List of current Def Jam Recordings artists
This is a list of artists who currently record for Def Jam Recordings.
Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated labels, under which the artist record.
A
- Ai (Japan)
- Allred, Loren (Compound/Def Jam)
- Amerie ry marts (jct)
B
- Big Boi
- Big K.R.I.T.
- Big L Mini
- Big Sean (GOOD/Def Jam)
- Blood Raw (Blood Raw/Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
- Boo (1 Life 1 Love/Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
- Brolic D (DTP/Def Jam)
- B.X.C. (DTP/Def Jam)
- Bama (Def Jam)
- Big Rawle Gibson (217/Def
C
- Capo Dim(Def Jam/MillionEra)
- Christina Luz Tulier(Def Jam/Universal Music)
- Curren$y (BluRoc/DD172/Def Jam)
- Coogi K
- Crystal Movement (Japan)
- Currence, Rudy (DTP/Def Jam)
- Cyhi Da Prynce (GOOD/Def Jam)
D
- Dabo (Japan)
- Davis, Khalil Lamont
- DJ Clue (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
- Dizzy D Flashy
- Dj Smith (Musical Kingdom/Def Jam)
- Dj Damnage (Twitter.com/DJDamnage)
- Dumpology
- Cookie V (facebook.com/princess cookie ciara)
- DHC (dedication,hardworking, and commitment) Jay,J-killa,yungkobe,nautii
- DJ E.V.G. (Island Def Jam Digital Distribution)
E
- Electrik Red (Radio Killa/Def Jam)
- Evan Hawk (Def Jam/Universal)
F
- Fabolous (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
- Fast Life Yungstaz
- FDM (Compound/Def Jam)
- Franks, Corey (Island/Def Jam)
- Fresh, Aaron
G
- Ghostface Killah (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
- Freddie Gibbs (CTE/Def Jam)
- Bryan Gomez
H
- Hi-D (Japan)
- Hibari (Japan)
- Harper, Layne (Island/Def Jam Recordings)
I
- Illmatic Headlock (Japan)
- Isley Brothers, The (Def Soul/Def Jam)
- Isley, Ron (Def Soul/Def Jam)
J
K
- Khalil (singer) (Worldwide Entertainment/Def Jam)
L
- LaBelle, Patti
- Lil Fate (DTP/Def Jam)
- Leak Boyz (Def Jam)
- Lil Niqo
- Lil Ru (Presidential/Def Jam)
- LL Cool J
- Ludacris (DTP/Def Jam)
- Lady Gaga
M
- Maria, Jadyn (Compound/Def Jam)
- Method Man
- Michele, Chrisette (Def Soul/Def Jam)
- mann (Def Jam/Beluga Heights/Epic)
- Meek Millz (Maybach Music)
N
- Nas
- Natasha (2010-present)
- N-Dubz (2010-present)
- Ne-Yo (Compound/Def Jam)
- Nitro Microphone Underground (Japan)
- Northpole, Willy (DTP/Def Jam)
O
- Okamura, Yasuyuki (Japan)
- Ocean, Frank (2011-Present)
P
- Pasian, Karina
- Pittsburgh Slim
- Playaz Circle (DTP/Def Jam)
R
- Redman (Gilla House/Def Squad/Def Jam)
- Rihanna (Def Jam)
- Roots, The
- Ritwik Bhatia
S
- S Word (Japan)
- Santana, Juelz (Skull Gang/Def Jam)
- Shareefa (DTP/Def Jam)
- Shyne (Gangland/Def Jam)
- Slick Pulla (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
- Small World (DTP/Def Jam)
- SoulJa (Japan)
- Sphere of Influence (Japan)
- Sterling Simms (One/Larsiny Family/Def Jam)
- Sheek Louch (D-Block/Def Jam)
T
- Taz (Def Jam UK)
- The-Dream (Radio Killa/Def Jam)
- TK N CA$H (DTP/Def Jam)
- TLC (2010-present)
- Taio Cruz
- Tokona-X (Japan)
- Triple C's (Maybach/Def Jam)
- Tucker, Lisa (Compound/Def Jam)
U
- Untitled (DTP/Def Jam)
- USDA (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
W
- The Wanted (Geffen/Def Jam)
- West, Kanye (GOOD/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
- Wale (Maybach Music)
- Wax
Y
- Young Jeezy (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
- YG
- Yazzy