This page lists a discography of albums and extended plays released under or distributed by Def Jam Recordings, a division of Universal Music Group, which had been created in 1984. Records distributed by another label, but released under Def Jam, are also included or otherwise reviewed. Also included are albums or EPs that were released under Rush Associated Labels and subsidiaries like Original Black Recordings, DJ West, Def Soul, Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam South, Roc-A-Fella Records, Murder Inc. Records, and GOOD Music.
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Hose | Hose | EP | c. 1983 | — | [note 1] |
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T La Rock and Jazzy Jay | "It's Yours" | 12-inch single | c. 1984 | — | [note 2] | ||
LL Cool J | "I Need a Beat" | [1] | |||||
Beastie Boys | "Rock Hard" |
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Jazzy Jay | "Def Jam" | 12-inch single | c. 1985 | — | |||
MCA and Burzootie | "Drum Machine" | ||||||
LL Cool J | "I Want You" | ||||||
Jimmy Spicer | "This Is It" | ||||||
The Hollis Crew | "It's the Beat" | [2] | |||||
The Beastie Boys | "She's on It" | September 12, 1985 | |||||
LL Cool J | Radio | Album | November 18, 1985 |
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Oran "Juice" Jones | Juice | Album | February 12, 1986 |
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Tashan | Chasin' a Dream | c. 1986 |
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Original Concept | "Knowledge Me" | 12-inch single | — | [4] | |||
Junk Yard Band | "The Word & Sardines" | ||||||
Slayer | Reign in Blood | Album | October 7, 1986 | — |
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The Beastie Boys | Licensed to Ill | November 15, 1986 |
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Public Enemy | Yo! Bum Rush the Show | Album | February 10, 1987 |
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LL Cool J | Bigger and Deffer | May 29, 1987 |
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Chuck Stanley | The Finer Things in Life | c. 1987 |
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Davy D | Davy's Ride |
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Various artists | Def Jam: It's the New Style! | Compilation | — | ||||
Oran "Juice" Jones | GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over | Album | October 1987 |
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Various artists | Less than Zero soundtrack | November 6, 1987 |
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Def Jam Meeting | Compilation | c. 1987 | — | [note 6] |
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Original Concept | Straight from the Basement of Kooley High! | Album | c. 1988 | — | |||
Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | June 28, 1988 |
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Slayer | South of Heaven | July 5, 1988 | — |
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Slick Rick | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick | November 1, 1988 |
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Alyson Williams | Raw | Album | c. 1989 |
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Blue Magic | From Out of the Blue | — |
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Various artists | Def Jam Classics, Vol. 1 | Compilation | — | ||||
LL Cool J | Walking with a Panther | Album | June 9, 1989 |
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Newkirk | Funk City | October 10, 1989 |
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3rd Bass | The Cactus Album | November 14, 1989 |
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Oran "Juice" Jones | To Be Immortal | November 21, 1989 |
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Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Public Enemy | Fear of a Black Planet | Album | April 10, 1990 | — |
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No Face | Wake Your Daughter Up | c. 1990 | No Face | — | ||||
The Afros | Kickin' Afrolistics | JMJ Records | ||||||
Various artists | Def Jam Classics, Vol. 2 | Compilation | — | |||||
Sid and B-Tonn | "Deathwish" | Promotional single | ||||||
3rd Bass | The Cactus Revisited | Remix album | September 7, 1990 | |||||
LL Cool J | Mama Said Knock You Out | Album | September 14, 1990 | — |
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EPMD | Business as Usual | December 18, 1990 |
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Downtown Science | Downtown Science | Album | January 12, 1991 | — |
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BWP | The Bytches | February 19, 1991 | No Face |
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Terminator X | Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets | May 7, 1991 | — |
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3rd Bass | Derelicts of Dialect | June 18, 1991 |
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Slick Rick | The Ruler's Back | July 2, 1991 |
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Nikki D | Daddy's Little Girl | September 3, 1991 |
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Various artists | Livin' Large soundtrack | September 10, 1991 | — | [9] | ||||
