Def Jam Recordings (US)

~ Label

Relationships

founders:Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) (in 1984)
Russell Simmons (in 1984)
signed:Hose (1980s US rock band from NYC)
Armani White (US rapper, singer & songwriter Enoch Armani Tolbert)
The‐Dream (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) (until 2014)
Slayer (US thrash metal band) (from 1985 until 1989)
Lloyd (R&B artist Lloyd Polite, Jr.) (from 2004 until 2009)
Lady Gaga (from 2006-09 to present)
Wax (Youtube Rapper) (from 2011-03 until 2012-08-24)
AI (Japanese-American singer, rapper and songwriter) (from 2016 to present)
DJ Silent Asassin (Jerez Coleman) (from 2016-12-30 to present)
Stonebwoy (alias for Livingstone Etse Satekla. Ghanaian Afropop musician) (from 2022-05 to present)
parent label:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) (from 2014-04 to present)
subsidiaries:Def Soul
OBR (R&B label Original Black Recordings, 1988-1992)
Rush Associated Labels
Def Jam South (from 2014-04 to present)
distributor for:Ill Will Records
Radio Killa Records
G.O.O.D. Music (Getting Out Our Dreams) (from 2011-06 to present)
Disturbing tha Peace (from 2014-04 to present)
distributors:Sony Music Canada Inc. (unlikely to be an imprint, 1990/12/14–1991/11/18)
Universal Music Canada Inc. (not for release label use!)
Universal Music Distribution (major-label distribution company under Universal Music Group Distribution)
imprint of:The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (from 1999 until 2014-04-01)
imprints:DJ West (Def Jam West)
ARTium Recordings (from 2011-08 to present)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/label/4241 [info]
official homepages:http://www.defjam.com/ [info]
Wikidata:Q654283 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asArtistLength
holds phonographic copyright (℗) for
1986(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)Beastie Boys3:28
1986Brass MonkeyBeastie Boys2:38
1986GirlsBeastie Boys2:14
1986Hold It Now, Hit ItBeastie Boys3:26
1986No Sleep Till BrooklynBeastie Boys4:07
1986Paul RevereBeastie Boys3:41
1986Posse in EffectBeastie Boys2:26
1986Rhymin & StealinBeastie Boys4:08
1986She’s CraftyBeastie Boys3:35
1986Slow and LowBeastie Boys3:38
1986Slow RideBeastie Boys2:57
1986The New StyleBeastie Boys4:36
1986Time to Get IllBeastie Boys3:37
1990Product of the Environment (Project remix)3rd Bass4:28
1996Ain’t NobodyLL Cool J4:37
2003Right / WrongDMX3:46
2003X Gon' Give It to Ya (album version)DMX3:40
2003X Gon’ Give It to Ya (radio edit)DMX3:39
2014Alright (explicit)Logic feat. Big Sean3:38
2014Alright (clean)Logic feat. Big Sean3:38
2014Bounce (explicit)Logic4:05
2014Bounce (clean)Logic4:05
2014Buried Alive (explicit)Logic5:38
2014Buried Alive (clean)Logic5:38
2014Driving Ms Daisy (clean)Logic feat. Childish Gambino4:01
2014Driving Ms Daisy (explicit)Logic feat. Childish Gambino4:00
2014Gang Related (explicit)Logic2:47
2014Gang Related (clean)Logic2:47
2014Growing Pains III (clean)Logic4:07
2014Growing Pains III (explicit)Logic4:07
2014I’m Gone (explicit)Logic4:42
2014I’m Gone (clean)Logic4:42
2014Intro (clean)Logic3:03
2014Intro (explicit)Logic3:03
2014Metropolis (clean)Logic4:55
2014Metropolis (explicit)Logic4:55
2014Never Enough (clean)Logic4:23
2014Never Enough (explicit)Logic4:23
2014Nikki (explicit)Logic3:24
2014Nikki (clean)Logic3:24
2014Now (explicit)Logic3:33
2014Now (clean)Logic3:33
2014Soul Food (clean)Logic4:53
2014Soul Food (explicit)Logic4:53
2014Till the End (explicit)Logic5:14
2014Till the End (clean)Logic5:14
2014Under Pressure (clean)Logic9:20
2014Under Pressure (explicit)Logic9:20
20153rd Bass Theme a.k.a. Portrait of the Artist as a Hood (remix)3rd Bass4:14
2015Arm’s LengthKacy Hill3:19
2015Arm’s Length (Bodhi remix)Kacy Hill5:05
2015Brooklyn‐Queens3rd Bass3:37
2015Derelicts of Dialect (LP version)3rd Bass4:09
2015Foreign FieldsKacy Hill3:43
