Def Jam Recordings discography

List of albums released or distributed by Def Jam Recordings.

Albums

1985

• LL Cool J - Radio (Def Jam/Columbia)

1986

• Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Oran "Juice" Jones - Juice (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Slayer - Reign in Blood (Def Jam/Geffen/Warner Bros.)

1987

• LL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer (Def Jam/Columbia/CBS)
• Oran "Juice" Jones - GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Kick It! - Def Jam sampler vol 1

1988

• Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Def Jam/Columbia/CBS)
• Original Concept - Straight from the Basement of Kooley High! (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Slayer - South of Heaven (Def Jam/Geffen/Warner Bros.)
• Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Def Jam/Columbia)

1989

• 3rd Bass - The Cactus Album (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Alyson Williams - Raw (Def Jam/Columbia)
• LL Cool J - Walking with a Panther (Def Jam/Columbia/CBS)
• Oran "Juice" Jones - To Be Immortal (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Various artists - Def Jam Classics, Vol. 1 (Def Jam/Columbia)

1990

• 3rd Bass - Cactus Revisited (Def Jam/Columbia)
• EPMD - Business as Usual (Def Jam/RAL/Columbia)
• LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Various artists - Def Jam Classics, Vol. 2 (Def Jam/Columbia)

1991

• 3rd Bass - Derelicts of Dialect (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Alyson Williams - Alyson Williams (OBR/Def Jam/Columbia)
• Downtown Science - Downtown Science (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Nice & Smooth - Ain't a Damn Thing Changed (RAL/Def Jam)
• Nikki D - Daddy's Little Girl (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Slick Rick - The Ruler's Back (Def Jam/Columbia)

1992

• EPMD - Business Never Personal (RAL/Def Jam/Columbia)
• MC Serch - Return of the Product (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Public Enemy - Greatest Misses (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Redman - Whut? Thee Album (RAL/Def Jam/Columbia)

1993

• Onyx - Bacdafucup (Def Jam)
• Erick Sermon - No Pressure (Def Squad/RAL/Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - 14 Shots to the Dome (Def Jam/Columbia)
• Prime Minister Pete Nice and Daddy Rich - Dust to Dust
• Boss - Born Gangstaz

1994

• Flatlinerz - U.S.A.
• Method Man - Tical
• Public Enemy - Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age
• Redman - Dare Iz a Darkside (RAL/Def Jam)
• Slick Rick - Behind Bars
• South Central Cartel - 'N Gatz We Truss (G.W.K./RAL/Def Jam)
• Warren G - Regulate...G Funk Era (Violator/Def Jam)

1995

• Erick Sermon - Double or Nothing (Def Squad/RAL/Def Jam)
• Jayo Felony - Take a Ride (JMJ/Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - Mr. Smith
• Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• Onyx - All We Got Iz Us (JMJ/RAL/Def Jam)
• Various Artists - The Show: The Soundtrack
• Various Artists - Def Jam Music Group Inc. : 10th Year Anniversary (5 disc Box Set)

1996

• Foxy Brown - Ill Na Na
• Montell Jordan - More...
• Richie Rich - Seasoned Veteran
• Redman - Muddy Waters
• Flesh-N-Bone - T.H.U.G.S

1997

• CRU - Da Dirty 30
• EPMD - Back in Business
• Jay-Z - In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - Phenomenon
• South Central Cartel - All Day Everyday (RAL/Def Jam)
• Warren G - Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
• Various artists - How to Be a Player

1998

• Def Squad - El Niño (Def Squad/Def Jam)
• DMX - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)
• DMX - Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)
• Jayo Felony - Whatcha Gonna Do?
• Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Method Man - Tical 2000: Judgement Day
• Montell Jordan - Let's Ride
• Onyx - Shut 'Em Down (JMJ/Def Jam)
• Playa - Cheers 2 U
• Public Enemy - He Got Game
• Redman - Doc's da Name 2000
• Streets Is Watching Soundtrack (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal Records)