Nice & Smooth | Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | September 17, 1991 | — |
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Public Enemy | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | October 1, 1991 |
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Lisette Melendez | Together Forever | c. 1991 | Fever Records |
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Sandeé | Only Time Will Tell | — | ||||||
The Don | Wake Up the Party | — | ||||||
Resident Alien | "Mr. Boops" | Promotional single |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Alyson Williams | Alyson Williams | Album | c. 1992 | — |
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Fam-Lee | Runs in the Fam-Lee | JMJ Records | — | [lower-roman 2] | ||||
Total Look & The Style | Do Some Damage | — | ||||||
EPMD | Business Never Personal | July 28, 1992 | — |
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MC Serch | Return of the Product | August 25, 1992 |
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Public Enemy | Greatest Misses | Greatest hits album | September 15, 1992 | Legacy Recordings | — |
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Redman | Whut? Thee Album | Album | September 22, 1992 | — |
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Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Onyx | Bacdafucup | Album | March 30, 1993 | JMJ Records |
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LL Cool J | 14 Shots to the Dome | — |
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Pete Nice and Daddy Rich | Dust to Dust | April 27, 1993 |
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Boss | Born Gangstaz | May 25, 1993 |
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Erick Sermon | No Pressure | October 19, 1993 | Def Squad |
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Domino | Domino | December 7, 1993 | Outburst Records |
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Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Lisette Mendelez | True to Life | Album | January 18, 1994 | Fever Records |
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South Central Cartel | 'N Gatz We Truss | May 10, 1994 | South G.W.K. |
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Warren G | Regulate... G Funk Era | June 7, 1994 | Violator |
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Nice & Smooth | Jewel of the Nile | June 28, 1994 | — |
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Public Enemy | Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age | August 28, 1994 |
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Flatlinerz | U.S.A. | September 6, 1994 |
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Y?N-Vee | Y?N-Vee | October 18, 1994 | PMP Records |
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Method Man | Tical | November 15, 1994 | — |
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Slick Rick | Behind Bars | November 22, 1994 |
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Redman | Dare Iz a Darkside | Def Squad |
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La Rockco Tee | Hold on Tight | c. 1994 | Outburst Records | — | [lower-roman 4] |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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S.C.C. Presents Murder Squad | Nationwide | Album | Valentine's Day 1995 (February 14) | G.W.K. |
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Montell Jordan | This Is How We Do It | April 4, 1995 | PMP Records |
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MoKenStef | Azz Izz | Independence Day 1995 (July 4) | Outburst Records |
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Various artists | The Show soundtrack | August 15, 1995 | — |
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B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta | Real Brothas | Outburst Records |
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The Dove Shack | This Is the Shack | August 22, 1995 | G-Funk Entertainment |
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Twinz | Conversation |
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Mel-Low | It's a B.G. Thing (Life of a Youngster) | c. 1995 |
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Jayo Felony | Take a Ride | October 24, 1995 | JMJ Records |
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Onyx | All We Got Iz Us |
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LL Cool J | Mr. Smith | November 7, 1995 | — |
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Erick Sermon | Double or Nothing | Def Squad |
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Capleton | Prophecy | African Stars |
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Various artists | Def Jam Music Group, Inc. - 10th Year Anniversary | Box set | November 21, 1995 | — | [12] [13] |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Domino | Physical Funk | Album | April 2, 1996 | Outburst Records |
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Various artists | The Nutty Professor soundtrack | June 4, 1996 | — |
