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.
- Welcome to the Terrordome →
Release date: 1989
- Welcome to the Terrordome →
Release date: 1989
- Well, Well, Well ↗
Release date: 2010-10-19Release genres: pop music · Genre source ↗
- Westside Whimsy →
Release date: 2026-09-11
- Westside Whimsy →
Release date: 2026-09-11
- Westside Whimsy →
Release date: 2026-09-11
- Westside Whimsy ↗
Release date: 2026-09-11Release genres: contemporary R&B · Genre source ↗
- Westwood: Heat →
Release date: 2005-07-25
- What Do You Mean →
- What Do You Mean? →
Release date: 2015-10-09
- What Do You Mean? ↗
Release date: 2015-08-28Release genres: pop music · tropical house · Genre source ↗
- What I Didn't Tell You →
Release date: 2022-11-04
- What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe) →
Release date: 2023-01-20
- What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe) →
Release date: 2023-01-20
- What If ↗
Release date: 2005Release genres: contemporary R&B · Genre source ↗
- What Kind of Power We Got? / I Stand Accused →
Release date: 1994
- What Now →
Release date: 2013-10-15
- What Now ↗
Release date: 2013-08Release genres: pop music · Genre source ↗
- What Now (Remixes) →
Release date: 2013-09-17
- What Now (Remixes, Pt. 2) →
Release date: 2013-10-29
- What The Game's Been Missing! →
Release date: 2005-11-22
- What Them Girls Like ↗
Release date: 2008Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- What These Bitches Want ↗
Release date: 2000-06-13Release genres: contemporary R&B · East Coast hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- What We Live For →
Release date: 2015-04-27
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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