List of former Def Jam Recordings artists

This is a list of former artists who have recorded for Def Jam Recordings. 
Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated labels, under which the artist recorded. 

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A
 Amil (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Ashanti (The Inc./Def Jam)	
 Aztek Escobar (Roc La Familia/Def Jam)
 Andre Bowen (Def Jam/Columbia)

B
 Beastie Boys 
 Beanie Sigel (Roc-A-Fella/State Property/Def Jam)
 Big Audio Dynamite
 Big Boi
 Big K.R.I.T. (Cinematic/Def Jam)
 B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta (Outburst/Def Jam)
 Bless          (Def Jam)
 Bobby Valentino (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam) 
 Bone
 Bo$$
 Black Child (JMJ/The Inc./Def Jam)
 Joe Budden

C
 Calvin Jeremy (Def Jam Jakarta)
 Cam'ron (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Capleton
 Capone
 Capone-N-Noreaga
 Mariah Carey (Island Def Jam)
 Case (Spoiled Rotten/Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Charli Baltimore (The Inc./Def Jam)
 Chingy (Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam)
 CKY (Island Records/Def Jam)
 CyHi the Pryince (GOOD Music/Def Jam)
 Comp
 Cormega

D
 Da 5 Footaz (G-Funk Music/Def Jam)
 Davy DMX
 Dee The Mad Bitch & DJ King Assassin
 Def Squad
 The Diplomats (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 DJ Clue? ( Roc-A-Fella/Desert Storm/Def Jam)
 DMX (Ruff Ryders Ent./Def Jam)
 Domino (Outburst/Def Jam)
 The Don
 Downtown Science
 The Dove Shack (G-Funk Music/Def Jam)
 Dru Hill (Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Drake (Def Jam)

E
 Ed Harlem
 EPMD
 Erick Sermon

F
 Corey Franks (Def Soul)
 Fam-Lay (Star Trak/Def Jam)
 Flatlinerz
 Foxy Brown (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Frank Ocean
 Freeway (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Funkmaster Flex
 Flesh-N-Bone (Mo Thug/Def Jam)
 FYA

G
 Grafh (Roc-A-Fella/Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
 Ghostface Killah (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
 GWH (The Inc./Def Jam)

H
 Headless Horsemen
 Hector Bambino "El Father" (Roc La Familia/Gold Star Music/Machete Music/VI Music)
 Hollis Crew
 Honeyz (Mercury/Def Jam)
 Hose

I
 The Isley Brothers (Def Soul/Def Jam)

J
 Ja Rule (The Inc./Def Jam)
 JAY Z (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Jayo Felony
 Jazzy Jay
 Jonell (Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Oran "Juice" Jones (OBR/Def Jam)
 Montell Jordan (PMP/Def Jam; Def Soul/Def Jam)

L
 Lady Sovereign (Def Jam/Island Records)
 Patti LaBelle (Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Lil Durk
 Lil Ru
 LL Cool J
 LovHer (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Logic (Def Jam/UMG recordings)

M
 M.O.P. (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Teairra Mari (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 MC Serch
 Memphis Bleek (Roc-A-Fella/Get Low/Def Jam)
 Method Man
 Method Man & Redman
 Christina Milian (Def Soul/Def Jam)
 MoKenStef (Outburst/Def Jam)
 Keith Murray
 Musiq (Def Soul)

N
 N.O.R.E. (Thugged Out/Roc La Familia/Def Jam)
 N-Dubz
 Ne-Yo (Compound/Def Jam)
 Neef Buck (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Nikki D
 Nimic Revenue (Def Jam)

O
 Onyx (Chaos/JMJ/Def Jam)
 Original Concept

P
 Peedi Peedi (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Playa (Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Kelly Price (Def Soul/Def Jam)
Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich
 Public Enemy
 PayRoll Giovanni (Def Jam)

R
 Redman
 Rell (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam; Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
 Richie Rich
 Rick Ross (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam; Maybach/Def Jam)
 Megan Rochell
 Ron Isley (Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Asher Roth (Def Jam)
 Rihanna (Def Jam)

S
 Saukrates
 Shawnna (Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam)
 Serius Jones (Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam)
 State Property (Roc-A-Fella/State Property/Def Jam)
 Shyne (Gangland/Def Jam)
 Sisqó (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Sizzla (Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
 Slayer
 Slick Rick 
 South Central Cartel
 Static Major (Blackground/Def Jam)
 Steph Jones (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
 Jimmy Spicer
 Warren Stacey
 SM*SH (Ancora Music/Def Jam)

T
 T La Rock
 Trinidad James
 Teriyaki Boyz (BAPE/Def Jam, USA/Japan)
 Tru Life (Roc La Familia/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

U
 Uncle Murda (Manhood/GMG/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Utada Hikaru

W
 Terri Walker (Def Soul/Def Jam)
 Warren G (Violator/Def Jam)
 WC
 Alyson Williams
 Nicole Wray (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
 WAX

X

Y
 Young Chris (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Young Gunz (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
 Young Jeezy (Corporate Thugz Entertainment/Def Jam)

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See also
 List of current Def Jam Recordings artists

Def Jam Recordings, former