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Code 3 | Code 3 | August 13, 1996 | Outburst Records |
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Case | Case | Spoiled Rotten Entertainment |
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Montell Jordan | More... | August 27, 1996 | — |
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Richie Rich | Seasoned Veteran | November 5, 1996 | 41510 |
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LL Cool J | All World: Greatest Hits | Greatest hits album | — |
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Foxy Brown | Ill Na Na | Album | November 19, 1996 |
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Flesh-n-Bone | T.H.U.G.S. | Mo Thugs |
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Redman | Muddy Waters | December 10, 1996 | Def Squad |
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Various artists | Codice Rap | Compilation | c. 1996 | Mercury Records UK | — | [note 11] | ||
Shug | 86 the Madness | Album | Nightstalker Records | [lower-roman 4] |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Warren G | Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) | Album | March 25, 1997 | G-Funk Entertainment |
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South Central Cartel | All Day Everyday | June 3, 1997 | — |
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Cru | Da Dirty 30 | June 15, 1997 |
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Various artists | Def Jam's How to Be a Player soundtrack | August 5, 1997 | PolyGram Soundtracks |
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Def Jam's Greatest Hits | Compilation | September 9, 1997 | — | |||||
Def Jam's Greatest Hits: Hardcore | [14] | |||||||
EPMD | Back in Business | Album | September 16, 1997 | — |
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LL Cool J | Phenomenon | October 14, 1997 |
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Jay-Z | In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 | November 4, 1997 | [note 12] |
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Christión | Ghetto Cyrano | — |
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Capleton | I-Testament | November 25, 1997 | African Stars |
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Various artists | The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic | Remix album | c. 1997 | Mercury Records | — | |||
Yo! MTV Raps | Compilation | MTV |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Playa | Cheers 2 U | Album | March 24, 1998 | Blackground Records (2.0) |
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Montell Jordan | Let's Ride | March 31, 1998 | — |
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Public Enemy | He Got Game soundtrack | April 28, 1998 |
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Various artists | Streets Is Watching soundtrack | May 12, 1998 |
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DMX | It's Dark and Hell Is Hot | May 19, 1998 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment |
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Onyx | Shut 'Em Down | June 2, 1998 | JMJ Records |
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Def Squad | El Niño | June 30, 1998 |
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Jayo Felony | Whatcha Gonna Do? | August 25, 1998 | — |
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Various artists | Rush Hour soundtrack | September 15, 1998 |
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Jay-Z | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life | September 29, 1998 | [note 12] |
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Various artists | Belly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | November 3, 1998 | — |
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Method Man | Tical 2000: Judgement Day | November 17, 1998 |
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Redman | Doc's da Name 2000 | December 8, 1998 | Def Squad |
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DJ Clue? | The Professional | December 15, 1998 |
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DMX | Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood | December 22, 1998 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment |
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Various artists | Survival of the Illest – Live from 125 N.Y.C. | Compilation / Live album | c. 1998 |
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Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Foxy Brown | Chyna Doll | Album | January 26, 1999 | Violator |
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Case | Personal Conversation | April 20, 1999 [note 16] | Spoiled Rotten Entertainment |
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Slick Rick | The Art of Storytelling | May 25, 1999 | — |
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Ja Rule | Venni Vetti Vecci | June 1, 1999 |
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Biohazard | New World Disorder | June 8, 1999 |
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EPMD | Out of Business | July 20, 1999 |
