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.
- Late Nights With Jeremih →
Release date: 2022-02-25
- Late Nights: The Album (Slowed Down) →
Release date: 2023-07-07
- Late Orchestration →
Release date: 2006-05-01
- Late Registration ↗
Release date: 2005-08-30Release genres: alternative hip-hop · hip-hop · pop rap · progressive rap · Genre source ↗
- Laugh Now Kry Later! →
Release date: 2020-05-01
- Laugh Now Kry Later! →
Release date: 2020-05-01
- Laugh Now Kry Later! ↗
Release date: 2020-05-01
- Le Prince ↗
Release date: 2014-02-10Release genres: French hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Le bimbe piangono →
Release date: 2015-06-05
- League of My Own →
Release date: 2025-07-18
- Leave You Alone ↗
Release date: 2012-02-21Release genres: G-funk · pop rap · Genre source ↗
- Left, Right ↗
Release date: 2013-12-10Release genres: dirty rap · hip-hop · Genre source ↗
- Less Than Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) →
Release date: 1987
- Less Than Zero – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ↗
Release date: 1987-11-06Release genres: rock music · stage and screen · Genre source ↗
- Less Than Zero: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack →
Release date: 1987
- Let Freedom Reign →
Release date: 2010
- Let Freedom Reign →
Release date: 2010-01-01
- Let Freedom Reign →
Release date: 2010-11-30
- Let Freedom Reign →
Release date: 2010-11-30
- Let Freedom Reign ↗
Release date: 2010Release genres: contemporary R&B · Genre source ↗
- Let Go ↗
- Let Me ↗
Release date: 2005-09-19Release genres: contemporary R&B · Genre source ↗
- Let Me Love You (Don Diablo remix) →
Release date: 2016-12-09
- Let Me Love You (Marshmello remix) →
Release date: 2016-12-02
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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