# Def Jam Recordings discography

This page lists a discography of albums and extended plays released under or distributed by Def Jam Recordings, a division of Universal Music Group, which had been created in 1984. Records distributed by another label, but released under Def Jam, are also included or otherwise reviewed. Also included are albums or EPs that were released under Rush Associated Labels and subsidiaries like Original Black Recordings, DJ West, Def Soul, Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam South, Roc-A-Fella Records, Murder Inc. Records, and GOOD Music.

## 1980s
### 1983

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
| Hose | Hose | EP | c. 1983 | — | — | — | |

### 1984

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| T La Rock and Jazzy Jay | "It's Yours" | 12-inch single | c. 1984 | — | — | — |
| LL Cool J | "I Need a Beat" | 12-inch single | c. 1984 | — | — | — |
| Beastie Boys | "Rock Hard" | 12-inch single | c. 1984 | — | — | — |

### 1985

Starting in mid-1985, Def Jam was distributed under Sony Music's Columbia Records division. :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Jazzy Jay | "Def Jam" | 12-inch single | c. 1985 | — | — | — |
| MCA and Burzootie | "Drum Machine" | 12-inch single | c. 1985 | — | — | — |
| LL Cool J | "I Want You" | 12-inch single | c. 1985 | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Spicer | "This Is It" | 12-inch single | c. 1985 | — | — | — |
| The Hollis Crew | "It's the Beat" | 12-inch single | c. 1985 | — | — | — |
| The Beastie Boys | "She's on It" | 12-inch single | September 12, 1985 | — | — | — |
| LL Cool J | Radio | Album | November 18, 1985 | "I Can't Live Without My Radio" "You'll Rock" "I Can Give You More" "Rock the Bells" | UK Albums Chart – #71 Billboard 200 – #46 Billboard Urban Albums – #6 | RIAA – Platinum |

### 1986

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Oran "Juice" Jones | Juice | Album | February 12, 1986 | "I Can't Live Without My Radio" "You'll Rock" "I Can Give You More" "Rock the Bells" | Billboard 200 – #44 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Gold |
| Tashan | Chasin' a Dream | Album | c. 1986 | "Chasin' a Dream" | — | — |
| Original Concept | "Knowledge Me" | 12-inch single | c. 1986 | — | — | — |
| Junk Yard Band | "The Word & Sardines" | 12-inch single | c. 1986 | — | — | — |
| Slayer | Reign in Blood | Album | October 7, 1986 | — | Irish Albums Chart – #80 Japanese Albums – #264 UK Albums Chart – #47 Billboard 200 – #94 | RIAA – Gold |
| The Beastie Boys | Licensed to Ill | Album | November 15, 1986 | "Hold It Now, Hit It" "Paul Revere" "The New Style" "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" "Brass Monkey" "No Sleep till Brooklyn" "Girls" | ARIA Album Chart – #62 Canadian Albums – #5 Dutch Album Top 100 – #15 German Albums Chart – #23 New Zealand Albums Chart – #12 UK Albums Chart – #71 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Diamond MC – 2× Platinum BPI – Gold |

### 1987

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Public Enemy | Yo! Bum Rush the Show | Album | February 10, 1987 | "Public Enemy No. 1" "You're Gonna Get Yours" | Billboard 200 – #125 Billboard Urban Albums – #28 | RIAA – Gold |
| LL Cool J | Bigger and Deffer | Album | May 29, 1987 | "I'm Bad" "I Need Love" | Canadian Albums – #39 Dutch Album Top 100 – #28 German Albums Chart – #35 New Zealand Albums Chart – #23 UK Albums Chart – #54 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Gold |
| Chuck Stanley | The Finer Things in Life | Album | c. 1987 | "Never Gonna Let You Go" | — | — |
| Davy D | Davy's Ride | Album | c. 1987 | "Davy's Ride" | — | — |
| Various artists | Def Jam: It's the New Style! | Compilation | c. 1987 | — | — | — |
| Oran "Juice" Jones | GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over | Album | October 1987 | "Cold Spendin' My Money" | Billboard Urban Albums – #36 | — |
| Various artists | Less than Zero soundtrack | Album | November 6, 1987 | "Rock and Roll All Nite" "A Hazy Shade of Winter" "Going Back to Cali" | Billboard 200 – #31 Billboard Urban Albums – #22 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | Def Jam Meeting | Compilation | c. 1987 | — | — | — |

### 1988

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Original Concept | Straight from the Basement of Kooley High! | Album | c. 1988 | — | — | — |
| Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | Album | June 28, 1988 | "Rebel Without a Pause" "Bring the Noise" "Don't Believe the Hype" "Night of the Living Baseheads" "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" | Dutch Charts – #40 UK Albums Chart – #8 Billboard 200 – #42 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Slayer | South of Heaven | Album | July 5, 1988 | — | ARIA Charts – #53 Dutch Album Top 100 – #31 Irish Albums Chart – #91 German Albums Chart – #23 Sverigetopplistan – #50 UK Albums Charts – #25 Billboard 200 – #57 | RIAA – Gold |
| Slick Rick | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick | Album | November 1, 1988 | "Children's Story" "Hey Young World" "Teenage Love" | Billboard 200 – #31 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |

### 1989

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Alyson Williams | Raw | Album | c. 1989 | "Sleep Talk" "My Love Is So Raw" "I Need Your Lovin'" | UK Albums Chart – #29 Billboard Urban Albums – #25 | BPI – Gold |
| Blue Magic | From Out of the Blue | Album | c. 1989 | — | Billboard Urban Albums – #48 | — |
| Various artists | Def Jam Classics, Vol. 1 | Compilation | c. 1989 | — | — | — |
| LL Cool J | Walking with a Panther | Album | June 9, 1989 | "Going Back to Cali" "I'm That Type of Guy" "Big Ole Butt" "One Shot at Love" "Jingling Baby" | ARIA Charts – #85 Dutch Album Top 100 – #63 New Zealand Albums Chart – #48 UK Albums Chart – #43 Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Newkirk | Funk City | Album | October 10, 1989 | "Sweat You" | — | — |
| 3rd Bass | The Cactus Album | Album | November 14, 1989 | "Steppin' to the A.M." "The Gas Face" "Brooklyn-Queens" | Billboard 200 – #55 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | RIAA – Gold |
| Oran "Juice" Jones | To Be Immortal | Album | November 21, 1989 | "Pipe Dreams" "Shaniqua" | — | — |

## 1990s
### 1990

Between 1990 and 1999, Def Jam Records were distributed and/or produced under the guidance of Rush Associated Labels. :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Public Enemy | Fear of a Black Planet | Album | April 10, 1990 | — | "Fight the Power" "Welcome to the Terrordome" "911 Is a Joke" "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man" | ARIA Charts – #30 Canadian Albums – #15 Dutch Album Top 100 – #17 German Albums – #30 New Zealand Albums Chart – #15 Sverigetopplistan – #24 Swiss Albums – #19 UK Albums Chart – #4 Billboard 200 – #10 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Platinum BPI – Gold MC – Gold |
| No Face | Wake Your Daughter Up | Album | c. 1990 | No Face | — | — | — |
| The Afros | Kickin' Afrolistics | Album | c. 1990 | JMJ Records | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Def Jam Classics, Vol. 2 | Compilation | c. 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| Sid and B-Tonn | "Deathwish" | Promotional single | c. 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd Bass | The Cactus Revisited | Remix album | September 7, 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| LL Cool J | Mama Said Knock You Out | Album | September 14, 1990 | — | "To da Break of Dawn" "The Boomin' System" "Around the Way Girl" "Mama Said Knock You Out" "6 Minutes of Pleasure" | ARIA Charts – #67 UK Albums Chart – #49 Billboard 200 – #16 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Gold |
| EPMD | Business as Usual | Album | December 18, 1990 | — | "Gold Digger" "Rampage" "Give the People" | Billboard 200 – #36 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |

### 1991

Around late 1991 to mid-1994, Def Jam/RAL releases were distributed by Chaos Recordings, a now-defunct division of Columbia Records. :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Downtown Science | Downtown Science | Album | January 12, 1991 | — | "Room to Breathe" "Radioactive" | — | — |
| BWP | The Bytches | Album | February 19, 1991 | No Face | "Two Minute Brother" | Billboard Urban Albums – #34 | — |
| Terminator X | Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets | Album | May 7, 1991 | — | "Homey Don't Play That" "Wanna Be Dancin' (Buck-Whylin')" | Billboard 200 – #97 Billboard Urban Albums – #19 | — |
| 3rd Bass | Derelicts of Dialect | Album | June 18, 1991 | — | "Pop Goes the Weasel" | UK Albums Chart – #46 Billboard 200 – #19 Billboard Urban Albums – #10 | RIAA – Gold |
| Slick Rick | The Ruler's Back | Album | July 2, 1991 | — | "I Shouldn't Have Done It" "Mistakes of a Woman in Love with Other Men" "It's a Boy" | Billboard 200 – #29 Billboard Urban Albums – #18 | — |
| Nikki D | Daddy's Little Girl | Album | September 3, 1991 | — | "Daddy's Little Girl" | Billboard Urban Albums – #54 | — |
| Various artists | Livin' Large soundtrack | Album | September 10, 1991 | — | — | — | — |
| Nice & Smooth | Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | Album | September 17, 1991 | — | "Hip Hop Junkies" "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" "How to Flow" "Cake & Eat It Too" | Billboard 200 – #141 Billboard Urban Albums – #29 | — |
| Public Enemy | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | Album | October 1, 1991 | — | "Bring the Noise" "Can't Truss It" "Shut 'Em Down" "Nighttrain" | ARIA Charts – #11 Canadian Albums – #12 Dutch Album Top 100 – #62 German Albums – #38 New Zealand Albums Chart – #5 Sverigetopplistan – #36 UK Albums Chart – #8 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Lisette Melendez | Together Forever | Album | c. 1991 | Fever Records | "Together Forever" "A Day in My Life (Without You)" "Never Say Never" | Japanese Albums – #100 Billboard Top Heatseekers – #7 | — |
| Sandeé | Only Time Will Tell | Album | c. 1991 | Fever Records | "Notice Me" "Love Desire" | — | — |
| The Don | Wake Up the Party | Album | c. 1991 | — | — | — | — |
| Resident Alien | "Mr. Boops" | Promotional single | c. 1991 | — | — | — | — |

### 1992

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Alyson Williams | Alyson Williams | Album | c. 1992 | — | "She's Not Your Fool" | Billboard Urban Albums – #31 | — |
| Fam-Lee | Runs in the Fam-Lee | Album | c. 1992 | JMJ Records | — | — | — |
| Total Look & The Style | Do Some Damage | Album | c. 1992 | — | — | — | — |
| EPMD | Business Never Personal | Album | July 28, 1992 | — | "Crossover" "Head Banger" | Billboard 200 – #14 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | RIAA – Gold |
| MC Serch | Return of the Product | Album | August 25, 1992 | — | "Here It Comes" "Back to the Grill" | Billboard 200 – #103 Billboard Urban Albums – #28 Billboard Top Heatseekers – #2 | — |
| Public Enemy | Greatest Misses | Greatest hits album | September 15, 1992 | Legacy Recordings | — | Dutch Album Top 100 – #72 German Albums – #53 New Zealand Albums Chart – #15 Svrerigetopplistan – #30 UK Albums Chart – #14 Billboard 200 – #13 Billboard Urban Albums – #10 | RIAA – Gold |
| Redman | Whut? Thee Album | Album | September 22, 1992 | — | "Time 4 Sum Aksion" "Tonight's da Night" "Blow Your Mind" | Billboard 200 – #49 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | RIAA – Gold |