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Imiskoumbria | 2030 | August 3, 1999[ citation needed ] |
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Memphis Bleek | Coming of Age | — |
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Violator artists | Violator: The Album | Compilation | August 10, 1999 | Violator |
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Various artists | The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 1999 | August 17, 1999 | The Source | — |
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Method Man and Redman | Blackout! | Album | September 28, 1999 | — |
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Montell Jordan | Get It On...Tonite | November 9, 1999 |
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Sisqó | Unleash the Dragon | November 30, 1999 | Dragon Records, LLC. |
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Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3 | Compilation | The Source | — |
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Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap | The Tunnel | Album | December 7, 1999 | Franchise Entertainment |
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DMX | ... And Then There Was X | December 21, 1999 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment |
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Jay-Z | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | December 28, 1999 | — |
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Various artists | Def Jam 2000: Respect the Music. Respect the Culture. Respect the Name. | Compilation | c. 1999 | — | [16] [note 22] |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Beanie Sigel | The Truth | Album | February 29, 2000 | Black Friday Management |
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The Murderers | Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers | Compilation | March 21, 2000 | — |
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Kelly Price | Mirror Mirror | Album | June 27, 2000 |
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Various artists | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps soundtrack | July 11, 2000 |
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The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2000 | Compilation | August 29, 2000 | The Source | — |
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DJ Clue | Backstage: Music Inspired by the Film | Album | Desert Storm Records |
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LL Cool J | G.O.A.T. | September 11, 2000 | — |
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Ja Rule | Rule 3:36 | October 3, 2000 |
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Ludacris | Back for the First Time | October 17, 2000 |
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Jay-Z | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia [note 24] | Halloween 2000 (October 31) |
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Musiq Soulchild | Aijuswanaseing (I Just Wanna Sing) | November 14, 2000 | Mama's Boys Music |
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Memphis Bleek | The Understanding | December 5, 2000 | Get Low Records |
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Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 4 | Compilation | December 12, 2000 | The Source | — |
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La Klikaria | La Klikaria | Album | c. 2000 |
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Spezialitz | G.B.Z.-Oholika II | G.B.Z. Imperium |
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Creutzfeld & Jakob | Gottes Werk Und Creutzfelds Beitrag | — |
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Der Klan | Flash Punks | Put Da Needle to Da Records | — | [lower-roman 10] | ||||
Nitro Microphone Underground | Nitro Microphone Underground | — | [lower-roman 11] | |||||
Various artists | Soul Food: The Best R&B of 2000 | Compilation | [lower-roman 5] [17] |
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Various artists | Def Jam 1985-2001: The History of Hip-Hop, Vol. 1 | Compilation | February 20, 2001 | — | [lower-roman 12] [18] | |||
DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 | Album | February 27, 2001 | Desert Storm Records |
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Case | Open Letter | April 24, 2001 | — |
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Aaron Soul | "Ring, Ring, Ring" | Single | May 22, 2001 | Czar Entertainment | — |
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Redman | Malpractice | Album | Def Squad |
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Various artists | The Fast and the Furious soundtrack | June 5, 2001 | UMG Soundtracks |
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Sisqó | Return of Dragon | June 19, 2001 | Dragon Records, LLC. |
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Beanie Sigel | The Reason | June 26, 2001 |
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Foxy Brown | Broken Silence | July 17, 2001 |
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Various artists | Rush Hour 2 soundtrack | July 31, 2001 |