2015Foreign Fields (Yung Gud remix)Kacy Hill5:06
2015Herbalz in Your Mouth3rd Bass4:20
2015No Static at All3rd Bass3:44
2015Pop Goes the Weasel3rd Bass3:54
2015Shades of BlueKacy Hill4:09
2015Sons of 3rd Bass3rd Bass4:47
2015Sorry (Latino remix)Justin Bieber feat. J. Balvin3:39
2015Steppin’ to the A.M.3rd Bass4:50
2015The Gas Face (radio edit)3rd Bass feat. Zev Love X3:49
2015Wordz of Wizdom3rd Bass6:31
2016Down B*tch (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG3:39
2016Down Bitch (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG3:39
2016Four Pink WallsAlessia Cara3:31
2016Get Out Yo Feelin’s (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG feat. RJ3:14
2016Get Out Yo Feelin’s (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG feat. RJ3:13
2016HereAlessia Cara3:20
2016I Ain’t Lyin (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG3:18
2016I Ain’t Lyin (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG3:17
2016I Be On (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG feat. 21 Savage3:28
2016I Be On (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG feat. 21 Savage3:27
2016I Know (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG feat. Mitch3:43
2016I Know (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG feat. Mitch3:42
2016I’m a Thug Pt. 2 (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG2:28
2016I’m a Thug, Pt. 2 (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG2:29
2016I’m YoursAlessia Cara3:48
2016LionKacy Hill4:03
2016One Time Comin’ (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG2:49
2016One Time Coming (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG2:51
2016OutlawsAlessia Cara3:23
2016OverdoseAlessia Cara3:28
2016Public Service AnnouncementDef Jam RecordingsYG0:08
2016Scars to Your BeautifulAlessia Cara3:50
2016SeventeenAlessia Cara3:32
2016StarsAlessia Cara3:40
2016StoneAlessia Cara feat. Sebastian Kole3:47
2016Wild ThingsAlessia Cara3:08
20171-800-273-8255 (clean)Logic & Juanes feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid4:13
20174 AM2 Chainz feat. Travis Scott4:16
20175’s and 6’s (clean)Payroll Giovanni & Cardo3:17
20175’s and 6’s (explicit)Payroll Giovanni & Cardo3:17
201710 Years, 1 Summer (explicit)Payroll Giovanni & Cardo3:38
201710 Years, 1 Summer (clean)Payroll Giovanni & Cardo3:38
2017745Vince Staples3:48
2017Alyssa InterludeVince Staples2:38
2017Am IKacy Hill3:37
2017AscensionDef Jam RecordingsJhené Aiko feat. Brandy3:34
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distributed
2022Lift Me UpRihanna
2022Lift Me UpRihanna
NASIRNas
NASIRNas
The Lost Tapes II (clean)Nas
The Lost Tapes II (explicit)Nas
The Lost Tapes II (clean)Nas
holds copyright (©) for
1988It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (explicit)Public Enemy
1988It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (explicit)Public Enemy
1989Fight the Power LiveDef JamPublic Enemy
1989Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1989Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1994An Interview With Chuck DPublic Enemy
1994Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess AgePublic Enemy
1994Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess AgePublic Enemy
2003X Gon' Give It to YaDMX
2010Loud (explicit)Rihanna
2010Loud (Japan version)Rihanna
2010Loud (clean)Rihanna
2011Loud (clean)Rihanna
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, clean)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, clean)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe. explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2014Fear of a Black Planet (deluxe edition)Public Enemy
2014It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (deluxe edition, explicit)Public Enemy
2014Under Pressure (explicit)Logic
2014Under Pressure (deluxe edition, clean)Logic
2014Under Pressure (deluxe edition, explicit)Logic
2015BlooKacy Hill