### 1993

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Onyx | Bacdafucup | Album | March 30, 1993 | JMJ Records | "Slam" "Throw Ya Gunz" "Shifftee" | UK Albums Chart – #59 Billboard 200 – #17 Billboard Urban Albums – #8 | RIAA – Platinum |
| LL Cool J | 14 Shots to the Dome | Album | March 30, 1993 | — | "How I'm Comin'" "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings" "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" "Stand by Your Man" | German Albums – #74 New Zealand Albums Chart –#36 UK Albums Chart – #74 Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Pete Nice and Daddy Rich | Dust to Dust | Album | April 27, 1993 | — | "Rat Bastard" "Kick the Bobo" | Billboard 200 – #171 Billboard Urban Albums – #50 Billboard Top Heatseekers – #8 | — |
| Boss | Born Gangstaz | Album | May 25, 1993 | — | "Deeper" "I Don't Give a Fuck" "Recipe of a Hoe" "Process of Elimination" | Billboard 200 – #22 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Erick Sermon | No Pressure | Album | October 19, 1993 | Def Squad | "Hittin' Switches" "Stay Real" | Billboard 200 – #16 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | — |
| Domino | Domino | Album | December 7, 1993 | Outburst Records | "Getto Jam" "Sweet Potatoe Pie" "Money is Everything" "Long Beach Thang" | Billboard 200 – #39 Billboard Urban Albums – #10 | RIAA – Gold |

### 1994

In May 1994, PolyGram acquired Sony's 50% stake in Def Jam, distributing the label's music under PolyGram Group Distribution. :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Lisette Mendelez | True to Life | Album | January 18, 1994 | Fever Records | "Goody Goody" | Japanese Albums – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #100 Billboard Top Heatseekers – #28 | — |
| South Central Cartel | 'N Gatz We Truss | Album | May 10, 1994 | South G.W.K. | "Servin' 'Em Heat" "Seventeen Switches" "Gang Stories" | Billboard 200 – #32 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | — |
| Warren G | Regulate... G Funk Era | Album | June 7, 1994 | Violator | "Regulate" "This D.J." "Do You See" | ARIA Charts – #42 Canadian Albums – #27 Dutch Album Top 100 – #19 German Albums #15 New Zealand Albums Chart – #26 Sverigetopplistan – #12 UK Albums Chart – #25 Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Nice & Smooth | Jewel of the Nile | Album | June 28, 1994 | — | "Old to the New" "Return of the Hip Hop Freaks" | Billboard 200 – #66 Billboard Urban Albums – #13 | — |
| Public Enemy | Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age | Album | August 28, 1994 | — | "Give It Up" "I Stand Accused" "So Whatcha Gone Do Now" | ARIA Charts – #16 Canadian Albums – #20 Dutch Album Top 100 – #39 German Albums – #25 New Zealand Albums Chart – #7 Sverigetopplistan – #20 Swiss Albums – #22 UK Albums Chart – #12 Billboard 200 – #14 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Gold |
| Flatlinerz | U.S.A. | Album | September 6, 1994 | — | "Rivaz of Red" "Satanic Verses" "Live Evil" | Billboard Urban Albums – #65 Billboard Top Heatseekers – #24 | — |
| Y?N-Vee | Y?N-Vee | Album | October 18, 1994 | PMP Records | "Chocolate" "I'm Goin' Down" "4Play" | Billboard Urban Albums – #75 | — |
| Method Man | Tical | Album | November 15, 1994 | — | "Bring the Pain" "Release Yo' Delf" "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" | Billboard Canadian Albums – #50 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Slick Rick | Behind Bars | Album | November 22, 1994 | — | "Behind Bars" "Sittin' in My Car" | Billboard 200 – #51 Billboard Urban Albums – #11 | — |
| Redman | Dare Iz a Darkside | Album | November 22, 1994 | Def Squad | "Rockafella" "Can't Wait" | Billboard 200 – #13 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| La Rockco Tee | Hold on Tight | Album | c. 1994 | Outburst Records | — | — | — |

### 1995

From May 1995 to May 1999, Def Jam Records was reinstated as the Def Jam Music Group to further associate itself with the RAL umbrella unit. :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| S.C.C. Presents Murder Squad | Nationwide | Album | Valentine's Day 1995 (February 14) | G.W.K. | "Knock on Wood" "No Peace" | Billboard 200 – #106 Billboard Top Heatseekers – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #12 | — |
| Montell Jordan | This Is How We Do It | Album | April 4, 1995 | PMP Records | "This Is How We Do It" "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" "Daddy's Home" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #35 German Albums – #58 New Zealand Albums Chart – #33 UK Albums Chart – #53 Billboard 200 – #12 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Platinum |
| MoKenStef | Azz Izz | Album | Independence Day 1995 (July 4) | Outburst Records | "He's Mine" | Billboard 200 – #163 Billboard Urban Albums – #29 | — |
| Various artists | The Show soundtrack | Album | August 15, 1995 | — | "Live!!!" "What's Up Star?" "How High" | Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta | Real Brothas | Album | August 15, 1995 | Outburst Records | "50/50 Luv" "Jealousy" | Billboard 200 – #128 Billboard Urban Albums – #15 Billboard Top Heatseekers – #5 | — |
| The Dove Shack | This Is the Shack | Album | August 22, 1995 | G-Funk Entertainment | "Summertime in the LBC" "We Funk (the G Funk)" "Bomb Drop" | Billboard 200 – #68 Billboard Urban Albums – #13 | — |
| Twinz | Conversation | Album | August 22, 1995 | G-Funk Entertainment | "Round & Round" "Eastside LB" | Billboard 200 – #36 Billboard Urban Albums – #8 | — |
| Mel-Low | It's a B.G. Thing (Life of a Youngster) | Album | c. 1995 | C-Poppa RecordsOutburst Records | — | — | — |
| Jayo Felony | Take a Ride | Album | October 24, 1995 | JMJ Records | "Sherm Stick" | Billboard Urban Albums – #65 | — |
| Onyx | All We Got Iz Us | Album | October 24, 1995 | JMJ Records | "Live Niguz" "Last Dayz" | Billboard 200 – #22 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| LL Cool J | Mr. Smith | Album | November 7, 1995 | — | "Hey Lover" "Doin' It" "I Shot Ya" "Loungin" | ARIA Charts – #97 Canadian Albums – #53 Dutch Album Top 100 – #33 German Albums – #75 Sverigetopplistan – #60 UK Albums Charts – #90 Billboard 200 – #20 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Erick Sermon | Double or Nothing | Album | November 7, 1995 | Def Squad | "Bomdigi" "Welcome" | Billboard 200 – #35 Billboard Urban Albums – #6 | RIAA – Gold |
| Capleton | Prophecy | Album | November 7, 1995 | African Stars | "Wings of the Morning" | — | — |
| Various artists | Def Jam Music Group, Inc. – 10th Year Anniversary | Box set | November 21, 1995 | — | — | — | — |

### 1996

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Domino | Physical Funk | Album | April 2, 1996 | Outburst Records | "Physical Funk" "So Fly" | Billboard 200 – #152 Billboard Urban Albums – #34 | — |
| Various artists | The Nutty Professor soundtrack | Album | June 4, 1996 | — | "Ain't No Playa" "Touch Me, Tease Me" "I Like" "Last Night" "Ain't Nobody" | New Zealand Albums Chart – #10 UK R&B Albums – #7 Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Code 3 | Code 3 | Album | August 13, 1996 | Outburst Records | "Humpin' Bumpin'" | — | — |
| Case | Case | Album | August 13, 1996 | Spoiled Rotten Entertainment | "Touch Me, Tease Me" "More to Love" "Don't Be Afraid" "I Gotcha" | Billboard 200 – #42 Billboard Urban Albums – #7 | RIAA – Gold |
| Montell Jordan | More... | Album | August 27, 1996 | — | "I Like" "Falling" "What's on Tonight" | UK Albums – #66 Billboard 200 – #47 Billboard Urban Albums – #14 | RIAA – Gold |
| Richie Rich | Seasoned Veteran | Album | November 5, 1996 | 41510 | "Let's Ride" "Do G's Get to Go to Heaven?" "Touch Myself (Remix)" | Billboard 200 – #35 Billboard Urban Albums – #11 | — |
| LL Cool J | All World: Greatest Hits | Greatest hits album | November 5, 1996 | — | — | Dutch Album Top 100 – #31 German Albums – #46 Sverigetopplistan – #32 Swiss Albums – #45 UK Albums Chart Billboard 200 – #29 Billboard Urban Albums – #21 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Gold |
| Foxy Brown | Ill Na Na | Album | November 19, 1996 | ViolatorTrackmasters Entertainment | "I'll Be" "Get Me Home" | Canadian Albums – #41 Dutch Album Top 100 – #80 German Albums – #27 UK Albums Chart – #98 UK R&B Albums – #15 Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Flesh-n-Bone | T.H.U.G.S. | Album | November 19, 1996 | Mo Thugs | "World So Cruel" | Billboard 200 – #23 Billboard Urban Albums – #8 | RIAA – Gold |
| Redman | Muddy Waters | Album | December 10, 1996 | Def Squad | "It's Like That (My Big Brother)" "Whateva Man" "Pick It Up" "Smoke Buddah" | Billboard 200 – #12 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | Codice Rap | Compilation | c. 1996 | Mercury Records UK | — | — | — |
| Shug | 86 the Madness | Album | c. 1996 | Nightstalker Records | — | — | — |

### 1997

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
| Warren G | Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) | Album | March 25, 1997 | G-Funk Entertainment | "What's Love Got to Do With It" "I Shot the Sheriff" "Smokin' Me Out" | ARIA Charts – #22 Canadian Albums – #20 French Albums – #14 German Albums – #8 New Zealand Albums Chart – #10 Sverigetopplistan – #25 Swiss Albums – #9 UK Albums – #20 Billboard 200 – #11 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Gold | |
| South Central Cartel | All Day Everyday | Album | June 3, 1997 | — | "All Day Everyday" "S.C.G.'z" | Billboard 200 – #178 Billboard Urban Albums – #35 | — | |
| Cru | Da Dirty 30 | Album | June 15, 1997 | ViolatorByStorm Entertainment | "Bubblin'" "Just Another Case" | Billboard 200 – #102 Billboard Urban Albums – #26 | — | |
| Various artists | Def Jam's How to Be a Player soundtrack | Album | August 5, 1997 | PolyGram Soundtracks | "Big Bad Mamma" | Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold | |
| Various artists | Def Jam's Greatest Hits | Compilation | September 9, 1997 | — | — | — | — | |
| Various artists | Def Jam's Greatest Hits: Hardcore | Compilation | September 9, 1997 | — | — | — | — | |
| EPMD | Back in Business | Album | September 16, 1997 | — | "Da Joint" "Richter Scale" | UK Albums Chart – #100 Billboard 200 – #16 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Gold | |
| LL Cool J | Phenomenon | Album | October 14, 1997 | — | "Phenomenon" "Father" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Hot Hot Hot" "Candy" "Starsky & Hutch" | ARIA Charts – #88 Canadian Albums – #7 Dutch Album Top 100 – #48 German Albums – #24 New Zealand Albums – #39 Sverigetopplistan – #57 Swiss Albums – #48 UK Albums Chart – #37 Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Platinum | |
| Jay-Z | In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 | Album | November 4, 1997 | | "(Always Be My) Sunshine" "The City Is Mine" "Wishing on a Star" (UK version) | UK Albums – #78 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Platinum | |
| Christión | Ghetto Cyrano | Album | November 4, 1997 | — | "Full of Smoke" "I Wanna Get Next to You" | Billboard 200 – #146 Billboard Urban Albums – #23 | — | |
| Capleton | I-Testament | Album | November 25, 1997 | African Stars | "Original Man" "Hurts My Heart" | Billboard Reggae Albums – #3 | — | |
| Various artists | The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic | Album | Remix album | c. 1997 | Mercury Records | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Yo! MTV Raps | Compilation | MTV | c. 1997 | | — | — | — |

