Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings is an American record label founded in 1984 that focuses predominantly on hip hop, pop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group. In the UK, the label takes on the name Def Jam UK and is operated through Virgin EMI Records.

Def Jam was co-founded by Rick Rubin in his dormitory in Weinstein Hall at NYU and its first release was a single by his punk-rock group Hose.

The label distributes releases of various record labels, including Kanye West's GOOD music, and Listen Up Forever Records, headed by producer, Ronny J. Current Artists include Logic, Justin Beiber, Big Sean, Kanye West, Was, 2 Chainz and many others.