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Jeffrey A. Townes (born January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff, is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and turntablist. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. DJ Jazzy Jeff graduated from John Bartram High School in Philadelphia where he is enshrined in the school’s “Wall of Fame”.
History
When he was growing up, he found that listening to his parents was unbearable. He got a job as a newspaper boy at age 7 to support his family. Once he grew up, he developed a reputation and following as a school and block party DJ extraordinaire, Jazzy Jeff was the feature of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. As a duo, they had several gold and platinum-selling albums and singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, earning them the first rap Grammy ever presented in 1989 for Parents Just Don’t Understand. When Smith branched out into television with the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Jazzy Jeff played a recurring character named “Jazz”, Smith’s best friend on the show. The two characters always greeted each other with their signature handshake (swinging mid-five, point-back/snap with both characters saying “Pssh!”).
Jazz’ trademarks include being physically ejected from the house by Uncle Phil (James Avery), screaming as he went flying out the front door. This was referenced in the song “N.Y, N.Y.” by Lloyd Banks from his second album Rotten Apple, with the lyric “I throw a bitch out the crib like Jazzy Jeff”. [1]
History
When he was growing up, he found that listening to his parents was unbearable. He got a job as a newspaper boy at age 7 to support his family. Once he grew up, he developed a reputation and following as a school and block party DJ extraordinaire, Jazzy Jeff was the feature of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. As a duo, they had several gold and platinum-selling albums and singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, earning them the first rap Grammy ever presented in 1989 for Parents Just Don’t Understand. When Smith branched out into television with the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Jazzy Jeff played a recurring character named “Jazz”, Smith’s best friend on the show. The two characters always greeted each other with their signature handshake (swinging mid-five, point-back/snap with both characters saying “Pssh!”).
Jazz’ trademarks include being physically ejected from the house by Uncle Phil (James Avery), screaming as he went flying out the front door. This was referenced in the song “N.Y, N.Y.” by Lloyd Banks from his second album Rotten Apple, with the lyric “I throw a bitch out the crib like Jazzy Jeff”. [1]
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The Return Of The Magnificent
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The Magnificent
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The Return Of The Magnificent EP
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The Soul Mixtape
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RippedtGhraphiX wrote:
Ill!!.. What about a collabo with Will again?
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Kelphill wrote:
Good work with RADIO RA..
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PACK_L3AD3R wrote:
I love the tribute album for MJ. He made it freebecause it's showing love to the king. Go to his official website to hear more about it.
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GlowaMV wrote:
Dope DJ, producer and actor! Loved him in Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
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3amConspiracy wrote:
New Mixtape "He's The King I'm the DJ" a tribute to michael jackson. You can go here for more info http://undrcrwn.com/Jazzy-Jeff.html the link to download it as at the site as well.
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chillhood wrote:
top 10 greatest djs alltime I wholeheartedly agree techdiesel one of the very best on the 1&2s
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M4dvillain wrote:
damn.... he's sooo underrated :(
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Lichy wrote:
...Not a game, not a, not, not the game that I go out there and die for... : )
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fr35h wrote:
we're talkin' about practice, man...:)
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mhunke wrote:
"DJ Jazzy Jeff Present's...My Fav's Vol. 1" is nice
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luxxnn wrote:
all i know > all
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KingHeff wrote:
the original 'the magnificent' is an amazing record... i almost picked up a real copy the other day but the record store was out of it :o
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-ThisIsMe- wrote:
download the new mixtape "DJ Jazzy Jeff Present's...My Fav's Vol. 1" for free @ www.djjazzyjeff.com or http://www.[spam]/download/56895555ba86df7a/ peace
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mhunke wrote:
Return of the Magnificent is an amazing album
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decodergrizzly wrote:
the motherfucking man.
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djboogiemike wrote:
great dj & producer !
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lucasboulder wrote:
yeahhh !
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boothanew wrote:
woowoo
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sicky7 wrote:
Magnificent is simply told wild! Hoping for a reunion collab with Will Smith, haha!
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vebsyo wrote:
oh hell yeah, return of the magnificent is off the hook.
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