Def Jam Africa
| Genre | Afrobeats, trap, Afro hip-hop |
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| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa Lagos, Nigeria |
Key people | Larry Gaaga (VP & A&R) |
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| Website | defjam |
Def Jam Recordings Africa (marketed as Def Jam Africa), is the African division of the international record label, Def Jam Recordings. The label is owned by Universal Music Africa, a flagship of Universal Music Group. Founded in 2020, and operating in South Africa, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Cameroon. It specializes mainly in African hip-hop, Afrobeats, and trap music.