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  DJ Jazzy Jeff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American hip-hop DJ/turntablist and hip-hop/RandB record producer.
When Smith branched out into television with the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Jazzy Jeff played the popular recurring character "Jazz", whose trademark was to be physically kicked out of the house by Will's Uncle Phil (James Avery) and his silly one-liners.
After DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince broke up, Townes went on to become a prominent RandB, soul, and neo soul record producer, establishing the A Touch of Jazz production company in his native Philadelphia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff   (327 words)

  
 The Original Hip-Hop (Rap) Lyrics Archive
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Rock the House (1987)
Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988)
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Code Red (1993)
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 CMT.com : DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince : Biography
At a time when rap wanted to establish itself as the authentic voice of the streets, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince were often ridiculed as bubblegum kiddie rap -- they weren't aggressive, outraged, gritty, or urban enough to fit the prevailing hip-hop fashion of the time.
DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey Townes, January 22, 1965) and the Fresh Prince (born Willard Smith, September 25, 1968) got together in 1986, when they performed together at a house party after years of separately pursuing hip-hop around the Philadelphia area.
Although Smith had taken a hiatus from DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince to concentrate on getting his sitcom off the ground, the duo reconvened in 1991, buoyed by their increased visibility.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/dj_jazzy_jeff_and_the_fresh_prince/bio.jhtml   (834 words)

  
 DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince/Will Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince/Will Smith
Meanwhile, the Fresh Prince is already expert at getting across his cleancut smart aleck personality, on story songs like "A Nightmare On My Street" and the go go-based "Parents Just Don't Understand" - a watershed in terms of hip hop crossing over to the suburbs, whether you're glad that happened or not.
In 1997 DJ Jazzy Jeff contributed a turntable exhibition to Nuyorican Soul.
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 BlueBeat.com - Artist Page: DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
To many present-day listeners, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are best-remembered for launching the superstar music/acting career of the latter, now known by his real name of Will Smith.
At a time when rap wanted to establish itself as the authentic voice of the streets, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were often ridiculed as bubblegum kiddie rap -- they weren't aggressive, outraged, gritty, or urban enough to fit the prevailing hip-hop fashion of the time.
Although Smith had taken a hiatus from DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince to concentrate on getting his sitcom off the ground, the duo reconvened in 1991, buoyed by their increased visibility.
www.mediarightstechnology.com /artists/12885   (812 words)

  
 Will Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smith was born and raised in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of four children.
Will Smith started his career as The Fresh Prince, the vocalist of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, which included childhood friend Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes as turntablist and producer.
After The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air came to an end in 1996, Smith began a successful solo career in music and simultaneously starred in a series of films.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Will_Smith   (942 words)

  
 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince : He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
This is the album on which DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince hit commercial pay dirt, the album that introduced the duo's jokey, benign, and somewhat goofball demeanor to a wide audience.
Without He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, in fact, it could be argued that you never would have had Will Smith: Movie Star, as the album afforded him a level and type of exposure he would never thereafter relinquish.
Oddly enough, it is DJ Jazzy Jeff who generally was cited as the musical star of the duo, at least in the rap community, on account of his groundbreaking and always-wizardly work on the turntables.
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 Metroactive Music | DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, 'He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper' (1988)
Together, Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince sold a gang of records and reflected an outlook far away from rap's streetwise roots.
Jeff didn't invent the scratch, which was invented by fellow Philly DJ Spinbad, but he was the first to put it on wax.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/09.11.03/jazzy-jeff-0337.html   (773 words)

