Def Jam Recordings discography

Albums

1983

• Hose – Hose

  1984

• T La Rock & Jazzy Jay – It's Yours
• LL Cool J – I Need A Beat
• Beastie Boys – Rock Hard

  1985

• Jazzy Jay – Def Jam
• MCA & Burzootie – Drum Machine
• LL Cool J – I Want You
• Jimmy Spicer – This Is It
• Hollis Crew – It's the Beat

  Albums under [Geffen Records]/[Warner Bros. Records]

1986

• Slayer – Reign in Blood

  1988

• Slayer – South of Heaven

  Albums under [Columbia Records]/CBS Records">Sony Music Entertainment">CBS Records/[Sony Music Entertainment]

1985

• LL Cool J – Radio
• Beastie Boys – She's On It

  1986

• Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill
• Tashan – Chasin' a Dream
• Oran "Juice" Jones – Juice

  1987

• LL Cool J – Bigger and Deffer
• Oran "Juice" Jones –
• Public Enemy – Yo! Bum Rush the Show
• Kick It! – Def Jam sampler vol 1
• Various Artists – Less Than Zero
• Chuck Stanley – The Finer Things In Life
• Davy D – Davy's Ride
• Various Artists – Def Jam It's The New Style

  1988

• Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
• Original Concept – Straight from the Basement of Kooley High!
• Slick Rick – The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

  1989

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

  1990

• 3rd Bass – Cactus Revisited
• EPMD – Business as Usual
• LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
• Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet
• Various artists – Def Jam Classics Vol. 2
• The Afros – Kickin Afrolistics
• No Face – Wake Your Daughter Up

  1991

• 3rd Bass – Derelicts of Dialect
• Alyson Williams – Alyson Williams
• Downtown Science – Downtown Science
• Public Enemy – Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black
• Nice & Smooth – Ain't a Damn Thing Changed
• Nikki D – Daddy's Little Girl
• Slick Rick – The Ruler's Back
• BWP – The Bytches

  1992

• EPMD – Business Never Personal
• MC Serch – Return of the Product
• Public Enemy – Greatest Misses
• Redman – Whut? Thee Album

  1993

• Onyx – Bacdafucup
• Erick Sermon – No Pressure
• LL Cool J – 14 Shots to the Dome
• Prime Minister Pete Nice and Daddy Rich – Dust to Dust
• Boss – Born Gangstaz

  1994

• South Central Cartel – 'N Gatz We Truss

  Albums under [PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.]

1994

• Flatlinerz – U.S.A.
• Method Man – Tical
• Public Enemy – Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age
• Redman – Dare Iz a Darkside
• Slick Rick – Behind Bars
• Warren G – Regulate...G Funk Era
• Y?N-Vee – Y?N-Vee

  1995

• Erick Sermon – Double or Nothing
• Jayo Felony – Take a Ride
• LL Cool J – Mr. Smith
• Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
• Onyx – All We Got Iz Us
• Various Artists –
• Various Artists – Def Jam Music Group Inc. : 10th Year Anniversary
• The Twinz – Conversation
• BG Knockout & Dresta – Real Brothas
• The Dove Shack – This Is The Shack
• Mokenstef – Azz Izz

  1996

• Case – Case
• 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
• LL Cool J – Phenomenon
• South Central Cartel – All Day Everyday
• Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
• Various artists – How to Be a Player
• Christion – Ghetto Cyrano

  1998

• Music from the Motion Picture Belly
• Def Squad – El Niño
• DMX – It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
• DMX – Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
• Jayo Felony – Whatcha Gonna Do?
• Jay-Z – Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
• Method Man –
• Montell Jordan – Let's Ride
• Onyx – Shut 'Em Down
• Playa – Cheers 2 U
• Public Enemy – He Got Game
• Redman – Doc's da Name 2000
• Rush Hour Soundtrack
• Streets Is Watching Soundtrack

  Albums Under [The Island Def Jam Music Group]

1999

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

  2000

• Beanie Sigel – The Truth
• Ja Rule –
• Jay-Z –
• LL Cool J – G.O.A.T.
• Ludacris – Back for the First Time
• Musiq Soulchild – Aijuswanaseing
• Memphis Bleek – The Understanding
• The Murderers –
• Kelly Price – Mirror Mirror

