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| | Name = Def Jef | | Name = Def Jef | ||
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| | Birthname = Jeffery S. Fortson | | Birthname = Jeffery S. Fortson | ||
| | Born = {{birth date and age|1966|09|27}} | | Born = {{birth date and age|1966|09|27}} | ||
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| | Years_active = 1989— | | Years_active = 1989— | ||
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| '''Def Jef''' is the ] of '''Jeffrey Fortson''' (born ] ]), an ] ] ]ian and ] of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in ], ], ], US. | '''Def Jef''' is the ] of '''Jeffrey Fortson''' (born ] ]), an ] ] ]ian and ] of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in ], ], ], US. | ||
| His debut album was 1989's '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=DEF|JEF&sql=11:aifwxq95ld6e~T1|title=Biography: Def Jef|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=]|accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats. Additionally, he was a member of the ], a collaboration of ]-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 1990.<ref name="imdb Def Jef">{{ |
His debut album was 1989's '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=DEF|JEF&sql=11:aifwxq95ld6e~T1|title=Biography: Def Jef|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=]|accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats. Additionally, he was a member of the ], a collaboration of ]-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 1990.<ref name="imdb Def Jef">{{IMDB name|id=0420101|name=Def Jef}}</ref> | ||
| After his second album, ''Soul Food'', was released, Def Jef moved into ] full-time. Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including ], ], ], ], ], Avant, ], and ]. He has worked with ] and ]. | After his second album, ''Soul Food'', was released, Def Jef moved into ] full-time. Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including ], ], ], ], ], Avant, ], and ]. He has worked with ] and ]. | ||
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| He produced the theme songs for the Disney sitcom '']'' and '']''. | He produced the theme songs for the Disney sitcom '']'' and '']''. | ||
| Def Jef also appeared in the ] '']'' in ]. |
Def Jef also appeared in the ] '']'' in ]. | ||
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Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson (born 27 September 1966), an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, US.
His debut album was 1989's Just a Poet With a Soul, which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats. 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.
After his second album, Soul Food, was released, Def Jef moved into production full-time. 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.
Discography
- 1989: Just a Poet with a Soul
- 1990: "We're All in the Same Gang" (single) (as one of the West Coast Rap All-Stars)
- 1991: Soul Food
References
- Kellman, Andy. "Biography: Def Jef". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|JEF&sql=ignored (help) - Def Jef at IMDb
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