The DEFinition

2004 album by LL Cool J
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The DEFinition

Summary

The DEFinition is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The DEFinition's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The DEFinition's genre is East Coast hip-hop[4].
  • The DEFinition was produced by R. Kelly[5].
  • The DEFinition was performed by LL Cool J[6].
  • The DEFinition's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[7].
  • The DEFinition is part of LL Cool J's albums in chronological order[8].
  • The DEFinition was distributed by music streaming[9].
  • The DEFinition was released on August 31, 2004[10].
  • The DEFinition's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Rap Album[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[12]

  • First release date: 2004-08-25[13]

  • Genre(s): hip hop, pop rap[14]

  • Community tags: hip hop, pop rap[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a43e713-767b-3d96-8e3c-378b7a45c096[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The DEFinition was performed by LL Cool J[6]. It was produced by R. Kelly[5].

Publication

The DEFinition was published on August 31, 2004[10]. Its genre is East Coast hip-hop[4]. It is part of LL Cool J's albums in chronological order[8]. It was distributed by music streaming[9].

Why It Matters

The DEFinition ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-definition_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The DEFinition}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-definition}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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