### 1998

On December 10, 1998, Seagram completed its seven-month plan to acquire PolyGram (including its music division which Def Jam was under). :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Playa | Cheers 2 U | Album | March 24, 1998 | Blackground Records (2.0) | "Don't Stop the Music" "Cheers 2 U" "All the Way" | Billboard 200 – #86 Billboard Urban Albums – #19 | — |
| Montell Jordan | Let's Ride | Album | March 31, 1998 | — | "Let's Ride" "I Can Do That" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #82 German Albums – #75 Billboard 200 – #20 Billboard Urban Albums – #8 | RIAA – Gold |
| Public Enemy | He Got Game soundtrack | Album | April 28, 1998 | — | "He Got Game" | UK Albums – #50 Billboard 200 – #26 Billboard Urban Albums – #10 | — |
| Various artists | Streets Is Watching soundtrack | Album | May 12, 1998 | — | "Love for Free" "It's Alright" | Billboard 200 – #27 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| DMX | It's Dark and Hell Is Hot | Album | May 19, 1998 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" "Get at Me Dog" "Stop Being Greedy" "How's It Goin' Down" | Canadian Albums – #15 UK Albums – #89 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 4× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Onyx | Shut 'Em Down | Album | June 2, 1998 | JMJ Records | "The Worst" "Shut 'em Down" "React" "Broke Willie" "Ghetto Starz" | UK Albums Chart – #136 Billboard 200 – #10 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Def Squad | El Niño | Album | June 30, 1998 | Def SquadJive Records | "Full Cooperation" | Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Jayo Felony | Whatcha Gonna Do? | Album | August 25, 1998 | — | "Whatcha Gonna Do?" "Nitty Gritty" | Billboard 200 – #46 Billboard Urban Albums – #8 | — |
| Various artists | Rush Hour soundtrack | Album | September 15, 1998 | New Line RecordsPolyGram Soundtracks | "How Deep Is Your Love" "Faded Pictures" "Can I Get A..." "Nasty Girl" "You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)" | Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #49 German Albums – #44 New Zealand Albums Chart – #17 Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Jay-Z | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life | Album | September 29, 1998 | | "Can I Get A..." "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" "Money, Cash, Hoes" "Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)" | Canadian Albums – #20 German Albums – #76 Sverigetopplistan – #34 Swiss Albums – #49 UK Albums Chart – #109 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 5× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Silver |
| Various artists | Belly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Album | November 3, 1998 | — | "Grand Finale" "Devil's Pie" "Top Shotter" "What About" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Method Man | Tical 2000: Judgement Day | Album | November 17, 1998 | — | "Judgement Day" "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" | Canadian Albums – #5 UK Albums Chart – #49 Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Silver |
| Redman | Doc's da Name 2000 | Album | December 8, 1998 | Def Squad | "I'll Bee Dat!" "Da Goodness" "Let Da Monkey Out" | Canadian Albums – #19 UK Albums – #145 Billboard 200 – #11 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Gold |
| DJ Clue? | The Professional | Album | December 15, 1998 | Desert Storm RecordsRoc-A-Fella Records | "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (Remix) | Billboard 200 – #26 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Platinum |
| DMX | Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood | Album | December 22, 1998 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | "Slippin'" "No Love 4 Me" | Canadian Albums – #42 German Albums – #61 UK Albums – #119 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 3× Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Gold |
| Various artists | Survival of the Illest – Live from 125 N.Y.C. | Compilation / Live album | c. 1998 | PolyGram TVJive Records | — | — | — |

### 1999

In mid-January 1999, following the merger of PolyGram and MCA-related labels into Universal Music Group, Def Jam's operations as a label were merged with Island and Mercury Records to become the Island Def Jam Music Group. The umbrella name didn't hold copyrights on Def Jam releases until the summer of that year. Also, that same year, due to the Island Def Jam consolidation, Rush Associated Labels were folded. :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Foxy Brown | Chyna Doll | Album | January 26, 1999 | Violator | "Hot Spot" "My Life" "I Can't" "J.O.B." | Canadian Albums – #6 Dutch Album Top 100 – #42 French Albums – #35 German Albums – #7 Swiss Albums – #18 UK Albums – #51 UK R&B Albums – #5 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Case | Personal Conversation | Album | April 20, 1999 | Spoiled Rotten Entertainment | "Faded Pictures" "Happily Ever After" | Billboard 200 – #33 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | RIAA – Gold |
| Slick Rick | The Art of Storytelling | Album | May 25, 1999 | — | "Street Talkin'" | Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Ja Rule | Venni Vetti Vecci | Album | June 1, 1999 | — | "Holla Holla" "Daddy's Little Baby" | Canadian Albums – #20 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Biohazard | New World Disorder | Album | June 8, 1999 | King RecordingsMercury Records | "Resist" "Switchback" "End of My Rope" "New World Disorder" | German Albums – #40 Billboard 200 – #187 | — |
| EPMD | Out of Business | Album | July 20, 1999 | Def SquadHit Squad | "Symphony 2000" | Billboard 200 – #13 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | — |
| Imiskoumbria | 2030 | Album | August 3, 1999 | Imiz BizUniversal Music Greece | — | — | — |
| Memphis Bleek | Coming of Age | Album | August 3, 1999 | — | "Memphis Bleek Is..." "What You Think of That?" | Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Violator artists | Violator: The Album | Compilation | August 10, 1999 | Violator | "Say What?" "Vivrant Thing" | Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 1999 | Compilation | August 17, 1999 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #53 Billboard Urban Albums – #45 | — |
| Method Man and Redman | Blackout! | Album | September 28, 1999 | — | "Tear It Off" "Da Rockwilder" "Y.O.U." | Canadian Albums – #3 Dutch Album Top 100 – #36 French Albums – #33 German Albums – #36 UK Albums – #45 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Montell Jordan | Get It On...Tonite | Album | November 9, 1999 | — | "Get It On Tonite" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #28 German Albums – #30 Swiss Albums – #49 Billboard 200 – #32 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Gold |
| Sisqó | Unleash the Dragon | Album | November 30, 1999 | Dragon Records, LLC. | "Got to Get It" "Incomplete" "Thong Song" "Unleash the Dragon" | ARIA Charts – #28 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #26 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #41 Canadian Albums – #8 Dutch Album Top 100 – #9 French Albums – #27 German Albums – #54 New Zealand Albums – #23 Norwegian Top 40 Albums – #19 Sverigetopplistan – #45 Swiss Albums – #36 UK Albums – #15 Billboard 200 – #2 | RIAA – 6× Platinum MC – 2× Platinum BPI – Gold ARIA – Gold SNEP – Gold BVMI – Gold NVPI – Gold |
| Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3 | Compilation | November 30, 1999 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #45 Billboard Urban Albums – #29 | — |
| Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap | The Tunnel | Album | December 7, 1999 | Franchise Entertainment | "We in Here" "Ill Bomb" "Confrontation" | Billboard 200 – #35 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| DMX | ... And Then There Was X | Album | December 21, 1999 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | "Party Up (Up in Here)" "What's My Name?" "What These Bitches Want" | Canadian Albums – #6 Dutch Album Top 100 – #64 German Albums – #46 UK Albums – #108 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 5× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Jay-Z | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | Album | December 28, 1999 | — | "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up" "Big Pimpin'" "Things That U Do" "Anything" (European version) | Canadian Albums – #8 Swiss Albums – #75 UK Albums Charts – #155 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 3× Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Various artists | Def Jam 2000: Respect the Music. Respect the Culture. Respect the Name. | Compilation | c. 1999 | — | — | — | — |

## 2000s
### 2000

During this period, the Def Jam 2000 campaign began to expand after being promoted from late 1998 to 1999. Def Jam 2000 was marketed and sponsored in order for the label to celebrate the 3rd millennium, which actually started in 2001, causing the campaign to end in December 2000 in error. :
| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Beanie Sigel | The Truth | Album | February 29, 2000 | Black Friday Management | "Anything" "The Truth" "Remember Them Days" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| The Murderers | Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers | Compilation | March 21, 2000 | — | "We Don't Give a Fuck" "Vita, Vita, Vita" | German Albums – #74 UK R&B Albums – #19 Billboard 200 – #15 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | — |
| Kelly Price | Mirror Mirror | Album | June 27, 2000 | — | "You Should've Told Me" "Good Love" "As We Lay" "Love Sets You Free" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Various artists | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps soundtrack | Album | July 11, 2000 | — | "Doesn't Really Matter" "Hey Papi" "Not Even Gonna Trip" (UK edition) "Just Friends (Sunny)" "Even If" | Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Various artists | The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2000 | Compilation | August 29, 2000 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #17 Billboard Urban Albums – #16 | — |
| DJ Clue | Backstage: Music Inspired by the Film | Album | August 29, 2000 | Desert Storm Records | "My Mind Right" "Best of Me, Part 2" | Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| LL Cool J | G.O.A.T. | Album | September 11, 2000 | — | "Imagine That" "You and Me" | ARIA Charts – #65 Canadian Albums – #5 Dutch Album Top 100 – #35 French Albums – #56 German Albums – #17 Swiss Albums – #13 UK Albums Chart – #29 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Gold |
| Ja Rule | Rule 3:36 | Album | October 3, 2000 | — | "Between Me and You" "Put It on Me" "I Cry" | Canadian Albums – #8 German Albums – #72 UK Albums Chart – #83 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 3× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Silver |
| Ludacris | Back for the First Time | Album | October 17, 2000 | — | "What's Your Fantasy" "Southern Hospitality" | Canadian Albums – #8 UK Albums – #160 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – 3× Platinum MC – Gold |
| Jay-Z | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | Album | Halloween 2000 (October 31) | — | "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" "Change the Game" "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" | Canadian Albums – #5 German Albums – #98 Swiss Albums – #89 UK Albums Chart – #86 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum BPI – Silver |
| Musiq Soulchild | Aijuswanaseing (I Just Wanna Sing) | Album | November 14, 2000 | Mama's Boys Music | "Just Friends (Sunny)" "Love" "Girl Next Door" | Billboard 200 – #24 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Memphis Bleek | The Understanding | Album | December 5, 2000 | Get Low Records | "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)" "Do My..." "My Mind Right" | Billboard 200 – #16 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 4 | Compilation | December 12, 2000 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #43 Billboard Urban Albums – #35 | — |
| La Klikaria | La Klikaria | Album | c. 2000 | Universal Music GreeceImiz Biz | — | — | — |
| Spezialitz | G.B.Z.-Oholika II | Album | c. 2000 | G.B.Z. Imperium | "Wollt Ihr...?!" "Tut Was Ihr Nicht Lassen Könnt" | — | — |
| Creutzfeld & Jakob | Gottes Werk Und Creutzfelds Beitrag | Album | c. 2000 | — | "Anfangsstadium" | — | — |
| Der Klan | Flash Punks | Album | c. 2000 | Put Da Needle to Da Records | — | — | — |
| Nitro Microphone Underground | Nitro Microphone Underground | Album | c. 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Soul Food: The Best R&B of 2000 | Compilation | c. 2000 | — | — | — | — |