2015Icon3rd Bass
2015Remember My Name (deluxe)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (deluxe, clean)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
2016ColleGroveDef Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2016It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (explicit)Public Enemy
2016LionKacy Hill
2017Big Bossin, Vol. 2 (clean)Payroll Giovanni & Cardo
2017Big Bossin, Vol. 2 (explicit)Payroll Giovanni & Cardo
2017Like a WomanKacy Hill
2017Pretty Girls Like Trap Music2 Chainz
2017Pretty Girls Like Trap MusicDef Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2018Beloved (clean)Dave East x Styles P
2018Beloved (explicit)Dave East x Styles P
2018FM!Vince Staples
2018FM! (clean)Vince Staples
2018Growing Pains (remixes)Alessia Cara
2018K. Roosevelt (44.1kHz/24bit)Def Jam RecordingsK. Roosevelt
2018MIH-TYJeremih & Ty Dolla $ign
2018MIH-TY (clean lyrics)Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign
2018Not TodayAlessia Cara
2018One DayLogic feat. Ryan Tedder
2018The Hate U Give: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious Artists
2018The Pains of GrowingAlessia Cara
2018The Plan (explicit)DaniLeigh
2018The Plan (clean)DaniLeigh
2018The Play Don’t Care Who Makes ItDef Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2018Trust My LonelyAlessia Cara
2018Trust My Lonely (Remixes)Alessia Cara
2018YSIV (clean lyrics)Logic
2018YSIVLogic
20193.14Pvrx
20194REAL 4REAL (explicit)YG
20194REAL 4REAL (clean)YG
2019Bezerk (explicit)Big Sean feat. A$AP Ferg & Hit‐Boy
2019Bezerk (clean)Big Sean feat. A$AP Ferg & Hit‐Boy
2019Confessions of a Dangerous MindLogic
2019Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (explicit)Logic
2019Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (clean)Logic
2019Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (clean)Logic
2019Easy (Justin Credible remix)DaniLeigh ft. Chris Brown
2019Easy (remix)DaniLeigh ft. Chris Brown
2019Easy (unplugged)DaniLeigh
2019Go Loko (clean)YG, Tyga & Jon Z
2019Go LokoYG, Tyga & Jon Z
2019I Don’t Care (Jonas Blue remix)Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
2019I Don’t Care (Loud Luxury remix)Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
2019Keanu Reeves (Mastered for iTunes)Logic
2019Keanu ReevesLogic
2019Keanu Reeves (Mastered for iTunes, clean lyrics)Logic
2019Keanu Reeves (clean lyrics)Logic
2019None of Your Concern (clean)Jhené Aiko feat. Big Sean
2019Out of Love (Devault remix)Alessia Cara
2019Out of Love (remixes)Alessia Cara
2019Puppets (Succession remix)Pusha T & Nicholas Britell
2019Rooting for YouAlessia Cara
2019Single Again (clean)Big Sean
2019Single Again (explicit)Big Sean
2019Spotify SinglesAlessia Cara
2019Supermarket (clean lyrics)Logic
2019Supermarket (explicit)Logic
2019Survival (explicit)Dave East
2019Survival (clean)Dave East
2019The Golden Child (clean)YK Osiris
2019The Golden Child (explicit)YK Osiris
2019This SummerAlessia Cara
2019Trigger Protection MantraJhené Aiko
2019Triggered (dance mix) (explicit)Jhené Aiko & Saweetie
2019Triggered (dance mix) (clean)Jhené Aiko & Saweetie
2019Triggered (freestyle) (explicit)Jhené Aiko
2019Triggered (freestyle) (clean)Jhené Aiko
2019Triggered (remix)Jhené Aiko, 21 Savage & Summer Walker
2019Worth ItYK Osiris
2020AnyoneJustin Bieber
2020Biebs and ChillJustin Bieber
2020ChangesJustin Bieber
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holds phonographic copyright (℗) for
1987It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (explicit)Public Enemy
1987Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1987Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1988It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (explicit)Public Enemy
1988It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (explicit)Public Enemy
