About this catalogue entry
Def Jam Recordings is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Original Production.
Source note: US
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Associated release artists
Showing 80 of 697 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.
Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.
Selected releases
4582 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.
- Paranoid ↗
Release date: 2009-03-24Release genres: new wave · synth-pop · Genre source ↗
- Parked Car Convos →
Release date: 2019-11-15
- Part II →
Release date: 2001
- Part of the List ↗
Release date: 2009-04-07
- Party →
Release date: 2020-04-07
- Party Breaks →
Release date: 2003-11-10
- Party Girls →
Release date: 2014-01-01
- Party Girls →
Release date: 2014-01-01
- Party Up (Up in Here) →
Release date: 2000
- Party Up (Up in Here) ↗
Release date: 2001Release genres: East Coast hip-hop · gangsta rap · hardcore hip-hop · hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Patologiczny zew ↗
Release date: 2022-03-21Release genres: pop music · Genre source ↗
- Patty Cake ↗
Release date: 2011-01-02
- Paul Revere ↗
Release date: 1986-08-13Release genres: hardcore hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Peaches →
Release date: 2021-03-23
- Peaches ↗
Release date: 2021-03-30Release genres: contemporary R&B · pop soul · Genre source ↗Daniel Caesar · Giveon · Justin Bieber · Ludacris · Mohammed Ramadan · Omah Lay · Snoop Dogg · Usher
- Peaches (Masterkraft Remix) →
Release date: 2021
- Peaches (Masterkraft remix) →
Release date: 2021-06-25
- Peaches (Masterkraft remix) →
Release date: 2021-06-25
- Peaches (Masterkraft remix) →
Release date: 2021-06-25
- Peaches (remix) →
Release date: 2021-06-07
- Peaches (remix) →
Release date: 2021-06-07
- Peaches (remix) →
Release date: 2021-06-07
- Perfect (remix) →
Release date: 2021-09-24
- Personal Conversation →
Artists linked to this entry
199 artists have a direct label association in Wikidata. These statements may be historical; they do not confirm a current contract or a release credit.
- 070 Shake ↗
Start: 2016 · Statement source ↗
- 2 Chainz ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- 24k.Right ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- 3rd Bass ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ad-Rock ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Adam Yauch ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Adekunle Gold ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Afrojack ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ai ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Alessia Cara ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Alonzo ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Amerie ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Anastasia Toufa ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Armani White ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ashanti ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ateyaba ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- August Alsina ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Axwell Λ Ingrosso ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ayoni ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- B.G. Knocc Out ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- BTS ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Beastie Boys ↗
Start: 1984 · End: 1988 · Statement source ↗
- Bibi Bourelly ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Big Boi ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
Founders
2 founding relationships reported by MusicBrainz. Dates describe the founding event, not a period of employment or a current role.
- Rick Rubin →
Founding date reported by MusicBrainz: 1984 · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Russell Simmons →
Founding date reported by MusicBrainz: 1984 · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
Recording contracts
10 sourced relationships. These source records may be historical and do not confirm a current roster or contract.
- AI →
Start: 2016 · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Armani White →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- DJ Silent Asassin →
Start: 2016-12-30 · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Hose →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Lady Gaga →
Start: 2006-09 · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Lloyd →
Start: 2004 · End: 2009 · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Slayer →
Start: 1985 · End: 1989 · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Stonebwoy →
Start: 2022-05 · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- The‐Dream →
End: 2014 · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Wax →
Start: 2011-03 · End: 2012-08-24 · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
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