Daniel Fernandez (born December 22, 1981), better known by his

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Def3, is a Canadian

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from Regina,

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, based in

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. He is the founder of Ship Records, and a member of the groups Side Road, Dead Can't Bounce, and Metropolis Now. In 2015, Def3 won the Western Canadian Music Award for "Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year" for his 2014 album ''Wildlif3''.

Discography

Albums

Solo * ''Hug Life'' (Ship, 2005) (produced by Merky Waters) * ''Drumbo'' (Side Road, 2009) (produced by

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) * ''Wildlif3'' (

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, 2014) (produced by Factor) * ''Small World'' (Ship, 2017) (produced by Late Night Radio) * ''Weddings and Funerals'' (Urbnet, 2021) (produced by Late Night Radio) Collaborations * ''I Aint Afraid of No Ghost'' (Frek Sho, 2003) (with Ira Lee, as Dead Can't Bounce) * ''Metropolis Now'' (