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.
- H•A•M →
Release date: 2011-01-11
- H•A•M →
Release date: 2010-01-11
- H•A•M ↗
Release date: 2011-01Release genres: electro · hardcore hip-hop · hip-hop · symphonic music · techno · trap music · Genre source ↗
- I Am →
Release date: 2007-11-21
- I Am →
Release date: 2007-06-19
- I Am ↗
Release date: 2007Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- I Can Do That →
Release date: 1998
- I Can Do That ↗
Release date: 1998-06-30Release genres: contemporary R&B · Genre source ↗
- I Can't →
Release date: 1999-07-19
- I Can't →
Release date: 1999-07-19
- I Can't →
Release date: 1999
- I Can't ↗
Release date: 1999
- I Can't Live Without My Radio ↗
Release date: 1985-10-06Release genres: golden age hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- I Choose →
Release date: 2020-04-03
- I Choose →
Release date: 2020-04-03
- I Choose (From The Netflix Original Film The Willoughbys / MK Remix) →
Release date: 2020-06-11
- I Choose (Remixes) →
Release date: 2020-06-12
- I Cry ↗
Release date: 2001-04-03Release genres: contemporary R&B · East Coast hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- I Decided ↗
Release date: 2017-02-03Release genres: alternative hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- I Decided. →
Release date: 2017-02-17
- I Decided. →
Release date: 2017-02-03
- I Do ↗
Release date: 2012-01-10Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- I Do It... For the Sport →
Release date: 2010-12-31
- I Don't Care →
Release date: 2019-05-10
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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