Def Jam Rapstar is a music simulation game developed by 4mm Games and released in 2010 for PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Built around the Def Jam label's catalog, the game tasks players with performing rap tracks by speaking or rapping along to licensed hip-hop songs, with performance evaluated through timing and delivery. A community component was central to the experience at launch, offering online features that extended the core gameplay, though this component was shut down as of October 2011, rendering those features inaccessible. The game launched in the United States on October 5, 2010, accompanied by a release event held at the Hudson Hotel in New York City, followed by a European release in late November of the same year. It stands as one of the few dedicated rap-focused entries in the music game genre.