  
 Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On Willennium Jazzy Jeff produced 9 of the 15 tracks and the album was executive produced by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince.
DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes January 22, 1965) is an American hip-hop DJ and...
Artist: DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince Album: Rock the House Song: The Magnicient Jazzy Jeff Typed by: jostmatt@bluewin.ch Some deejays are (good) some deejays are (fresh) Some deejays are even...
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Jeff Townes and Will Smith met at a party in Philadelphia in the mid-'80s and landed a recording contract after the 1986 New Music Seminar, at which Jeff won the Battle of the DJs.
Smith, by then known as the Fresh Prince, abandoned his plans to attend college at MIT.
Jeff and Prince also won a second Grammy in 1991 for the single "Summertime."
www.oldschoollive.com /artistbios/artistdjjazzyjeffandthefreshprince.html   (212 words)

  
 DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince Online Homebase | Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Jazzy Jeff was often referred to as the "bathroom" DJ because, because, hanging out with better-known elders, he would only be allowed to spin the decks when they took a toilet break.
Jeff was DJing and then Fresh Prince took the mic and started freestyling while Jazzy was cutting up the scratches and beats.
DJ Jazzy Jeff scratched and/or produced on at least 9 out of the 15 tracks on the album.
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 DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE - MIKEY'S HIP HOP SITE
To many present-day listeners, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince are best-remembered for launching the superstar music/acting career of the latter, now known by his real name of Will Smith.
At a time when rap wanted to establish itself as the authentic voice of the streets, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince were often ridiculed as bubblegum kiddie rap — they weren't aggressive, outraged, gritty, or urban enough to fit the prevailing hip-hop fashion of the time.
However, in hindsight, it's clear that the duo's appeal was a natural result of simply being themselves, not from pandering to middle-class youth or posing as something they weren't.
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 DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The unofficial weblog for DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince news.
She was more interested in finding DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand" on VH1.
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www.entertainmentblogz.com /DJJazzyJeffandtheFreshPrince   (202 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Music: Homebase [Import]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I wish he had disappeared like Jazzy, but maybe we can watch Ali II someday and realize that as an actor and a rapper, Will can thank God everyday he was born in the USA where any idiot can milk fifteen minutes of fame into a lifetime.
After a commercial sales slump with their previous album, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince to a year off from rap when they were cast into the hit show FRESH PRINCE OF BELAIR.
By the end of the first season the show had become very popular so the demand for another DJ jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince album was high.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000004WZ   (696 words)

  
 eBay - dj jazzy jeff ..., CDs, Records items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DJ JAZZY JEFF and FRESH PRINCE - Summertime - 12" 
DJ JAZZY JEFF and THE FRESH PRINCE Homebase (Summertime) 
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - The Groove (Jive) 
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 DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE Lyrics
Preview: [fresh prince] everywhere we go, downtown or to a show we have two necessities, charlie mack and our limo he's feared by suckers yet he's loved by kids pay attention and let me tell you who charlie mack he is our homeboy
Preview: [fresh prince] in the place to be dj jazzy jeff and yours truly the fresh prince ay jeff, do me a favor, give em just a lil' touch of the bass not a lot, just a lil' touch jeff word word ay jeff do me a favor man, jazz
Preview: [fresh prince] for years i have been waitin and hesitatin to make a rap record, that had the pace of a slow song, quiet storm, chillin while the fire is warm you and your girl, with this record on your radio or stereo, i
www.searchlyrics.org /dj_jazzy_jeff_&_the_fresh_prince   (2711 words)

  
 Will Smith
Will Smith started his career as part of the pop-rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "Parents Just Don't Understand".
Smith, a charismatic and energetic performer, soon landed a role in 1990 on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
After Fresh Prince was cancelled in 1996, Smith began a successful solo career in music and starred in several movies, including Men in Black, Independence Day, Enemy of the State, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Wild Wild West and Ali.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/will_smith.html   (241 words)