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The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2001 | Compilation | August 14, 2001 | The Source | — |
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Jay-Z | The Blueprint | Album | September 11, 2001 [note 26] | — |
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Ja Rule | Pain Is Love | October 2, 2001 |
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Christina Milian | Christina Milian [note 27] | October 9, 2001 |
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DMX | The Great Depression | October 23, 2001 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment |
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Ludacris | Word of Mouf | November 6, 2001 | — |
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Kelly Price | One Love - A Christmas Album | November 27, 2001 |
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Various artists | How High soundtrack | December 11, 2001 | UMG Soundtracks |
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The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 5 | Compilation | December 18, 2001 | The Source | — |
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Jay-Z [note 28] | Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged | Album | — |
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Various artists | Westwood | Compilation | c. 2001 | — | [lower-roman 13] | |||
Westwood, Vol. 2 | [lower-roman 13] | |||||||
Public Enemy | 20th Century Masters - The Millenium Collection: The Best of Public Enemy | Greatest hits album | [lower-roman 12] | |||||
Imiskoumbria | Τη Λόλα Απ'τη Φωτιά Ποιός Θα τη Βγάλει; (Ti Lola ap'ti Fotia Pios Tha ti Vghali?/Who's Going to Get Lola Out of the Fire?) | Album |
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Goin' Through | Συμβόλαιο Τιμής |
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DMX | Angel | Video album |
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Various artists | Def Jam: Unstoppable | Compilation | — | [lower-roman 10] | ||||
Konkret Finn | Reim, Rausch und Randale | Album | [lower-roman 10] | |||||
Pyranja | I'm Kreis | EP | [lower-roman 10] | |||||
Phillie MC | Schöne Neue Welt | Album | [lower-roman 10] | |||||
Various artists | Battle of the Year - The Soundtrack | [lower-roman 10] | ||||||
Kool Savas | Haus & Boot | EP | [lower-roman 10] | |||||
Da Fource | Überlegen | Album | [lower-roman 10] | |||||
Dabo | Platinum Tongue | [lower-roman 11] | ||||||
Various artists | Def Jam 2001 | Compilation | [lower-roman 11] | |||||
Deema | One Man Standing | Album | Bear Entertainment | — | [lower-roman 10] [lower-roman 5] | |||
Bintia | B.I.N.T.I.A. | — |
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State Property | State Property soundtrack | Album | January 19, 2002 | Black Friday Management |
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Montell Jordan | Montell Jordan | February 26, 2002 | — |
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Warren Stacey | "My Girl, My Girl" | Single | March 11, 2002 | Mercury Records UK | — |
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R. Kelly and Jay-Z | The Best of Both Worlds | Album | March 19, 2002 |
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Ashanti | Ashanti | April 3, 2002 | AJM Records, LLC. |
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3rd Storee | Get with Me | April 16, 2002 | Edmonds Record Group |
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Musiq | Juslisen (Just Listen) | May 7, 2002 | Mama's Boys Music |
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Cam'ron | Come Home with Me | May 14, 2002 | Diplomat Records |
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N.O.R.E. | God's Favorite | June 25, 2002 |
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Various artists | Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. | Compilation | July 2, 2002 | — |
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Scarface | The Fix | Album | August 6, 2002 |
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Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace | Golden Grain | Compilation | September 10, 2002 | — |
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LL Cool J | 10 | Album | October 15, 2002 |
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Various artists | Paid in Full soundtrack | October 25, 2002 |
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Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes | Remix album | November 5, 2002 |
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WC | Ghetto Heisman | Album | November 12, 2002 | KWL Entertainment |
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Jay-Z | The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse | Double album | — |
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Ja Rule | The Last Temptation | Album | November 19, 2002 |
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Dru Hill | Dru World Order | November 26, 2002 | Dragon Records, LLC. |
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Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6 | Compilation | December 10, 2002 | The Source | — |
