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The following is an incomplete discography for Definitive Jux , an independent hip hop record label based in New York City, United States. Artists such as El-P, Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox, Mr. Lif, RJD2, and Cage have released records through Definitive Jux.
This list is organized by catalog number, a roughly chronological number system established by the label and typically printed on or assigned to each official release. Official pressings on the Definitive Jux are cataloged by the acronym "DJX", while downloadable releases are cataloged by "DRX". Both are presented below.
| Year | No. | Artist(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | Mr. Lif | "Front on This" |
| 2 | Company Flow | "D.P.A." | |
| 2001 | 3 | Mr. Lif | Enters the Colossus |
| 4 | "Cro-Magnon" | ||
| 5 | various artists | Def Jux Presents | |
| 6 | Cannibal Ox | "Vein" | |
| 7 | The Cold Vein | ||
| 8 | RJD2 | "June" | |
| 9 | Aesop Rock | "Coma" | |
| 10 | Masai Bey | "Paper Mache" | |
| 11 | Aesop Rock | "Boombox" | |
| 12 | RJD2 | "Let the Good Times Roll" (sampler) | |
| 13 | Aesop Rock | Labor Days | |
| 14 | Cannibal Ox | "The F-Word" (promo) [1] | |
| 15 | "The F-Word" [2] | ||
| 16 | various artists | "Fondle 'Em Fossils" | |
| 17 | El-P | "Stepfather Factory" | |
| 18 | Yakballz | "The Freakshow" | |
| 19 | various artists | Farewell Fondle 'Em | |
| 2002 | 20 | The Weathermen / Mr. Lif & Murs | split |
| 21 | Aesop Rock | Daylight | |
| 22 | various artists | Def Jux Presents 2 | |
| 23 | Camu Tao | "Wireless" | |
| 24 | El-P | El-P Presents Cannibal Oxtrumentals | |
| 25 | "Deep Space 9 mm" | ||
| 26 | Mr. Lif | "Home of the Brave" | |
| 27 | El-P | Fantastic Damage | |
| 28 | El-P | "Truancy" | |
| 29 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 30 | Mr. Lif | Emergency Rations |
| 31 | El-P | "Dead Disnee" | |
| 32 | Mr. Lif | Emergency Rations Instrumentals | |
| 33 | El-P | Fandamstrumentals | |
| 34 | RJD2 | "Let the Good Times Roll" | |
| 2003 | 35 | RJD2 | Deadringer |
| 2002 | 36 | Mr. Lif | "New Man Theme" |
| 37 | I Phantom | ||
| 38 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 39 | El-P | FanDam Plus |
| 40 | Mr. Lif | I Phantom Instrumentals | |
| 41 | El-P | Remix'd | |
| 42 | – | – | |
| 43 | – | – | |
| 44 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 45 | Mr. Lif | "Live From The Plantation" picture disc |
| 2002 | 46 | RJD2 | "The Horror" |
| 2003 | 47 | MURS | "Gods Work" |
| 48 | The End of the Beginning | ||
| 49 | The Presence | "Woke" | |
| 50 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 51 | RJD2 | The Horror |
| 52 | S.A. Smash | "Gangsta" | |
| 53 | MURS | "Risky Business" | |
| 54 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 55 | S.A. Smash | Smashy Trashy |
| 56 | C-Rayz Walz | "White Label" | |
| 2002 | 57 | MURS | "Transitionz Az a Ridah" |
| 58 | various artists | Phase2 Mega Mix | |
| 2003 | 59 | Party Fun Action Committee | "Beer" |
| 2003 | 60 | RJD2 | "Sell the World" |
| 61 | S.A. Smash | Smashy Trashy Instrumentals | |
| 62 | C-Rayz Walz | "The Essence" | |
| 63 | Party Fun Action Committee | Let's Get Serious | |
| 64 | |||
| 2003 | 65 | C-Rayz Walz | Ravipops (The Substance) |
| 66 | Aesop Rock | "Limelighters" | |
| 67 | "Freeze" | ||
| 68 | Bazooka Tooth | ||
| 69 | S.A. Smash | "Illy" | |
| 70 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 71 | Hangar 18 | "Where We At" |
| 72 | C-Rayz Walz | "Buck 80" | |
| 73 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 74 | Aesop Rock | "Easy" |
| 2004 | 75 | The Perceptionists | "Medical Aid" |
| 76 | various artists | Def Jux Presents 3 | |
| 77 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 78 | Hangar 18 | "Beatslope" |
| 79 | El-P | "WMR" | |
| 80 | MURS | Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition | |
| 81 | Aesop Rock | "All in All" | |
| 82 | MURS | "Badman" | |
| 83 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 84 | RJD2 | Since We Last Spoke |
