DEFINITIVE JUX

'Definitive Jux' or 'Def Jux' (both shortened forms of 'Definitive Juxtaposition') is an independent hip hop record label based in New York City, United States, co-founded in 1999 by former Company Flow member El-P (real name Jaime Meline) and Amaechi Uzoigwe.Braunshhweiger, Amy. Recording Lyrics to Change the World ''The New York Sun''. September 10 2004.
The record label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001 popular hip hop label Def Jam sued Def Jux over the name similarity. This lawsuit was settled out of courtBraunshhweiger, Amy. Recording Lyrics to Change the World ''The New York Sun''. September 10 2004. and the name was officially changed to Definitive Jux. The label is still commonly referred to as Def Jux by fans.

Contents

Artists

Former Artists

Releases

Music sample

See also

External link

References

Artists

Members of the Definitive Jux roster are affectionately known as ''Def Jukies'' or ''Jukies''.

★ El-P

★ Aesop Rock

★ Mr. Lif

★ Cage

★ Rob Sonic

★ Camu Tao

★ Despot

★ Hangar 18

★ The Perceptionists

★ S.A. Smash

★ Party Fun Action Committee

★ Cool Calm Pete

★ Danny!

★ 4th Pyramid

★ NASA, in-house recording engineer

★ Junk Science

★ Yak Ballz

★ The Presence

Former Artists

★ C-Rayz Walz

★ RJD2 (released two albums on Definitive Jux, now signed to XL recordings)

★ MURS

★ Cannibal Ox (Vast Aire and Vordul Mega)

Releases

★ 'Aesop Rock': "Float" (2000), ''Labor Days'' (2001), ''Daylight'' EP (2002), ''Bazooka Tooth'' (2003), ''Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives'' EP (2005), ''None Shall Pass'' (2007)

★ 'Cage': ''Hell's Winter'' (2005)

★ 'Cannibal Ox': ''The Cold Vein'' (2001)

★ 'C-Rayz Walz': ''Ravipops (The Substance)'' (2003), '' EP (2004), ''Year Of The Beast'' (2005)

★ 'Cool Calm Pete': ''Lost'' (2005) (UK release only, released in US by Embedded Records)

★ 'El-P': ''El-P Presents Cannibal Oxtrumentals'' (2001), ''Fantastic Damage'' (2002), '' (2002), ''Collecting The Kid'' (2004), ''I'll Sleep When You're Dead'' (2007)

★ 'Hangar 18': ''The Multi-Platinum Debut Album'' (2004)

★ 'Mr. Lif': ''Enters the Colossus'' EP (2001), ''Emergency Rations'' EP (2002), ''I Phantom'' (2002), ''Mo' Mega'' (2006)

★ 'MURS': ''The End of the Beginning'' (2003), '' (2004)

★ 'Party Fun Action Committee': ''Let's Get Serious'' (2003)

★ 'The Perceptionists': ''Black Dialogue'' (2005)

★ 'RJD2': ''Deadringer'' (2003), ''The Horror'' EP (2003), ''Since We Last Spoke'' (2004)

★ 'Rob Sonic': ''Telicatessen'' (2004)

★ 'S.A. Smash': ''Smashy Trashy'' (2003)

★ 'Compilation Albums': ''Def Jux Presents'' (2001), ''Farewell Fondle 'Em'' (2001), ''Def Jux Presents 2'' (2002), ''Def Jux Presents 3'' (2005), ''Def Jux Teaser 2005'' (2005), ''Definitive Swim'' (2007)

Music sample

See also

★ List of record labels

External link

★ Official Website

★ Definitive Swim compilation was released on Definitive Jux/Worlds Fair

★ SuicideGirls Interview 2007

References