''Definitive Jux Presents III'' (alternatively ''Def Jux Presents 3'') is a 2004 compilation album released by American hip hop record label
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe.
History
Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name ...
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[ It peaked at number 22 on the '']Billboard
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Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Phase 2 – vocals (1)
* James Jackson Toth – bass guitar (1), synthesizer (1)
* Nasa – production (1, 3)
* Aesop Rock
Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American rapper and producer from Long Island, New York. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerge ...
– vocals (2, 14), production (2, 11)
* Carnage – vocals (3)
* Mr. Lif
Jeffrey Haynes (born December 28, 1977), better known by his stage name Mr. Lif, is an American rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. While being praised because of his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on Definitive Jux and one ...
– vocals (4)
* Akrobatik
Jared Bridgeman, better known by his stage name Akrobatik, is an American rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a part of the hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One, which ...
– vocals (4)
* DJ Fakts One
Fakts One (born April 6, 1977) is an American hip hop DJ & producer from Boston, Massachusetts. Fakts One was a founding member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time collaborators Akrobatik and Mr. Lif but left the group shortly ...
– turntables (4), production (4)
* Rob Sonic
Robert Smith, better known by his stage name Rob Sonic, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York. He has been a member of the groups Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon. He is a founder of the record label Skypimps Music.
B ...
– vocals (5), production (5)
* Alaska – vocals (6, 15)
* Windnbreeze – vocals (6, 15)
* El-P
Jaime Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by the stage name El-P (shortened from his previous stage name El Producto), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has been a ...
– vocals (7, 13), production (6, 7)
* Camu Tao
Tero Smith (June 26, 1977 – May 25, 2008), better known by his stage name Camu Tao, was an American rapper, singer, and producer.
Early life
Tao was born Tero Smith in Columbus, Ohio, on June 26, 1977.
Career
Tao was signed to Definitive Jux ...
– vocals (7, 9), production (9)
* Despot – vocals (8)
* Arcsin – production (8, 12)
* Metro – vocals (9)
* 4th Pyramid – vocals (10)
* Richie Malevolence – production (10)
* Murs
Murs may refer to:
People
* Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs (1804-1878), French ornithologist
* Olly Murs (born 1984), English singer-songwriter
* Murs (rapper) (born 1978), American rapper
Places
* Murs, Indre, France
* Murs, Vaucluse, Fr ...
– vocals (11)
* C-Rayz Walz
Waleed Shabazz (born August 3, 1975), better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York. He has been a member of the collective Stronghold.
Early life
Waleed Shabazz was born and raised in the Bronx, New ...
– vocals (12)
* Cage
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– vocals (13)
* Belief – production (13)
* Pawl – production (14, 15)
* RJD2
Ramble Jon Krohn (born May 27, 1976), better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, MHz Lega ...
– production (16)
Charts
References
External links
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{{Definitive Jux Records
2004 compilation albums
Definitive Jux compilation albums
Albums produced by Aesop Rock
Albums produced by El-P
Albums produced by RJD2
Sequel albums
Record label compilation albums
Hip hop compilation albums
East Coast hip hop compilation albums