K-Def
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K-Def is an American
, New Jersey
based, hip hop
producer
/DJ who has been actively involved in the music industry since the early 1990s. He has recently produced music for artists
such as Ghostface Killah
and Puff Daddy. K-Def earned critical praise early in his career for his work with Marley Marl
on the album
Here Come the Lords
by the rap group, Lords of the Underground
.
in 1996. "Real Live Shit (Remix)" featured Cappadonna
, Ghostface Killah
, Killa Sin
and Lord Tariq. During the 1990s, K-Def co-produced some of Marley Marl's tracks.
K-Def is mostly known for his blues/soul sampling style. While the majority of his early-mid 1990s productions were produced using the Akai MPC sampler/sequencer, around 1997 he started incorporating the computer into his work flow, and now exclusively uses a software based setup.
In 2004 K-Def produced "Its Over" on the Ghostface Killah release, The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam). He then contributed tracks to another Ghostface project Theodore Unit
, and Ol' Dirty Bastard
's The Osirus Mixtape. He was a contributor to Diddy's 2006 release, Press Play, and in 2007 he produced a track on UGK
’s album, Underground Kingz.
In 2006, K-Def released an instrumental
album called Willie Boo Boo The Fool. The album was originally only available on CD
and vinyl
, but was digitally re-released in 2008.
In 2008, K-Def released a collaborative EP with the rapper Dacapo
, under the name The Program, titled The Article.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
based, hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/DJ who has been actively involved in the music industry since the early 1990s. He has recently produced music for artists
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
such as Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
and Puff Daddy. K-Def earned critical praise early in his career for his work with Marley Marl
Marley Marl
Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
on the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Here Come the Lords
Here Come the Lords
Here Come the Lords is the debut album by rap group, Lords of the Underground. The album was released in 1993 for Pendulum Records and was produced by Marley Marl, K-Def and DJ Lord Jazz...
by the rap group, Lords of the Underground
Lords of the Underground
The Lords of the Underground are a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University....
.
Biography
He was also member of the duo Real Live, who released one album The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama on Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsAtlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
in 1996. "Real Live Shit (Remix)" featured Cappadonna
Cappadonna
Darryl Hill best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper and oftentimes member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is also a member of rap duo Wu South, along with Ratchet Rush.-Biography:...
, Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
, Killa Sin
Killa Sin
Killa Sin is considered the best-known member of Killarmy and is regarded as one of the most skilled Wu-Tang Clan affiliates.- Biography :Killa Sin has appeared on gold and platinum selling albums from members of the Wu-Tang Clan, on movie soundtracks such as Soul in the Hole and ONYX's Shut 'Em...
and Lord Tariq. During the 1990s, K-Def co-produced some of Marley Marl's tracks.
K-Def is mostly known for his blues/soul sampling style. While the majority of his early-mid 1990s productions were produced using the Akai MPC sampler/sequencer, around 1997 he started incorporating the computer into his work flow, and now exclusively uses a software based setup.
In 2004 K-Def produced "Its Over" on the Ghostface Killah release, The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam). He then contributed tracks to another Ghostface project Theodore Unit
Theodore Unit
Theodore Unit is a loose collective of Staten Island rappers associated with the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah. The name "Theodore" is derived from "The Open Door", meaning the group acts as an open door to rappers who can prove themselves....
, and Ol' Dirty Bastard
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB...
's The Osirus Mixtape. He was a contributor to Diddy's 2006 release, Press Play, and in 2007 he produced a track on UGK
UGK
UGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner...
’s album, Underground Kingz.
In 2006, K-Def released an instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
album called Willie Boo Boo The Fool. The album was originally only available on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, but was digitally re-released in 2008.
In 2008, K-Def released a collaborative EP with the rapper Dacapo
DACAPO
DACAPO is an ab-initio quantum mechanical molecular dynamics code using pseudopotentials and a plane wave basis set. It has been developed at the institute of physics at the Technical University of Denmark. It is part of The CAMP Open Software project .Currently the Dacapo software must be used...
, under the name The Program, titled The Article.