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Red Star Sounds Vol. 2: B-Sides | c. 2002 |
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The Big Picture | — | [lower-roman 5] [lower-roman 6] [lower-roman 7] [note 29] | ||||||
The Lick: Best of... Presented by Trevor Nelson | BBC Radio 1Xtra | — | [lower-roman 5] | |||||
rap.de Allstars #02 | — | [lower-roman 10] | ||||||
Danacee | Spotlight | Album | [lower-roman 10] [lower-roman 5] [note 29] | |||||
Pyranja | Egal Was Ihr Sagt | [lower-roman 10] | ||||||
S-Word | One Piece | [lower-roman 11] | ||||||
Dabo | Hitman | [lower-roman 11] | ||||||
Sphere of Influence | The Influence | [lower-roman 11] | ||||||
Various artists | DJ Masterkey presents Def Jam 2002 | [lower-roman 11] | ||||||
Doberman Inc. | Dobermann | [lower-roman 11] |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Various artists | Cradle 2 the Grave soundtrack | Album | February 18, 2003 | Bloodline Records |
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Freeway | Philadelphia Freeway | February 25, 2003 | Criminal Background Records |
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Terri Walker | Untitled | 3 March 2003 | Mercury Records UK |
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The Diplomats | Diplomatic Immunity | March 11, 2003 | Diplomat Records |
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Jay-Z | The Blueprint 2.1 [note 30] | Reissue | April 8, 2003 | — |
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| [lower-roman 6] | |
Kelly Price | Priceless | Album | April 29, 2003 |
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| — | [lower-roman 5] | |
Ashanti | 7 Series Sampler: Ashanti | EP | May 20, 2003 | — |
| [lower-roman 7] | ||
Various artists | 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack | Album | May 27, 2003 | UMG Soundtracks |
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| [lower-roman 8] [lower-roman 9] |
Joe Budden | Joe Budden | June 10, 2003 |
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Ashanti | Chapter II | July 1, 2003 | AJM Records, LLC. |
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| [lower-roman 7] | ||
Keith Murray | He's Keith Murray | July 15, 2003 | Def Squad |
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Ai | Original Ai | July 23, 2003 | — |
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| [lower-roman 11] | ||
State Property | The Chain Gang Vol. 2 | August 12, 2003 | Criminal Background Records |
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| [lower-roman 6] | ||
Juelz Santana | From Me to U | August 19, 2003 | Diplomat Records |
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| [lower-roman 6] | ||
DMX | Grand Champ | September 16, 2003 | Ruff Ryders Entertainment |
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Ludacris | Chicken-n-Beer | October 7, 2003 | — |
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| [lower-roman 8] [lower-roman 9] | ||
Various artists | Red Star Sounds Presents Def Jamaica | Compilation | October 14, 2003 |
| — | |||
Ja Rule | Blood in My Eye | Album | November 4, 2003 | — |
| — | [lower-roman 7] | |
Jay-Z | The Black Album | November 14, 2003 |
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| [lower-roman 6] | |||
Ashanti | Ashanti's Christmas | November 21, 2003 | — |
| — | [lower-roman 7] | ||
112 | Hot & Wet | December 9, 2003 | Bad Boy Records |
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Musiq | Soulstar | Mama's Boys Music |
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Various artists | The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 7 | Compilation | The Source | — |
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Memphis Bleek | M.A.D.E. | Album | December 16, 2003 | Get Low Records |
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Various artists | Music Inspired by Scarface | Compilation | c. 2003 | UMG Soundtracks | — | |||
Def Jam Vendetta soundtrack | Album | — |
| — | [note 29] | |||
Santa's Sack | Compilation |
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Fatman Scoop | Party Breaks | — |
| — | [lower-roman 13] | |||
Panjabi Hit Squad | Desi Beats, Vol. 1 |
| [lower-roman 13] | |||||
Various artists | Westwood: Platinum Edition | — | [lower-roman 13] | |||||
Kiss XXX Hip Hop | Universal Music TV | — | [lower-roman 13] | |||||
DJ Kaori | DJ Kaori's Def Jam Mix | — | [lower-roman 11] | |||||
S-Word | Star III Warz | Album | [lower-roman 11] | |||||
Sphere of Influence | Atlantis | [lower-roman 11] | ||||||
Hi-D | Word of Majesty | [lower-roman 11] | ||||||
Beezel | "See About Ya" | Single | [lower-roman 8] [lower-roman 9] | |||||
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft | Fünfzehn neue D.A.F.-Lieder | Album | Superstar Records | — |
| — | [lower-roman 10] | |
Düse | "Nackig" | Maxi single | — | [lower-roman 10] | ||||
Various artists | The Roc Files, Vol. 1 | Compilation | [lower-roman 6] |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Tokona-X | トウカイXテイオー | Album | January 28, 2004 | — | [lower-roman 11] | |||
Kanye West | The College Dropout | February 10, 2004 |
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Young Gunz | Tough Luv | February 24, 2004 | — |