### 2001

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Various artists | Def Jam 1985–2001: The History of Hip-Hop, Vol. 1 | Compilation | February 20, 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 | Album | February 27, 2001 | Desert Storm Records | "Back 2 Life 2001" | Canadian Albums – #16 French Albums – #98 German Albums – #82 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Case | Open Letter | Album | April 24, 2001 | — | "Missing You" "Not Your Friend" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Aaron Soul | "Ring, Ring, Ring" | Single | May 22, 2001 | Czar Entertainment | — | UK singles chart – #14 UK Dance Singles – #15 | BPI – Gold |
| Redman | Malpractice | Album | May 22, 2001 | Def Squad | "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)" "Smash Sumthin'" | Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #39 Canadian Albums – #18 French Albums – #40 German Albums – #62 Swiss Albums – #74 UK Albums Chart – #57 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Various artists | The Fast and the Furious soundtrack | Album | June 5, 2001 | UMG Soundtracks | "Put It On Me" (Remix) | ARIA Charts – #25 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #26 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #39 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #50 Canadian Albums – #6 French Albums – #99 German Albums – #19 New Zealand Albums Chart – #5 Swiss Albums – #76 Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Platinum ARIA – Gold |
| Sisqó | Return of Dragon | Album | June 19, 2001 | Dragon Records, LLC. | "Can I Live?" "Dance for Me" | Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #39 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #22 Dutch Album Top 100 – #27 French Albums – #32 German Albums – #22 Swiss Albums – #17 UK Albums – #22 Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Platinum BPI – Silver |
| Beanie Sigel | The Reason | Album | June 26, 2001 | Black Friday ManagementGet Dat Dough Productions, LLC. | "Beanie (Mack Bitch)" "Think It's a Game" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Foxy Brown | Broken Silence | Album | July 17, 2001 | ViolatorIll Na Na Entertainment | "Oh Yeah" "BK Anthem" "Candy" | Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #44 Canadian Albums – #26 Dutch Album Top 100 – #77 French Albums – #58 German Albums – #26 Swiss Albums – #15 UK Albums – #93 UK R&B Albums – #19 Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | Rush Hour 2 soundtrack | Album | July 31, 2001 | Rat RecordsUMG Soundtracks | "Area Codes" "How It's Gonna Be" | French Albums – #149 New Zealand Albums – #22 Billboard 200 – #11 Billboard Urban Albums – #11 Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold RIAJ – Gold |
| Various artists | The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2001 | Compilation | August 14, 2001 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #34 Billboard Urban Albums – #28 | — |
| Jay-Z | The Blueprint | Album | September 11, 2001 | — | "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" "Girls, Girls, Girls" "Song Cry" | Canadian Albums – #3 Dutch Album Top 100 – #51 French Albums – #73 German Albums – #55 Norwegian Top 40 Albums – #36 Scottish Albums – #56 Sverigetopplistan – #30 Swiss Albums – #59 UK Albums Chart – #30 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Ja Rule | Pain Is Love | Album | October 2, 2001 | — | "Livin' It Up" "Always on Time" "Down Ass Bitch" "I'm Real" | ARIA Charts – #6 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #24 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #24 Canadian Albums – #3 Dutch Album Top 100 – #17 French Albums – #34 German Albums – #38 Irish Albums Chart – #24 New Zealand Albums – #1 Swiss Albums – #28 UK Albums – #8 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 4× Platinum MC – 3× Platinum BPI – Platinum ARIA – Platinum RMNZ – Platinum |
| Christina Milian | Christina Milian | Album | October 9, 2001 | — | "AM to PM" "When You Look at Me" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #36 French Albums – #138 German Albums – #51 Swiss Albums – #98 UK Albums Chart – #23 | BPI – Gold RIAJ – Gold |
| DMX | The Great Depression | Album | October 23, 2001 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | "Who We Be" "We Right Here" "I Miss You" | ARIA Charts – #99 Canadian Albums – #1 Dutch Album Top 100 – #25 German Albums – #10 Irish Albums Chart – #26 New Zealand Albums Chart – #38 Swiss Albums – #60 UK Albums Chart – #20 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum BPI – Gold MC – Platinum |
| Ludacris | Word of Mouf | Album | November 6, 2001 | — | "Area Codes" "Move Bitch" "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" "Rollout (My Business)" | Canadian Albums – #10 German Albums – #98 UK Albums Chart – #57 UK R&B Albums – #12 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 3× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Kelly Price | One Love – A Christmas Album | Album | November 27, 2001 | — | "In Love at Christmas" | Billboard 200 – #176 | — |
| Various artists | How High soundtrack | Album | December 11, 2001 | UMG Soundtracks | "Part II" | Billboard 200 – #38 Billboard Urban Albums – #6 Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #2 | — |
| Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 5 | Compilation | December 18, 2001 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #48 Billboard Urban Albums – #37 | — |
| Jay-Z | Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged | Album | December 18, 2001 | — | — | Billboard 200 – #20 Billboard Urban Albums – #18 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | Westwood | Compilation | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood, Vol. 2 | Compilation | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Public Enemy | 20th Century Masters – The Millenium Collection: The Best of Public Enemy | Greatest hits album | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Imiskoumbria | Τη Λόλα Απ'τη Φωτιά Ποιός Θα τη Βγάλει; (Ti Lola ap'ti Fotia Pios Tha ti Vghali?/Who's Going to Get Lola Out of the Fire?) | Album | c. 2001 | Imiz BizUniversal Music Greece | "Πάμε όλοι μαζί σε μια παραλία (Let's All Go To A Beach)" | — | — |
| Goin' Through | Συμβόλαιο Τιμής | Album | c. 2001 | Family the LabelUniversal Music Greece | — | — | — |
| DMX | Angel | Video album | c. 2001 | Ruff Ryders EntertainmentUniversal Music DVD | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Def Jam: Unstoppable | Compilation | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Konkret Finn | Reim, Rausch und Randale | Album | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Pyranja | I'm Kreis | EP | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Phillie MC | Schöne Neue Welt | Album | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Battle of the Year – The Soundtrack | Album | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Kool Savas | Haus & Boot | EP | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Da Fource | Überlegen | Album | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Dabo | Platinum Tongue | Album | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Def Jam 2001 | Compilation | c. 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| Deema | One Man Standing | Album | c. 2001 | Bear Entertainment | — | — | — |
| Bintia | B.I.N.T.I.A. | Album | c. 2001 | — | "Groupiez" "Uber Den Wolken" | — | — |

### 2002

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| State Property | State Property soundtrack | Album | January 19, 2002 | Black Friday Management | "Roc the Mic" | Billboard 200 – #14 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #2 | |
| Montell Jordan | Montell Jordan | Album | February 26, 2002 | — | "You Must Have Been" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #63 French Albums – #90 German Albums – #35 Swiss Albums – #69 | — |
| Warren Stacey | "My Girl, My Girl" | Single | March 11, 2002 | Mercury Records UK | — | UK singles chart – #26 | — |
| R. Kelly and Jay-Z | The Best of Both Worlds | Album | March 19, 2002 | Rockland RecordsJive Records | "Honey" "Get This Money" "Take You Home with Me" (a.k.a. Body) | ARIA Charts – #100 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #73 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #37 Canadian Albums – #19 Dutch Album Top 100 – #12 French Albums – #20 German Albums – #22 Sverigetopplistan – #42 Swiss Albums – #18 UK Albums Chart – #37 Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | SNEP – Gold RIAA – Platinum |
| Ashanti | Ashanti | Album | April 3, 2002 | AJM Records, LLC. | "Foolish" "Happy" "Baby" | ARIA Charts – #10 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #36 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #24 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #29 Canadian Albums – #5 Dutch Album Top 100 – #12 French Albums – #29 German Albums – #10 New Zealand Albums – #15 Swiss Albums – #15 UK Albums Chart – #3 UK R&B Albums – #1 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 3× Platinum ARIA – Gold BPI – Platinum MC – 2× Platinum RIAJ – Platinum IFPI (Switzerland) – Gold |
| 3rd Storee | Get with Me | Album | April 16, 2002 | Edmonds Record Group | "Get with Me" | Billboard 200 – #45 | — |
| Musiq | Juslisen (Just Listen) | Album | May 7, 2002 | Mama's Boys Music | "Halfcrazy" "Dontchange" "Previouscats" (street single) | Canadian Albums – #7 UK Albums Chart – #97 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Cam'ron | Come Home with Me | Album | May 14, 2002 | Diplomat Records | "Hey Ma" "Oh Boy" "Daydreaming" | French Albums – #49 UK Albums Chart – #87 Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum BPI – Silver |
| N.O.R.E. | God's Favorite | Album | June 25, 2002 | Thugged Out EntertainmentViolator | "Nothin'" "Grimey" | Canadian Albums – #46 UK Albums Chart – #152 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. | Compilation | July 2, 2002 | — | "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" "Down 4 U" "Ride Wit Us" | Canadian Albums – #23 UK Albums Chart – #68 UK R&B Albums – #9 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Scarface | The Fix | Album | August 6, 2002 | Skinny Gangster Music GroupJ. Prince EntertainmentRap-A-Lot Records | "My Block" "Someday" "Guess Who's Back" | Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | — |
| Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace | Golden Grain | Compilation | September 10, 2002 | — | "Growing Pains (Do It Again)" | Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| LL Cool J | 10 | Album | October 15, 2002 | — | "Luv U Better" "Paradise" "Amazin'" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #100 French Albums – #106 German Albums – #64 Swiss Albums – #19 UK Albums Chart – #26 Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Various artists | Paid in Full/Dream Team | Album | October 25, 2002 | — | "Champions" | Billboard 200 – #53 Billboard Urban Albums – #10 Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #2 | — |
| Various artists | Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes | Remix album | November 5, 2002 | — | "The Pledge" (Remix) | Billboard 200 – #24 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | — |
| WC | Ghetto Heisman | Album | November 12, 2002 | KWL Entertainment | "The Streets" | Billboard 200 – #46 Billboard Urban Albums – #7 | — |
| Jay-Z | The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse | Double album | November 12, 2002 | — | "Hovi Baby" "Excuse Me Miss" "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" | Canadian Albums – #8 Dutch Album Top 100 – #66 French Albums – #79 German Albums – #61 New Zealand Albums – #49 Swiss Albums – #52 UK Albums – #23 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 3× Platinum BPI – Gold MC – 2× Platinum |
| Ja Rule | The Last Temptation | Album | November 19, 2002 | — | "Thug Lovin'" "Mesmerize" "The Pledge" (Remix) | ARIA Charts – #29 Canadian Albums – #9 German Albums – #50 Irish Albums Chart – #30 New Zealand Albums – #11 Swiss Albums – #27 UK Albums – #14 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold ARIA – Gold |
| Dru Hill | Dru World Order | Album | November 26, 2002 | Dragon Records, LLC. | "I Should Be..." "I Love You" "No Doubt" | Billboard 200 – #21 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6 | Compilation | December 10, 2002 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #35 Billboard Urban Albums – #31 | — |
| Various artists | Red Star Sounds Vol. 2: B-Sides | Compilation | c. 2002 | Red Star SoundsThe Heineken Music Initiative | "Stylin'" (Remix) | — | — |
| Various artists | The Big Picture | Compilation | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | The Lick: Best of... Presented by Trevor Nelson | Compilation | c. 2002 | BBC Radio 1Xtra | — | — | — |
| Various artists | rap.de Allstars #02 | Compilation | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| Danacee | Spotlight | Album | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| Pyranja | Egal Was Ihr Sagt | Album | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| S-Word | One Piece | Album | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| Dabo | Hitman | Album | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| Sphere of Influence | The Influence | Album | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | DJ Masterkey presents Def Jam 2002 | Album | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| Doberman Inc. | Dobermann | Album | c. 2002 | — | — | — | — |