| 85 | "Exotic Talk" | ||
| 86 | Hangar 18 | "Barhoppin" | |
| 87 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 88 | Hangar 18 | The Multiplatinum Debut Album |
| 89 | – | – | |
| 90 | RJD2 | Holy Toledo | |
| 2004 | 91 | C-Rayz Walz | "We Live" |
| 92 | RJD2 | Two Mashed-Up Mixes 12" | |
| 2004 | 93 | C-Rayz Walz | We Live: The Black Samurai |
| 94 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 95 | Rob Sonic | Telicatessen |
| 96 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 97 | RJD2 | "1976" |
| 98 | The Perceptionists | "Memorial Day" | |
| 99 | El-P | Collecting the Kid | |
| 100 | "Jukie Skate Rock" | ||
| 101 | Aesop Rock | Build Your Own Bazooka Tooth | |
| 102 | Rob Sonic | "Shoplift" | |
| 2005 | 103 | The Perceptionists | Black Dialogue |
| 104 | "Blo" | ||
| 105 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 106 | Aesop Rock | Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives |
| 107 | |||
| 2006 | 126 | Cool Calm Pete | Lost |
| 127 | – | – | |
| 128 | – | – | |
| 2006 | 129 | Mr. Lif | Mo' Mega |
| 130 | – | – | |
| 131 | – | – | |
| 2007 | 132 | El-P | "Everything Must Go" |
| 133 | – | – | |
| 134 | – | – | |
| 135 | – | – | |
| 136 | – | – | |
| 2007 | 137 | El-P | I'll Sleep When You're Dead |
| 138 | "Smithereens" | ||
| 139 | – | – | |
| 140 | – | – | |
| 141 | – | – | |
| 142 | – | – | |
| 2007 | 143 | Aesop Rock | "Coffee" |
| 144 | None Shall Pass | ||
| 145 | – | – | |
| 146 | – | – | |
| 147 | – | – | |
| 2007 | 148 | Rob Sonic | "Rock the Convoy" |
| 149 | Sabotage Gigante | ||
| 150 | Junk Science | Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic | |
| 151 | Hangar 18 | "Think Big" | |
| 152 | Sweep the Leg | ||
| 153 | – | – | |
| 154 | Sonic Sum | Films | |
| 2007 | 155 | Aesop Rock | "None Shall Pass" |
| 2008 | 156 | Del tha Funkee Homosapien | Eleventh Hour |
| 2009 | 157 | Danny! | "Just Friends" |
| 158 | – | – | |
| 159 | – | – | |
| 160 | – | – | |
| 161 | – | – | |
| 162 | – | – | |
| 163 | – | – | |
| 164 | – | – | |
| 165 | – | – | |
| 166 | – | – | |
| 167 | – | – | |
| 168 | – | – | |
| 169 | – | – | |
| 170 | – | – | |
| 171 | – | – | |
| 172 | – | – | |
| 173 | – | – | |
| 174 | – | – | |
| 175 | – | – | |
| 176 | – | – | |
| 177 | – | – | |
| 178 | – | – | |
| 179 | – | – | |
| 180 | – | – | |
| 181 | – | – | |
| 182 | – | – | |
| 183 | – | – | |
| 2009 | 184 | various artists | Def Jux Presents IV |
"–" denotes unassigned catalog numbers.
| Year | No. | Artist(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | |
| 2 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 3 | various artists | Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 |
| 4 | – | – | |
| 2007 | 5 | Hangar 18 | "Baking Soda" |
| 6 | Rob Sonic | "Fatman and Littleboy" | |
| 7 | Despot | "Crap Artists" | |
| 8 | Cage | "Days" | |
| 9 | Mr. Lif | "Brothaz" | |
| 10 | El-P | "Everything Must Go" | |
| 11 | – | – | |
| 12 | – | – | |
| 2006 | 13 | Aesop Rock | "Fishtales" |
| 14 | Cage | "Shhot Frank (remix)" | |
| 15 | Mr. Lif | "Brothaz (Cassettes Won't Listen remix)" | |
| 16 | Cage | "Too Heavy for Cherubs - Live In Miami" | |
| 2005 | 17 | Cannibal Ox | Return of the Ox: Live at CMJ |
| 18 | Cage | "Good Morning - Live" | |
| 19 | Mr. Lif | "Fries (Abdul Malik remix)" | |
| 20 | Hangar 18 | "Who Said it Best" | |
| 21 | Slow Suicide Stimulus | Slow Suicide Stimulus | |
| 22 | Hangar 18 | Baking Soda – Recut Recooked Remixed | |
| 23 | Danny! | Charm | |
| 24 | Junk Science | "Hey!" | |
| 2007 | 25 | Cool Calm Pete | Loosies – Remixes and Other Oddities |
| 2008 | 26 | Aesop Rock | "Ghosts of the Barbary Coast" |
Jaime Meline, better known by the stage name El-P, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a member of Company Flow, El-P has been a driving force in alternative hip hop for over two decades, producing for rappers such as Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, and Cage, among others. He is the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label, and was a member of The Weathermen.
Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe.
Ramble Jon Krohn, better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, MHz Legacy, and Icebird. According to Wired, his stage name derives from Star Wars droid R2-D2.
Jeffrey Haynes, better known by his stage name Mr. Lif, is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. While being praised because of his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on Definitive Jux and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr. Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One.
Emergency Rations is the second EP by American rapper Mr. Lif, released on June 25, 2002, by Definitive Jux. It was recorded at Bandulero Sound in Berlin, Boston Butta Beats in Boston, and The Pool Room in New York City.
I Phantom is the debut studio album by American rapper Mr. Lif. It was produced mostly by alternative hip hop artist El-P, among others, at Boston Butta Beats in Boston and the New York City-based Steel Acres, The Danger Room, and Def Jux Studios. Mr. Lif composed I Phantom as a concept album about the working life of an African American who is pressured into pursuing the dubious rewards of the American dream.
Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. Released via the Definitive Jux label on February 22, 2005, the record is produced by Blockhead and Aesop Rock himself, with the former producing three tracks and the latter producing four, with one track produced by Rob Sonic. Vocals are handled by Aesop Rock, with guest appearances from Camu Tao and Metro of S.A. Smash and Definitive Jux label head El-P. All scratches are performed by DJ Big Wiz.
Theodore Arrington III, better known by his stage name Vast Aire, is an American rapper from New York City. He is one half of the New York hip hop duo Cannibal Ox, which consists of him and fellow rapper Vordul Mega. He is also a member of the rap group Atoms Family. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, then lived in Jamaica, Queens before moving to Harlem, and became acquainted with the underground rap scene, performing in many clubs while still a teenager. He was once a part of the underground hip hop group The Weathermen.
Fantastic Damage is the first solo studio album by American hip hop artist El-P. It was released through Definitive Jux on May 14, 2002. It peaked at number 198 on the Billboard 200 chart. Music videos were created for "Stepfather Factory" and "Deep Space 9mm".
Robert Smith, better known by his stage name Rob Sonic, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York. He has been a member of the groups Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon. He is a founder of the record label Skypimps Music.
Mo' Mega is the second solo studio album by American hip hop artist Mr. Lif. It was released by Definitive Jux on June 13, 2006. It peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 31 on the Independent Albums chart.
Def Jux Presents is a 2001 compilation album released by American hip hop record label Definitive Jux.
Definitive Jux Presents II is a 2002 compilation album released by American hip hop record label Definitive Jux. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
Definitive Jux Presents III is a 2004 compilation album released by American hip hop record label Definitive Jux. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
Def Jux Teaser 2005 is a 2005 compilation album released by American hip hop record label Definitive Jux.
The Horror is an EP by RJD2. It was released on Definitive Jux on February 11, 2003.
The Weathermen was an American hip hop production group, formed in 1998 in Middletown, New York, composed of East Coast rappers and producers Cage Kennylz and Masai Bey, until further expanded into a rap group, and included; Aesop Rock, Tame One, Yak Ballz, El-P, Jakki Tha Motamouth, Camu Tao, Copywrite, Vast Aire and Breeze Brewin. The group took its name from the revolutionary organization Weather Underground, and its debut album was to be called The New Left.
Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 is a 2005 compilation album released by American hip hop record label Definitive Jux. It featured tracks which had appeared as B-sides on some of the label's previously issued singles and EPs.
El-P is a New York-based hip hop artist and co-founder, owner, and CEO of Definitive Jux Records. His discography consists of three solo studio albums, five instrumental albums, two mix tapes, and eleven singles. He has also appeared on numerous other artist's recordings as either a guest vocalist or producer. Releases from Company Flow, The Weathermen, and Run the Jewels, all of which El-P has been a member, are not included in this discography: only solo material.
Definitive Swim is a free download album released in 2007 by Adult Swim and Definitive Jux.