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Def Soul Records was an R&B-based division of American multinational record label Def Jam Recordings. It was formed in 1996 by Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles to expand R&B and soul music through Def Jam's said genre-related roster following the successes of Montell Jordan and Case.
- 2011
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- 1996; 27 years ago
- Universal Music Group
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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.
- 1984; 39 years ago
Def Soul Records was an R&B-based division of American multinational record label Def Jam Recordings. It was formed in 1996 by Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles to expand R&B and soul music through Def Jam's said genre-related roster following the successes of Montell Jordan and Case.
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Official website (s) defsoul.com (no longer exists) Def Soul was an R&B-specific division of hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings. It was formed in 1996 to expand Def Jam's roster of R&B and soul artists. Having seeked mild success with some of its artists, Def Soul was touted to becoming the "new soul of R&B flavor".
In May, Def Soul Records was folded into Island Def Jam as a part of a rearrangement of the Island Def Jam Music Group's multi-genre strategy. [ citation needed ] That August, a Jay-Z and Kanye West collaborative album, Watch the Throne , was released under Island Def Jam's distribution.
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