### 2003

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Various artists | Cradle 2 the Grave soundtrack | Album | February 18, 2003 | Bloodline Records | "X Gon' Give It to Ya" | French Albums – #61 German Albums – #39 Swiss Albums Chart – #75 Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Freeway | Philadelphia Freeway | Album | February 25, 2003 | Criminal Background Records | "What We Do" "Alright" "Flipside" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Terri Walker | Untitled | Album | 3 March 2003 | Mercury Records UK | "Guess You Didn't Love Me" "Ching Ching (Lovin' You Still)" "Drawing Board" | UK Albums Chart – #118 | BPI – Gold |
| The Diplomats | Diplomatic Immunity | Album | March 11, 2003 | Diplomat Records | "I Really Mean It" "Dipset Anthem" | Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Jay-Z | The Blueprint 2.1 | Reissue | April 8, 2003 | — | "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" | Billboard 200 – #50 Billboard Urban Albums – #11 | RIAA – Gold |
| Kelly Price | Priceless | Album | April 29, 2003 | — | "Take It to the Head" "You Make Me Feel" "He Proposed" | Billboard 200 – #10 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | — |
| Ashanti | 7 Series Sampler: Ashanti | EP | May 20, 2003 | — | — | Billboard 200 – #142 | — |
| Various artists | 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack | Album | May 27, 2003 | UMG Soundtracks | "Act a Fool" "Pick Up the Phone" "Pump It Up" "Hell Yeah" | ARIA Charts – #25 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #22 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #50 Canadian Albums – #10 French Albums – #57 German Albums – #11 New Zealand Albums – #18 Swiss Albums – #26 Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold MC – Gold |
| Joe Budden | Joe Budden | Album | June 10, 2003 | Desert Storm RecordsOn Top Records | "Pump It Up" "Focus" "Fire (Yes, Yes Y'all)" | UK Albums Chart – #55 Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Ashanti | Chapter II | Album | July 1, 2003 | AJM Records, LLC. | "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" "Rain on Me" "Breakup 2 Makeup" | ARIA Charts – #19 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #65 Canadian Albums – #5 Dutch Album Top 100 – #26 French Albums – #62 German Albums – #12 New Zealand Albums – #22 Swiss Albums – #9 UK Albums Chart – #5 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold RIAJ – Gold |
| Keith Murray | He's Keith Murray | Album | July 15, 2003 | Def Squad | "Yeah Yeah U Know It" | Billboard 200 – #40 Billboard Urban Albums – #11 | — |
| Ai | Original Ai | Album | July 23, 2003 | — | "Last Words" "Thank U" "My Friend" "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" | Japanese Albums Chart – #15 | — |
| State Property | The Chain Gang Vol. 2 | Album | August 12, 2003 | Criminal Background Records | "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" "When You Hear That" | Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | — |
| Juelz Santana | From Me to U | Album | August 19, 2003 | Diplomat Records | "Dipset (Santana's Town)" | Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| DMX | Grand Champ | Album | September 16, 2003 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | "Where the Hood At?" "Get It on the Floor" | ARIA Charts – #32 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #20 Ultratop Belgian Flanders (Flanders) – #38 Canadian Albums – #2 Dutch Album Top 100 – #28 French Albums – #16 German Albums – #6 New Zealand Albums – #7 Sverigetopplistan – #42 Swiss Albums – #10 UK Albums Chart – #6 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Ludacris | Chicken-n-Beer | Album | October 7, 2003 | — | "Stand Up" "P-Poppin" "Blow It Out" "Diamond in the Back" "Splash Waterfalls" | ARIA Charts – #98 Canadian Albums – #5 German Albums – #87 Irish Albums Chart – #71 UK Albums Chart – #44 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Various artists | Red Star Sounds Presents Def Jamaica | Compilation | October 14, 2003 | Red Star SoundsThe Heineken Music InitiativeTuff Gong Records | "Frontin'" (Dancehall Remix) "Anything Goes" "Dude" (Remix) | — | — |
| Ja Rule | Blood in My Eye | Album | November 4, 2003 | — | "Clap Back" | ARIA Charts – #79 German Albums – #98 Swiss Albums – #92 UK Albums Chart – #51 Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | — |
| Jay-Z | The Black Album | Album | November 14, 2003 | — | "Change Clothes" "Dirt off Your Shoulder" "99 Problems" "Encore" | Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #97 Canadian Albums – #12 Dutch Album Top 100 – #66 French Albums – #66 German Albums – #47 Norwegian Top 40 Albums – #18 Sverigetopplistan – #41 Swiss Albums Chart – #29 UK Albums Chart – #29 UK R&B Albums – #2 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 3× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – Platinum |
| Ashanti | Ashanti's Christmas | Album | November 21, 2003 | — | — | Billboard 200 – #160 Billboard Urban Albums – #43 Billboard Top Holiday Albums – #13 | — |
| 112 | Hot & Wet | Album | December 9, 2003 | Bad Boy Records | "Na Na Na Na" "Hot & Wet" "Give It to Me" "Right Here for U" | Billboard 200 – #22 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Gold |
| Musiq | Soulstar | Album | December 9, 2003 | Mama's Boys Music | "Forthenight" "Whoknows" "missyou" | Billboard 200 – #13 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 7 | Compilation | December 9, 2003 | The Source | — | Billboard 200 – #86 Billboard Urban Albums – #49 | — |
| Memphis Bleek | M.A.D.E. | Album | December 16, 2003 | Get Low Records | "Everything's a Go" "Round Here" | Billboard 200 – #35 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | — |
| Various artists | Music Inspired by Scarface | Compilation | c. 2003 | UMG Soundtracks | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Def Jam Vendetta soundtrack | Album | c. 2003 | — | "StompDaSh*tOutU" "It's My Turn (Fight!)" "Stick 'Em" | — | — |
| Various artists | Santa's Sack | Compilation | c. 2003 | Mercury Records UKVertigo RecordsFontana Records | — | — | — |
| Fatman Scoop | Party Breaks | Compilation | c. 2003 | — | "Be Faithful" | — | — |
| Panjabi Hit Squad | Desi Beats, Vol. 1 | Compilation | c. 2003 | — | "Hai Hai Remix" "Mittran De" "Fantasy" "Shere Panjabi" | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood: Platinum Edition | Compilation | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Kiss XXX Hip Hop | Compilation | c. 2003 | Universal Music TV | — | — | — |
| DJ Kaori | DJ Kaori's Def Jam Mix | Compilation | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| S-Word | Star III Warz | Album | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| Sphere of Influence | Atlantis | Album | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| Hi-D | Word of Majesty | Album | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| Beezel | "See About Ya" | Single | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft | Fünfzehn neue D.A.F.-Lieder | Album | c. 2003 | Superstar Records | — | German Albums – #95 | — |
| Düse | "Nackig" | Maxi single | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | The Roc Files, Vol. 1 | Compilation | c. 2003 | — | — | — | — |

### 2004

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Tokona-X | トウカイXテイオー | Album | January 28, 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Kanye West | The College Dropout | Album | February 10, 2004 | Hip Hop Since 1978The Heavy HittersHustle | "Through the Wire" "All Falls Down" "Jesus Walks" "Spaceship" "Slow Jamz" "The New Workout Plan" | Canadian Albums – #38 French Albums – #98 German Albums – #77 Norwegian Top 40 Albums – #27 Dutch Album Top 100 – #53 Irish Albums Chart – #13 Sveriegetopplistan – #39 Swiss Albums – #96 UK Albums Chart – #12 UK R&B Albums – #2 Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 4× Platinum MC – Platinum BPI – 2× Platinum RMNZ – Gold IFPI (Denmark) – Platinum |
| Young Gunz | Tough Luv | Album | February 24, 2004 | — | "No Better Love" "Friday Night" | Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | Johnson Family Vacation soundtrack | Album | April 6, 2004 | Mama's Boys MusicUMG Soundtracks | "Shoulda Known Betta" "Freedom" | — | — |
| Ghostface | The Pretty Toney Album | Album | April 20, 2004 | Starks Enterprises, LLC. | "Tush" "Run" | Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | — |
| Patti LaBelle | Timeless Journey | Album | May 4, 2004 | — | "New Day" | Billboard 200 – #18 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | RIAA – Gold |
| Method Man | Tical 0: The Prequel | Album | May 18, 2004 | — | "What's Happenin'" "The Show" | Canadian Albums – #3 UK Albums Chart – #29 Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Christina Milian | It's About Time | Album | June 15, 2004 | — | "Dip It Low" "Whatever U Want" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #66 French Albums – #83 German Albums – #55 Irish Albums – #74 Swiss Albums – #35 UK Albums Chart – #21 Billboard 200 – #14 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | BPI – Silver RIAJ – Gold |
| Ai | 2004 Ai | Album | June 16, 2004 | — | "After the Rain" "EO" "Watch Out!" | Japanese Albums Chart – #3 | RIAJ – Gold |
| Lloyd | Southside | Album | July 20, 2004 | — | "Southside" "Hey Young Girl" | Billboard 200 – #11 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | — |
| Shyne | Godfather Buried Alive | Album | August 10, 2004 | Gangland Record, Corp. | "More or Less" "Jimmy Choo" | Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| LL Cool J | The DEFinition | Album | August 31, 2004 | — | "Headsprung" "Hush" | Canadian Albums – #23 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #90 French Albums – #136 German Albums – #50 Swiss Albums – #35 UK Albums Chart – #66 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold |
| Hi-D | Great Second | Album | September 8, 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawnna | Worth tha Weight | Album | September 28, 2004 | — | "R.P.M." "Shake Dat Shit" "Weight a Minute" | Billboard 200 – #22 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | RIAA – Gold |
| R. Kelly and Jay-Z | Unfinished Business | Album | October 26, 2004 | Rockland RecordsJive Records | "Big Chips" | Canadian Albums – #14 Dutch Album Top 100 – #60 French Albums – #68 German Albums – #77 Swiss Albums – #65 UK Albums Chart – #61 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Ja Rule | R.U.L.E. | Album | November 9, 2004 | — | "Wonderful" "New York" "Caught Up" | German Albums – #44 Irish Albums Chart – #67 Swiss Albums – #50 UK Albums Chart – #33 Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Jay-Z and Linkin Park | Collision Course | EP / video album | November 30, 2004 | Machine Shop RecordingsWarner Bros. | "Numb/Encore" | ARIA Charts – #8 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #5 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #19 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #17 Canadian Albums – #6 Danish Albums – #7 Dutch Album Top 100 – #9 French Albums – #20 German Albums – #5 Irish Albums – #6 Italian Albums – #19 New Zealand Albums Chart – #4 Norwegian Top 40 Albums – #1 Scottish Albums – #18 Sverigetopplistan – #9 Swiss Albums – #2 UK Albums Chart – #15 UK R&B Albums – #2 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – 2× Platinum BPI – Platinum ARIA – Platinum IFPI (Austria) – Gold IFPI (Denmark) – Gold SNEP – Gold BVMI – Platinum IRMA – 2× Platinum RIAJ – Gold RMNZ – Platinum AFP – Gold IFPI (Switzerland) – Platinum |
| Ludacris | The Red Light District | Album | December 7, 2004 | — | "Number One Spot" "Get Back" "The Potion" "Pimpin' All Over the World" "Blueberry Yum Yum" | ARIA Charts – #54 Canadian Albums – #8 Swiss Albums – #91 UK Albums Chart – #8 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – Gold BPI – Silver |
| Cam'ron | Purple Haze | Album | December 7, 2004 | Diplomat Records | "Get Em Girls" "Shake" "Hey Lady" "Girls" "Down and Out" | UK Albums Chart – #160 Billboard 200 – #20 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | RIAA – Gold |
| Ashanti | Concrete Rose | Album | December 14, 2004 | — | "Only U" "Don't Let Them" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #73 French Albums – #98 German Albums – #36 Swiss Albums – #66 UK Albums – #25 Billboard 200 – #7 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold BPI – Gold RIAJ – Gold |
| Various artists | Westwood: The Takeover | Compilation | c. 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood: The Jump Off | Compilation | c. 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood: The Big Dawg | Compilation | c. 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Hip Hop Bible | Compilation | c. 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Rhythm & Babe | Compilation | c. 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Taz | Analyse This | Album | c. 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Kiss XXX Hip Hop 2 | Compilation | c. 2004 | Universal Music TV | — | — | — |
| FYA | "Too Hot / Must Be Love" | Single | c. 2004 | Jamdown | — | — | — |
| Yasuyuki Okamura | Me-imi | Album | c. 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| Goin' Through | La Sagrada Familia | Album | c. 2004 | Family the LabelUniversal Music Greece | — | — | — |
| Comp | "Harder" | Single | c. 2004 | Chocolate City Music | — | — | — |

