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• Aaron Fresh (Ncredible/Def Jam)
• Ace Hood
  Ace Hood
  Antoine McColister, better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Def Jam Recordings...
  
   (We the Best/Def Jam)
• Aaron Soliz (Def Jam Brothas)
• Arab (F.A.M.E/Def Jam)
• Asher Roth
  Asher Roth
  Asher Paul Roth is an American rapper.-Early life:Asher Roth was born and raised in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a small town about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia. His mother, Elizabeth , is a yoga instructor, and his father, David Roth, is the executive director of a design firm...
  
   (Loud/Def Jam)

B

• Big Boi
  Big Boi
  Antwan André Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André...
  
  
• Big K.R.I.T.
  Big K.R.I.T.
  Justin Scott , better known by his stage name Big K.R.I.T. , is an American hip hop musician and record producer from Meridian, Mississippi.-Biography:...
  
   (Cinematic/Def Jam)
• Big Sean
  Big Sean
  Sean Michael Anderson , better known by his stage name Big Sean, is an American rapper. Big Sean signed with Kanye West's G.O.O.D...
  
   (GOOD/Def Jam)
• Brutha
• Bryan J (Red Zone/Def Jam)

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• Fabolous
  Fabolous
  John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
  
   (Desert Storm/Def Jam)
• Frank Ocean
  Frank Ocean
  Christopher Francis Ocean , better known by his stage name Frank Ocean, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a member of OFWGKTA.-2005-2010: Career beginnings:...
  
   (Odd Future/Def Jam)
• Franks, Corey (Island/Def Jam)

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• Jadakiss
  Jadakiss
  Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
  
   (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)
• Jay-Z
  Jay-Z
  Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
  
   (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Jeremih
  Jeremih
  Jeremiah Felton who performs under the mononym Jeremih , is an American recording artist and producer signed to Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's debut single, "Birthday Sex" , peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  
• Juelz Santana
  Juelz Santana
  LaRon Louis James , better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He appeared on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma"...
  
   (E1/Def Jam)
• J. Phlesh (Island/Def Jam)
• Justin Bieber
  Justin Bieber
  Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
  
   (Def Jam)

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• Meek Mill (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
• Method Man
  Method Man
  Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
  
  
• Mr. Finley (Ghet-O-Vision/Def Jam)
• Miranda Brooke
• Maceo Macphe

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• Rick Ross
  Rick Ross (rapper)
  William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
  
   (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
• Redman (Gilla House/Def Squad/Def Jam)
• Rihanna
  Rihanna
  Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
  
  
• The Roots
  The Roots
  The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
  
   (Def Jam/MCA)
• Raymond

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• The-Dream
  The-Dream
  Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...
  
   (Radio Killa/Def Jam)
• Triple C's
  Triple C's
  Triple C's, also known as Carol City Cartel, is a hip hop group founded by Rick Ross. It includes members Gunplay from Miami, Torch from the Bronx, New York, and Young Breed.-Early career:...
  
   (Maybach Music/Def Jam)
• Twilight Sparkle (Def Jam Brothers
• The Wanted
  The Wanted
  The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band based in London, England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week...
  
  (Geffen Records/Def Jam)