Def Jam Recordings
| Def Jam Recordings | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group (1998–present) Previously CBS Records Group (1984–1991) Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. (1991–1994) PolyGram (1994–1998) |
| Founded | 1984 |
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| Genre | Various, predominantly on Hip-hop and R&B |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Official website | defjam |
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip-hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop.
The label has a London-based, UK arm known as 0207 Def Jam (formerly Def Jam UK in the 1990s until the mid-2000s) and is currently operated through EMI Records. It has a Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria-based arm known as Def Jam Africa.