List of former Def Jam Recordings artists information

a list of former artists who have recorded for Def Jam Recordings, organized alphabetically by last name. Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated...

Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New...

This page lists a discography of albums and extended plays released under or distributed by Def Jam Recordings, a division of Universal Music Group, which...

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...

operations of Island Records and Def Jam Recordings. On April 1, 2014, Universal Music Group publicly announced the disbandment of the Island Def Jam Music...

artists for duets and featured songs on their respective albums, which also includes charity songs. After signing a record contract with the Def Jam Recordings...

Records prior to 1991) include the following list. 24kGoldn 3LW (So So Def/Columbia) 3rd Bass (Def Jam/Columbia) 3rd Faze 50 Cent Gregory Abbott AC/DC...

as Mos Def (/ˌmoʊs ˈdɛf/ MOHSS DEF), is an American rapper and actor. A prominent figure in conscious hip hop, he is recognized for his use of wordplay...

labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Interscope-Geffen-A&M, Island Records,...

and secured Leone a joint recording contract with PGLang, which Free founded with rapper Kendrick Lamar, and Def Jam Recordings on March 9, 2022. Following...

This is a list of artists who have recorded for American record label Hollywood Records. Listed in parentheses are names of Hollywood Records-affiliated...

managing artists such as Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Whodini, and Jimmy Spicer, Simmons joined forces with producer Rick Rubin to found Def Jam Recordings. Under...

American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records. The album became the first rap LP to top the Billboard...

recording artist and producer. He wrote and performed the title track for the film, The Hate U Give. Since signing a deal with Def Jam Recordings in...

signed to Def Jam Recordings. He gained widespread attention after releasing the 2015 hit single "Sade", a highlife cover of One Direction's "Story of My Life"...

mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, and subsequently secured a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. His first studio album, the eclectic Channel Orange (2012)...

co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize...

multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on Def Jam Recordings. In August of that year, his debut studio album, Port of Miami (2006) peaked atop the Billboard...