Def Jam Recordings Africa (marketed as Def Jam Africa), is the African division of the international record label Def Jam Recordings. The label is owned by Universal Music Africa, a flagship of Universal Music Group. Founded in 2020, and operating in South Africa, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Cameroon.[1] It specializes mainly on African hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap music.[2]
^"Def Jam Africa expands into Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Cameroon". Music Business Worldwide. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^"Universal launches Def Jam Africa to sign hip-hop, Afrobeats & trap artists from across the entire continent". Music Business Worldwide. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
DefJam Recordings Africa (marketed as DefJamAfrica), is the African division of the international record label DefJam Recordings. The label is owned...
DefJam Recordings (also simply known as DefJam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New...
Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians. On September 10 2017 a Netflix special, Def Comedy Jam 25...
the 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards, namely the Best Freshman Award. In March 2020, Nasty C signed a joint venture deal with DefJam Records, and released...
DefJam Recordings, a division of Universal Music Group, which had been created in 1984. Records distributed by another label, but released under Def...
have a Zimbabwean heritage, I was born and raised in South Africa. "Nadia Nakai". DefJamAfrica. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved...
record deal with DefJamAfrica, a flagship of DefJam Recordings. On 13 June 2022, Gaaga was announced as the vice president of DefJamAfrica, and the head...
Simmons presents Def Poetry, better known as simply Def Poetry Jam or Def Poetry, is a spoken word poetry television series hosted by Mos Def and airing on...
main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, DefJam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Interscope-Geffen-A&M, Island Records...
Virgin EMI Records. In May 2020, he signed a record deal with DefJam Recordings Africa. List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions...
entrepreneur, writer and record executive. He co-founded the hip-hop label DefJam Recordings, and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture...
studio album by South African rapper best known under the alias of Nasty C, it was released on 15 September 2023 through DefJam (a division of UMG) and...
2022, he signed unto Universal Music Group’s DefJam Recordings, and it's flagship DefJam Recordings Africa. He’s poised to make three albums under the...
Def Squad is an American rap supergroup consisting of Erick Sermon, Redman, Keith Murray, Hurricane G, and Jamal. Before officially forming as a group...
instrumental role in the conceiving of and co-producing the hit HBO show Def Poetry Jam, and won a Tony Award for the Broadway version of the show. He is the...
released on March 5, 2021, by DefJam Recordings and DefJamAfrica for Paramount Pictures. The album features Pan-African artists such as Nasty C, Larry...
Sugar and in television series such as Dexter and House. He hosted Def Poetry Jam from 2002 to 2007. Yasiin Bey was born Dante Terrell Smith on December...
Neo Walts and Probst Junction and DefJam Recordings Africa with exclusive license from Universal Music South Africa, features guest appearances from Dlala...
labels such as DefJam Records, Cleo has earned numerous accolades, including the Best Female Rapper Southern Africa at the 2021 African Muzik Magazine...
group met with Island DefJam president L.A. Reid about a follow-up. When the group failed to develop their fourth album, DefJam cited the group as non-productive...
North West, he is regarded as one of the most successful artists in South Africa. In 2014, he established his own record label, Family Tree Records. Nyovest...
2022, he signed a record deal with NATIVE Records, in partnership with DefJam. On 23 November 2022, he released his first single under the NATIVE, titled...