# K-Def

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{{Short description|American record producer}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2010}}
'''K-Def''' (full name '''Kevin Hansford''') (born June 17, 1970) is an [American](/source/United_States), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey)–based, [hip hop](/source/hip_hop) [producer](/source/record_producer)/[DJ](/source/DJ) who has been actively involved in the [music industry](/source/music_industry) since the early 1990s.  He has recently produced music for [artists](/source/musician) such as [Ghostface Killah](/source/Ghostface_Killah) and [Puff Daddy](/source/Puff_Daddy). K-Def earned critical praise early in his career for his work with [Marley Marl](/source/Marley_Marl) on the album ''[Here Come the Lords](/source/Here_Come_the_Lords)'' by the hip hop group [Lords of the Underground](/source/Lords_of_the_Underground).<ref>{{Cite web |title=K-Def Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/k-def-mn0000298947 |access-date= |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>  Among the songs from that album that benefited from K-Def's production work include the hits "[Funky Child](/source/Funky_Child)" and "[Chief Rocka](/source/Chief_Rocka)".

==Biography==

K-Def was also a member of the duo '''Real Live''', which released one album ''The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama'' on [Big Beat](/source/Big_Beat_Records_(Atlantic_subsidiary))/[Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records) in 1996.  "Real Live Shit (Remix)" featured [Cappadonna](/source/Cappadonna), [Ghostface Killah](/source/Ghostface_Killah), [Killa Sin](/source/Killa_Sin) and [Lord Tariq](/source/Lord_Tariq). In April 2018, [Rhino Entertainment](/source/Rhino_Entertainment) issued a digital download of the album.

K-Def is mostly known for his blues-soul [sampling](/source/Sampling_(music)) style.  While the majority of his early-mid 1990s productions were produced using the Akai MPC sampler/sequencer, around 1997 he started incorporating computers into his work flow and now exclusively uses a software based setup.

In 2004 K-Def produced "Its Over" on the Ghostface Killah release ''[The Pretty Toney Album](/source/The_Pretty_Toney_Album)''. He then contributed tracks to another Ghostface project, ''[Theodore Unit](/source/Theodore_Unit)'', and [Ol' Dirty Bastard](/source/Ol'_Dirty_Bastard)'s ''The Osirus Mixtape''. He was a contributor to Diddy's 2006 release ''[Press Play](/source/Press_Play_(album)),'' and, in 2007, he produced a track on [UGK](/source/UGK)'s album ''[Underground Kingz](/source/Underground_Kingz).''

In 2006, K-Def released an [instrumental](/source/instrumental) album called ''Willie Boo Boo The Fool.'' The album was originally only available on [CD](/source/Compact_disc) and [vinyl](/source/Gramophone_record), but it was digitally re-released in 2008.

In 2008, K-Def released a collaborative EP with the rapper Dacapo under the name the Program, which was titled ''The Article''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Love |first=Dan |date=April 5, 2008 |title=Blog Archive » The Program - New K-Def EP<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://fromdabricks.com/2008/04/05/the-program-exclusive-new-k-def-ep/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409193047/http://fromdabricks.com/2008/04/05/the-program-exclusive-new-k-def-ep/ |archive-date=2008-04-09 |access-date=2008-06-10 |website=FROM DA BRICKS}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===
*''[The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama](/source/The_Turnaround%3A_A_Long_Awaited_Drama)'' (1996), <small>(with Larry-O as Real Live)</small>
*''Willie Boo Boo The Fool'' (2006)
*''The Article EP'' (2008), <small>(with DaCapo as The Program)</small>
*''Beats From The 90's Vol. 1 '' (2008)
*''Beats From The 90's Vol. 2 '' (2009)
*''Gangster Instrumentals'' (2010)
*''Night Shift'' (2011)
*''One Man Band'' (2013)
*''The Exhibit'' (2013)
*''The Meeting EP'' (2013)

