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In June 1997, Def Jam acquired 50% of Roc-A-Fella Records for an estimated $1.4 million, giving co-founders Jay-Z and Damon Dash part ownership of the label, while Def Jam maintained distribution and co-marketing. [13] In 1997, [14] through Def Jam A&R Irv Gotti, Def Jam signed artist DMX.
This is 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 labels, under which the artist recorded.
This is a category for articles on artists and groups who have been signed to Def Jam Recordings or a Def Jam-affiliated record label or imprint. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Def Jam Recordings artists .
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'" in March 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war—receiving offers from Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc.—and ultimately signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Jay-Z on Def Jam Recordings. [3] [4] In August of that year, his debut studio album, Port of Miami (2006 ...
2.1 2010–2014: Early career, rise to popularity, signing to OTF and Def Jam Recordings, and Signed to the Streets duology 2.2 2015–2016: Remember My Name and Lil Durk 2X 2.3 2017–2019: Just Cause Y’all Waited , Signed to the Streets 3 , other projects, and Love Songs 4 the Streets 2
Maybach Music Group (MMG) was launched in a joint venture and as an imprint of Ross' then-label, Def Jam Recordings in 2008. Along with Ross himself, the label signed its first two acts that same year; its first was the hip hop group of which Ross was a member, Triple C's (alongside Gunplay, Torch, and Young Breed), while its second, singer Masspike Miles was signed in November of that year. [6]
He signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings in October 2009, which entered joint-venture with Atlanta-based rapper Jeezy's record label, CTE World, in 2013. [ 4 ] His 2013 single, " My Nigga " (featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan ), peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), [nb 1] better known by her stage name Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. [7] Upon being signed to Def Jam Recordings in 1996, she released her debut studio album, Ill Na Na, in November of that year to critical and commercial success.