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• Allen Anthony (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Amil
  Amil
  Amil Whitehead more commonly known by her stage name Amil, is an American female rapper, singer, and songwriter from New York City. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protégé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A..." from the Rush Hour soundtrack.-Early life:Amil was born September...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• AMP7 (Def Jam)
• Aztek Escobar (Roc La Familia/Def Jam)
• Andre Bowen (Island Records/Def Jam)

B

• The Bangles
  The Bangles
  The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/State Property/Def Jam)
• Beastie Boys
  Beastie Boys
  Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
  
  
• Bwel
• Beanie Sigel
  Beanie Sigel
  Dwight Grant , also known as Beanie Sigel, is a American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,most recently he was in talks with 50 Cent to sign with G-Unit Records and is a former member/artist of Dame Dash Music Group and Roc-A-Fella Records where he had formed a close association with rappers...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/State Property/Def Jam)
• Big Audio Dynamite
  Big Audio Dynamite
  Big Audio Dynamite are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group are noted for their effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk...
  
  
• Billy Gamble & Jackie O. (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Biggs (Roc-A-Fella, Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
• B.G. Knocc Out
  B.G. Knocc Out
  Al Hasan Naqiyy , better known by his stage name B.G. Knocc Out, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the younger brother of rapper Dresta, who also collaborated in the song.- Early life and music career :Arlandis Hinton...
  
   & Dresta
  Dresta
  Andre DeSean Wicker , better known by his stage name Dresta, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the older brother of rapper B.G. Knocc Out, who also collaborated in the song.- Early life :Andre DeSean Wicker was born and...
  
   (Outburst/Def Jam)
• The Black Flames (OBR/Def Jam)
• Bless
  Bless (rapper)
  Bless is a hip-hop artist from Montreal, Canada.-Early career:Bless was a B-boy at the young age of eight showing his dope hip hop roots. He quickly started trying to write rhymes and by the age of 12 he was demoing tracks in studios...
  
    (Def Jam)
• Blue Magic
  Blue Magic
  Blue Magic can refer to:* Blue Magic , a R&B and soul music vocal quintet.*"Blue Magic" , a song from rapper Jay-Z's album American Gangster...
  
  
• Bobby Valentino (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
• Bo$$
• Black Child (JMJ/The Inc./Def Jam)
• Joe Budden
  Joe Budden
  -Early life:Budden was born in Spanish Harlem, but lived in Queens until he was 12 and from there moved to Jersey City, New Jersey. He is one of five boys...
  
  

C

• Cam'ron
  Cam'ron
  Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Capleton
  Capleton
  Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
  
  
• Capo Dim (Underground Pro Hittas/Grand Hustle)
• Capone
• Capone-N-Noreaga
  Capone-N-Noreaga
  Capone-N-Noreaga was an American hip hop duo that consisted of Capone and Noreaga.-History:In 1996 the duo signed with Penalty Records; it also appeared in The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column...
  
  
• Case
  Case (singer)
  Case Woodard, stage name Case, is an American R&B singer who was born in New York City.-Music career:After stints with R&B group Future and a duo called Black, Case got work co-writing and singing background for artists including Usher, Christopher Williams and Al B. Sure. Case finally felt close...
  
   (Spoiled Rotten/Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Casha (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Chingy
  Chingy
  Howard Bailey, Jr. , better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper.Chingy grew up in the Walnut Park section of St. Louis and began rapping in earnest in his late teens...
  
   (Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam)
• CKY
  CKY (band)
  CKY is an American alternative metal band that formed in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1998. Centred around core members Deron Miller , Chad I Ginsburg and Jess Margera , the band shares its name with a skateboarding and stunt video series produced by Bam Margera, brother of drummer Jess...
  
   (Island Records/Def Jam)
• Comp
  Comp
  Comp may refer to:In music:*Accompaniment, especially in jazz *Compilation album*Comp In business and finance:*Comparable company analysis*Comparables, in real estate*Same Store Sales...
  
