Lyor Cohen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lyor Cohen
Occupation	Music Producer
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1959(1959-10-03)
Age	65
Birthplace	Manhattan
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Libra

Lyor Cohen Biography

Lyor Cohen is one of the most popular and richest Music Producer who was born on October 3, 1959 in Manhattan, New York, United States. A music executive who was responsible for the creation of the legendary Def Jam Recordings studio.

He considers the rapper and entrepreneur He considers rapper and entrepreneur Jay Z to be a close personal friend. a close friend.

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.

Late in 1984, after promoting a pair of rock and rap shows at The Mix Club in Hollywood (one featured Run-DMC, the other featured Whodini), Cohen moved to New York to take a job at Simmons’ Rush Productions (later called Rush Artist Management). Beginning as Run-DMC’s road manager, Cohen quickly began taking on additional responsibilities, working on behalf of an artist roster that included Kurtis Blow, Whodini, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, and Public Enemy. By 1987, Cohen himself was signing artists to Rush. These acts included Slick Rick, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, Stetsasonic, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest.

His parents were Israeli immigrants and he was born in New York City. He grew up in Los Angeles after his parents moved to New York City.

Lyor Cohen Net Worth

Lyor Cohen is one of the richest Music Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lyor Cohen 's net worth $75 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated from the University of Miami in Florida with a degree of global marketing and finance. Following this, he worked briefly as a financial officer at Bank Leumi’s Beverly Hills office.

As an associate of He began his career in the music business as an associate of rapper and producer Russell Simmons, working at his company, Rush Productions. He began running Def Jam day-to-day in 1989, and eventually brokered a deal to have it become independent of Sony Music Productions in

1994. This new era saw him introduce influential artists to the mainstream hip-hop community. They include DMX, Ludacris, and Kanye West. (rapper and producer), he started his music career at Rush Productions. In 1989, he started running Def Jam daily and in 1994, he brokered a deal for it to become an independent company under Sony Music Productions. He introduced influential artists to mainstream hip-hop. These include DMX and Ludacris.

Born in New York to Israeli immigrants in 1959, Cohen grew up in Los Angeles. In 1981, he received a degree in global marketing and finance from the University of Miami. Afterwards, he worked briefly in the Beverly Hills office of Bank Leumi.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lyor Cohen Dating?

According to our records, Lyor Cohen married to Xin Li , Amy Cohen. As of December 1, 2023, Lyor Cohen’s is not dating anyone.

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In June 1998, after the PolyGram / Universal merger, Island, Mercury, and Def Jam were merged into a new unit called The Island Def Jam, Cohen was named co- president. In the process, he became (as he himself noted) “the first Hip-Hop president in charge of a major label”.

Facts & Trivia

Lyor Ranked on the list of most popular Music Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lyor Cohen celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.

This promotion required Cohen to expand his portfolio to include artists who didn’t rap, among them Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Elvis Costello, Ashanti, Nickelback, Slipknot, Sum 41, The Killers, and Slayer. In 2001, Cohen was involved in Island Def Jam’s purchase of Roadrunner, a heavy-metal label, as well as the deal to distribute Rick Rubin’s American. In 2002, American released Johnny Cash’s American IV: The Man Comes Around. The last album released by Cash before his death, it included Cash’s hit version of Trent Reznor’s “Hurt”.

How rich is Lyor Cohen?

Net Worth: $150 Million
Gender:| Male
Nationality:| United States of America

Who is signed to Lyor Cohen?

300 Entertainment

Who owns the rap industry?

One label controls almost all of hip-hop, and that’s a problem for music fans. It’s common knowledge that the popular music industry is dominated by a few huge companies, sometimes referred to as the Big Three: Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group.

Who is the head of YouTube music?

Lyor Cohen : YouTube’s Global Head of Music on the Video Giant’s “Destiny,” the Role of Record Companies Today and Who Should Run Def Jam.

What does Lyor Cohen own?

Lyor Cohen
Born| October 3, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality| American Israeli
Occupation| Co-founder of 300 Entertainment Global Head of Music at YouTube
Years active| 1980–present