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Background information
DJ Jazzy Jeff in 2011
Birth name	Jeffrey Allen Townes
Also known as	Jazz
Born	January 22, 1965 (age 55) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)	Record producer disc jockey actor comedian songwriter
Instruments	Turntablism
Years active	1986–present^[1]
Labels
Associated acts
Website	www.djjazzyjeff.com

Jeffrey Allen Townes^[2] (born January 22, 1965), known professionally as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American record producer, DJ, actor and comedian who is best known for his friendship and collaboration with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.^[3]

Early life and career beginnings[edit]

Jeffrey Allen Townes was born on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[4] Early on, he developed a reputation and a following as a school and block partyDJ.

He was ten years old when he first became interested in being a DJ. He told author Paul Stenning, 'At summer time block parties I wouldn't be the one dancing, I sat where the DJ was set up, watching him. Even when I would go to other block parties in other neighborhoods I was still infatuated with the DJ. He was the guy that played music that everyone in the neighborhood loved. You might not have known his face, you might not have known his name but he was the guy that made everyone move.'^[5]

He took the stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff and was one half of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince along with Will Smith. The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for 'Parents Just Don't Understand', though their most successful single was 'Summertime' which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Career[edit]

Acting[edit]

When Smith branched out into television with the sitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Jazzy Jeff played a recurring character named Jazz, Smith's best friend on the show. In the early seasons, the two characters always greeted each other with their signature handshake (swinging mid-five, point-back, snap with both characters saying 'Pssh!'). A running joke throughout the show's run involved the character being physically ejected from the house by Uncle Phil (James Avery), using the same footage for comedic effect. He had an unrequited crush on Hillary (Karyn Parsons).

DJ Jazzy Jeff in Hamburg, Germany in 2002

Music[edit]

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One of the first records DJ Jazzy Jeff ever appeared on was with the Korner Boyz (Street Artz Records) and their songs 'Bust the Move' and 'The Saga of Roxanne', which featured legendary Philadelphia rappers MC Parry P and Grand Tone. The instrumental was called 'Jazzy Jeff Scratch' (1985). DJ Jazzy Jeff, along with DJ Cash Money, are credited with making the transformer scratch famous.^{[citation needed]}

As a duo, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince had several gold and platinum-selling albums and singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, earning them the first rap Grammy Award ever presented in 1989 for 'Parents Just Don't Understand'.^[6]

At the time of winning the Grammy Award, DJ Jazzy Jeff came home crying as he had just $500 in the bank.^[7]

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince also won a second Grammy for 'Summertime'.^[8]

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 Eric Roberson, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Eminem, the Roots, Raheem DeVaughn, Darius Rucker, Talib Kweli, Floetry, Rhymefest, and many more. Even though he separated from Will Smith as a music partner, they are still friends, and occasionally work together.

Some songs by Smith were produced by Townes, and he has performed on some songs by Smith such as 'So Fresh' and 'Potnas'. In addition, he appeared in several of Smith's music videos such as 'Will2K' and 'Freakin' It'. On some occasions, he made appearances with Smith at live concerts, producing DJ scratches. On July 2, 2005, DJ Jazzy Jeff performed with Smith at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia. Moreover, Smith acknowledges him in his music such as 'Comin' to the Stage' from the album Lost and Found and 'Potnas' from his album Willennium.

His 2007 release The Return of the Magnificent featured numerous collaborations with old school and new school artists including CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Pos from De La Soul, Method Man, Peedi Peedi (a remake of 'Brand New Funk'), Rhymefest, and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2007, he appeared with Rhymefest in a video directed by Konee Rok, in which he makes music in his home recording studio with Rhymefest.

In 2008, Townes performed with Smith at the premiere of the latter's 2008 film Hancock.^[9]

In 2009, he made a mixtape titled He's the King..I'm the DJ in honor of the late entertainer Michael Jackson. Townes was featured in the video game DJ Hero as a playable character. He also has some original mixes in the game.^[10]

In 2010, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick (formerly known as Mick Boogie) teamed up to release the Summertime: The Mixtape series. The mixes are released every summer.^[11]

In 2013, DJ Jazzy Jeff performed with Will Smith on The Graham Norton Show.^[12] Also that same year, DJ Jazzy Jeff released Vinyl Destination,^[13] a web series documenting his hundred plus DJ shows from all around the world. He also appeared as the lead interview in Paul Stenning's book Success - By Those Who've Made It.^[14]

In 2015, he performed the scratch overdubs for the film Straight Outta Compton.^[15]

In August 2017, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith performed two shows in the Europe: MTV Summerblast Music Festival in Croatia and the Livewire Festival in Blackpool.^[16]

Personal life[edit]

DJ Jazzy Jeff has two sons, Cory Townes (a journalist), whose mother is a schoolteacher;^[17] and Amir Mitchell-Townes (an actor, born 1999), whose mother is Kim Mitchell.^[18] DJ Jazzy Jeff married Lynette C. Jackson in Jamaica on July 30, 2010.^[19]

Discography[edit]

Solo work as DJ Jazzy Jeff[edit]