  
• Cormega
  Cormega
  Cory Mckay , better known as Cormega, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life.- Early life :...
  
  
• Shock Tailah (Konektado/Def Jam)

D

• Da 5 Footaz (G-Funk Music/Def Jam)
• Davy DMX
  Davy DMX
  Davy DMX is the stage name of David Reeves, a figure in hip-hop music. His career began in his hometown of Queens, New York as a DJ in the late 1970s. He is mostly known for his popular single "One for the Treble" released in 1984...
  
  
• Def Squad
  Def Squad
  Def Squad is a rap supergroup consisting of Erick Sermon, Redman & Keith Murray. Mally G is considered an honorary member of the Def Squad. Before officially forming as a group to release an album in 1998, they had each been featured on tracks by each other...
  
  
• Da Ranjahz (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Dave Chappelle
• Denim (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• The Diplomats
  The Diplomats
  The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones in 1997. The original members of the group were Cam'ron, Freekey Zekey, and Jim Jones ; who all grew up together in Harlem...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• DMX
  DMX (rapper)
  Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
  
   (Ruff Ryders Ent./Def Jam)
• Domino
  Domino (rapper)
  Shawn Antione Ivy, known as Domino, is an American rapper born in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Long Beach, California. Being a Crip himself, he auditioned for the Bloods & Crips project in the early 1990s. He is the first rapper, in order of appearance, in the title track Bangin' on...
  
   (Outburst/Def Jam)
• The Don
  The Don
  The Don may refer to:* "The Don" * Sir Donald Bradman or The Don, Australian cricketer* Don Johnson, American actor * Don Matthews, Canadian Football League head coach* The Don , a Malayalam film by Shaji Kailas starring Dileep...
  
  
• Downtown Science
• The Dove Shack
  The Dove Shack
  The Dove Shack was a G-Funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album Regulate...G Funk Era. Under the same name they released their first album back in 1995 with the substantial hit single...
  
   (G-Funk Music/Def Jam)
• Dro (Russell Simmons Music Group/Def Jam)
• Dru Hill
  Dru Hill
  Dru Hill is an American singing group, most popular during the late 1990s, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, and gospel music. Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, and active since 1992, Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B #1 hits "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise", ...
  
   (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Dijohn Thomas (D.Swagg Entertainments/Def Jam)

F

• Fam-Lay
  FAM-LAY
  Nathaniel Johnson, also known as Fam-Lay is an American rapper from Norfolk, Virginia. Signed to The Neptunes' Star Trak imprint, he first gained notoriety through several guest appearances he made on various Neptunes-related projects, including the Clipse's debut album Lord Willin in 2002...
  
   (Star Trak/Def Jam)
• Flatlinerz
• Foxy Brown (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Freeway
  Freeway (rapper)
  Leslie Edward Pridgen , better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper. Best known for his tenure on Roc-A-Fella Records and his affiliation with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, he is recognized by his high-pitched delivery and for the long beard he keeps due to his Muslim faith...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Funkmaster Flex
  Funkmaster Flex
  Aston George Taylor, Jr. better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station and host of the hit MTV show Funk Flex Full Throttle....
  
  
• Flesh-N-Bone
  Flesh-n-Bone
  Stanley Howse, better known as Flesh-n-Bone, is an American rapper from Cleveland, Ohio and is known as a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony...
  
   (Mo Thug/Def Jam)
• FYA
• Frank Ocean
  Frank Ocean
  Christopher Francis Ocean , better known by his stage name Frank Ocean, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a member of OFWGKTA.-2005-2010: Career beginnings:...
  
