Def Jam Canada

Def Jam Canada is a division of devoted to Canadian hip hop. The label is best known for launching the career of rappers Big Tom and World Playa, and currently being home to rapper Winslow and his Rhymin' Without Borders group.

History
The label was launched in 2001 by. Def Jam Canada's inaugural signings included rappers Winslow (along with his Rhymin' Without Borders group), Captain Funk and Seerkit,  duo Off da Edge,  artists Damarius Jason, Coast MC and Big Tom,  rapper MC Bison and  rapper World Playa. Canadian hip hop legend Hustle Daddy was appointed as the head of the label. Def Jam Canada also took over distribution of Winslow's RWB Records from. Winslow's album From St. James Town to Downtown was the first Canadian hip hop album to top the Canadian Albums Chart.

In 2003, the first ever Def Jam Canada Rapstar Tour occurred, beginning at the in Toronto. Around the same time, a jazz musician from named Michael Russell began rapping under the name Wizurd and self-released his debut solo album Wizurd's Wand. Hustle Daddy listened to the album while on a trip to Nova Scotia and made a deal to distribute Wizurd's recordings through Def Jam Canada.

Jason was transferred to Def Jam's R&B sublabel Def Soul in late-2004 after he scored a #1 hit in the US with "Feel Me (Ladies' Man)". The same year, the label signed Métis rapper Buffalo MC, known for his conscious hip hop tracks advocating for Métis and First Nations issues.

In 2014, Def Jam Canada signed anglophone rap group Capitale Rhyme Squad and  rapper Phoeniix.

Current

 * Winslow
 * Off da Edge
 * Rhymin' Without Borders
 * Buffalo MC
 * World Playa
 * Halifax Twins
 * MC Bison
 * Wizurd
 * GTA Ice
 * Pwned
 * Dr. Juntunen
 * Leon Nguyen
 * Ricky Ruff
 * Ya Boi Vince
 * Latricia Ryan
 * Phoeniix
 * Da-Jon the Man
 * Coast MC
 * Davonte Child & Mario Flemings
 * C-Town King
 * Seerkit
 * Capitale Rhyme Squad
 * MC Super-Perfect Princess
 * Double Fresh
 * Islanderz
 * Crunky Kidd
 * Bokeem