  2001

• Beanie Sigel – The Reason
• Christina Milian – Christina Milian
• DMX – The Great Depression
• Foxy Brown – Broken Silence
• Ja Rule – Pain Is Love
• Jay-Z – The Blueprint
• Jay-Z –
• Ludacris – Word of Mouf
• Redman – Malpractice
• Rush Hour 2 soundtrack
• Sisqó – Return of Dragon

  2002

• Ashanti – Ashanti
• Cam'ron – Come Home With Me
• Disturbing tha Peace – Golden Grain
• Dru Hill – Dru World Order
• Ja Rule – The Last Temptation
• Jay-Z –
• Montell Jordan – Montell Jordan
• Musiq Soulchild – Juslisen
• LL Cool J – 10
• R. Kelly & Jay-Z – The Best of Both Worlds
• Scarface – The Fix
• WC – Ghetto Heisman

  2003

• 112 – Hot & Wet
• Ashanti - Chapter II
• Jay-Z – The Blueprint 2.1
• DMX – Grand Champ
• Freeway – Philadelphia Freeway
• Jay-Z – The Black Album
• Joe Budden – Joe Budden
• Juelz Santana – From Me to U
• Keith Murray – He's Keith Murray
• Ludacris – Chicken-N-Beer
• Memphis Bleek – M.A.D.E.
• Musiq Soulchild – Soulstar
• State Property – The Chain Gang Vol. 2
• The Diplomats – Diplomatic Immunity
• Ja Rule – Blood In My Eye

  2004

• Ashanti – Concrete Rose
• Cam'ron – Purple Haze
• Ghostface – The Pretty Toney Album
• Ja Rule – R.U.L.E.
• Jay-Z & Linkin Park – Collision Course
• Kanye West – The College Dropout
• LL Cool J – The DEFinition
• Lloyd – Southside
• Ludacris – The Red Light District
• Method Man –
• Patti LaBelle – Timeless Journey
• R. Kelly & Jay-Z – Unfinished Business
• Shawnna – Worth tha Weight
• Shyne – Godfather Buried Alive
• Young Gunz – Tough Luv

  2005

• #1 Spot – compilation album
• 112 – Pleasure & Pain
• Ashanti – Collectables by Ashanti
• Beanie Sigel – The B. Coming
• Bobby Valentino – Bobby Valentino
• Disturbing tha Peace –
• Ja Rule – Exodus
• Juelz Santana – What the Game's Been Missing!
• Kanye West – Late Registration
• Memphis Bleek – 534
• Patti LaBelle – Classic Moments
• Rev Run – Distortion
• Rihanna – Music of the Sun
• Teairra Mari –
• Young Gunz – Brothers from Another
• Young Jeezy –

  2006

• DJ Clue – The Professional, Pt. 3
• Ghostface Killah – Fishscale
• Ghostface Killah – More Fish
• Hector "El Father" – Los Rompe Discotekas
• Jay-Z – Kingdom Come
• LL Cool J – Todd Smith
• Lady Sovereign – Public Warning
• Ludacris – Release Therapy
• Method Man –
• Nas – Hip Hop Is Dead
• Ne-Yo – In My Own Words
• N.O.R.E. – N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe
• Rick Ross – Port of Miami
• Rihanna – A Girl Like Me
• Shareefa – Point of No Return
• Shawnna – Block Music
• The Isley Brothers – Baby Makin' Music
• The Roots – Game Theory
• Young Jeezy – The Inspiration

  2007

• Beanie Sigel – The Solution
• Bobby Valentino – Special Occasion
• Chingy – Hate It or Love It
• Chrisette Michele – I Am
• Fabolous – From Nothin' to Somethin'
• Freeway – Free at Last
• Ghostface Killah – The Big Doe Rehab
• Jay-Z – American Gangster
• Kanye West – Graduation
• Ne-Yo – Because of You
• Pittsburgh Slim – Tastemaker
• Playaz Circle – Supply & Demand
• Redman – Red Gone Wild
• Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
• The-Dream – Love Hate
• USDA –