### 2005

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Kanye West | The College Dropout Video Anthology | Video album | March 22, 2005 | — | — | — | RIAA – Gold |
| 112 | Pleasure & Pain | Album | March 29, 2005 | — | "U Already Know" "What If" | French Albums – #118 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Beanie Sigel | The B. Coming | Album | March 29, 2005 | Criminal Background RecordsDame Dash Music Group | "Gotta Have It" "Feel It In the Air" "Don't Stop" | Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | — |
| Mariah Carey | The Emancipation of Mimi | Album | April 12, 2005 | — | "It's Like That" "Shake It Off" "We Belong Together" "Get Your Number" "Don't Forget About Us" (Ultra Platinum edition) "Say Somethin'" | ARIA Charts – #6 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #19 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #31 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #26 Canadian Albums – #2 Danish Albums – #2 Dutch Album Top 100 – #8 French Albums – #4 German Albums – #14 Irish Albums – #18 Italian Albums – #15 Japanese Albums – #2 New Zealand Albums Chart – #12 Polish Albums – #22 Portuguese Albums – #25 Scottish Albums – #31 Spanish Albums – #15 Sverigetopplistan – #32 Swiss Albums – #9 UK Albums Chart – #7 UK R&B Albums – #2 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 6× Platinum BPI – 2× Platinum RMNZ – Platinum SNEP – Gold RIAJ – Platinum ARIA – Platinum Pro-Música Brasil – Gold MC – 3× Platinum IFPI (Europe) – Platinum |
| Bobby V | Bobby Valentino | Album | April 26, 2005 | — | "Slow Down" "Tell Me" "My Angel (Never Leave You)" | French Albums – #74 German Albums – #87 UK Albums Chart – #34 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | BPI – Gold RIAA – Gold |
| Memphis Bleek | 534 | Album | May 17, 2005 | Get Low Records | "Like That" "Dear Summer" | Billboard 200 – #11 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | — |
| Young Gunz | Brothers from Another | Album | May 24, 2005 | — | "Set It Off" | Billboard 200 – #15 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | — |
| Various artists | #1 Spot | Compilation | June 14, 2005 | — | — | Billboard 200 – #164 | — |
| Patti LaBelle | Classic Moments | Album | June 21, 2005 | — | "Ain't No Way" | Billboard 200 – #24 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | — |
| Young Jeezy | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Album | July 26, 2005 | Corporate Thugz Entertainment | "And Then What" "Soul Survivor" "Go Crazy" "My Hood" | Billboard 200 – #2 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum |
| Public Enemy | Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits | Greatest hits album | August 2, 2005 | — | — | Billboard 200 – #69 Billboard Urban Albums – #26 | — |
| Teairra Marí | Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí | Album | August 2, 2005 | Music Line EntertainmentK.I.S.S. Productions | "Make Her Feel Good" "No Daddy" "Phone Booth" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | — |
| Kanye West | Late Registration | Album | August 30, 2005 | Hip Hop Since 1978The Heavy HittersHustle | "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" "Gold Digger" "Heard 'Em Say" "Touch the Sky" "Drive Slow" | ARIA Charts – #14 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #53 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #43 Canadian Albums – #1 Danish Albums – #11 Dutch Album Top 100 – #24 Finnish Albums – #18 French Albums – #36 German Albums – #14 Greek Albums – #7 Irish Albums Chart – #2 Italian Albums Chart – #75 Japanese Albums Chart – #10 New Zealand Albums Chart – #11 Norwegian Albums – #4 Scottish Albums – #3 Sverigetopplistan – #11 Swiss Albums Chart –#9 UK Albums Chart – #2 UK R&B Albums – #1 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 4× Platinum MC – 2× Platinum BPI – 3× Platinum ARIA – Platinum RMNZ – Platinum IRMA – 2× Platinum RIAJ – Gold IFPI (Denmark) – Platinum IFPI (Europe) – Platinum |
| Rihanna | Music of the Sun | Album | August 30, 2005 | SRP Records | "Pon de Replay" "If It's Lovin' that You Want" | ARIA Charts – #18 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #45 Canadian Albums – #7 Dutch Album Top 100 – #98 French Albums – #93 German Albums – #31 New Zealand Albums – #26 Swiss Albums – #38 UK Albums Chart – #35 Billboard 200 – #10 Billboard Urban Albums – #6 | RIAA – Platinum BPI – Gold MC – Platinum RMNZ – Gold BVMI – Gold RIAJ – Gold |
| Dru Hill | Hits | Greatest hits album | October 11, 2005 | — | — | Billboard 200 – #72 Billboard Urban Albums – #22 | — |
| Rev Run | Distortion | Album | October 18, 2005 | Russell Simmons Music Group | "Mind of the Road" | Billboard Urban Albums – #78 | — |
| Teriyaki Boyz | Beef or Chicken | Album | November 16, 2005 | (B)ape SoundsUniversal Music Japan | "HeartBreaker" | Japanese Albums Chart – #4 | RIAJ – Gold |
| Juelz Santana | What the Game's Been Missing! | Album | November 22, 2005 | Diplomat Records | "Mic Check" "There It Go (The Whistle Song)" "Oh Yes" "Clockwork" | Billboard 200 – #9 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Ashanti | Collectables by Ashanti | Remix album | December 6, 2005 | — | "Still on It" | Billboard 200 – #59 Billboard Urban Albums – #10 | — |
| Ja Rule | Exodus | Greatest hits album | December 6, 2005 | — | — | UK Albums Chart –#50 Billboard 200 – #107 Billboard Urban Albums – #23 | BPI – Silver |
| Various artists | Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace | Compilation | December 13, 2005 | — | "Georgia" "Gettin' Some" "Two Miles an Hour" (Remix) | Billboard 200 – #11 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold |
| Various artists | Westwood: The Invasion | Compilation | c. 2005 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood: The Heat | Compilation | c. 2005 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood, Vol. X | Compilation | c. 2005 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood: The Greatest Hip Hop of 2005 (Raw) | Compilation | c. 2005 | — | — | — | — |
| DMX | "Give 'Em What They Want" | Single / B-side | c. 2005 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | — | — | — |
| DMX | "Pump Ya Fist" | Single / B-side | c. 2005 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | — | — | — |
| Yasuyuki Okamura | ビジネス | Mini-LP | c. 2005 | — | — | — | — |

### 2006

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Ne-Yo | In My Own Words | Album | February 28, 2006 | Compound Entertainment | "So Sick" "Stay" "When You're Mad" "Sexy Love" | ARIA Charts – #41 Ӧ3 Austria Top 40 – #63 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #83 Canadian Albums – #9 Dutch Album Top 100 – #50 French Albums – #20 German Albums – #27 New Zealand Albums Chart – #35 Swiss Albums – #11 UK Albums Chart – #14 UK R&B Albums – #1 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum BPI – Platinum ARIA – Platinum Pro-Música Brasil – Gold RIAJ – Platinum |
| Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | Album | March 28, 2006 | Starks Enterprises, LLC. | "Be Easy" "Back Like That" | Norwegian Albums – #37 Swiss Albums – #66 UK Albums Chart – #174 Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | — |
| Christina Milian | So Amazin' | Album | April 19, 2006 | — | "Say I" | French Albums – #139 Swiss Albums Chart – #55 UK Albums Chart – #67 UK R&B Albums – #7 Billboard 200 – #11 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | — |
| LL Cool J | Todd Smith | Album | April 11, 2006 | — | "It's LL and Santana" "Control Myself" "Freeze" | Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #88 Dutch Album Top 100 – #99 Swiss Albums – #64 UK Albums Chart – #76 Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Rihanna | A Girl like Me | Album | April 11, 2006 | SRP Records | "SOS" "Unfaithful" "We Ride" "Break It Off" | ARIA Charts – #9 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #21 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #10 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #21 Canadian Albums – #1 Danish Albums – #19 Dutch Album Top 100 – #14 Finnish Albums – #30 French Albums – #18 German Albums – #13 Hungarian Albums Chart – #3 Irish Albums Chart – #5 Italian Albums – #36 Japanese Albums – #4 New Zealand Albums Chart – #7 Norwegian Albums Chart – #28 Portuguese Albums – #13 Scottish Albums – #8 Spanish Albums – #81 Sverigetopplistan – #29 Swiss Albums Chart – #6 UK Albums Chart – #5 UK R&B Albums – #1 Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – 2× Platinum MC – 2× Platinum BPI – 2× Platinum ARIA – Platinum RIAJ – Gold RMNZ – Platinum BEA – Gold BVMI – Platinum MAHASZ – Gold IRMA – 2× Platinum ZPAV – Gold IFPI (Switzerland) – Platinum IFPI (Europe) – Platinum |
| Kanye West | Late Orchestration | Album | April 24, 2006 | Mercury Records UK | — | Irish Albums Chart – #46 UK Albums Chart – #59 | — |
| The Isley Brothers (featuring Ronald Isley) | Baby Makin' Music | Album | May 9, 2006 | — | "You Helped Me Write This Song" "Just Came Here to Chill" "Blast Off" "Heaven Hooked Us Up" "You're My Star" | Billboard 200 – #5 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | — |
| Various artists | Waist Deep soundtrack | Album | June 13, 2006 | Russell Simmons Music Group | "Bad Girl" | Billboard Soundtrack Albums – #10 Billboard Urban Albums – #42 | — |
| Shawnna | Block Music | Album | June 27, 2006 | Hustle | "Gettin' Some" | Billboard 200 – #13 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | — |
| Héctor "El Father" | Los Rompe Discotekas | Compilation | June 27, 2006 | Machete MusicGold StarVI Music | "Here We Go Yo" "Yomo Dele" "El Telefono" | Billboard 200 – #31 Billboard Compilation Albums – #2 Billboard Latin Albums – #1 | — |
| Rick Ross | Port of Miami | Album | August 8, 2006 | Slip-N-Slide RecordsPoe Boy Entertainment | "Hustlin'" "Push It" | Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| The Roots | Game Theory | Album | August 29, 2006 | — | "Don't Feel Right" "Here I Come" "In The Music" | Dutch Album Top 100 – #78 Finnish Albums Chart – #36 French Albums – #69 German Albums Chart – #95 Norwegian Albums – #26 Swiss Albums Chart – #7 UK Albums Chart – #76 Billboard 200 – #9 Billboard Urban Albums – #5 | — |
| Method Man | 4:21... The Day After | Album | August 29, 2006 | — | "Say" | UK Albums Chart – #80 Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Urban Albums – #4 | — |
| Lionel Richie | Coming Home | Album | September 12, 2006 | — | "I Call It Love" "Why" | Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #35 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #47 Dutch Album Top 100 – #20 French Albums – #17 German Albums Chart – #8 Italian Albums – #26 Swiss Albums Chart – #9 UK Albums Chart – #15 Billboard 200 – #6 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | RIAA – Gold BPI – Gold |
| N.O.R.E. | N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe | Album | September 12, 2006 | Thugged Out EntertainmentBlack Wall ProductionsViolator | "Mas Maiz" | Billboard 200 – #82 Billboard Latin Albums – #2 | |
| Ludacris | Release Therapy | Album | September 26, 2006 | — | "Money Maker" "Runaway Love" "Grew Up a Screw Up" "Slap" "Girls Gone Wild" | Swiss Albums Chart – #57 UK Albums Chart – #69 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #2 | RIAA – Gold |
| Shareefa | Point of No Return | Album | October 24, 2006 | — | "Need a Boss" | Billboard 200 – #25 Billboard Urban Albums – #3 | |
| Lady Sovereign | Public Warning | Album | Halloween 2006 (31 October) | — | "Random" "9 to 5" "Hoodie" "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!!)" "Those Were the Days" | ARIA Charts – #97 Japanese Albums Chart – #22 UK Albums Chart – #58 Billboard 200 – #48 Billboard Urban Albums – #12 | — |
| Various artists | Bobby soundtrack | Album | November 21, 2006 | The Weinstein Company | — | — | — |
| Jay-Z | Kingdom Come | Album | November 21, 2006 | — | "Show Me What You Got" "Lost One" "30 Something" "Hollywood" | Canadian Albums – #6 Dutch Album Top 100 – 71 French Albums – #79 German Albums – #76 Irish Albums Chart – #40 Italian Albums – #67 Scottish Albums – #41 Sverigetopplistan – #45 Swiss Albums Chart – #17 UK Albums Chart – #35 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – 2× Platinum BPI – Gold MC – Platinum |
| Young Jeezy | Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration | Album | December 12, 2006 | Corporate Thugz Entertainment | "I Luv It" "Go Getta" "Dreamin'" | Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Ghostface Killah | More Fish | Album | December 12, 2006 | Starks Enterprises, LLC. | "Good" | Billboard 200 – #71 Billboard Urban Albums – #13 | — |
| Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead | Album | December 19, 2006 | The Jones ExperienceColumbia Records | "Hip Hop Is Dead" "Can't Forget About You" | ARIA Charts – #50 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #76 Canadian Albums – #45 Dutch Album Top 100 – #95 French Albums – #89 Swiss Albums Chart – #22 UK Albums Chart – #68 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Gold BPI – Silver |
| DJ Clue? | The Professional 3 | Album | December 19, 2006 | Desert Storm Records | — | Billboard 200 – #73 Billboard Urban Albums – #18 | |
| Θηρίο | Ελιξίριο | Album | c. 2006 | Family the LabelUniversal Music Greece | — | — | — |
| T.N.S. | Στύλ Πιο Δυνατό | Album | c. 2006 | Family the LabelUniversal Music Greece | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood: Ride for the Big Dawg | Compilation | c. 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| Various artists | Westwood: The Greatest – Classic Jointz, Vol. 1–11 | Compilation | c. 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| Megan Rochell | "The One You Need" (featuring Fabolous) | Single | c. 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| Mic Little | "Put It In a Letter" | Single | c. 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| Young Leek | "Jiggle It" | Single | c. 2006 | — | — | — | — |