===Production===
*[AZ](/source/AZ_(rapper)) - ''[Doe or Die III](/source/Doe_or_Die_III)'' - "The Origin (Intro)" - ([Mass Appeal Records](/source/Mass_Appeal_Records), 2026)
*[KRS-One](/source/KRS-One) & [Marley Marl](/source/Marley_Marl) – ''[Hip Hop Lives](/source/Hip_Hop_Lives)'' - "The Teacha" - ([Koch](/source/MNRK_Music_Group), 2007)
*[Diddy](/source/Sean_Combs) - ''[Press Play](/source/Press_Play_(album))'' – "We Gon Make It" - ([Bad Boy](/source/Bad_Boy_Records)/[Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records), 2006)
*[El Da Sensei](/source/El_Da_Sensei) – ''[The Unusual](/source/The_Unusual)'' – "Rock It Out" (Fat Beats, 2006)
*[Ol' Dirty Bastard](/source/Ol'_Dirty_Bastard) – ''[Osirus](/source/Osirus_(album))'' – "Rock It Out" - (Sure Shot, 2005)
**"Who Can Make It Happen Like Dirt"
**"High In The Clouds"
**"Pussy Keep Calling"
**"Fuck Y'all"
*[Theodore Unit](/source/Theodore_Unit) – ''[718](/source/718_(album))'' – (Sure Shot, 2005)
**"Paychecks"
**"Wicked With Lead"
**"Pass The Mike"
*[Ghostface Killah](/source/Ghostface_Killah) – ''[The Pretty Toney Album](/source/The_Pretty_Toney_Album)'' – "It's Over"; "Last Night" (uncredited) – ([Def Jam](/source/Def_Jam)/IDJMG/Universal, 2004)
*[Jayo Felony](/source/Jayo_Felony) – ''[Crip Hop](/source/Crip_Hop)'' - "True'd Up" +/ (Remix) (Loco/Motown?, 2002)
*[Craig Mack](/source/Craig_Mack) – Please Listen To My Demo (''barely released,'' 2001)
*[Lord Tariq](/source/Lord_Tariq) – This Cold World (N.a, 2000)
*[Lords of the Underground](/source/Lords_of_the_Underground) – ''[Resurrection](/source/Resurrection_(Lords_of_the_Underground_album))'' – "If You..." (Jersey Kidz Records, 1999)
*[Artifacts](/source/Artifacts_(group)) – It's Gettin Hot (Remix) – (Big Beat/Atlantic, 1997)
*[Mic Geronimo](/source/Mic_Geronimo) – ''[Vendetta](/source/Vendetta_(Mic_Geronimo_album))'' – "For tha Family" – ([TVT](/source/TVT_Records), 1997)
*Real Live -  ''The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama'' - <small>[almost] '''''whole album -'''''</small> (Big Beat, 1996)
*[Nonchalant](/source/Nonchalant) – ["5 O'Clock](/source/5_O'Clock_(Nonchalant_song)) (Remix) – (MCA, 1996)
*[World Renown](/source/World_Renown) – Come Take a Ride (WC Vibe) – (Warner Bros., 1994)
*[A.D.O.R.](/source/A.D.O.R.) – ''The Concrete'' - ["One for the Trouble"](/source/A.D.O.R.) – (Atlantic, 1994)
*[Da Youngsta's](/source/Da_Youngsta's) – ''[No Mercy](/source/No_Mercy_(Da_Youngsta's_album))'' ([East West America](/source/East_West_Records)/Atlantic, 1994)
**"Mad Props"
**"Backstabbers"
**"Stayed Away"
**"Illy Philly Funk"
**"Reality"
*Sah-B - ''Some Od' Sah-B Shit (unreleased)'' – (Reprise/Warner Bros., 1994)
*[Lords of the Underground](/source/Lords_of_the_Underground) – ''[Keepers of the Funk](/source/Keepers_of_the_Funk)'' – ([Pendulum](/source/Pendulum_Records)/[EMI](/source/EMI), 1994)
**"Steam From the Knot"
**["What I'm After"](/source/What_I'm_After_(Lords_of_the_Underground_song))
**"No Pain"
**"Frustrated"
**"What I'm After" (Rumble Remix)
*[Lords of the Underground](/source/Lords_of_the_Underground) – ''[Here Come the Lords](/source/Here_Come_the_Lords)'' – (Pendulum/[Elektra](/source/Elektra_Records), 1993)
**"Here Come the Lords"
***"From the Bricks"
***"[Funky Child](/source/Funky_Child)"
***"Mad Skillz"
***"Lord's Prayer"
***"LOTUG"
***"Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time"
***[Chief Rocka](/source/Chief_Rocka)"
*[Shabba Ranks](/source/Shabba_Ranks) - Ting A Ling (Rough & Ready Mix) - ''[Rough & Ready Volume 2](/source/Rough_%26_Ready_Volume_1)'' ([Epic](/source/Epic_Records)/SME, 1993)
*[Positive K](/source/Positive_K) - Ain't No Crime (K-Def DL Mix) – (Island/PolyGram, 1993)
*[Tragedy Khadafi](/source/Tragedy_Khadafi) - Street Life:: Return of the Life (Remix) – (Tuff Break/A&M/PolyGram, 1993)
*[Tragedy Khadafi](/source/Tragedy_Khadafi) – ''[Tragedy: Saga of a Hoodlum](/source/Tragedy%3A_Saga_of_a_Hoodlum)'' – (Tuff Break/[A&M](/source/A%26M_Records)/[PolyGram](/source/PolyGram), 1993)
**"Shalom A Leck"
**"At Large"
**"Death Row"
**"Pass The Teck"
**"Uunderground"
**"Funkmode"
**"Grand Groove"
**"Mad Brothas Know His Name"
*[Monie Love](/source/Monie_Love) - ''[In a Word or 2](/source/In_a_Word_or_2)'' – ([Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Records), 1993)
**"There's a Better Way"
**"For da Children"

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080711141134/http://www.kdef.biz/ K-Def's official website]

Category:Musicians from New Jersey
Category:American hip-hop record producers
Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:Wu-Tang Clan affiliates

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