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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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.
- The Boomin' System ↗
Release date: 1990-08-02Release genres: golden age hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- The Boss →
Release date: 2008
- The Boss ↗
Release date: 2008-02-14Release genres: contemporary R&B · hip-hop · mafioso rap · Genre source ↗
- The Bottom Line / BAD →
Release date: 1985
- The Cactus Album →
Release date: 1989
- The Cactus Album →
Release date: 2019-11-08
- The Cactus Album →
Release date: 2000-04-03
- The Cactus Album →
Release date: 1989-11-23
- The Cactus Album →
Release date: 1989-10-23
- The Cactus Album ↗
Release date: 1989Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- The Cactus Collection - 3rd Bass Remixes →
Release date: 1990
- The Cactus Revisited →
Release date: 1990-11-23
- The Cactus Revisited →
Release date: 1990-09
- The Cactus Revisited →
Release date: 1990
- The Cactus Revisited →
Release date: 1990-09
- The Cactus Revisited →
Release date: 1990
- The Cactus Revisited ↗
Release date: 1990Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- The Chain Gang Vol. 2 ↗
Release date: 2003Release genres: East Coast hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- The Chocolate Box →
Release date: 2018-03-09
- The City Is Mine ↗
Release date: 1998-02-03Release genres: contemporary R&B · East Coast hip-hop · jazz rap · Genre source ↗
- The Collection →
Release date: 2009-09-02
- The College Dropout →
- The College Dropout ↗
Release date: 2004-02-10Release genres: chipmunk soul · conscious hip-hop · hip-hop · pop rap · progressive rap · Genre source ↗
- The DEFinition →
Release date: 2004-08-31
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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