Definitive Jux

Definitive Jux
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1999 (1999)
Founder	Jaime Meline (El-P) Amaechi Uzoigwe
Status	Hiatus
Distributor(s)	Capitol Music Group
Genre	Alternative 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 (El-P) and Amaechi Uzoigwe.^[1]

History

Definitive Jux was initially known simply as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity in 2001. This lawsuit was settled out of court^[1] and the name was officially changed to Definitive Jux.

In February 2010, El-P announced that the label, although it will carry on selling its catalog and merchandise, would be put "on hiatus" as a traditional record label, and that it would be going through some changes in order to keep up with the evolution of the music industry. He also announced that he was stepping down as artistic director of Definitive Jux to focus on producing and being a full-time artist.^[2]

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

Artists

Discography

Main article: Definitive Jux discography

References

1 2 Braunshhweiger, Amy (2004-09-10). "Recording Lyrics to Change the World". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
↑ EL-P (February 2, 2010). "Of Hoopty's and Hovercrafts". Definitive Jux Recordings. Retrieved February 3, 2010.

External links

Definitive Jux Records

Discography

Founder	Jaime "El-P" Meline

Compilations	Def Jux Presents Farewell Fondle 'Em Def Jux Presents 2 Def Jux Presents 3 Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 Def Jux Teaser 2005 Def Jux Presents 4 Definitive Swim

Related articles	Universal Music Group Company Flow The Weathermen

El-P

Discography Production discography

Studio albums	Funcrusher (as Company Flow) (1996) Funcrusher Plus (as Company Flow) (1997) Fantastic Damage (2002) I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007) Cancer 4 Cure (2012) Run the Jewels (as Run the Jewels) (2013) Run the Jewels 2 (as Run the Jewels) (2014)

Instrumental albums	Little Johnny from the Hospitul: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol.1 (as Company Flow) (1999) El-P Presents Cannibal Oxtrumentals (2002) FanDam Plus (2002) High Water (with Matthew Shipp and The Blue Series Continuum) (2004) Collecting the Kid (2004)

Compilations	Def Jux Presents (with various artists) (2001) Def Jux Presents 2 (with various artists) (2002) Def Jux Presents 3 (with various artists) (2004) Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 (with various artists) (2005) Definitive Swim (with various artists) (2007)

EPs	Shards of Pol-Pottery (2001) (with Alec Empire)

Scores	Bomb the System (2002)

Related articles	Company Flow Definitive Jux The Weathermen Run the Jewels

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