1988Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1988Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1989Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1989Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
1994An Interview With Chuck DPublic Enemy
1994Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess AgePublic Enemy
1994Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess AgePublic Enemy
2010Loud (explicit)Rihanna
2010Loud (Japan version)Rihanna
2010Loud (clean)Rihanna
2011Loud (clean)Rihanna
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, clean)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, clean)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe. explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, clean)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2013Fast & Furious 6: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious Artists
2014Fear of a Black Planet (deluxe edition)Public Enemy
2014It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (deluxe edition, explicit)Public Enemy
2014Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse (deluxe, explicit)Mariah Carey
2014Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse (deluxe version)Mariah Carey
2015Remember My Name (clean)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
2015Remember My Name (deluxe)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
2015Remember My Name (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (clean)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (deluxe, clean)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
20162X (deluxe, clean)Def Jam RecordingsLil Durk
2016A Girl Like MeDef Jam RecordingsRihanna
2016ColleGroveDef Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2016Good Girl Gone Bad: ReloadedDef Jam RecordingsRihanna
2016Loud (deluxe)Rihanna
2016Red Friday (clean)Def Jam RecordingsYG
2016Red Friday (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsYG
2016Talk That Talk (deluxe, explicit)Def Jam RecordingsRihanna
20171-800-273-8255 (clean)Logic & Juanes feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid
2017Pretty Girls Like Trap MusicDef Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2017Pretty Girls Like Trap Music2 Chainz
2017Pretty Girls Like Trap Music2 Chainz
2017Trip (Apple Digital Master)Def Jam RecordingsJhené Aiko
2018Beloved (clean)Dave East x Styles P
2018Beloved (explicit)Dave East x Styles P
2018Beloved (clean)Dave East x Styles P
2018Beloved (explicit)Dave East x Styles P
2018FM! (Mastered for iTunes, clean lyrics)Vince Staples
2018FM!Vince Staples
2018FM! (clean)Vince Staples
2018FM! (Mastered for iTunes)Vince Staples
2018Growing Pains (remixes)Alessia Cara
2018K. Roosevelt (44.1kHz/24bit)Def Jam RecordingsK. Roosevelt
2018MIH-TY (clean lyrics)Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign
2018MIH-TY (Mastered for iTunes)Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign
2018MIH-TYJeremih & Ty Dolla $ign
2018MIH-TY (Mastered for iTunes, clean lyrics)Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign
2018Not TodayAlessia Cara
2018The Hate U Give: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious Artists
2018The Hate U Give: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious Artists
2018The Hate U Give: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (clean lyrics)Various Artists
2018The Pains of GrowingAlessia Cara
2018The Pains of Growing (Mastered for iTunes)Alessia Cara
2018The Plan (clean)DaniLeigh
2018The Plan (explicit)DaniLeigh
2018The Plan (clean)DaniLeigh
2018The Plan (explicit)DaniLeigh
2018Trust My Lonely (Remixes)Alessia Cara
2018YSIV (clean lyrics)Logic
2018YSIV (Mastered for iTunes, clean lyrics)Logic
2018YSIV (Mastered for iTunes)Logic
20193.14Pvrx
20194REAL 4REAL (clean)YG
20194REAL 4REAL (explicit)YG
20194REAL 4REAL (clean)YG
2019Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (explicit)Logic