### 2007

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Redman | Red Gone Wild: Thee Album | Album | March 27, 2007 | Gilla House Records | "Put It Down" | French Albums – #91 Swiss Albums Chart – #37 UK Albums Chart – #115 Billboard 200 – #13 Billboard R&B Albums – #4 | |
| Ne-Yo | Because of You | Album | April 25, 2007 | Compound Entertainment | "Because of You" "Do You" "Can We Chill" "Go On Girl" | ARIA Charts – #39 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #59 Canadian Albums – #8 Dutch Album Top 100 – #30 French Albums – #175 German Albums – #54 Irish Albums – #34 Italian Albums – #97 New Zealand Albums – #34 Swiss Albums Chart – #49 UK Albums – #6 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | RIAA – Platinum BPI – Gold |
| Bobby V | Special Occasion | Album | May 8, 2007 | | "Anonymous" "Turn the Page" | Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | |
| U.S.D.A. | Cold Summer | Album | May 22, 2007 | Corporate Thugz Entertainment | "White Girl" "Corporate Thuggin'" | Billboard 200 – #4 Billboard Urban Albums – #1 | |
| Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad | | May 31, 2007 | SRP Records | "Umbrella" "Shut Up and Drive" "Hate That I Love You" "Don't Stop the Music" "Rehab" | ARIA Charts – #2 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #3 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #9 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #9 Canadian Albums – #1 Hitlisten Danish Albums – #2 Dutch Album Top 100 – #20 Finnish Albums Chart – #7 French Albums – #8 German Albums – #4 Hungarian Albums – #4 Irish Albums Chart – #1 Italian Albums – #21 Top 100 Mexican Albums – #16 New Zealand Albums Chart – #8 Norwegian Albums Chart – #3 Polish Albums – #3 Portuguese Albums – #24 Spanish Albums – #9 Swedish Albums – #18 Swiss Albums Chart – #1 UK Albums Chart – #1 Billboard 200 – #2 | RIAA – 6× Platinum BPI – 7× Platinum ARIA – 4× Platinum IFPI (Austria) – Platinum |
| Fabolous | From Nothin' to Somethin' | | June 12, 2007 | Desert Storm RecordsStreet Family Records | "Diamonds" "Make Me Better" "Baby Don't Go" "Return of the Hustle" | | |
| Yasuyuki Okamura | はっきりもっと勇敢になって | Maxi-single | September 5, 2007 | | | | |
* Beanie Sigel – The Solution (State Property/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Bobby Valentino – Special Occasion (DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Chingy – Hate It or Love It (DTP/Slot-A-Lot/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Chrisette Michele – I Am
* Fabolous – From Nothin' to Somethin' (Desert Storm/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Freeway – Free at Last (Roc-A-Fella/G-Unit/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Ghostface Killah – The Big Doe Rehab (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Jay-Z – American Gangster (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Kanye West – Graduation (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Ne-Yo – Because of You
* Pittsburgh Slim – Tastemaker
* Playaz Circle – Supply & Demand (DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Redman – Red Gone Wild (Def Squad/Gillahouse/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad (SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* The-Dream – Love Hate (Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* USDA – Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG)

### 2008

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

### 2009

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

### 2010

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

### 2011

| Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Big Sean | Finally Famous | Album | June 28, 2011 | G.O.O.D. Music | "My Last" "Marvin & Chardonnay" "Dance (Ass)" | Canadian Albums – #20 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #2 | RIAA – Platinum |
| Jay-Z & Kanye West | Watch the Throne | Album | August 8, 2011 | Roc Nation | "H.A.M." "Otis" "Lift Off" "Niggas in Paris" "Why I Love You" "Gotta Have It" "No Church in the Wild" | ARIA – #2 ARIA Urban Albums – #1 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #12 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #7 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #16 Canadian Albums – #1 Hitlisten Danish Albums – #2 Dutch Album Top 100 – #3 Finnish Albums Chart – #23 French Albums – #10 German Albums – #2 Irish Albums Chart – #5 Japanese Albums – #14 New Zealand Albums Chart – #4 Norwegian Albums Chart – #1 Polish Albums – #21 Russian Albums – #8 Scottish Albums – #3 South Korean Albums – #57 Spanish Albums – #43 Swedish Albums – #27 Swiss Albums Chart – #1 UK Albums Chart – #3 UK R&B Albums – #1 Billboard 200 – #1 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #1 Billboard Top Catalog Albums – #19 | ARIA – Platinum Music Canada – Platinum GLF – Gold BPI – Platinum RIAA – 5× Platinum |
| Ace Hood | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Album | August 9, 2011 | Dollaz N Dealz • We The Best | "Hustle Hard" "Go 'N' Get It" "Body 2 Body" | Billboard 200 – #8 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #1 Billboard Top Rap Albums – #1 | — |
| Rihanna | Talk That Talk | Album | November 18, 2011 | SRP Records | "We Found Love" "You da One" "Talk That Talk" "Birthday Cake" "Where Have You Been" "Cockiness (Love It)" | ARIA – #5 ARIA Urban Albums – #1 Ö3 Austria Top 40 – #1 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Flanders) – #3 Ultratop Belgian Albums (Wallonia) – #6 Canadian Albums – #3 Croatian Albums – #13 Czech Republic Albums – #16 Hitlisten Danish Albums – #10 Finnish Albums Chart – #16 French Albums – #2 German Albums – #3 Greek Albums – #10 Hungarian Albums – #18 Irish Albums Chart – #2 Italian Albums – #10 Japanese Albums – #11 Mexican Albums – #21 Dutch Album Top 100 – #6 New Zealand Albums Chart – #1 Norwegian Albums Chart – #1 Polish Albums – #2 Portuguese Albums – #12 Russian Albums – #3 Scottish Albums – #1 South African Albums – #7 Spanish Albums – #6 Swedish Albums – #26 Swiss Albums Chart – #1 UK Albums Chart – #1 UK R&B Albums Chart – #1 Billboard 200 – #3 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #1 | ARIA – Platinum IFPI (Austria) – Gold BEA – Gold Pro-Música Brasil – Gold IFPI (Denmark) – Gold BVMI – Gold MAHASZ – Gold IRMA – 2× Platinum FIMI – Gold RIAJ – Gold RMNZ – Platinum ZPAV – 3× Platinum RIAS – Gold PROMUSICAE – Gold GLF – Gold IFPI (Switzerland) – Platinum BPI – 3× Platinum RIAA – 3× Platinum IFPI (Europe) – Platinum |
| The Roots | Undun | Album | December 6, 2011 | — | "Make My" | Swiss Albums Chart – #30 Billboard 200 – #17 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #4 Billboard Top Rap Albums – #2 | — |
| Young Jeezy | Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition | Album | December 20, 2011 | CTE World | "Lose My Mind" "Ballin'" "F.A.M.E." "I Do" "Leave You Alone" | Billboard Hot 100 – #51 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #3 Billboard Top Rap Albums – #2 Billboard Rhythmic – #2 | RIAA – Platinum |

### 2012

* Big K.R.I.T. – Live from the Underground (Cinematic Music Group/Def Jam)
* Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (Def Jam)
* Nas – Life Is Good (The Jones Experience/Def Jam)
* Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don't (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
* 2 Chainz – Based on a T.R.U. Story (Def Jam)
* G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)
* Rihanna – Unapologetic (SRP/Def Jam)
* Big Boi – Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (Purple Ribbon/Def Jam)
* The-Dream – Terius Nash: 1977 (Radio Killa/Def Jam)

### 2013

* Trinidad James – Don't Be S.A.F.E. (Gold Gang/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Fast & Furious 6 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Def Jam/IDJMG)
* The-Dream – IV Play (Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Chrisette Michele – Better (Motown/IDJMG)
* Kanye West – Yeezus (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* August Alsina – Downtown: Life Under the Gun (Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Big Sean – Hall of Fame (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* 2 Chainz – B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Pusha T – My Name Is My Name (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Jhené Aiko – Sail Out (Artium/Def Jam/IDJMG)

### 2014

* Rick Ross – Mastermind (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
* YG – My Krazy Life (Pu$haz Ink/Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* August Alsina – Testimony (Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Afrojack – Forget the World (Wall/PM:AM/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Mariah Carey – Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Common – Nobody's Smiling (Artium/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Mercury/IDJMG)
* Young Jeezy – Seen It All: The Autobiography (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Jhené Aiko – Souled Out (Artium/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Lacrim – Corleone (Def Jam France/IDJMG)
* Elijah Blake – Drift (Artium/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Vince Staples – Hell Can Wait (Artium/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Logic – Under Pressure (Visionary/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Teyana Taylor – VII (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Big K.R.I.T. – Cadillactica (Cinematic Music Group/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Rick Ross – Hood Billionaire (Maybach Music/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Iggy Azalea – Reclassified (Mercury/IDJMG)
* YG – Blame It On the Streets (Pu$haz Ink/Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Ludacris – Burning Bridges (DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG)
* Fabolous – The Young OG Project (Desert Storm/Def Jam/IDJMG)

