Background
He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States of America.
He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States of America.
He performed on the television variety show In Living Color in 1990. After his second album, Soul Food, was released, Def Jef moved into production full-time. Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including Nas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kimberley Locke, Maxwell, Avant, Tupac Shakur, and Shaquille O"Neal.
He has worked with Krayzie Bone and Thugline Records.
He produced the theme songs for the Disney sitcom That"s So Raven and The Game. Def Jef also appeared in the feature film Deep Cover in 1992.
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.