{{short description|American hip hop group}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Def Squad | image = 2004 NBA All Star Jam Session - Def Squad and Method Man.jpg | caption = Def Squad members Redman (''left'') and Erick Sermon performing at the [[2004 NBA All-Star Game|2004 NBA All-Star Jam Session]] in Los Angeles | alias = | origin = [[Long Island, New York]], U.S. | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | years_active = 1993–present | label = {{hlist|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]|[[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]]|[[Universal Motown Republic Group]]}} | website = | spinoff_of = [[Hit Squad]] | current_members = [[Keith Murray]]<br />[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]<br />[[Erick Sermon]]<br />[[Jamal Phillips|Jamal]] | past_members = [[Hurricane G]] <small>(deceased)</small> }}
'''Def Squad''' is an American [[Hip hop music|rap]] [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] consisting of [[Erick Sermon]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]], [[Hurricane G]], and [[Jamal (rapper)|Jamal]]. Before officially forming as a group to release an album in 1998, they had each been featured on tracks by each other. The Def Squad was formed following the disbandment of the [[Hit Squad]], who broke up after the struggles between [[EPMD]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-29 |title=Revisiting Def Squad's 'El Niño' (1998) {{!}} Retrospective Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/def-squad-el-nino-turns-20-anniversary-retrospective |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}}</ref> members [[Erick Sermon]] and [[PMD (rapper)|Parrish Smith]].
They are known for their remake of "[[Rapper's Delight]]" by [[Sugarhill Gang]].
The Squad continued to record on each other's solo albums.
== Discography== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" width="650"|Album information |- |align="left"|'''''[[El Niño (Def Squad album)|El Niño]]''''' *Released: June 30, 1998 *Billboard 200 chart position: #2 *R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1 *Last [[RIAA Certification]]: [[RIAA certification|Gold]] *Singles: "Full Cooperation" |}
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==External links== *[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/def-squad/549237329 Def Squad on Apple Music] *{{LastFM music|id=Def+Squad}}
{{Erick Sermon}} {{Redman}} {{Keith Murray}}
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