Albums
- The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama (1996)
- Willie Boo Boo The Fool (2006)
- The Article EP (2008)
- Beats From The 90's Vol. 1 (2008)
- Beats From The 90's Vol. 2 (2009)
- Gangster Instrumentals (2010)
Production
Reverse Chronological- KRS-ONEKRS-OneLawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...
& Marley MarlMarley MarlMarlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
– Hip Hop LivesHip Hop LivesHip Hop Lives is the collaborative album from MC KRS-One and producer Marley Marl. This is a historical album in the sense that 20 years prior, KRS and Marley were bitter rivals involved in the legendary Bridge Wars...
- "The Teacha" - (KOCH) 2007 - DiddySean CombsSean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
- Press Play – "We Gon Make It" - (BAD BOY) 2006 - El Da SenseiEl Da SenseiEl Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts.Since then he has released several solo albums to critical acclaim.-Discography:...
– The UnusualThe UnusualThe Unusual is the second album by Artifacts member El Da Sensei. It was released in 2006 on Fat Beats Records.-Background:Tame and El's graf-rap was well-received by underground audiences and continued in the New Jersey rap tradition of Redman and Lords of the Underground. The group developed a...
– (Fat Beats) 2006 - Ol' Dirty BastardOl' Dirty BastardRussell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB...
– OsirusOsirus (album)Osirus is a posthumous mixtape album by Ol' Dirty Bastard released on January 4, 2005.-Album Summary:The songs are all freestyles recorded earlier with the music added subsequently....
– (Sure Shot) 2005- Who Can Make It Happen Like Dirt
- High In The Clouds
- Pussy Keep Calling
- Fuck Y'all
- Theodore UnitTheodore UnitTheodore Unit is a loose collective of Staten Island rappers associated with the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah. The name "Theodore" is derived from "The Open Door", meaning the group acts as an open door to rappers who can prove themselves....
– 718718 (album)718 is a mixtape by Theodore Unit, composed of Kryme Life, Cappadonna, Shawn Wiggs, Ghostface Killah, Du-Lilz, Trife Da God and Solomon Childs....
– (PAYCHECKS - SURE SHOT) 2005- Paychecks
- Wicked With Lead
- Pass The Mike
- Ghostface KillahGhostface KillahDennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
– The Pretty Toney AlbumThe Pretty Toney AlbumThe Pretty Toney Album is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Ghostface, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan.It is the only album from the artist to be released solely under the title of "Ghostface", ; however, it is otherwise a normal Ghostface Killah release in line with the rest of his...
– It's Over – (DEF JAM) 2004 - Jayo FelonyJayo FelonyJames Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label...
– Crip HopCrip HopCrip Hop is the fourth album by rapper Jayo Felony. The album was released on October 23, 2001 for the American Music Corporation and was produced by DJ Battlecat and DJ Silk...
- True'd Up (Remix) (REAL ANTHEM) (LOCO RECORDS) 2002 - Jayo FelonyJayo FelonyJames Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label...
– Bulletproof Love - True’d Up – (MOTOWN) 2001 - Lords of the UndergroundLords of the UndergroundThe Lords of the Underground are a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University....
– ResurrectionResurrection (Lords of the Underground album)Resurrection is the third album by rap group, Lords of the Underground. The album was released on April 21, 1999 for Jersey Kidz Records and was produced by K-Def, Queen Latifah and DJ Lord Jazz. Resurrection was a critical success, but due to little promotion, it was also a commercial failure...
– If You - 2000 - Lord Tariq – This Cold World – (WHITE LABEL) 2000
- Craig MackCraig MackCraig Mack is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name...
– Please Listen To My Demo – (WHITE LABEL) - 2000 - ArtifactsArtifacts (group)Artifacts is a hip hop group consisting of El Da Sensei, Tame One and DJ Kaos. They hail from Newark, New Jersey and made underground music that paid homage to the four elements of hip hop...
– It's Gettin Hot (Remix) – (BIG BEAT) 1997 - Mic GeronimoMic GeronimoMic Geronimo is an American hip-hop rapper who was acquainted with Irv Gotti of Murder Inc.. Gotti and his brother met Mic Geronimo at a Queens high school talent show, and Mic agreed to record a single...
