A Quote by YG

Def Jam was always trying to get me to put out an album because I had 'Toot It and Boot It.'

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Album Always Always Trying Because Boot Get Had Jam Me Out Put Trying

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YG
American - Musician
Born: March 9, 1990

I had an advantage because people would post me on blogs because I had co-signs from Kanye West, Def Jam, and G.O.O.D. Music. Everything I put out, the blogs would put up. When I realized that, I used that to my advantage and helped build my following on my own.

Big Sean

Def Jam commented on one of my Instagram photos once, and all my friends me hit me up, like 'Yoooooo, you signed to Def Jam?'

Amine

When I put out 'Toot It and Boot It,' did anything sound like that?

Ty Dolla Sign

When Def Jam wanted to sign Method Man, they wanted to sign Method Man and Old Dirty. And Old Dirty wanted to be on Def Jam - everybody, that was like the dream label. But if I had Old Dirty and Method Man on Def Jam, that's two key pieces going in the same direction, whereas there's other labels that needed to be infiltrated.

Rza

Success happened for me when I dropped my first major label album for Def Jam, 'Live From The Underground.'

Big K.R.I.T.

I used to be a Def Jam artist. I was - I survived Def Jam.

Black Thought

I think that my favorite album has to be 'The Fix' because I was in a very comfortable place. Mentally, financially... I was in a great place. Def Jam really took care of me, Lyor Cohen took care of me and that's why that great. Kanye West was just starting off and being the great producer that he is - it came out incredible.

Scarface

Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella were two equal entities under the Def Island umbrellas.

Damon Dash

To me, Def Jam put my career on hold. I was used to making 13-14 songs a year, and they trickled that down to nothing.

Mannie Fresh

The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and a Chili Peppers album, and a couple of Pearl Jam albums. We want to get someone that will sort of bring out the high energy aspect more than the dreaminess that was on the last album.

Mike Gordon

Def Jam just made deals with me. They wouldn't let me go because they didn't really have that much street cred. So they kept me around.

Ghostface Killah

I'm not just going to get a deal; I'm going to get the deal. And in my deal I got by signing with No I.D. to Def Jam, I got full creative control, the money was great, the contract was good, and I got to create the album that I wanted.

Logic

When I appeared in EPMD's 'Hardcore' song and video that was just crazy. Def Jam had these little virals back then on VHS tape. Q-Tip was another very important person to my career. He had me in A Tribe Called Quest's 'Scenario' video when I was first coming out.