- Def Jef
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Def Jef Born September 27, 1966 Origin Harlem, New York City, New York, US Genres Rap, Hip Hop Occupations Rapper, Music Producer, Composer, Actor Years active 1989— Labels Delicious Vinyl, Thugline Associated acts Young MC
West Coast Rap All-Stars, Shaquille O'NealDef Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson (born September 27, 1966), an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA.
His debut album was 1989's Just a Poet With a Soul,[1] which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats. Additionally, he was a member of the West Coast Rap All-Stars, a collaboration of West Coast-based hip hop artists who released the anti-violence single "We're All in the Same Gang" in 1990. He performed on the television variety show In Living Color in 1990.[2]
After his second album, Soul Food, was released, Def Jef moved into production full-time. Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including Nas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kimberley Locke, Maxwell, Avant, Tupac Shakur, and Shaquille O'Neal. He has worked with Krayzie Bone and Thugline Records.
He produced the theme songs for the Disney sitcom That's So Raven and The Game.
Def Jef also appeared in the feature film Deep Cover in 1992.
Discography
- 1989: Just a Poet with a Soul
- 1990: "We're All in the Same Gang" (single) (as one of the West Coast Rap All-Stars)
- 1991: Soul Food
References
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Biography: Def Jef". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p28. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Def Jef at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Def Jef at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1966 births
- Actors from New York City
- African American actors
- African American rappers
- Delicious Vinyl artists
- Living people
- Rappers from New York City
- American hip hop biography stubs
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