   (Odd Future/Def Jam)

G

• Grafh
  Grafh
  Grafh, born Philip Bernard, hails from Jamaica, Queens, New York. He made a name for himself on the mixtape circuit, where he garnered early support from influential mix-show DJ’s in New York. His skill, charisma, honesty, and determination were so obvious that he generated a buzz nationwide and...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
• Aalok Gandhi
• GWH (The Inc./Def Jam)
• G.A. aka Giali (Bidaar Rec/Def Jam)
• Mr. Ghetto (Ghetto Streets/Impossible/Def Jam)

H

• Hector Bambino "El Father" (Roc La Familia/Gold Star Music/Machete Music/VI Music)
• Hollis Crew
• Hose
  Hose (band)
  Hose is an "artcore" band from the 1980s founded by producer and Def Jam creator Rick Rubin. Hose's 12-inch EP was the first recording released with the Def Jam logo.- Overview :...
  
  

J

• Ja Rule
  Ja Rule
  Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
  
   (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Jarvis (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z
  Jay-Z
  Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
  
  
• Jay - Mal
• Jayo Felony
  Jayo Felony
  James 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...
  
  
• Jazzy Jay
  Jazzy Jay
  Jazzy Jay born in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, November 18, 1961), also known as The Original Jazzy Jay or DJ Jazzy Jay, is a pioneering American hip hop DJ and producer. He has collected roughly 400,000 records.-Background:...
  
  
• J.E.T.
• Jinx Da Juvy
• Joe Sinister (JMJ/Def Jam)
• Jonell
  Jonell
  Jonell is an American R&B singer, born Shannon Jonell Showes in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.In 2003, Jonell introduced with her first hit Round and Round on producer Hi-Tek's album Hi-Teknology. Later that year Jonell intended to release her debut album on the Def Soul label. Her first single...
  
   (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Oran "Juice" Jones (OBR/Def Jam)
• Bradley Jones
  Bradley Jones
  Bradley Scott "Brad" Jones is an Australian football player who plays for Liverpool as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Middlesbrough team for over a decade, and also had a number of loan spells at a succession of lower league clubs; Shelbourne, Stockport, Rotherham, Blackpool and Sheffield...
  
   (In Jones We Trust/Def Jam)
• Montell Jordan
  Montell Jordan
  Montell Jordan is a former American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Of his live performances it is often regarded that he is a rock oriented musician, with Jordan even going as far as to...
  
   (PMP/Def Jam; Def Soul/Def Jam)

L

• Lady Gaga
  Lady GaGa
  Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
  
   (Interscope Records)
• Lady Sovereign
  Lady Sovereign
  Louise Amanda Harman , better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper & grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males...
  
   (Def Jam/Island Records)
• Lazy Eye (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
• LeLe (Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam)
• Lil' Red (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Patti LaBelle
  Patti LaBelle
  Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
  
   (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Lloyd (The Inc./Def Jam)
• LovHer
  LovHer
  LovHer was an American R&B all-female singing quartet. The group was the first female group on the Def Soul label. The group was formed in 1999 by Sisqó, lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, who wanted to put together a girl group that would present a raw, "street" appeal. Like Dru Hill, LovHer's...
  
   (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)

M

• M.O.P.
  M.O.P.
  M.O.P., short for Mash Out Posse, is an American hip hop duo. The duo, composed of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, is known for the aggressive delivery typically employed by both emcees. Although they maintain a strong underground following, they are mainly known for the song "Ante Up," released on...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Teairra Mari
  Teairra Marí
  Teairra Maria Thomas , better known by her stage name Teairra Marí, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, and dancer. At the age of 16, she was signed to Def Jam and released her first album, Teairra Marí. After disappointing sales, she was let go from her recording contract in the...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• MC Serch
  MC Serch
  MC Serch is a Jewish-American hip hop MC and former member of 3rd Bass.-Biography:Serch grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, attending Far Rockaway High School, and graduated from Music & Art High School...
  
  
• Memphis Bleek
  Memphis Bleek
  Malik Thuston Patrick Cox , better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Bleek", is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-a-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Get Low/Def Jam)
• Mel-Low
• Mic D
• Christina Milian
  Christina Milian
  Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
  
   (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• MoKenStef
  MoKenStef
  MoKenStef was an Amercian female R&B trio from Los Angeles, California, active in the latter 1990s. The group name was a combination of the first syllable of each members' names: Monifa, Kenya, and Stefanie. They released an album, Azz Izz, in 1995, and their biggest hit was "He's Mine", which...
  
