Def Jam

In November 1986, the Beastie Boys released their debut album Licensed To Ill on Def Jam/Columbia. It stands as one of Columbia's fastest-selling debuts to date and eventually sold over nine million copies in the U.S. alone. Licensed To Ill is still the o

Released on October 17, 2000, Back for the First Time marked Ludacris' major label debut and cemented him as one of the most notorious voices in hip-hop. Featuring star-studded production from legends like Organized Noize, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, The N

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Vince Staples’ Dark Times serves as the Long Beach rapper’s sixth studio album and is a snapshot of Staples presently: on top of the world on the surface, but reality might be trickier. Throughout the album’s thirteen tracks, he grapples w

Everybody Can't Go is the perfect fuse of gritty, street lyricism and sharp storytelling. On his Def Jam debut – produced by Hit Boy and The Alchemist – Buffalo, New York’s Benny the Butcher is determined to prove that he is a respected artist, combining

Remastered reissue of landmark 1988 album on 180-gram vinyl with breakthrough hits like “Don’t Believe The Hype,” “Night Of The Living Baseheads,” and “Rebel Without a Pause.” It Takes a Nation Of Millions is considered by many to be one of the greatest h

Pusha T scored his first US No. 1 album with his critically acclaimed fourth LP, It's Almost Dry. Picking up where his Grammy-nominated 2018 album Daytona left off, Pusha stays true to his roots with his signature snarl, razor-sharp lyrics, and menacing b