Def Jam Recordings
American record label
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| April 28 2023 | Stonebwoy released the album '5th Dimension' under Def Jam Africa |
| 2022 | Def Jam Recordings released multiple albums across various artists, including 2 Chainz's 'Dope Don't Sell Itself', Pusha T's 'It's Almost Dry', Logic's 'Vinyl Days', and the soundtrack 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By'. |
| June 13 2022 | Larry Gaaga was announced as the vice president of Def Jam Africa and head of the A&R division for English-speaking markets in Africa, coming from his role as CEO and founder of Gaaga Muzik and former general manager of YSG Entertainment. |
| April 28 2022 | Stonebwoy releases 'Therapy' from the album '5th Dimension' |
| 2021 | Released the 'Coming 2 America' soundtrack as a various artists compilation for Amazon Studios through Def Jam. |
| 2021 | Collaborated with Snoop Dogg to release 'Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm' under Doggy Style/Def Jam. |
| 2021 | Def Jam Recordings released multiple albums across various artists, including Justin Bieber's 'Justice', DMX's 'Exodus', and Kanye West's 'Donda'. |
| 2021 | Released the soundtrack for Blade Runner: Black Lotus through Def Jam. |
| March 5 2021 | Various artists released the compilation album 'Rhythms of Zamunda' under Def Jam Africa |
| 2020 | Def Jam Africa was founded as the African division of Def Jam Recordings, owned by Universal Music Africa and specializing in African hip-hop, Afrobeats, and trap music. |
| 2020 | Def Jam Recordings released numerous albums across various artists, including significant releases by Justin Bieber (Changes), Jhené Aiko (Chilombo), Teyana Taylor (The Album), Logic (No Pressure), Big Sean (Detroit 2), and 2 Chainz (So Help Me God!). |
| September 11 2020 | Cassper Nyovest releases two singles 'Good for That' and 'Amademoni' from the album 'A.M.N (Any Minute Now)' |
| August 28 2020 | Nasty C releases 'Eazy' from the album 'Zulu Man with Some Power' |
| July 17 2020 | Ricky Tyler releases 'Thirty K's' from the album 'Small World' |
| July 3 2020 | Tellaman releases 'Cross My Heart (Remix)' featuring Alpha P |
| May 22 2020 | Nasty C and Rowlene release 'I Need You' from Netflix's 'Blood & Water' series |
| March 13 2020 | Tellaman releases 'Practice (Cuebur Remix)' single |
| 2019 | The label released multiple debut and follow-up projects from emerging artists including Kaash Paige (Parked Car Convos), YK Osiris (The Golden Child), and Bernard Jabs (COLD HEARTED). |
| 2019 | Def Jam Recordings released multiple albums across various artists including 2 Chainz's 'Rap or Go to the League', Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King', Nas's 'The Lost Tapes 2', and Jeezy's 'TM104: The Legend of the Snowman'. |
| 2018 | The label supported multiple artists with solo albums, including Logic's 'Bobby Tarantino II' and 'Young Sinatra IV', Toni Braxton's 'Sex & Cigarettes', and Vince Staples' 'FM!'. |
| 2018 | Def Jam released multiple compilation and soundtrack albums, including 'Rapture' (Music from the Netflix Original TV Series) and 'The Hate U Give' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. |
| 2018 | Def Jam Recordings released a significant number of albums spanning multiple artists, including major releases by Kanye West (Ye), Pusha T (Daytona), Kids See Ghosts (self-titled album), Nas (Nasir), and others, marking a prolific year for the label under the GOOD Music collaboration. |
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