Def Jam Recordings: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 13:08 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (Special Edition CD)**, barcode 0602498785751 (wanted list; old page "rihanna a girl like me"). - Identity confirmed by MusicBrainz (barcode 602498785751, Def Jam Rec. This is the current version.

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# Def Jam Recordings <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Def Jam Recordings
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role       | target                             | market | from | until | ended | status  | source    | note                                                                                              |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| imprint_of | company/island-def-jam-music-group |        | 1999 | 2014  |       | sourced | ^wiki-idj | One of the labels merged into Island Def Jam Music Group in 1999; the group was dissolved in 2014 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name            | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Def Jam         | name | en     |      |       |
| Def Jam Records | name | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref         | url                                                      | title                                                                                              | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator                                                   | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs     | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1098380                 | Discogs release 1098380: Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (CD, Album, Enhanced, Special Edition, UK, 2006) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 1098380   | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits |              |             |          |
| wiki-defjam | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings         | Wikipedia: Def Jam Recordings                                                                      | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |                                                           | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
| wiki-idj    | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Def_Jam_Music_Group | Wikipedia: Island Def Jam Music Group                                                              | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |                                                           | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Def Jam Recordings, also known as Def Jam or Def Jam Records, is an American record label based in Manhattan and owned by Universal Music Group, specialising in hip-hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop; it was co-founded by Rick Rubin at New York University, with its first catalogue-numbered releases in 1984.[^wiki-defjam] From 1999 until its dissolution in 2014 it was part of The Island Def Jam Music Group.[^wiki-idj] Its label code LC 08427 appears on Rihanna's A Girl Like Me.[^discogs]
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