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Def Jef
Born	September 27, 1966 (1966-09-27) (age 43)
Origin	Harlem, New York
Genres	Rap, Hip-Hop
Occupations	Rapper, Music Producer, Composer, Actor
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Delicious Vinyl, Thugline
Associated acts	Young MC West Coast Rap All-Stars, Shaquille O'Neal

Def Jef (born Jeffrey Fortson, September 27, 1966, in Harlem, New York) is an American alternative hip hop artist and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

His debut album was 1989's Just a Poet With a Soul, which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats. Additionally, he was a member of the West Coast Rap All-Stars, a collaboration of West Coast-based hip hop artists who released the anti-violence single We're All in the Same Gang in 1990.

After his second album Soul Food was released,Def Jef moved into production fulltime. Over the last 2 decades Def Jef has Produced, written, arranged and remixed artists such asNas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J Blige, Kimberley Locke, Maxwell, Avant, and Tupac Shakur,Shaquille O'Neal among others, as well as appearing in films like Deep Cover in 1992 (see 1992 in film). He was featured on He produced the theme song for the Disney Sitcom "That's So Raven" in 2002.

Def Jef has worked with Krayzie Bone and Thugline Records.

[edit] Discography

• 1989: Just a Poet with a Soul
• 1990: We're All in the Same Gang (single) (as one of the West Coast Rap All-Stars)
• 1991: Soul Food

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