2019Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (clean)Logic
2019Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (explicit)Logic
2019Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (clean)Logic
2019Out of Love (remixes)Alessia Cara
2019Puppets (Succession remix)Pusha T & Nicholas Britell
2019Supermarket (explicit)Logic
2019Supermarket (Mastered for iTunes, clean lyrics)Logic
2019Supermarket (Mastered for iTunes)Logic
2019Supermarket (clean lyrics)Logic
2019Survival (explicit)Dave East
2019Survival (explicit)Dave East
2019Survival (clean)Dave East
2019Survival (clean)Dave East
2019The Golden Child (explicit)YK Osiris
2019The Golden Child (explicit)YK Osiris
2019The Golden Child (clean)YK Osiris
2019The Golden Child (clean)YK Osiris
2019This SummerAlessia Cara
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licensee for
2022Dope Don’t Sell Itself (explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
2UDavid Guetta ft. Justin Bieber
Big Subwoofer (explicit)Mount Westmore
Bigger Than You (explicit)2 Chainz, Drake & Quavo
Bigger Than You (clean)2 Chainz, Drake & Quavo
Bigger Than You (explicit)2 Chainz, Drake & Quavo
BILLIE EILISH. (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsArmani White
Born for GreatnessBuju Banton
Cold WaterMajor Lazer feat. Justin Bieber &
Dope Don’t Sell Itself (explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
Dope Don’t Sell Itself (clean)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
Dope Don’t Sell Itself (explicit)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
Dope Don’t Sell Itself (clean)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
Fight the Power: Remix 2020Public Enemy featuring Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG & Questlove
Forget the WorldAfrojack
Frank Ocean (explicit)Kaash Paige
Frank Ocean (clean)Kaash Paige
GOATED (clean)Def Jam RecordingsArmani White feat. Denzel Curry
GOATED (explicit)Def Jam RecordingsArmani White feat. Denzel Curry
Heroes (We Could Be) (The Remixes)Alesso
Honest (clean)Def Jam Recordings/Universal RecordsJustin Bieber feat. Don Toliver
Honest (explicit)Justin Bieber feat. Don Toliver
I Feel Funny (explicit)Justin Bieber
I Feel Funny (clean)Justin Bieber
I Feel Funny (explicit)Justin Bieber
In the Name of Gee (explicit)Fredo Bang
JadedKaash Paige
Most Hated (explicit)Fredo Bang
Most Hated (explicit)Fredo Bang
Most Hated (clean)Fredo Bang
Most Hated (clean)Fredo Bang
Most Hated (instrumentals)Fredo Bang
Most Hated (instrumentals)Fredo Bang
Murder Made MeDef Jam RecordingsFredo Bang
NO TV2 Chainz
Pressure (clean)Jeezy
Public Displays of Affection: The AlbumMuni Long
Rap or Go to the League (explicit)2 Chainz
Rap or Go to the League (explicit)2 Chainz
Rap or Go to the League (clean)2 Chainz
Rap or Go to the League (clean)2 Chainz
Rap or Go to the League (clean)2 Chainz
Rap or Go to the League (clean)2 Chainz
Show Me Your SoulLalah Hathaway & Robert Glasper
So Help Me God! (clean)2 Chainz
So Help Me God! (video version)Def Jam Recordings2 Chainz
So Help Me God! (explicit)2 Chainz
So Help Me God! (clean)2 Chainz
So Help Me God! (explicit)2 Chainz
The Play Don’t Care Who Makes It2 Chainz
The Play Don’t Care Who Makes ItDef Jam Recordings2 Chainz
The Recession 2Jeezy
TM104: The Legend of the Snowman (explicit)Jeezy
TM104: The Legend of the Snowman (clean)Jeezy
TM104: The Legend of the Snowman (clean)Jeezy
Towards the Sun (explicit; Apple Digital Master)Def Jam RecordingsAUGUST 08
Towards the Sun (clean; Apple Digital Master)Def Jam RecordingsAUGUST 08
Trap or Die 3 (clean)Jeezy
Trap or Die 3 (explicit)Jeezy
What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (explicit)Public Enemy
What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (explicit)Public Enemy
manufactured
The Blueprint 3Def Jam RecordingsJAY‐Z
Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J
marketed
Walking With a Panther (explicit)L.L. Cool J