1999

• Case- Personal Conversation (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• DMX - ...And Then There Was X (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)
• EPMD - Out Of Business
• Foxy Brown - Chyna Doll (Def Jam)
• Ja Rule - Venni Vetti Vecci (Murder Inc./Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Memphis Bleek - The Coming of Age (Get Low/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Method Man & Redman - Blackout!
• Montell Jordan - Get It On...Tonite (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Sisqó - Unleash the Dragon (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Slick Rick - The Art of Storytelling

2000

• Beanie Sigel - The Truth (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Black Friday)
• Ja Rule - Rule 3:36 (Murder Inc./Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - G.O.A.T.
• Ludacris - Back for the First Time (DTP/Def Jam South/Def Jam)
• Musiq Soulchild - Aijuswanaseing
• Memphis Bleek - The Understanding (Get Low/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• The Murderers - Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers (Murder Inc./Def Jam)

2001

• Beanie Sigel - The Reason (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Christina Milian - Christina Milian (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• DMX - The Great Depression (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)
• Ja Rule - Pain Is Love (Murder Inc./Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - Jay-Z: Unplugged (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Ludacris - Word of Mouf (DTP/Def Jam South/Def Jam)
• Redman - Malpractice
• Sisqó - Return of Dragon (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)

2002

• Ashanti - Ashanti (Murder Inc./Def Jam)
• Cam'ron - Come Home With Me (Diplomats/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Disturbing tha Peace - Golden Grain (DTP/Def Jam South/Def Jam)
• Dru Hill - Dru World Order (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Ja Rule - Blood in My Eye (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Montell Jordan - Montell Jordan (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Musiq Soulchild - Juslisen (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - 10
• R. Kelly & Jay-Z - The Best of Both Worlds (Jive/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Scarface - The Fix (Def Jam South/Def Jam)

2003

• 112 - Hot & Wet (Bad Boy/Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2.1 (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• DMX - Grand Champ (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)
• Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway (Criminal Background/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - The Black Album (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Joe Budden - Joe Budden (On Top/Def Jam)
• Juelz Santana - From Me To U (Diplomats/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Ludacris - Chicken-N-Beer (DTP/Def Jam)
• Memphis Bleek - M.A.D.E. (Get Low/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Musiq Soulchild - Soulstar (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• State Property - The Chain Gang Vol. 2 (Criminal Background/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity (Diplomats/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

2004

• Ashanti - Concrete Rose (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Cam'ron - Purple Haze (Diplomats/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
• Ja Rule - R.U.L.E. (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Collision Course (Roc-A-Fella/Machine Shop/Warner Bros. Records/Def Jam)
• Kanye West - The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - The DEFinition
• Lloyd - Southside (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Ludacris - The Red Light District (DTP/Def Jam)
• Method Man - Tical 0: The Prequel
• Patti LaBelle - Timeless Journey (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• R. Kelly & Jay-Z - Unfinished Business (Roc-A-Fella/Rockland/Def Jam)
• Shawnna - Worth tha Weight (DTP/Def Jam)
• Shyne - Godfather Buried Alive (Gangland/Def Jam)
• Young Gunz - Tough Luv (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

2005

• 112 - Pleasure & Pain (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Ashanti - Collectables by Ashanti (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming (Criminal Background/Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
• Bobby Valentino - Bobby Valentino (DTP/Def Jam)
• Disturbing tha Peace - Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace (DTP/Def Jam)
• Ja Rule - Exodus (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Juelz Santana - What the Game's Been Missing! (Diplomats/Def Jam)
• Kanye West - Late Registration (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Memphis Bleek - 534 (Get Low/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Patti LaBelle - Classic Moments (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Rev Run - Distortion (Russell Simmons Music Group/Def Jam)
• Rihanna - Music of the Sun (SRP/Def Jam)
• Teairra Mari - Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Mari (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Young Gunz - Brothers from Another (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)

