- List of former Def Jam Recordings artists
This is a list of former artists who have recorded for
Def Jam Recordings .
Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated labels, under which the artist recorded.__NOTOC__
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Bangles
*Beastie Boys
*Big Audio Dynamite
*Biggs (Roc-A-Fella, Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
*B.G. Knocc Out &Dresta (Outburst/Def Jam)
*The Black Flames (OBR/Def Jam)
*Blue Magic
*Bo$$
*Black Child (JMJ/The Inc./Def Jam)
*Joe Budden C
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Cam'ron (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
*Capleton
* Capone
*Capone-N-Noreaga
* Case (Spoiled Rotten/Def Soul/Def Jam)
*Cormega
* CruD
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Da 5 Footaz (G-Funk Music/Def Jam)
*Davy DMX
*Def Squad
*The Diplomats (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
* DMX (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)
*Domino (Outburst/Def Jam)
*The Don
*Downtown Science
*The Dove Shack (G-Funk Music/Def Jam)
* Dro (Russell Simmons Music Group/Def Jam)
*Dru Hill (Def Soul/Def Jam)E
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Fam-Lay (Star Trak/Def Jam)
*Flatlinerz
* Foxy Brown (Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam)
*Funkmaster Flex
*Flesh-N-Bone (Mo Thug/Def Jam)G
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Grafh (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam; Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
*Aalok Gandhi
*GWH (The Inc./Def Jam)
*G.A. aka Giali (Bidaar Rec/Def Jam)H
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Hollis Crew
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Insane Clown Posse (Psycopathic Records/Def Jam)J
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Ja Rule (The Inc./Def Jam)
*Jay - Mal
*Jayo Felony
*Jazzy Jay
*Jinx Da Juvy
*Joe Sinister (JMJ/Def Jam)
*Jonell (Def Soul/Def Jam)
*Oran "Juice" Jones (OBR/Def Jam)
*Torrey Johnson (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
*Montell Jordan (PMP/Def Jam; Def Soul/Def Jam)
*The Junkyard Band
*Justin Haunstein K
* Kyon
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Patti LaBelle (Def Soul/Def Jam)
* Lloyd (The Inc./Def Jam)
*LovHer (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)M
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Teairra Mari (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
*MC Serch
*MCA and Burzootie
*Mel-Low
*Mic D
*Christina Milian (Def Soul/Def Jam)
*MoKenStef (Outburst/Def Jam)
*The Murderers (The Inc./Def Jam)
*Keith Murray (Keith Murray)
*Musiq (Def Soul)
*Mike Spitz N
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Newkirk
*Nikki D.
*N.O.R.E (Thugged Out/Roc La Familia/Def Jam)
*Nice & Smooth
*No Face O
* Onyx (Chaos/JMJ/Def Jam)
*Original Concept P
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Papa Ron Love
*Peedi Peedi (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
* Playa (Def Soul/Def Jam)
*Kelly Price (Def Soul/Def Jam)
* Public EnemyQ
*Quicker Than Mom (Def Soul/Def Jam)
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Rell (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam; Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
* Richie Rich
*Megan Rochell *
Saukrates
*Shawnna (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
*Short Dawg (Russell Simmons Music Group/Def Jam)
*Shyne (Gangland/Def Jam)
*Sisqó (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)
*Sizzla (Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
*Slayer
*Slick Rick
*South Central Cartel
*Jimmy Spicer
*Chuck Stanley (OBR/Def Jam)
*The Suburban Boyz T
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12 O'Clock
*3rd Bass
*Tashan
*T La Rock
*Troy Ave.
*Tragedy
*Twiztid U
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Violent Femmes W
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Terri Walker (Def Soul/Def Jam)
*Warren G (Violator/Def Jam)
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* Weaveonce
*Alyson Williams
*Nicole Wray (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
*Windea X
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List of current Def Jam Recordings artists
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