List of former Def Jam Recordings artists explained
This is a list of former artists who have recorded for Def Jam Recordings, organized alphabetically by last name.
Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated labels, under which the artist recorded.
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- Grafh (Roc-A-Fella/Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
- Ghostface Killah (Starks Enterprises/Def Jam)
- GUN40
- Gunplay (MMG/Def Jam)
- GWH (The Inc./Def Jam)
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- N.O.R.E. (Thugged Out/Roc La Familia/Def Jam)
- N-Dubz
- NASAAN
- Ne-Yo (Compound/Def Jam)
- Neef Buck (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
- Nefew (Bases Loaded/Def Jam)
- Nikki D
- Nimic Revenue
- Nova Rockefeller
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- YFL Kelvin
- Young Chris (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
- Young Gunz (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
- Yung Chase (100/Def Jam)
- Yung Tory (Mosley Music Group/Def Jam)