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Various artists | Johnson Family Vacation soundtrack | April 6, 2004 |
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Ghostface | The Pretty Toney Album | April 20, 2004 | Starks Enterprises, LLC. |
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Patti LaBelle | Timeless Journey | May 4, 2004 | — |
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Method Man | Tical 0: The Prequel | May 18, 2004 |
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Christina Milian | It's About Time | June 15, 2004 [note 33] |
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Ai | 2004 Ai | June 16, 2004 |
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Lloyd | Southside | July 20, 2004 |
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Shyne | Godfather Buried Alive | August 10, 2004 | Gangland Record, Corp. |
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LL Cool J | The DEFinition | August 31, 2004 | — |
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Hi-D | Great Second | September 8, 2004 | — | [lower-roman 11] | ||||
Shawnna | Worth tha Weight | September 28, 2004 |
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R. Kelly and Jay-Z | Unfinished Business | October 26, 2004 |
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Ja Rule | R.U.L.E. | November 9, 2004 | — |
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Jay-Z and Linkin Park | Collision Course | EP / video album | November 30, 2004 |
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Ludacris | The Red Light District | Album | December 7, 2004 | — |
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Cam'ron | Purple Haze | Diplomat Records |
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Ashanti | Concrete Rose | December 14, 2004 | — |
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| [lower-roman 15] | ||
Various artists | Westwood: The Takeover | Compilation | c. 2004 | — | [lower-roman 13] | |||
Westwood: The Jump Off | [lower-roman 13] | |||||||
Westwood: The Big Dawg | [lower-roman 13] | |||||||
Hip Hop Bible | [lower-roman 11] | |||||||
Rhythm & Babe | [lower-roman 11] | |||||||
Taz | Analyse This | Album | [lower-roman 13] | |||||
Various artists | Kiss XXX Hip Hop 2 | Compilation | Universal Music TV | — | [lower-roman 13] | |||
FYA | "Too Hot / Must Be Love" | Single | Jamdown | [lower-roman 13] | ||||
Yasuyuki Okamura | Me-imi | Album | — | [lower-roman 11] | ||||
Goin' Through | La Sagrada Familia |
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Comp | "Harder" | Single | Chocolate City Music |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Kanye West | The College Dropout Video Anthology | Video album | March 22, 2005 | — |
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112 | Pleasure & Pain | Album | March 29, 2005 | — |
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Beanie Sigel | The B. Coming |
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Mariah Carey | The Emancipation of Mimi | April 12, 2005 | — |
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Bobby V | Bobby Valentino | April 26, 2005 |
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Memphis Bleek | 534 | May 17, 2005 | Get Low Records |
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Young Gunz | Brothers from Another | May 24, 2005 | — |
| [lower-roman 6] | |||
Various artists | #1 Spot | Compilation | June 14, 2005 | — |
| [lower-roman 12] | ||
Patti LaBelle | Classic Moments | Album | June 21, 2005 |
| [lower-roman 14] | |||
Young Jeezy | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | July 26, 2005 | Corporate Thugz Entertainment |
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Public Enemy | Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits | Greatest hits album | August 2, 2005 | — |
| — | [lower-roman 12] | |
Teairra Marí | Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí | Album |
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Kanye West | Late Registration | August 30, 2005 |
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Rihanna | Music of the Sun | SRP Records |
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Dru Hill | Hits | Greatest hits album | October 11, 2005 | — |
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Rev Run | Distortion | Album | October 18, 2005 | Russell Simmons Music Group |
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Teriyaki Boyz | Beef or Chicken | November 16, 2005 |
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Juelz Santana | What the Game's Been Missing! | November 22, 2005 | Diplomat Records |
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Ashanti | Collectables by Ashanti | Remix album | December 6, 2005 | — |
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Ja Rule | Exodus | Greatest hits album | — |
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Various artists | Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace | Compilation | December 13, 2005 |
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Westwood: The Invasion | c. 2005 | — | [lower-roman 13] | |||||
Westwood: The Heat | [lower-roman 13] | |||||||