– VendettaVendetta (Mic Geronimo album)Vendetta is the second album by rapper Mic Geronimo, released on November 4, 1997 through TVT Records.The album featured production from a wide range of hip hop producers including legends like Marley Marl and Pete Rock. It was an improvement on the Billboard charts over his previous album, peaking...
– For Tha Family – (TVT) 1998 - World Renown – How Nice I Am – (WARNER BROS) 1995
- DE’1 – I'm Rather Unique - (REPRISE) 1995
- A.D.O.R. – One For The Trouble – (ATLANTIC) 1994
- NonchalantNonchalantNonchalant was an American female rapper, and songwriter from Washington, D.C., signed to MCA Records.Nonchalant is best known for her hit single "5 O'Clock", which peaked at #24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA, for sales of over 500,000 copies. It peaked...
– 5 O’Clock (Remix) – (MCA) 1995 - Shabba RanksShabba RanksShabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall musician.He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim"...
-Rough and Ready Volume 1Rough and Ready Volume 1Rough and Ready is a studio album released by Shabba Ranks, after his last album As Raw As Ever received good reviews, his good spell continued as Rough and Ready was also popular and received good reviews....
- Ting A Ling (REMIX) 1994 - Da Youngsta'sDa Youngsta'sDa Youngstas were a hip-hop trio that consisted of two brothers, Taji "Taj Mahal" Goodman and Qu'ran Goodman, and their cousin Tarik Dawson, hailing from Philadelphia....
– No MercyNo Mercy (Da Youngsta's album)No Mercy is the third album by the American rap group Da Youngsta's.The album peaked at number 45 on the Top R&B/Hip hop albums.- Track listing :# "Hip Hop Ride"# "Mad Props "# "No Mercy"# "Backstabbers"# "No More Hard Times"...
– 1994 *- Mad Props
- Backstabbers
- Stayed Away
- Illy Philly Funk
- Reality
- Lords of the UndergroundLords of the UndergroundThe Lords of the Underground are a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University....
– Keepers of the FunkKeepers of the FunkKeepers of the Funk is the second album by rap group, Lords of the Underground. The album was released in 1994 for Pendulum Records and was produced by Marley Marl, K-Def, Lords of the Underground and Andre Booth...
– (PENDULUM) 1994- Steam From The Knot
- What I'm After
- No Pain
- Frustated
- Faith
- What I'm After (Remix)
- Lords of the UndergroundLords of the UndergroundThe Lords of the Underground are a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University....
– Here Come the LordsHere Come the LordsHere Come the Lords is the debut album by rap group, Lords of the Underground. The album was released in 1993 for Pendulum Records and was produced by Marley Marl, K-Def and DJ Lord Jazz...
– 1993- From The Bricks
- Funky Child
- Mad Skillz
- Lotug
- Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time
- Chief Rocka
- Positive KPositive KDarryl Gibson, better known by his stage name Positive K , is an American emcee from the Bronx, New York City, New York, and is one of the original artists of the First Priority Music camp...
- Ain't No Crime (K-Def DL Mix) - (ISLAND) 1993 - Sah-B - Some Od' Sah-B Shit – (REPRISE) 1994
- Tragedy KhadafiTragedy KhadafiPercy Chapman IV, known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi, and formerly known as Intelligent Hoodlum, is an American rapper and producer who hails from the Queensbridge housing projects in Queens, New York, which has spawned other hip hop artists such as Nas, Cormega, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga,...
– Street Life - Return Of The Life (Remix) – 1993 - Tragedy KhadafiTragedy KhadafiPercy Chapman IV, known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi, and formerly known as Intelligent Hoodlum, is an American rapper and producer who hails from the Queensbridge housing projects in Queens, New York, which has spawned other hip hop artists such as Nas, Cormega, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga,...
– Tragedy: Saga of a Hoodlum – A&M 1993- Shalom A Leck
- Pass The Teck
- Uunderground
- Funkmode
- Grand Groove
- Mad Brothas Know His Name
- Monie LoveMonie LoveSimone Riscoe , better known by her stage name Monie Love, is an English emcee and former radio personality in the United States...
- In A Word Or Two – (WARNER) 1993- There’s A Better Way
- For Da Children
- Let A Woman Be A Woman