Definitive Jux Presents II


Definitive Jux Presents II is the second full-length compilation album by American hip-hop record label Definitive Jux. Released in 2002, it serves as the sequel to 2001 compilation EP Def Jux Presents. Production was handled by El-P, Aesop Rock, Cryptic One, Insight, Mondee, Przm, RJD2 and Rob Sonic. In the United States, the album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic's Nic Kincaid called it "the most legit hip-hop compilation out in 2002 on the label most important to watch". Brad Haywood of Pitchfork wrote: "if Def Jux could be defined by any single musical element, it would be the beats", he continued: "the beats on DJP2 are dark, jagged, and intriguing, and not a single one of them could in any way be deemed 'danceable'".

Personnel

  • Jaime "El-P" Meline – vocals, producer, executive producer
  • Theodore "Vast Aire" Arrington – vocals
  • Tero "Camu Tao" Smith – vocals
  • Masai Bey – vocals
  • Jeffrey "Mr. Lif" Haynes – vocals
  • Ian "Aesop Rock" Bavitz – vocals & producer
  • Robert "Rob Sonic" Smith – vocals & producer
  • Ian "Cryptic One" Goldberg – vocals & producer
  • Peter "Copywrite" Nelson – vocals
  • Nicholas "MURS" Carter – vocals
  • Opio Lindsey – vocals
  • Tim "Alaska" Baker – vocals
  • G. "Jestoneart" Calliste – vocals
  • Ian "Windnbreeze" McMullin – vocals
  • Yashar "Yak Ballz" Zadeh – vocals
  • Christopher "Przm" Sheffield – producer
  • Ramble "RJD2" Krohn – producer
  • Andre "Insight" Todman – producer
  • Armando "DJ Mondee" Torres – producer
  • Paul "DJ Pawl" Iannacchino – scratches
  • Fred "Fredones" Sepulveda – scratches
  • DJ Cip One – scratches
  • Emily Lazar – mastering