Definitive Jux Explained

Definitive Jux
Founder:	Jaime "El-P" Meline Amaechi Uzoigwe
Distributor:	Capitol Music Group The Orchard
Country:	United States
Location:	New York City

Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe.^[1]

History

Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity in 2001. This lawsuit was settled out of court^[1] and the name was officially changed to Definitive Jux.

In February 2010, El-P announced that the label, although it will carry on selling its catalog and merchandise, would be put "on hiatus" as a traditional record label, and that it would be going through some changes in order to keep up with the evolution of the music industry. He also announced that he was stepping down as artistic director of Definitive Jux to focus on producing and being a full-time artist.^[2]

Roster

• Aesop Rock
• Cage
• Camu Tao
• Cannibal Ox
• Company Flow
• Cool Calm Pete
• C-Rayz Walz
• Danny!
• Del the Funky Homosapien
• Despot
• El-P
• Hangar 18
• Mike Ladd
• Mr. Lif
• Murs
• Party Fun Action Committee
• RJD2
• Rob Sonic
• S.A. Smash
• Sonic Sum
• The Mighty Underdogs
• The Perceptionists
• The Weathermen
• Yak Ballz

Discography

See main article: Definitive Jux discography.

See also

• List of record labels
• Underground hip hop

Notes and References

1. News: Recording Lyrics to Change the World . Braunshhweiger . Amy . 2004-09-10 . . 2007-10-02.
2. Web site: Of Hoopty's and Hovercrafts [sic] . EL-P . EL-P . February 2, 2010 . Definitive Jux Recordings . February 3, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100204220517/http://www.definitivejux.net/news/jux-crew/1628 . February 4, 2010 . dead .