  2008

• Ace Hood – Gutta
• Blood Raw –
• Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
• Karina Pasian – First Love
• LL Cool J – Exit 13
• Mariah Carey – E=MC²
• Ludacris – Theater of the Mind
• Nas – Untitled
• Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
• Rick Ross – Trilla
• Rihanna –
• Rocko - Self-Made
• The Roots – Rising Down
• Young Jeezy – The Recession
• Brutha – Brutha
• Sterling Simms – Yours, Mine & The Truth

  2009

• Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes
• The-Dream – Love vs. Money
• Jadakiss – The Last Kiss
• Rick Ross – Deeper Than Rap
• Method Man & Redman – Blackout! 2
• Chrisette Michele – Epiphany
• Electrik Red –
• Fast Life Yungstaz – Jamboree
• Willy Northpole – Tha Connect
• Unladylike – Certified
• Ace Hood – Ruthless
• Jeremih – Jeremih
• Fabolous – Loso's Way
• Lil Ru – 21 & Up
• Mariah Carey – Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
• Playaz Circle –
• Ghostface Killah – Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry In Emerald City
• Triple C's – Custom Cars & Cycles
• Amerie – In Love & War
• Rihanna – Rated R

  2010

• Kanye West – VH1 Storytellers
• Ludacris – Battle of the Sexes
• Meth, Ghost & Rae – Wu-Massacre
• Nas & Damian Marley – Distant Relatives
• Rihanna – Rated R: The Remixes
• The Roots – How I Got Over
• The-Dream – Love King
• Big Boi –
• Curren$y – Pilot Talk
• Rick Ross – Teflon Don
• Fabolous –
• Jeremih – All About You
• Rihanna – Loud
• Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
• Ne-Yo – Libra Scale
• Curren$y – Pilot Talk II
• Ronald Isley – Mr. I
• Chrisette Michele – Let Freedom Reign
• Redman – Reggie
• Sheek Louch –
• Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids

  2011

• Big Sean –
• Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
• Ace Hood – Blood, Sweat & Tears
• Rihanna – Talk That Talk
• The Roots – Undun
• Young Jeezy –

  2012

• Big K.R.I.T. – Live from the Underground
• Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
• Nas – Life Is Good
• Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don't
• 2 Chainz – Based on a T.R.U. Story
• G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer
• Rihanna – Unapologetic
• Big Boi – Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
• The-Dream –

  2013

• Trinidad James – Don't Be S.A.F.E.
• Fast & Furious 6
• The-Dream – IV Play
• Chrisette Michele – Better
• Kanye West – Yeezus
• August Alsina –
• Big Sean – Hall of Fame
• 2 Chainz –
• Pusha T – My Name Is My Name
• Jhené Aiko – Sail Out

  2014

• Rick Ross – Mastermind
• YG – My Krazy Life
• August Alsina – Testimony
• Afrojack – Forget the World
• The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
• Mariah Carey – Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
• Common – Nobody's Smiling
• Iggy Azalea – The New Classic
• Young Jeezy –
• Jhené Aiko – Souled Out
• Lacrim – Corleone
• Elijah Blake – Drift
• Vince Staples – Hell Can Wait
• Logic – Under Pressure
• Teyana Taylor – VII
• Big K.R.I.T. – Cadillactica
• Rick Ross – Hood Billionaire
• Iggy Azalea – Reclassified
• YG – Blame It On the Streets
• Ludacris – Burning Bridges
• Fabolous – The Young OG Project

  Albums under [Universal Music Group]

2015

• Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise
• Ludacris – Ludaversal
• Alesso – FOREVER
• Lil Durk – Remember My Name
• Tamia – Love Life
• Elijah Blake – Shadows & Diamonds
• Vince Staples – Summertime '06
• Krept & Konan – The Long Way Home
• Gunplay – Living Legend
• Alessia Cara – Four Pink Walls
• Leona Lewis – I Am
• Kacy Hill – BLOO
• The Braxtons - Braxton Family Christmas
• Justin Bieber – Purpose
• Young Jeezy – Church In These Streets
• Logic – The Incredible True Story
• Alessia Cara – Know It All
• Jadakiss – Top 5 Dead or Alive
• Jeremih – Late Nights
• Rick Ross – Black Market
• Babyface – Return of the Tender Lover
• August Alsina – This Thing Called Life
• Pusha T –

