Def Jef
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Jeffrey Fortson<ref name="LarkinDM">Template:Cite book</ref> (born September 27, 1966), better known by their stage name Def Jef, is an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City.
His debut album was 1989's Just a Poet with a Soul,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> Additionally, he was a member of the West Coast Rap All-Stars, a collaboration of West Coast-based hip hop artists who released the anti-violence single "We're All in the Same Gang" in 1990. He performed on the television variety show In Living Color in 1990.<ref name="imdb Def Jef">[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0420101
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After his second album, Soul Food, was released, Def Jef moved into production full-time.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including Nas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kimberley Locke, Maxwell, Avant, Tupac Shakur, and Shaquille O'Neal. He has worked with Krayzie Bone and Thugline Records.
He produced the theme songs for the Disney sitcom That's So Raven and The Game.
Def Jef also appeared in the feature film Deep Cover in 1992.<ref name="LarkinDM"/>
Discography
- 1989: Just a Poet with Soul
- 1990: "We're All in the Same Gang" (single) (as part of the West Coast Rap All-Stars)
- 1991: Soul Food
| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hi Powered | Body & Soul | Template:Non-album single<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| En La Casa | Mellow Man Ace | Escape from Havana | |
| 1991 | Mean Green | Tone-Loc | Cool Hand Lōc |
| 1992 | Good Things Don't Last; Let It Move You; Forward Bound; Best in Me | The Poetess | Simply Poetry<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 1993 | Deeper; Process of Elimination; 1800 Bodies | Boss | Born Gangster |
| I Know I Got Skillz; I ate to Brag | Shaquille O'Neal, Def Jef | Shaq Diesel | |
| I Know I Got Skillz Remix | Template:Non-album single<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 1994 | The Right Kinda Lover (Def Jef Remix) | Patti LaBelle | Template:Non-album single |
| Life's a Bitch (Arsenal Mix) | Nas, AZ | Template:Non-album single | |
| Out of Control | Wells | NBA Jam Session<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Cherish This Love; Don't Let Me Catch You Slippin' | Brigette McWilliams | Take Advantage of Me<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Shaq-Fu: Stand and Deliver | Shaq | Shaq Fu: Da Return<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 1996 | 80 Ways | Def Jef | Phat Beach (soundtrack) |
| "Gee, Officer Krupke" | Salt-n-Pepa, Left Eye, Jerky Boyz | The Songs of West Side Story<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 1997 | "I'm Loosin' It" | 2Pac, Big Skye | R U Still Down?<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Under Pressure | Nadanuf | Worldwide | |
| 1999 | Betta Dayz | Snoop Dogg | No Limit Top Dogg |
| 2000 | Tha Eastsidaz | Tha Eastsidaz | Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz |
| 2001 | Late Night | Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way | |
| Shackled Up | Krayzie Bone | Oz (soundtrack)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| A Thugga Level; I Don't Give a Fuck | Thug on da Line |
References
External links
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- 1966 births
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- Living people
- Male actors from Manhattan
- People from Harlem
- Rappers from Manhattan
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century African-American rappers
- 20th-century African-American musicians