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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Genres & artists
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.
- I Shot the Sheriff →
Release date: 1997
- I Should Be... ↗
Release date: 2002-12-23Release genres: contemporary R&B · Genre source ↗
- I Stand Accused / What Kind of Power We Got →
Release date: 1994
- I Stay in Love →
Release date: 2008-11-16
- I Stay in Love (remixes) →
Release date: 2008-12-16
- I Stay in Love EP →
Release date: 2021-02-26
- I Still Love H.E.R. ↗
Release date: 2007-01-24Release genres: Japanese hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- I Testament →
Release date: 1997
- I Testament →
Release date: 1997-09-09
- I Think of You →
Release date: 2017-02-03
- I Think of You →
Release date: 2017-02-03
- I Wanna Know →
Release date: 2016-04-01
- I Wanna Know (Alesso & Deniz Koyu remix) →
Release date: 2016-05-13
- I Wanna Know (The Remixes) →
Release date: 2016-06-24
- I'd Rather Keep It To Myself →
Release date: 2022-11-04
- I'll Be →
Release date: 1996
- I'll Be ↗
Release date: 1997-03-04Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By →
Release date: 1995-04-25
- I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By →
Release date: 1995
- I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By →
Release date: 1995-06-19
- I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By →
Release date: 1995
- I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By →
Release date: 1995
- I'll Bee Dat! →
Release date: 1998
- I'll Bee Dat! ↗
Release date: 1998-10-08Release genres: hip-hop · Genre source ↗
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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