Def Jam 40
Celebrating 40 Years of Def Jam!
Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Rated R, Rihanna's fourth studio album, was released November 20, 2009 on Def Jam Recordings, and produced six singles, including the international hits 'Russian Roulette', 'Rude Boy' and 'Te Amo.' 'Hard' reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, her 13th Top 10, re-tying her with Beyonce as the female artist with the most Top 10 singles in the U.S. Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for it's then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay Z.
Jesus Is King is the ninth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on October 25, 2019, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. The album follows a Christian theme, with West describing it as "an expression of the gospel." Available on vinyl May 1st.
2018 debut collaboration between Kanye West & Kid Cudi plus special guests including Pusha T, Ty Dolla Sign & Mos Def. Features 'Feel The Love' & 'Reborn'.
The personal 2002 release of Charmbraclet marked Carey’s coming out party after a year of struggle. Charmbraclet, executive produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Just Blaze and Jermaine Dupri, saw Carey mixing themes of love with partying & embracing the legendary Roc-A-Fella crew with collaborations from Cam’ron, “Boy (I Need You),” & Jay -Z “You Got Me.” The lead single “Through The Rain,” was considered by Rolling Stone to be a top 10 hit of 2002, propelling album sales to over 3 million. 2LP standard black vinyl.
The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey's 10th album released through Island Records on April 12, 2005 and became her highest-selling release in the US in a decade. This fifteenth anniversary edition includes hits like "We Belong Together, " "Shake It Off, " "It's Like That, " "Don't Forget About Us." The album features collaborations with Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg, Twista, Nelly and Pharrell Williams. The 2LP standard black vinyl version features four new bonus tracks.
On Vinyl for the first time, the hip-hop centric ‘Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse,’ produced largely by then manager, Jermaine Dupri, features a slew of hip-hop heavyweights including Nas and Fabulous. The album’s notable tracks include “Beautiful” featuring Miguel and “The Art of Letting Go.” 2LP standard black vinyl.
Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time, Public Enemy’s breakthrough 1988 release, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, features the singles “Bring the Noise,” “Don’t Believe the Hype,” and “Night of the Living Baseheads.”
Rhythms of Zamunda: Music Inspired By Coming 2 America yields a blend of 16 original tracks embodying the opulent countries and cultures of Pan-Africa. Boasting a wide range of superstars from across the continent, Rhythms of Zamunda features South African superstars; Nasty C's "Black and White" featuring Ari Lennox; "Skeletun" from Tekno; Tiwa Savage's " Dangerous Love", and many more. 2 LP.
Summertime '06 is the highly anticipated two-segment studio debut from Long Beach, CA rapper Vince Staples best known as one-third of Cutthroat Boyz. Executive produced by trailblazing producer and Def Jam Recordings executive Dion "No I.D." Wilson, the album touches on events that happened in his life in the summer of 2006 at the age of 13 and onward. With Summertime '06 Staples delivers the type of introspective reality-based street lyricism that has made him one of rap's rising stars. Hailed by Pitchfork as the Best New Music of 2015, Segment 1 features 10 tracks from the 20-track double album and includes the preceding singles "Senorita," and "Norf Nort."
Love will tear us apart. Nov 30th, 2005 was the beginning of the loss. The following summer multiplied it. Beaten paths, crowded with the hopeless. Same song every day, listening to the words of a dead man destroyed by his own mind and body. Why? Because at the end of the day we're all dead anyway. At least where I come from. Love tore us all apart. Love for self, love for separation, love for the little we all had, love for each other, where we came from. Jabari, Chris, Shard, Tom, Richy, Tyson, Tony, Shelly, Phil, Marcel, Brandon, Steve, Jaron, Tay.Too many to name, too much to forget. Some lost to prison, some lost to Forest Lawn, some turned snitch. Some still here but it will never be the same. Bandanas, Stealing Levis and Nike Sb's. Derringers and Sidekicks. Its crazy how little you notice and how greatly those things impact. Summer of 2006, the beginning of the end of everything I thought I knew. Youth was stolen from my city that Summer and Im left alone to tell the story. This might not make sense but that's because none of it does, we're stuck. Love tore us all apart. Summertime '06, June 30th." - Vince Staples