2006

• DJ Clue - The Professional, Pt. 3 (Desert Storm/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
• Ghostface Killah - More Fish (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
• Hector "El Father" - Los Rompe Discotekas (Roc-La-Familia/Gold Star Music/Machete Music/VI Music/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - Todd Smith
• Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
• Ludacris - Release Therapy (DTP/Def Jam)
• Method Man - 4:21... The Day After
• Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead (The Jones Experience/Def Jam)
• Ne-Yo - In My Own Words
• N.O.R.E. - N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe (Roc-La-Familia/Def Jam)
• Rick Ross - Port of Miami (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam)
• Rihanna - A Girl Like Me (SRP/Def Jam)
• Shareefa - Point of No Return (DTP/Def Jam)
• The Isley Brothers - Baby Makin' Music (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• The Roots - Game Theory
• Young Jeezy - The Inspiration (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)

2007

• Beanie Sigel - The Solution (State Property/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Bobby Valentino - Special Occasion (DTP/Def Jam)
• Chingy - Hate It or Love It (DTP/Slot-A-Lot/Def Jam)
• Chrisette Michele - I Am
• Fabolous - From Nothin' to Somethin' (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
• Freeway - Free at Last (Roc-A-Fella/G-Unit/Def Jam)
• Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z - American Gangster (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Kanye West - Graduation (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Ne-Yo - Because of You
• Pittsburgh Slim - Tastemaker
• Playaz Circle - Supply & Demand (DTP/Def Jam)
• Redman - Red Gone Wild (Def Squad/Gillahouse/Def Jam)
• Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (SRP/Def Jam)
• The-Dream - Love Hate (Radio Killa/Def Jam)
• USDA - Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)

2008

• Ace Hood - Gutta (We the Best/Def Jam)
• Blood Raw - My Life: The True Testimony (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
• Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Karina Pasian - First Love (Def Jam)
• LL Cool J - Exit 13 (Def Jam)
• Mariah Carey - E=MC² (Island/Def Jam)
• Ludacris - Theater of the Mind (DTP/Def Jam)
• Nas - Untitled (The Jones Experience/Def Jam)
• Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman (Def Jam)
• Rick Ross - Trilla (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam)
• Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (SRP/Def Jam)
• The Roots - Rising Down (Def Jam)
• Young Jeezy - The Recession (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
• Brutha - Brutha (Goodfellas/Def Jam)
• Sterling Simms - Yours, Mine & The Truth (One Records/Def Jam)

2009

• Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes (SRP/Def Jam)
• The-Dream - Love vs. Money (Radio Killa/Def Jam)
• Jadakiss - The Last Kiss (Ruff Ryders/D-Block/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap (Maybach Music/Poe Boy/Def Jam)
• Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2 (Def Jam)
• Chrisette Michele - Epiphany (Island Def Jam Music Group)
• Electrik Red - How to Be a Lady: Volume 1 (Def Jam Records/Radio Killa)
• Fast Life Yungstaz - Jamboree (Def Jam Records)
• Willy Northpole - Tha Connect (DTP/Def Jam)
• Unladylike - Certified (Voicez Music Group/Def Jam)
• Ace Hood - Ruthless (We the Best/Def Jam)
• Jeremih - Jeremih (Def Jam)
• Fabolous - Loso's Way (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
• Lil Ru - 21 & Up (Def Jam)
• Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (Island Def Jam)
• Playaz Circle - Flight 360: The Takeoff (DTP/Def Jam)
• Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry In Emerald City (Def Jam)
• Triple C's - Custom Cars & Cycles (Custom Maybach Music Group/Def Jam)
• Amerie - In Love & War (Feenix Rising/Def Jam)
• Rihanna - Rated R (SRP/Def Jam)

