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| '''Def Jef''' is the ] of '''Jeffrey Fortson''' (born |
'''Def Jef''' is the ] of '''Jeffrey Fortson''' (born September 27, 1966), an American ] ]ian and ] of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in ], New York City, New York, USA. | ||
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| 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 Thugline Records. | 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 Thugline Records. | ||
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| Def Jef | |
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| Birth name | Jeffery S. Fortson |
| Born | (1966-09-27) September 27, 1966 (age 58) Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Rap, Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Music Producer, Composer, Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Delicious Vinyl, Thugline |
Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson (born September 27, 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, USA.
His debut album was 1989's Just A Poet With 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 May 7, 2010.
- Def Jef at IMDb
External links
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