posthumous album,
EXODUS. Current Thomas marketing projects include records by
Kanye West, Big Sean, Hit-Boy, LL Cool J, 2 Chainz, Jeezy and more.
“Charlene brings a distinguished and enviable track record of success with some of the most foundational artists in hip-hop,” said Harleston. “She has been—and will continue to be—a huge driver of some of our most important and high-profile projects."
Prior to her tenure at Def Jam, Thomas was VP of Marketing and A&R at
Loud Records,
where she worked with the
Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Big Pun, Lil Flip and
Three 6 Mafia.
