Def Jam Recordings
American record label
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Def Jam Recordings was founded in 1984. The organization is headquartered in New York City.
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Founder: Rick Rubin[4], Russell Simmons[5]
- Named after: jam session[6]
- Headquarters location: New York City[7]
- Child organization or unit: GOOD Music[8], Def Jam Germany[9]
- Discography: Def Jam Recordings catalog[10]
- Commons category: Def Jam Recordings[11]
- Inception: 1984[12]
- Parent organization or unit: Universal Music Group[13], Republic Corps[14]
- Distributed by: Virgin EMI Records[15], Universal Music Enterprises[16]
- Official website: http://www.defjam.com/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Def Jam Recordings[18]
- Short name: Def Jam[19]
- Social media followers: 378,000[20], 410,000[21], 429,000[22], 434,000[23]
Why It Matters
Def Jam Recordings has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]