Just a Poet with Soul is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer Def Jef.

It features contributions from N'Dea Davenport and Etta James on vocals, Kevin O'Neal on bass, Michael Kory on piano, and Julio G on turntables.

The album produced three singles: "Droppin Rhymes on Drums", "Black to the Future" and "Poet with Soul".

The Houston Chronicle opined that Def Jef "spends more time bragging about how cleverly he can say what he says than he does actually saying anything—an all-too-common rap trick...

But the album is redeemed as entertainment by the Dust Brothers' funky Cali co-production and inventive use of sampling.