   (Outburst/Def Jam)
• The Murderers (The Inc./Def Jam)
• Keith Murray
  Keith Murray (rapper)
  Keith Murray is an American rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.-Music career:...
  
   (Keith Murray)
• Musiq
  Musiq
  Musiq Soulchild or Musiq is a US R&B/soul singer-songwriter whose style blends contemporary R&B, soul, funk, alternative, blues, jazz, some gospel influences and hip hop.-Biography:...
  
   (Def Soul)
• Mike Spitz

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• Newkirk, Don
• Nikki D
  Nikki D
  Nichelle "Nikki D" Strong is an American female rapper. Nikki D was the first female rapper signed by Def Jam Recordings.-Career:She signed with Def Jam in 1989, and released her debut single "A No No No" the same year. It was produced by Sam Sever. The single's video featured Flavor Flav...
  
  
• N.O.R.E (Thugged Out/Roc La Familia/Def Jam)
• No Face
• Neef Buck
  Neef Buck
  Neef Buck is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:He is one half of the Grammy Award-nominated rap duo Young Gunz. Additionally, Neef Buck is a part Beanie Sigel's rap group State Property...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• N-Dubz
  N-Dubz
  N-Dubz are a British hip hop group from Camden Town, London. The group consists of members Dappy, Tulisa Contostavlos and Fazer.N-Dubz were previously signed to Polydor Records before joining All Around the World Records...
  
  

P

• Papa Ron Love
• Peedi Peedi
  Peedi Peedi
  Pedro Zayas, known as Peedi Crakk and also Peedi Peedi is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of State Property and is currently signed to Amalgam Digital.-Career:...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Playa
  Playa (band)
  Playa was an American R&B/hip-hop group. Composed of Smoke E. Digglera , Digital Black , and the late Static Major , Playa is best known for their 1998 hit album, "Cheers 2 U", produced by longtime collaborator Timbaland...
  
   (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Kelly Price
  Kelly Price
  Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola...
  
   (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Public Enemy

R

• Rell
  Rell
  Gerrell Gaddis , known by his stage name Rell, is an American R&B singer. He was the first male R&B singer signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, where he recorded with artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Consequence, and Young Gunz....
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam; Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
• Richie Rich
  Richie Rich (rapper)
  Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California.He is currently signed to Mack 10's Hoo-Bangin' Records.-Early years :His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg. In Snoop's own words...
  
  
• Megan Rochell
  Megan Rochell
  Megan Rochell is an American contemporary R&B singer, who was formerly signed to Def Jam Records.-Biography:At the age of 11, Megan was a 5-time winner on Showtime at the Apollo. Several years later, she met Philadelphia International's Leon Huff and started working on her recording career...
  
  

S

• Saukrates
  Saukrates
  Karl Amani Wailoo , better known by his stage name Saukrates , is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer of Guyanese descent. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of hip-hop/R&B group Big Black Lincoln...
  
  
• Shawnna
  Shawnna
  Rashawnna Guy , better known by her stage name Shawnna is an American rapper. She was the first female artist signed to Def Jam through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace Records...
  
   (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
• Serius Jones (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
• State Property
  State Property (Group)
  State Property is a rap group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA led by rapper Beanie Sigel with Philly rappers Freeway, Peedi Peedi, Oschino, and Omillio Sparks, and the Young Gunz and female R&B singer Casha...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/State Property/Def Jam)
• Shorty 101
• Short Dawg (Russell Simmons Music Group/Def Jam)
• Shyne
  Shyne
  Moshe Levi Ben-David , better known by his stage name Shyne, is a Belizean rapper.-Background:...
  
   (Gangland/Def Jam)
• Sisqó
  Sisqó
  Mark Durrell Andrews , known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and also for "Thong Song", a song from his first solo LP, Unleash the Dragon, that became an international hit. - Biography :Sisqó was born Mark...
  
