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I used to be a Def Jam artist. I was - I survived Def Jam.

— Black Thought

There have been albums I've recorded in the past that have had success, and then there have been ones I've had extreme faith in,…

— Michael McDonald

All my success seems to come straight away, and it's not until later that I get to appreciate it. Like with 'Popstars,' I won…

— Sophie Monk

Def Jam, they've shown nothing but love as far as supporting my records. We haven't missed yet, radio-wise, and every song that they've actually…

— Jeremih

Success happened real quick, so I was just all over the place and damn near lost my mind on the second album.

— Redman

I went from the most underground band in the world to signing with Madonna's producer and a record label that is extremely mainstream -…

— Yasmine Hamdan

My favorite model of success is when people say, 'Nobody bought that first Velvet Underground album, but everyone who did started a band.'

— John Cameron Mitchell

Def Jam was always trying to get me to put out an album because I had 'Toot It and Boot It.'

— YG

To me, Def Jam put my career on hold. I was used to making 13-14 songs a year, and they trickled that down to…

— Mannie Fresh

I did my first album with my own record label.

— Guru Randhawa

I was still in school after I dropped my first solo album.

— Lil Wayne

So many people have to struggle for years, very few bands get success with their first record, but I was instantly successful and famous…

— Jimmy Somerville