DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince were an American
hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of rapper
Will Smith (the Fresh Prince) and disc jockey Jeff Townes (
DJ Jazzy Jeff). Active full time from 1986 to 1994 and occasionally thereafter, they scored a string of light-hearted, inoffensive, and humorous hit singles. The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "
Parents Just Don't Understand" (1988), though their most successful single was "
Summertime" (1991), which earned the group their second Grammy…
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