   (Dragon/Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Sizzla
  Sizzla
  Sizzla Kalonji, or simply Sizzla in are de reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is well-known for his above-average prolificacy...
  
   (Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)
• Slayer
  Slayer
  Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
  
  
• Slick Rick
  Slick Rick
  Richard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...
  
  
• South Central Cartel
  South Central Cartel
  South Central Cartel is a Los Angeles-based gangsta rap group. Some of their popular songs include "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis", "Pops Was a Rolla", "Ya Getz Clowned", "Gang Stories", "Servin 'Em Heat", "Knocc on Wood" , and "All Day Everyday" & "Eastside-Westside".-Biography:As one of the original...
  
  
• Static Major
  Static Major
  Stephen Ellis Garrett also known as Static Major, was a Grammy Award-Winning American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the R&B trio Playa. Static Major gained posthumous fame for appearing on Lil Wayne's 2008 album Tha Carter III on the...
  
   (Blackground/Def Jam)
• Steph Jones
  Steph Jones
  Steph Jones, is an American singer, songwriter, and model. He was signed to Def Jam, through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace but left the label.-Early life:...
  
   (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam)
• Jimmy Spicer
  Jimmy Spicer
  Jimmy Spicer is a rap musician who released a number of old school rap singles during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Spicer was managed by Russell Simmons' Rush Management...
  
  
• Warren Stacey
  Warren Stacey
  Warren Stacey is a British singer from London who came into prominence on the UK television show Popstars, the reality programme that created the pop band Hear'Say...
  
  
• Chuck Stanley (OBR/Def Jam)
• The Suburban Boyz

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• 12 O'Clock
• 3rd Bass
  3rd Bass
  3rd Bass was an American hip-hop group that rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip-hop groups.-Career:...
  
  
• Tashan
  Tashan
  Tashan is a semi-urban subdistrict of Zhifu District, Yantai, in the Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Tashan is noted for its mountain . Tashan Mountain has a temple dedicated to the boddhisatva Kuan Yin as well as a Taoist pagoda dedicated to Three Pure Ones....
  
  
• Teriyaki Boyz
  Teriyaki Boyz
  Teriyaki Boyz is a Japanese hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan. The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape...
  
   (BAPE/Def Jam, USA/Japan)
• T La Rock
  T La Rock
  Clarence "Terry" Ronnie Keaton , known by the stage name T La Rock, is an American old-school emcee best known for his collaboration with Def Jam Recordings co-founder Rick Rubin and the 1984 single "It's Yours." He disappeared from the hip hop scene after a traumatic brain injury in 1994, but as...
  
  
• Troy Ave.
• Tragedy
• Tru Life (Roc La Familia/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

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• Terri Walker
  Terri Walker
  Terri Walker is an English R&B and soul singer–songwriter. Walker has released three albums in the United Kingdom, Untitled, L.O.V.E, and I Am. She also provided the majority of the vocals for Shanks & Bigfoot's debut album Swings & Roundabouts...
  
   (Def Soul/Def Jam)
• Warren G
  Warren G
  Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
  
   (Violator/Def Jam)
• WC
  WC (rapper)
  William L. Calhoun Jr. , better known by his stage name WC , is an American rapper. He was born in Texas, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, which also included fellow rapper...
  
  
• Weaveonce
• Alyson Williams
  Alyson Williams
  -Career:The daughter of bandleader / trumpeter Bobby Booker, she began her career by singing background vocals for various artists including, Curtis Hairston, Melba Moore , B. B. & Q. Band, Cashflow, Unlimited Touch, Bobby Brown and Barbara Mitchell before joining the group High Fashion, which also...
  
  
• Nicole Wray
  Nicole Wray
  Nicole Monique Wray, also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single, "Make It Hot"—written and produced by Timbaland and co-written by and featuring Missy Elliott—was certified gold.-Musical career:...
  
  (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, Dame Dash Music Group/Def Jam)