• The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American recording music unit, formed on December 31, 1998 (New Year's Eve) by Universal Music Group. It...
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    Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New...
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  • Def Jam Recordings, a division of Universal Music Group, which had been created in 1984. Records distributed by another label, but released under Def...
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    Lyor Cohen (category American music industry executives)
    rappers for Rush Productions, then led Def Jam. After Def Jam, Cohen took on a leadership role at Warner Music Group. In September 2012, Cohen resigned from...
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  • Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Interscope-Geffen-A&M, Island Records, Mercury Records...
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  • 1996 by Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles to expand R&B and soul music through Def Jam's said genre-related roster following the successes of Montell Jordan...
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  • into The Island Def Jam Music Group, making Universal Republic Records a stand-alone label and shutting down Universal Motown Republic Group. Casablanca...
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    Since the separation of Island Records, Motown, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings combining the Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records has been...
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  • 4th & B'way Records (category Universal Music Group)
    artists included Eric B and Rakim and Noel. On April 12, 2013, The Island Def Jam Music Group reactivated the label as a dance-oriented imprint with Cazzette...
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  • ... And Then There Was X (category Def Jam Recordings albums)
    DMX. The album was released on December 21, 1999, by The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings, and Ruff Ryders Entertainment. The album was...
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  • being Def Jam. At the time of his death he was the Senior Vice President of Island Def Jam Music Group and the Executive Vice President of Def Jam. After...
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  • were merged into The Island Def Jam Music Group; however, within the year, Island/Mercury decided to build upon the success of Def Jam Recordings and re-incorporated...
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    L.A. Reid (category American music industry executives)
    Records from 2000 to 2004, as well as chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group from 2004 to 2011 and Epic Records from 2011 to 2017. He co-founded...
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    Adams. The label operates as an imprint of Island Records, formerly a division of The Island Def Jam Music Group. Lost Highway released the soundtracks of...
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  • L.A. Reid, the former CEO and president of record label group The Island Def Jam Music Group, and was signed on the spot to prevent her from signing with...
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  • exclusive long-term worldwide distribution contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group in 2011. In 2012, the label released its only compilation album...
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  • Under the Mistletoe (category Island Records albums)
    Canadian singer Justin Bieber, released on November 1, 2011, by RBMG/Island Def Jam Music Group. The album features fifteen tracks, including seven original songs...
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  • The label included Foxy Brown. The label was formed after The Island Def Jam Music Group, holding a 50% stake in the Roc-A-Fella Records, bought the last...
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    Dru Hill (category Def Jam Recordings artists)
    part of the Def Soul record label, following a merger between Island, sister label Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group, the group reunited and...
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  • Clap Your Hands (Kungs song) (category Electronic dance music songs)
    released on 18 February 2022 through Val Productions and The Island Def Jam Music Group. It is a reworking of the 1983 hit single "Happy Song" by Italian...
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  • The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album) (category Def Jam Recordings albums)
    released on March 19, 2002 through Jive Records, Roc-A-Fella and The Island Def Jam Music Group. The production on the album was primarily handled by R. Kelly...
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  • through The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Young Jeezy's Corporate Thugz Entertainment This song is featured on Def Jam: Icon, a video...
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  • In Love & War (Amerie album) (category Def Jam Recordings albums)
    the album under exclusive license and distribution through the Island Def Jam Music Group. The album debuted at number forty-six on the US Billboard 200...
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  • Records Australia Island Masters Island Reggae Greats Island Blue Records The Island Def Jam Music Group, the name of the Island Records group after its merger...
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  • deal with Def Jam Recordings, owned by Universal Music Group. Raymond and Braun founded RBMG Music in 2008, in conjunction with Island Def Jam, to debut...
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  • Between Me and You (category Def Jam Recordings singles)
    instead of Christina Milian. The song was released through The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. The official...
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  • experimental, electronic, and Indian music. The label's masters are now controlled by Verve Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group, which has reissued some of...
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  • Back" by The Impressions. The single was released through The Island Def Jam Music Group and Young Jeezy's Corporate Thugz Entertainment Pitchfork Media...
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  • Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax (category Island Records compilation albums)
    album by the band Anthrax. The album was released in 2001 by the Island Def Jam Music Group without the direct participation of any band member, unlike the...
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  • Pain Is Love (category Def Jam Recordings albums)
    American rapper Ja Rule, released on October 2, 2001 via The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings, and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. Although...
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