''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 ...

. It peaked at number 22 on the ''

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'' Independent Albums chart.

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 emer ...

– vocals (2, 14), production (2, 11) * Carnage – vocals (3) * Mr. Lif – 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, whic ...

– 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 short ...

– 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 – vocals (7, 9), production (9) * Despot – vocals (8) * Arcsin – production (8, 12) * Metro – vocals (9) *

4th Pyramid Adam Farag, professionally known as 4th Pyramid, is a hip hop recording artist, producer, songwriter and DJ from Toronto, Ontario of Egyptian descent. He is currently the official DJ for Toronto rapper and Juno-award winner Jazz Cartier. Caree ...

– vocals (10) * Richie Malevolence – production (10) * Murs – vocals (11) * C-Rayz Walz – vocals (12) *

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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 Le ...

– production (16)

Charts

References

External links

* {{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