  
 Jazzy jeff, invacare - Made from scratch
The legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff and NYC mixtape guru Tony Touch are among the judges that will be evaluating the submissions.
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 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Homebase: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Homebase [+] by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince [+]
It had all the good vibes of a typical Fresh Prince [+] number, but it was clearly a more mature effort, and that's Homebase [+] in a nutshell.
While it doesn't have the youthful, old-school charm of He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, Homebase [+] is a successful reinvention that laid the groundwork for Smith's multimedia stardom as an adult.
www.music.com /release/homebase/1   (322 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Code Red: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fresh Prince humbles himself on the standout, "Twinkle Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)," and I liked how Jazzy contributed to the chorus.
Fresh Prince shows how you can kick the basics without having to be insulting or degrading.
However, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince continued to make music as they were against the gangsta rap music.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000004Z7?v=glance   (1344 words)

  
 WINAMP.COM | Music
Beginning his career during the mid-'80s under the name the Fresh Prince, by the following decade rapper Will Smith was one of the biggest superstars of his time -- not only a pop music sensation, he also conquered television and eventually feature films, starring in a string of box-office megahits.
Born September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia, he was 16 when he met aspiring DJ Jeff Townes ; joining forces as DJ Jazzy Jeff&the Fresh Prince, the duo immediately became local favorites, but their continued existence was threatened when Smith graduated high school and was offered a scholarship to MIT.
Clean-cut, witty, and easygoing, the duo's bubblegum approach was a stark contrast to the dominant, harder-edged rap sound of the period; viewed as a non-threatening alternative to their peers, they received the parental seal of approval, and their appeal spread acrossracial lines as well.
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 The Session: Shop - Product info
Jazzy Jeff is one the greatest DJ's ever.
Three years after this album,Smith became the star of the television sitcom "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" which became an immediate hit.Then came the beginning of his movie career.
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince had no more major hits on the pop charts after GANBT.
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 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince News
Listening to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince is sort of an new experience every time you hear a new track.
DJ Jazzy Jeff will raise the roof at his house party tomorrow.
DJ half of the duo isn't a whimpering has-been.
www.topix.net /who/dj-jazzy-jeff-the-fresh-prince   (828 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Greatest Hits: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Prince and Jazz are apart of the changing of the guard in mid 80's rap.
Jazzy Jeff is by far one of the worlds greatest DJ's and Fresh Prince is one of the most talented and intricate rappers to come along.
D.J. JAZZY JEFF & Fresh Prince ~ & In This Corner...
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 Will Smith & Jazzy Jeff Fan Site
In 1985 Will Smith met Jeff Townes in Philadelphia and they formed the group DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince.
In addition to working on Will Smith’s solo albums DJ Jazzy Jeff has released 3 solo albums of his own in the last 3 years, and has begun working on another new album.
Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff continue to work together on music and perform around the world 20 years after forming as a group.
www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com   (358 words)

  
 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Code Red: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Code Red: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Code Red: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more
After years of proclaiming that he wouldn't do gangsta rap, the Fresh Prince [+] finally succumbs to a harder-edged style on Code Red [+].
www.music.com /release/code_red/2   (180 words)

  
 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince MP3 Downloads - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Music Downloads - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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In their heyday, however, the Philadelphia duo played a major role in making rap music accessible to pop audiences,...
View the musical relationships for DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.
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 Amazon.ca: Music: He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper [Import]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
But Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are the greatest hip hop duo ever, and they do it in a way that you and your kids can enjoy.
The lyrics by the Fresh Prince are great compared to his solo releases and Dj Jazzy Jeff is always on point with the production.
Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff were alternatives to the "gangster" rap that rose up in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000004UK   (857 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Greatest Hits [Import]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Before Will Smith expanded into acting on large and small screens, he played rapper to Jazzy Jeff's scratcher in a series of semi-novelty radio and video smashes.
A teenager empathizing with the peer group his records were aimed at, the Fresh Prince communicated ground-level dispatches on home life ("Parents Just Don't Understand"), would-be romance ("Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble") and Walter Mitty-style flights of fancy ("I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson").
Jazzy cuts it up on D.E.X and you cannot knock Will Smith the boy can rhyme.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000005Z0O   (456 words)

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