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Artist Biography For Dj Jazzy Jeff

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 DJ Jazzy Jeff Is Not To Be Confused With Jeffrey Myree From The Earlier Hip Hop Group Funky Four Plus One Which In Fact Filed And Won A Lawsuit Over The Name Jazzy Jeff Against Jeff Townes And Jive Records When They Signed DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. After DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Broke Up Townes Went On To Become A Prominent R&B Soul And Neo Soul Record Producer Establishing The A Touch Of Jazz Production Company In His Native Philadelphia. Among The Artists That Jazzy Jeff Has Helped Develop Are Jill Scott And Musiq. Even Though He Separated From Will Smith As Music Partners They Are Still Best Friends And Still Occasionally Work Together. Some Songs By Will Smith Were Produced By Jeff Townes Ex. Here He Comes And He Has Performed On Some Songs By Will Smith Such As "So Fresh" And "Potnas". In Addition He Appears In Several Of Smith's Music Videos Such As "Will2K" "Freakin' It" And "Party Starter". On Some Occasions He Makes Appearances With Smith On Live Concerts Producing DJ Scratches. He Along With DJ Cash Money Is Credited With Making The Transform Scratch Famous. On July 2 2005 DJ Jazzy Jeff Performed With Will Smith At The Live 8 Concert In Philadelphia. In The Past Will Has Performed On Concerts With DJ Jazzy Jeff For The Scratches. Moreover Will Acknowledges Him In His Music Like "Comin' To The Stage" From The Album Lost & Found Or "Potnas" In His Album Willennium. His 2007 Release TROTM The Return Of The Magnificent Is A Classic Work Which Returns To The Roots Of Hip-Hop With A Neo-Soul Mixture Included. This Album Featured Numerous Collaborations With Old School And New School Artists Including CL Smooth Big Daddy Kane Pos From De La Soul Method Man Peedi Crakk A Remake Of Brand New Funk Rhymefest And Raheem DeVaughn. In 2007 He Appeared With Rhymefest In The Video DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Fest Directed By Konee Rok In Which He Makes Music In His Home Recording Studio With Rhymefest And They Reveal That They Are Working On An Album Together Called "I'm The DJ I'm The Rapper". Discography Solo Work As DJ Jazzy Jeff * Unreleased Album From Sony Records 1998 * One Cut In Battle Of DJs * The Magnificent 2002 * Soulheaven Presents Jazzy Jeff In The House 2004 * The Soul Mixtape Groovin' Records USA 2005 * Hip-Hop Forever II Rapster Records 2004 * Hip-Hop Forever III BBE Records 2006 * The Return Of The Magnificent EP 2007 * The Return Of The Magnificent 2007 * The Return Of Hip Hop EP 2007 As DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince * Rock The House 1987 #83 US Gold * He's The DJ I'm The Rapper 1988 #4 US 3x Platinum * And In This Corner… 1989 #39 US Gold * Homebase 1991 #12 US Platinum * Code Red 1993 #64 US Gold * Greatest Hits 1998 #144 US #20 UK * Before The Willennium 1999 * The Very Best Of D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 2006 Miscellaneous * 1991 - Deep Deep Trouble With Bart Simpson And The Remixes From The Simpsons Sing The Blues * 1997 - Jazzy Jeff's Theme From The Album Nuyorican Soul * 1998 - "When To Stand Up" Featuring Eminem * 1998 - I Don't Know By Slum Village Scratches From The Album Fantastic Vol. 2 * 1999 - The Next Movement By The Roots Scratches From The Album Things Fall Apart * 2004 - Mirrorball DJ Jazzy Jeff Full Sole Remix By Everything But The Girl From Adapt Or Die 10 Years Of Remixes * 2005 - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull Mix By The Temptations From Motown Remixed. * 2005 - Lost & Found By Will Smith Produced Intro Song Here He Comes And Several DJ Scratches On Several Tracks * 2005 - The Minstrel Show By Little Brother Scratches On The Song Watch Me. * 2006 - Feel It Jazzy Jeff Soulful Remix By The Black Eyed Peas From Renegotiations The Remixes * 2006 - Night In Tunisia DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix By Duke Jordan * 2007 - Ear Drum By Talib Kweli Scratches On Song NY Weather Report. * 2008 - Get Busy By The Roots Scratches From The Album Rising Down.

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