## Albums directly through Universal Music
### 2015

* Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)
* Ludacris – Ludaversal (DTP/Def Jam)
* Alesso – FOREVER (Refune Music/Def Jam)
* Lil Durk – Remember My Name (OTF/Def Jam)
* Tamia – Love Life (Plus 1/Def Jam)
* Elijah Blake – Shadows & Diamonds (Artium/Def Jam)
* Vince Staples – Summertime '06 (Artium/Def Jam)
* Krept & Konan – The Long Way Home (Def Jam/Virgin EMI)
* Gunplay – Living Legend (Bilderburg/Maybach Music/Def Jam)
* Alessia Cara – Four Pink Walls (EP Entertainment/Def Jam)
* Leona Lewis – I Am (Def Jam/Island)
* Kacy Hill – BLOO (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)
* The Braxtons – Braxton Family Christmas
* Justin Bieber – Purpose (School Boy/RBMG/Def Jam)
* Young Jeezy – Church In These Streets (Corporate Thugz/Def Jam)
* Logic – The Incredible True Story (Visionary/Def Jam)
* Alessia Cara – Know It All (EP Entertainment/Def Jam)
* Jadakiss – Top 5 Dead or Alive (D-Block/Def Jam)
* Jeremih – Late Nights (Mick Schultz/Def Jam)
* Rick Ross – Black Market (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
* Babyface – Return of the Tender Lover (Def Jam)
* August Alsina – This Thing Called Life (NNTME/Def Jam)
* Pusha T – King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)

### 2016

* Kanye West – The Life of Pablo (GOOD/Def Jam)
* HXLT – HXLT (GOOD/Def Jam)
* 2 Chainz – ColleGrove (TRU/Def Jam)
* TWENTY88 – TWENTY88 (ARTium/GOOD/Def Jam)
* Bibi Bourelly – Free the Real (Pt. 1) (Def Jam)
* YG – Still Brazy (4Hunnid/CTE World/Def Jam)
* Desiigner – New English (Spirit Preach/GOOD/Def Jam)
* Lil Durk – 2X (OTF/Def Jam)
* Frank Ocean – Endless (Fresh Produce/Def Jam)
* Vince Staples – Prima Donna (Blacksmith/ARTium/Def Jam)
* Troi Irons – Turbulence (Circa 13/Def Jam)
* Jeezy – Trap or Die 3 (YJ Music/Def Jam)
* YG – Red Friday (4Hunnid/CTE World/Def Jam)
* Common – Black America Again (ARTium/Def Jam)
* Def Jam Presents Direct Deposit, Vol. 1

### 2017

* Big Sean – I Decided (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Amir Obè – None of the Clocks Work (Def Jam)
* Logic – ΞVERYBODY (Visionary/Def Jam)
* Axwell Λ Ingrosso – More Than You Know – EP (Axtone/Def Jam)
* 2 Chainz – Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (TRU/Def Jam)
* Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory (Blacksmith/Def Jam)
* Kacy Hill – Like a Woman (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Dave East – Paranoia: A True Story (Mass Appeal/Def Jam)
* DaniLeigh – Summer With Friends (Def Jam)
* Jhené Aiko – Trip (Art Club/Def Jam)
* Big Sean & Metro Boomin' – Double or Nothing (Boominati/GOOD/Def Jam/Republic)
* Tee Grizzley & Lil Durk – Bloodas (Only The Family/300/Def Jam)
* Jeezy – Pressure (YJ Music/Agency 99/Def Jam)
* Payroll Giovanni & Cardo – Big Bossin Vol. 1.5 (Def Jam)
* Def Jam Presents Direct Deposit, Vol. 2
* Ai – Wa to Yo (EMI/Def Jam)

### 2018

* Dave East – Paranoia 2 (From The Dirt/Mass Appeal/Def Jam)
* Payroll Giovanni & Cardo – Big Bossin, Vol. 2 (Def Jam)
* 2 Chainz – The Play Don't Care Who Makes It (Gamebread/Def Jam)
* Valee – GOOD Job, You Found Me (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Logic – Bobby Tarantino II (Visionary/Def Jam)
* Jeremih – The Chocolate Box – EP (Def Jam)
* Toni Braxton – Sex & Cigarettes (Def Jam)
* 070 Shake – Glitter (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Desiigner – L.O.D. (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Various Artists – Rapture (Music from the Netflix Original TV Series) (Netflix/Def Jam)
* Pusha T – Daytona (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Kanye West – Ye (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Kids See Ghosts – Kids See Ghosts (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Nas – Nasir (Mass Appeal/Def Jam)
* Teyana Taylor – K.T.S.E. (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Bobby Sessions – RVLTN (Chapter 1): The Divided States Of AmeriKKKa (High Standardz/Def Jam)
* K. Roosevelt – K. Roosevelt (Def Jam)
* YG – Stay Dangerous (4Hunnid/Def Jam)
* Amir Obè – Can't Be A ____ Here: Chapter 1 (Def Jam)
* Logic – Young Sinatra IV (Visionary/Def Jam)
* Beau Young Prince – Groovy Land (Def Jam)
* Dave East & Styles P – Beloved (From The Dirt/Mass Appeal/Def Jam)
* Amir Obè – Can't Be A ____ Here: Chapter 2 (Def Jam)
* Various Artists – The Hate U Give (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Def Jam)
* Fetty Luciano – Story To Tell (Def Jam)
* MihTy – MihTy (Def Jam/Atlantic)
* Vince Staples – FM! (Def Jam)
* Amir Obè – Can't Be A ____ Here: Chapter 3 (Def Jam)
* Bobby Sessions – RVLTN (Chapter 2): The Art of Resistance (High Standardz/Def Jam)
* 2 Chainz – Hot Wings Are a Girl's Best Friend (Gamebread/Def Jam)
* Alessia Cara – The Pains of Growing (EP/Def Jam)
* DaniLeigh – The Plan (Def Jam)
* TJ Porter – Pregame (Def Jam)
* YFL Kelvin – Outta Here (Def Jam)

### 2019

* Boston George & Diego – Boston George & Diego (YJ Music/Def Jam)
* TJ Porter – No Disturbance EP (Def Jam)
* 2 Chainz – Rap or Go to the League (Gamebread/Def Jam)
* Various Artists – Undisputed (Def Jam)
* Bernard Jabs – COLD HEARTED (Def Jam)
* Cosha TG – Summer Nights (Mosley/Def Jam)
* Maxo – LIL BIG MAN (Def Jam)
* Suzi Wu – Error 404 (Def Jam)
* Logic – Supermarket (Visionary/Def Jam)
* Hit-Boy & SOB X RBE – Family Not a Group (Def Jam)
* Sneakk – Say Less (Def Jam)
* Logic – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (Visionary/Def Jam)
* 10k.Caash – The Creator (Def Jam)
* YG – 4REAL 4REAL (4Hunnid/Def Jam)
* S3nsi Molly & Lil Brook – Dumb Shit: The Album (Def Jam)
* Nimic Revenue – Lifeline EP (Def Jam)
* TJ Porter – Voice of the Trenches (Def Jam)
* Valee – Runnin' Rich (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Nas – The Lost Tapes 2 (Mass Appeal/Def Jam)
* Pvrx – 3.14 (Def Jam)
* Nasaan – Kiss of Karma (Def Jam)
* Jeezy – TM104: The Legend of the Snowman (YJ Music/Def Jam)
* Landstrip Chip – From My Point Of View: Reloaded (Def Jam)
* Alessia Cara – This Summer (Def Jam)
* Yung Tory – Still Here (Mosley/Def Jam)
* Goon des Garcons – Cheers To The End Of The World (Def Jam)
* YK Osiris – The Golden Child (Def Jam)
* Kanye West – Jesus Is King (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Dave East – Survival (From The Dirt/Mass Appeal/Def Jam)
* Kaash Paige – Parked Car Convos (Kaash Paige LLC/Def Jam)
* Fredo Bang – Pain Made Me Numb (Bang Biz Ent./Def Jam)
* Nimic Revenue – Lifeline Reloaded (Def Jam)
* Fabolous – Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
* DaniLeigh – My Present (Def Jam)
* Ai – Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best (EMI/Def Jam)

### 2020

* 070 Shake – Modus Vivendi (GOOD/Def Jam)
* 10k.Caash – Planet Swajjur
* John Lindahl – Opening Night (BobbyBoy/Def Jam)
* Justin Bieber – Changes (RBMG/Def Jam)
* Jadakiss – Ignatius (So Raspy/D-Block/Def Jam)
* Jhené Aiko – Chilombo (ArtClub/Def Jam)
* MAJ – Majestic (Electric Feel/Def Jam)
* MAJ – The Exotic Party – EP (Electric Feel/Def Jam)
* Fredo Bang – Most Hated (Se Lavi/Def Jam)
* Trouble – Thug Luv (Eardruma/Def Jam)
* Bino Rideaux – OUTSIDE (Out The Blue/Do What You Love/Def Jam)
* John Lindahl – Opening Night: The Complete Score (BobbyBoy/Def Jam)
* Teyana Taylor – The Album (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Nasty C & DJ Whoo Kid – Zulu : Mixtape (Def Jam/ Capitol Records)
* Alessia Cara – This Summer: Live off the Floor (Def Jam)
* Logic – No Pressure (Visionary/Def Jam)
* Dave East – Karma 3 (Mass Appeal/Def Jam)
* Bobby Sessions – RVLTH (Chapter 3) : The Price of Freedom (Def Jam)
* Fredo Bang – In the Name Of Gee (Se Lavi/Def Jam)
* Public Enemy – What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (Def Jam)
* YG – My Life 4Hunnid (4Hunnid/Def Jam)
* Saint Bodhi – Mad World (Def Jam)
* Kaash Paige – Teenage Fever
* John Lindahl – A John Lindahl Holiday (Elysium/Def Jam)
* Big Sean – Detroit 2 (GOOD/Def Jam)
* 2 Chainz – So Help Me God! (Gamebread/Def Jam)
* DaniLeigh – MOVIE
* Jeezy – The Recession 2 (YJ Music/Def Jam)
* Alessia Cara – Holiday Stuff (Def Jam)
* Ai – It's All Me, Vol. 1 (EMI/Def Jam)
* Nasty C – Zulu Man with Some Power (Def Jam/ Universal Recordings)

### 2021

* Alessia Cara – In the Meantime (EP/Def Jam)
* Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Soundtrack) (22:10/Def Jam)
* Fredo Bang – Still Most Hated (Se Lavi/Def Jam)
* Tyhzaei – Noir (Def Jam)
* Various Artists – Coming 2 America (Amazon Studios/Def Jam)
* Jhené Aiko – Sailing Soul(s): 2021 version (ArtClub/Def Jam)
* Justin Bieber – Justice (Def Jam)
* Logic – Bobby Tarantino III (Bobby Boy/Visionary/Def Jam)
* DMX – Exodus (Def Jam)
* Bobby Sessions – Manifest (Def Jam)
* Goon des Garcon – Sheesh!
* Fredo Bang – Murder Made Me (Se Lavi/Def Jam)
* Roddy Rackzz – Realest Richest Youngin
* Kanye West – Donda (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Big Sean and Hit-Boy – What You Expect (FF to Def/HS87/Def Jam)
* Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm (Doggy Style/Def Jam)
* Saint Bodhi – Antisocial
* La the Goat – 813 Day (So So Def/Def Jam)
* Ai – It's All Me, Vol. 2 (EMI/Def Jam)

### 2022

* 2 Chainz – Dope Don't Sell Itself (T.R.U./Gamebread/Def Jam)
* Ai – Dream (EMI/Def Jam)
* Kajo – Cold Places (Elysium/Def Jam)
* Queens: Music from the ABC Original Series (Season One)
* The Women of Def Jam
* Jeremih – Late Nights with Jeremih (anniversary re-release)
* Fredo Bang Two-Face Bang 2 (Se Lavi/Def Jam)
* Pusha T – It's Almost Dry (GOOD/Def Jam)
* 070 Shake – You Can't Kill Me (GOOD/Def Jam)
* Logic – Vinyl Days (Visionary/Def Jam)
* YBN Nahmir – Faster Car Music (Def Jam)
* YG – I Got Issues (4Hunnid/Def Jam)
* Jeezy & DJ Drama – Snofall (YJ Music/Def Jam)
* Fredo Bang – UNLV (Se Lavi/Def Jam)
* Various Artists – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By (Roc Nation/Hollywood/Def Jam)
* Nasty C – Ivyson Army Tour Mixtape