  2016

• Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
• HXLT – HXLT
• 2 Chainz – ColleGrove
• TWENTY88 – TWENTY88
• Bibi Bourelly – Free the Real
• YG – Still Brazy
• Lil Durk – 2X
• Desiigner - New English
• Frank Ocean – Endless
• Vince Staples – Prima Donna
• Troi Irons – Turbulence
• Jeezy – Trap or Die 3
• YG - Red Friday
• Common – Black America Again

  2017

• Big Sean – I Decided
• Amir Obè – None of the Clocks Work
• Logic – ΞVERYBODY
• Axwell Λ Ingrosso – More Than You Know - EP
• 2 Chainz – Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
• Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory
• Kacy Hill – Like a Woman
• Dave East –
• DaniLeigh - Summer With Friends
• Jhené Aiko – Trip
• Big Sean & Metro Boomin' - Double or Nothing
• Tee Grizzley & Lil Durk – Bloodas
• Jeezy - Pressure
• Payroll Giovanni & Cardo - Big Bossin Vol. 1.5

  2018

• Dave East - Paranoia 2
• Payroll Giovanni & Cardo - Big Bossin, Vol. 2
• 2 Chainz - The Play Don't Care Who Makes It
• Valee - GOOD Job, You Found Me
• Logic - Bobby Tarantino II
• Jeremih - The Chocolate Box - EP
• Toni Braxton - Sex & Cigarettes
• 070 Shake - Glitter
• Desiigner - L.O.D.
• Various Artists - Rapture
• Pusha T - Daytona
• Kanye West - Ye
• Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
• Nas - Nasir
• Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.
• Bobby Sessions - RVLTN : The Divided States Of AmeriKKKa
• K. Roosevelt - K. Roosevelt
• YG - Stay Dangerous
• Amir Obè – Can't Be A ____ Here: Chapter 1
• Logic - Young Sinatra IV
• Beau Young Prince - Groovy Land
• Dave East & Styles P – Beloved
• Amir Obè – Can't Be A ____ Here: Chapter 2
• Various Artists - The Hate U Give
• Fetty Luciano - Story To Tell
• MihTy - MihTy
• Vince Staples - FM!
• Amir Obè – Can't Be A ____ Here: Chapter 3
• Bobby Sessions - RVLTN : The Art of Resistance
• 2 Chainz - Hot Wings Are a Girl's Best Friend
• Alessia Cara - The Pains of Growing
• DaniLeigh - The Plan
• TJ Porter - Pregame
• YFL Kelvin - Outta Here

  2019

• Boston George & Diego - Boston George & Diego
• TJ Porter - No Disturbance EP
• 2 Chainz - Rap or Go to the League
• Various Artists - Undisputed
• Bernard Jabs - COLD HEARTED
• Cosha TG - Summer Nights
• Maxo - LIL BIG MAN
• Suzi Wu - Error 404
• Logic - Supermarket
• Hit-Boy & SOB X RBE - Family Not a Group
• Sneakk - Say Less
• Logic - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
• 10k.Caash - The Creator
• YG - 4REAL 4REAL
• S3nsi Molly & Lil Brook - Dumb Shit: The Album
• Nimic Revenue - Lifeline EP
• TJ Porter - Voice of the Trenches
• Valee - Runnin' Rich
• Pvrx - 3.14
• Dave East - Survival Pacc
• Nasaan - Kiss of Karma
• Jeezy - '
• Landstrip Chip - From My Point Of View: Reloaded
• Alessia Cara - This Summer
• Yung Tory - Still Here
• Goon des Garcons - Cheers To The End Of The World
• YK Osiris - The Golden Child
• Kanye West - Jesus Is King
• Dave East - Survival
• Kaash Paige - Parked Car Convos
• Fredo Bang - Pain Made Me Numb
• Nimic Revenue - Lifeline Reloaded
• Fabolous - '
• DaniLeigh - My Present

  2020

• 070 Shake - Modus Vivendi
• 10k.Caash - Planet Swajjur
• John Lindahl - Opening Night
• Justin Bieber - Changes
• Jadakiss - Ignatius
• Jhené Aiko - Chilombo
• MAJ - Majestic
• Fredo Bang - Most Hated
• Trouble - Thug Luv
• Bino Rideaux - OUTSIDE
• John Lindahl - Opening Night: The Complete Score
• Teyana Taylor - The Album