01 / OVERVIEW
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
Also known as
Def JamDef Jam RecordingsDef Jam RecordsDef Jam US
02 / MUSICAL DIRECTION
Genres & artists
Associated release artists
070 Shake1122 Chainz3rd Bass50 CentAK-69ASAP RockyAce HoodAdam LevineAdekunle GoldAdele GivensAfrojackAiAkhenatonAkonAlessia CaraAlessoAlyson WilliamsAmerieAmilAmy WinehouseAndré 3000AnittaAnthony HamiltonAriana GrandeArtigearditAshantiAugust AlsinaAvery StormAxwell Λ IngrossoB.G. Knocc OutB.o.BBTSBabyfaceBambiBankroll FreshBeanie SigelBeastie BoysBenny BlancoBeyoncéBig BoiBig K.R.I.T.Big KapBig SeanBlack BuddaflyBlackstreetBlood RawBloodPopBobby BrownBobby VBon IverBonsonBossBoyz II MenBruthaBun BBusta RhymesCalvin HarrisCam'ronCanibusCapletonCapone-N-NoreagaCaseCeleste ScaloneChance the RapperChannel 7Charli BaltimoreCharli XCXChingyChivasChris BrownChris MartinChrisette MicheleChristina MilianChristiónCoco JonesCole BennettCommonCruCurren$y
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.
SOURCED RELEASE RELATIONSHIPS
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.
- Sailing Soul(s) →
Release date: 2021-03-19
- Sailing Soul(s) →
Release date: 2021-03-12
- Sailing Soul(s) →
Release date: 2021-03-19
- San Francisco →
Release date: 2024-10-18
- Sandwich and a Soda ↗
Release date: 2015
- Santa Baby →
Release date: 2022-11-01
- Satanic Verses →
Release date: 1994
- Satanic Verses ↗
Release date: 1994-11-22Release genres: East Coast hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Sativa →
Release date: 2018-01-26
- Sativa →
Release date: 2018-01-22
- Sativa ↗
Release date: 2017-09-22Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Sativa ↗
Release date: 2018-01-22
- Saturday (Oooh Oooh!) ↗
Release date: 2002-01-08Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Saucy →
Release date: 2020-04-10
- Say →
Release date: 2006
- Say ↗
Release date: 2006Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Say Somethin’ →
Release date: 2005
- Say Somethin’ →
Release date: 2006-06-05
- Say Somethin’ →
Release date: 2005
- Say Somethin’ →
Release date: 2006-07-11
- Say Somethin’ (So So Def remix) →
Release date: 2006
- Say Somethin’ EP →
Release date: 2021-01-29
- Say What ↗
Release date: 1999-08-03Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Scared Money →
Release date: 2022-02-04
SOURCED ARTIST ASSOCIATIONS
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 ↗
MUSICBRAINZ SOURCE RELATIONSHIPS
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 ↗
MUSICBRAINZ SOURCE RELATIONSHIPS
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 ↗
03 / DEMO SUBMISSIONS
Send a demo
Not verified for demo submissions.
Being listed in this directory does not mean this entry is actively accepting unsolicited material.