Definitive Jux

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Definitive Jux
Founded	1999
Founder	Jaime Meline Amaechi Uzoigwe
Distributing label	Independent
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, United States
Official website	www.definitivejux.net

Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe.^[1] The label focuses on hip hop music that's often perceived as more artistic than the hip hop music released on major labels. The 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 court^[1] and the name was officially changed to Definitive Jux. The label is still commonly referred to as Def Jux by fans.

Contents 1 Artists 1.1 Former artists 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Artists

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

• El-P
• Aesop Rock
• Mr. Lif
• Cage
• Rob Sonic
• Despot
• Hangar 18
• The Perceptionists
• S.A. Smash
• Party Fun Action Committee
• Cool Calm Pete
• Danny!
• NASA, in-house recording engineer
• Junk Science
• Del tha Funkee Homosapien
• Mike Ladd^[2]
• Sonic Sum
• Dizzee Rascal
• Chin Chin

[edit] Former artists

• C-Rayz Walz
• RJD2 (released two albums on Definitive Jux, now signed to XL recordings)
• MURS
• MaToK (dropped after a dispute over publishing)
• Cannibal Ox (Vast Aire and Vordul Mega)
• Arcsin
• Camu Tao (d. May 25, 2008)

[edit] See also

• Definitive Jux discography
• List of record labels

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Definitive Swim compilation (released on Definitive Jux/Adult Swim)

[edit] References

v • d • e Definitive Jux Artists Aesop Rock (discography) | Cage | Camu Tao | Cannibal Ox | Cool Calm Pete | C-Rayz Walz | Danny! (discography) | Despot | El-P (discography) | Hangar 18 | Junk Science | Mr. Lif (discography) | MURS | Party Fun Action Committee | The Perceptionists | RJD2 | Rob Sonic | S.A. Smash Full length albums The Cold Vein | Labor Days | Fantastic Damage | Deadringer | I Phantom | The End of the Beginning | Smashy Trashy | Let's Get Serious | Ravipops (The Substance) | Bazooka Tooth | Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition | Since We Last Spoke | The Multi-Platinum Debut Album | Telicatessen | Collecting the Kid | Black Dialogue | Year of the Beast | Lost | Hell's Winter | Mo' Mega | I'll Sleep When You're Dead | None Shall Pass | Sabotage Gigante | Sweep the Leg | Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic | Nostalgialator | Eleventh Hour | Maths + English | Depart from Me EPs Enters the Colossus | Daylight | Emergency Rations | The Horror | We Live: The Black Samurai | Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives Compilation Albums Def Jux Presents | Farewell Fondle 'Em | Def Jux Presents 2 | Def Jux Presents 3 | Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 | Def Jux Teaser 2005 | Definitive Swim Related Topics Label discography | Company Flow | The Weathermen