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 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.

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.