List of Def Jam Recordings artists, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This Def Jam Recordings roster includes both past and present artists. Popular Def Jam Recordings bands and artists are all listed here with information such as what genre the bands fall under and what albums they're known for. If you're looking for any of these Def Jam Recordings band's full discographies then click on their name and you can find them here on Ranker. The artists and bands on this list might be pop, rap, rock, electronic or any other genre, but what they all have in common is that they were signed by Def Jam Recordings.
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112
Hip hop music, Pop musicAlbums: 112, Pleasure & Pain, Room 112, Part III, Only You
112 (pronounced "one-twelve") is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly... more2
2 Chainz
Hip hop music, Gangsta rapAlbums: B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, Beez in the Trap, T.R.U. REALigion, Codeine Cowboy (A 2 Chainz Collective), Based On a T.R.U. Story
Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (formerly Tity Boi),... more3
3rd Bass
Hip hop musicAlbums: Derelicts of Dialect, The Cactus Album, Dust To Dust, The Cactus Revisited, Brooklyn‐Queens
3rd Bass was an American hip-hop group that rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s,... more4
Ace Hood
Hip hop music, Rap musicAlbums: Gutta, Ace Won't Fold, Trials & Tribulations, Ruthless, Blood
Antoine McColister (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an... more5
Adam Horovitz
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hopAdam Keefe Horovitz (born October 31, 1966), better known as Ad-Rock or King Ad-Rock, is an... more6
Adam Yauch
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hopAlbums: Drum Machine
Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced ; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012) was an American rapper and... more7
Questlove
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hopAlbums: Lady
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as... more8
AI
Urban contemporary, Hip hop musicAlbums: ORIGINAL A.I., MIC-A-HOLIC A.I., FEAT A.I., 2004 A.I., DON'T STOP A.I.
Ai Carina Uemura (植村 愛 カリーナ, Uemura Ai Karīna, born November 2, 1981), known mononymously as... more9
Amerie
Hip hop music, New WaveAlbums: Touch, Touch, All I Have, In Love & War, Because I Love It
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980), is an American recording artist, author and... more10
Ashanti
Hip hop music, Pop musicAlbums: Ashanti's Christmas, Chapter II, Ashanti, Concrete Rose, The Declaration
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, record... more11
Asher Roth
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hopAlbums: Asleep in the Bread Aisle, Last Man Standing, Pass That Dutch (Freestyle), I Love College, Believe the hype
Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known for his... more12
B.G. Knocc Out
Hip hop music, Gangsta rapAlbums: Real Brothas, Eazy-E's Protege
B.G. Knocc Out is an American rapper who collaborated with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real... more13
Beanie Sigel
Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hopAlbums: The Reason, The B. Coming, The Truth, The Solution, This Time
Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an... more14
Beastie Boys
Hip hop music, Pop punkAlbums: Paul's Boutique, Licensed to Ill, Check Your Head, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, Hello Nasty
The Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City formed in 1981. The group... more15
Big Boi
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hopAlbums: Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, Got Purp? Vol. 2, Royal Flush, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, Gangsta Grillz X
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an... more16
Big K.R.I.T.
Hip hop music, Southern hip hopAlbums: 4eva N a Day, Return of 4Eva, King Remembered in Time, K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, King of the Queen
Justin Lewis Scott (born August 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Big K.R.I.T. (a... more17
Big Sean
Hip hop,Albums: Finally Famous, Hall of Fame, Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big, Finally Famous-The Mixtape, U Know Big Sean–Finally Famous Vol. 2
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an... more18
Black Buddafly
Pop music, Contemporary R&BAlbums: Black Buddafly
Black Buddafly is a German R&B duo composed of the twin sisters Aminata "Amina" and Safietou... more
19Black Child
Hip hop musicBlack Child is an actor.... more20
Black Thought
Hip hop musicAlbums: Book of Judges
Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1971), better known as Black Thought, is an American... more21
Blood Raw
Hip hop music, Gangsta rapAlbums: My Life: The True Testimony
Bruce Falson (born April 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is an American... more22
Capone
Hip hop music, DubstepAlbums: Pain, Time & Glory, Revenge Is a Promise, Da Streets Mixtape, Volume 1
Kiam Akasi Holley, better known by his stage name Capone, is an American hip hop recording... more23
Bobby V
Hip hop music, Contemporary R&BAlbums: Fly on the Wall, Special Occasion, Bobby Valentino, Dusk Till Dawn, The Rebirth
Bobby Wilson (born February 27, 1980) better known by his stage name Bobby V (formerly Bobby... more24
Boss
Hip hop music, Gangsta rapAlbums: Born Gangstaz, Recipe of a Hoe
Boss (born Lichelle Laws, August 14, 1969) is an American gangsta rapper from Detroit,... more25
Bravehearts
Hip hop musicAlbums: Oochie Wally (feat. Nas & Bravehearts), Bravehearted, Bravehearted 2
Bravehearts are an East Coast hip hop group from New York, New York. The group's roster... more
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