''Definitive Jux Presents II'' (alternatively ''Def Jux Presents 2'') is a 2002 compilation album released by American hip hop record label

Definitive Jux Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe. History Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name ...

. It peaked at number 37 on the ''

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chart.

Critical reception

Nic Kincaid of

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called it "the most legit hip-hop compilation out in 2002 on the label most important to watch." Brad Haywood of ''

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'' said: "If Def Jux could be defined by any single musical element, it would be the beats." He added: "The beats on ''DJP2'' are dark, jagged, and intriguing, and not a single one of them could in any way be deemed 'danceable.'"

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

El-P Jaime Stuart Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by the stage name El-P (shortened from his previous stage name El Producto), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has ...

– vocals (1, 9, 12), production (1, 3, 7, 9, 12) *

Camu Tao Tero Smith (June 26, 1977 – May 25, 2008), better known by his stage name Camu Tao, was an American rapper, singer, and producer. Early life Tao was born Tero Smith in Columbus, Ohio, on June 26, 1977. Career Tao was signed to Definitive Jux ...

– vocals (1, 4) * Masai Bey – vocals (1, 7) *

Vast Aire Theodore Arrington II (born February 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Vast Aire, is an American rapper from New York City. He is one half of the New York hip hop duo Cannibal Ox, which consists of him and fellow rapper Vordul Mega. He is ...

– vocals (1, 9, 10) * Copywrite – vocals (1) *

Aesop Rock Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American rapper and producer from Long Island, New York. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerg ...

– vocals (2), production (2) * Mr. Lif – vocals (3, 8) *

Murs Murs may refer to: People * Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs (1804-1878), French ornithologist * Olly Murs (born 1984), English singer-songwriter * Murs (rapper) (born 1978), American rapper Places * Murs, Indre, France * Murs, Vaucluse, Fr ...

– vocals (3) * Pawl – turntables (3) * Przm – production (4) *

Rob Sonic Robert Smith, better known by his stage name Rob Sonic, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York (state), New York. He has been a member of the groups Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon. He is a founder of the record label S ...

– vocals (5), production (5) * Fred Ones – turntables (5) *

RJD2 Ramble Jon Krohn (born May 27, 1976), better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician and record producer based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. He has been a member of groups such as S ...

– production (6) *

Opio Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. History East Oakland n ...

– vocals (8) * Insight – production (8) * Cryptic One – vocals (10), production (10) * Alaska – vocals (10) * Windnbreeze – vocals (10) * DJ Cip One – turntables (10) *

Yak Ballz Yak Ballz, born Yashar Zadeh, is an American independent hip hop artist who was brought up in Flushing, Queens, New York. He is one of the original members of The Weathermen. He is also a member of Cardboard City. Since 2019 he has worked for ...

– vocals (11) * Mondee – production (11)

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 compilation albums Definitive Jux compilation albums Albums produced by Aesop Rock Albums produced by El-P Albums produced by RJD2 Sequel albums Record label compilation albums Hip-hop compilation albums East Coast hip-hop compilation albums