2010

• Kanye West - VH1 Storytellers (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Ludacris - Battle of the Sexes (DTP/Def Jam)
• Meth, Ghost & Rae - Wu-Massacre (Def Jam)
• Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives
• Rihanna - Rated R: The Remixes (SRP/Def Jam)
• The Roots - How I Got Over (Def Jam)
• The-Dream - Love King (Radio Killa/Def Jam)
• Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (Def Jam)
• Curren$y - Pilot Talk (DD172/BluRoc/Def Jam)
• Rick Ross - Teflon Don (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
• Fabolous - There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
• Jeremih - All About You (Def Jam)
• Rihanna - Loud (SRP/Def Jam)
• Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Ne-Yo - Libra Scale (Def Jam)
• Curren$y - Pilot Talk II (DD172/BluRoc/Def Jam)
• Ronald Isley - Mr. I (Def Jam)
• Chrisette Michele - Let Freedom Reign (Def Jam)
• Redman - Reggie (Def Jam)
• Sheek Louch - Donnie G: Don Gorilla (D-Block/Def Jam)
• Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids (Def Jam)

2011

• Jennifer Lopez - Love? (Island Def Jam)
• Big Sean - Finally Famous: The Album (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne (Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/Def Jam)
• Ace Hood - Blood, Sweat & Tears (We the Best/Def Jam)
• Rihanna - Talk That Talk (SRP/Def Jam)

Upcoming

TBA

• The Roots - Undun (Def Jam)
• Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
• Young Jeezy - Thug Motivation 103 (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
• Ne-Yo - The Cracks in Mr. Perfect (Compound/Def Jam)
• Big K.R.I.T. - Live from the Underground (Def Jam)
• Nas - Life Is Good (The Jones Experience/Def Jam/Columbia)
• Nas & Common - Nas.Com (The Jones Experience/Think Common/Def Jam/Columbia)
• Fabolous - Loso's Way 2 (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
• Juelz Santana - Born to Lose, Built to Win (Skull Gang/Def Jam)
• Method Man - The Crystal Meth (Def Jam)
• Aaron Fresh - Fresh N Up (Def Jam)
• N-Dubz - Against All Odds (International release)
• Lil Fate - Do You Believe In Fate (DTP/Def Jam)
• Brolic D - Street Monument (DTP/Def Jam)
• Small World - World Premiere (DTP/Def Jam)
• Shareefa - The Secret (DTP/Def Jam)
• Lil Scrappy - Tha Grustle (DTP/Def Jam)
• B.X.C. - Young & Restless (DTP/Def Jam)
• Willy Northpole - WILLIAM (DTP/Def Jam
• DJ E.V.G. - The Only One
• The-Dream - The Love; IV (The Diary of A Angry Man) (RadioKilla/Def Jam)

Unreleased

• Bytches With Problems - Life's a Bytch (No Face/RAL/Columbia)
• Caddillac Tah - POV City Hustler (The Inc./Def Jam) 2001
• Case - The Blaxl Rose Experience (Def Soul/Def Jam) 2004
• CNN - The Religion (Thugged Out Miltainment/Def Jam ) 2002
• Cormega - The Testament (Violator/Def Jam) (It was supposed release in 1996-1997 but was shelved, later it was released in 2005, his own label, Legal Hustle Records)
• Jayo Felony - Hotter Than Fish Grease 1999
• Jonell - Jonell (Def Soul/Def Jam) 2002
• Lady Luck - Turn My Mic On! (Def Jam) 2002
• Megan Rochell - You, Me & The Radio 2006
• N.O.R.E. - Norminacle (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 2004
• N.O.R.E. - 1 Fan A Day (Thugged Out Miltainment/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)2005
• Public Enemy - BTN 2000 2000
• Richie Rich - Sprung (Oakland Hills 41510/Def Jam) 1997
• Teairra Mari - Second Round (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 2006
• Charlie Baltimore-The Diary (The Inc./Def Jam) 2003
• Black Child-Ghetto Gospel (The Inc./Def Jam) 2002
• Vita - La Vita Dolce (The Inc./Def Jam) 2000
• Trigger Tha Gambler - Life's A 50/50 Gamble (No Doubt/Def Jam) 1996
• Foxy Brown - Ill Na Na 2: The Fever (Def Jam) 2003
• Foxy Brown - Black Roses (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 2006

References

• http://www.discogs.com/label/Def+Jam+Recordings