K-Def
K-Def (full name Kevin Hansford) is an American, New Jersey based, hip hop producer/DJ who has been actively involved in the music industry since the early 1990s. He has recently produced music for artists such as Ghostface Killah and Puff Daddy. K-Def earned critical praise early in his career for his work with Marley Marl on the album Here Come the Lords by the rap group, Lords of the Underground.[1]
Biography
K-Def was also member of the duo Real Live, who released one album The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama on Big Beat/Atlantic Records in 1996. "Real Live Shit (Remix)" featured Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, Killa Sin and Lord Tariq.[2] During the 1990s, K-Def co-produced some of Marley Marl's tracks.
K-Def is mostly known for his blues/soul sampling style. While the majority of his early-mid 1990s productions were produced using the Akai MPC sampler/sequencer, around 1997 he started incorporating the computer into his work flow, and now exclusively uses a software based setup.
In 2004 K-Def produced "Its Over" on the Ghostface Killah release, The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam). He then contributed tracks to another Ghostface project Theodore Unit, and Ol' Dirty Bastard's The Osirus Mixtape. He was a contributor to Diddy's 2006 release, Press Play, and in 2007 he produced a track on UGK’s album, Underground Kingz.
In 2006, K-Def released an instrumental album called Willie Boo Boo The Fool. The album was originally only available on CD and vinyl, but was digitally re-released in 2008.
In 2008, K-Def released a collaborative EP with the rapper Dacapo, under the name The Program, titled The Article.[3]
Discography
Albums
- The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama (1996), (with Larry-O as Real Live)
- Willie Boo Boo The Fool (2006)
- The Article EP (2008), (with DaCapo as The Program)
- Beats From The 90's Vol. 1 (2008)
- Beats From The 90's Vol. 2 (2009)
- Gangster Instrumentals (2010)
- Night Shift (2011)
- One Man Band (2013)
- The Exhibit (2013)
- The Meeting EP (2013)
Production
Reverse Chronological
- UGK - Underground Kingz - "Next Up" - (JIVE) 2007
- KRS-ONE & Marley Marl – Hip Hop Lives - "The Teacha" - (KOCH) 2007
- Diddy- Press Play – "We Gon Make It" - (BAD BOY) 2006
- El Da Sensei – The Unusual – (Fat Beats) 2006
- Ol' Dirty Bastard – Osirus – "Rock It Out" - (Sure Shot) 2005
- Who Can Make It Happen Like Dirt
- High In The Clouds"
- Pussy Keep Calling
- Fuck Y'all
- Theodore Unit – 718 – (PAYCHECKS - SURE SHOT) 2005
- Paychecks
- Wicked With Lead
- Pass The Mike
- Ghostface Killah – The Pretty Toney Album – It's Over – (DEF JAM) 2004
- Jayo Felony– Crip Hop - True'd Up (Remix) (REAL ANTHEM) (LOCO RECORDS) 2002
- Jayo Felony– Bulletproof Love - True’d Up – (MOTOWN) 2001
- Lords of the Underground – Resurrection – If You - 2000
- Lord Tariq – This Cold World – (WHITE LABEL) 2000
- Craig Mack – Please Listen To My Demo – (WHITE LABEL) - 2000
- Artifacts– It's Gettin Hot (Remix) – (BIG BEAT) 1997
- Mic Geronimo– Vendetta – For Tha Family – (TVT) 1998
- World Renown – How Nice I Am – (WARNER BROS) 1995
- DE’1 – I'm Rather Unique - (REPRISE) 1995
- A.D.O.R. – One For The Trouble – (ATLANTIC) 1994
- Nonchalant – 5 O’Clock (Remix) – (MCA) 1995
- Shabba Ranks-Rough and Ready Volume 1 - Ting A Ling (REMIX) 1994
- Da Youngsta's – No Mercy – 1994 *
- Mad Props
- Backstabbers
- Stayed Away
- Illy Philly Funk
- Reality
- Lords of the Underground – Keepers of the Funk – (PENDULUM) 1994
- Steam From The Knot
- What I'm After
- No Pain
- Frustrated
- Faith
- What I'm After (Remix)
- Lords of the Underground – Here Come the Lords – 1993
- From The Bricks
- Funky Child
- Mad Skillz
- Lotug
- Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time
- Chief Rocka
- Positive K - Ain't No Crime (K-Def DL Mix) - (ISLAND) 1993
- Sah-B - Some Od' Sah-B Shit – (REPRISE) 1994
- Tragedy Khadafi – Street Life - Return Of The Life (Remix) – 1993
- Tragedy Khadafi – Tragedy: Saga of a Hoodlum – A&M 1993
- Shalom A Leck
- Pass The Teck
- Uunderground
- Funkmode
- Grand Groove
- Mad Brothas Know His Name
- Monie Love - In A Word Or Two – (WARNER) 1993
- There’s A Better Way
- For Da Children
- Let A Woman Be A Woman