Westwood, Vol. X | [lower-roman 13] | |||||||
Westwood: The Greatest Hip Hop of 2005 (Raw) | [lower-roman 13] | |||||||
DMX | "Give 'Em What They Want" | Single / B-side | Ruff Ryders Entertainment | — | ||||
"Pump Ya Fist" | ||||||||
Yasuyuki Okamura | ビジネス | Mini-LP | — | [lower-roman 11] |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Ne-Yo | In My Own Words | Album | February 28, 2006 | Compound Entertainment |
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Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | March 28, 2006 | Starks Enterprises, LLC. |
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Christina Milian | So Amazin' | April 19, 2006 | — |
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LL Cool J | Todd Smith | April 11, 2006 |
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Rihanna | A Girl like Me | SRP Records |
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Kanye West | Late Orchestration | April 24, 2006 | Mercury Records UK | — |
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The Isley Brothers (featuring Ronald Isley) | Baby Makin' Music | May 9, 2006 | — |
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Various artists | Waist Deep soundtrack | June 13, 2006 | Russell Simmons Music Group |
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Shawnna | Block Music | June 27, 2006 | Hustle |
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Héctor "El Father" | Los Rompe Discotekas | Compilation |
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Rick Ross | Port of Miami | Album | August 8, 2006 |
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The Roots | Game Theory | August 29, 2006 | — |
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Method Man | 4:21... The Day After |
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Lionel Richie | Coming Home | September 12, 2006 | — |
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N.O.R.E. | N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe |
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Ludacris | Release Therapy | September 26, 2006 | — |
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Shareefa | Point of No Return | October 24, 2006 |
| [lower-roman 8] | ||||
Lady Sovereign | Public Warning | Halloween 2006 (31 October) |
| — | ||||
Various artists | Bobby soundtrack | November 21, 2006 | The Weinstein Company | — | [lower-roman 16] [20] | |||
Jay-Z | Kingdom Come | — |
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Young Jeezy | Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration | December 12, 2006 | Corporate Thugz Entertainment |
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Ghostface Killah | More Fish | Starks Enterprises, LLC. |
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Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead | December 19, 2006 |
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DJ Clue? | The Professional 3 | Desert Storm Records | — |
| [lower-roman 6] | |||
Θηρίο | Ελιξίριο | c. 2006 |
| — | [lower-roman 18] | |||
T.N.S. | Στύλ Πιο Δυνατό | [lower-roman 18] | ||||||
Various artists | Westwood: Ride for the Big Dawg | Compilation | — | [lower-roman 13] | ||||
Westwood: The Greatest - Classic Jointz, Vol. 1-11 | [lower-roman 13] [21] | |||||||
Megan Rochell | "The One You Need" (featuring Fabolous) | Single | ||||||
Mic Little | "Put It In a Letter" | |||||||
Young Leek | "Jiggle It" |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Redman | Red Gone Wild: Thee Album | Album | March 27, 2007 | Gilla House Records |
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Ne-Yo | Because of You | April 25, 2007 | Compound Entertainment |
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Bobby V | Special Occasion | May 8, 2007 |
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U.S.D.A. | Cold Summer | May 22, 2007 | Corporate Thugz Entertainment |
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Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad | May 31, 2007 | SRP Records |
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Fabolous | From Nothin' to Somethin' | June 12, 2007 |
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Yasuyuki Okamura | はっきりもっと勇敢になって | Maxi-single | September 5, 2007 |
Artist(s) | Title | Type | Release date | Label(s) released in association with | Singles | Chart positions | Certifications | Refs. |
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Big Sean | Finally Famous: The Album | Album | June 28, 2011 | G.O.O.D. Music |
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Jay-Z & Kanye West | Watch the Throne | August 8, 2011 | Roc Nation |
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Ace Hood | Blood, Sweat & Tears | August 9, 2011 | Dollaz N Dealz • We The Best |
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Rihanna | Talk That Talk | November 18, 2011 | SRP Records |
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The Roots | Undun | December 6, 2011 | — |
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Young Jeezy | Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition | December 20, 2011 | CTE World |
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