Unreleased album from Sony Records (1998)
One cut in Battle of DJs
The Magnificent (2002)
Soulheaven Presents Jazzy Jeff in the House (2004)
Hip-Hop Forever II (Rapster Records) (2004)
The Soul Mixtape (Groovin' Records USA) (2005)
Hip-Hop Forever III (BBE Records) (2006)
The Return of The Magnificent EP (2007)
The Return of the Magnificent (2007) #55 US (Gold)
The Return of Hip Hop EP (2007)
House of Tribes (T's Box) (2009)
My Faves Volume 1 (mixtape) (2009)
DJ Jazzy Jeff presents: Jeff's in the House Vol. 1 (mixtape) (2010)
What Happens in Vegas (mixtape) (2011)
LRG Life Colors (mixtape) (2012)
M3 (album) (2018)

As DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince[edit]

Rock the House (1987) #83 US (Gold); #97 UK
He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988) #4 US (3x Platinum); #68 UK
And in This Corner… (1989) #39 US (Gold)
Homebase (1991) #12 US (Platinum); #69 UK
Code Red (1993) #64 US (Gold); #50 UK
Greatest Hits (1998) #144 US, #20 UK
Before The Willennium (1999)
The Very Best of D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (2006)^[2]

Miscellaneous[edit]

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' – Slum Village (scratches; from the album Fantastic, Vol. 2)
1999: 'The Next Movement' – The Roots (scratches; from the album Things Fall Apart)
2004: 'Mirrorball (DJ Jazzy Jeff Full Sole Remix)' (by Everything but the Girl; from the album 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 the intro song 'Here He Comes' and several DJ scratches on several tracks)
2005: 'Watch Me' – Little Brother (scratches; from the album The Minstrel Show)
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)
2006: 'Foot in the Door' – Oddisee (mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff)
2007: 'NY Weather Report' – Talib Kweli (scratches; from the album Eardrum)
2007: 'A Long Walk' – Jill Scott (made a cameo appearance in the music video)
2008: 'Get Busy' – The Roots (scratches; from the album Rising Down)
2008: 'Bring It Back' – Rhymefest (producer; from the album El Che)
2009: 'Prince in Training' – MaC Renegade (hosted by DJ Jazzy Jeff)
2009: 'Stay This Way (Jazzy Jeff Remix)' – by Peter Bjorn and John (featuring Big Pooh, Chaundon, and Phil Nash from the mixtape Re-Living Thing with Mick Boogie)
2010: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 1 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK
2011: Back for More – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah
2011: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 2 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK
2011: 'Shorti Bomb' – DJ Sat-One (with Chief Kamachi and DJ Jazzy Jeff)
2011: 'No Strings (DJ Jazzy Jeff Roller Boogie Remix)' – Mayer Hawthorne
2012: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 3 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK
2012: '92 Til Infinity' – Mac Miller
2012: 'Girl of My Life' – Mint Condition (scratches; from the album Music @ the Speed of Life)
2013: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 4 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK
2013: 'Classic' – Shad (co-production with Skratch Bastid; from the EP The Spring Up)
2013: 'Red Hot Flo (From Kokomo) (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)' – from Boardwalk Empire
2013: 'Be Free (DJ Jazzy Jeff & James Poyser Remix' – Moonchild
2014: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 5 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK
2014: 'World is Our Playground (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)' – DJ Vice
2014: 'We Are One (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)' – Terry Hunter (featuring Jay Adams)
2014: 'Room Test' – Dayne Jordan (producer)
2014: 'All About the Art' – Dayne Jordan and James Poyser (producer)
2014: 'I Want It All' – Dayne Jordan (producer)
2014: 'Play Dat!' – DJ Jazzy Jeff featuring Dayne Jordan
2014: 'Lost' – Dayne Jordan (producer)
2014: 'Fellow' – Dayne Jordan (producer)
2015: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 6 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK
2016: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 7 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK
2017: 'Chasing Goosebumps' – The PLAYlist (executive producer)
2017: Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 8 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & MICK

References[edit]

^Steve Huey. 'DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
^ ^a^bRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 159. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
^DJ Jazzy Jeff; Wilder, Chris (2013-03-26). 'DJ Jazzy Jeff on the 25th Anniversary of 'He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper''. Philadelphia Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-08-31.
^Kellman, Andy. 'DJ Jazzy Jeff'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
^Stenning, Paul (24 November 2013). Success - By Those Who've Made It. Pg.15. In Flight Books. ISBN978-1628475869.
^Zonyeé, Dominique (July 25, 2014). 'DJ Jazzy Jeff Speaks on Winning Hip Hop's First Grammy'. BET. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^Stenning, Paul (24 November 2013). Success - By Those Who've Made It. Pg.14. In Flight Books. ISBN978-1628475869.
^Alonso, Bogar (Jul 23, 2013). 'Songs of Summer: DJ Jazzy Jeff On 'Summertime' & Why Will Smith Misses Rapping'. Biography.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^Huver, Scott; Park, Michael Y. (July 1, 2008). 'Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff Reunite for Hancock Premiere'. People Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^Chester, Nick (July 27, 2009). 'DJ Jazzy Jeff gets fresh with DJ Hero'. Destructoid. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^'Summertime'. summertime.fm. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
^'Fresh Prince pals Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Carlton reunite on Graham Norton Show'. Metro UK. 25 May 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^DJ Jazzy Jeff (April 27, 2013). 'Vinyl Destination'. www.djjazzyjeff.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^Stenning, Paul (24 November 2013). Success - By Those Who've Made It. Pages 13-22. In Flight Books. ISBN978-1628475869.
^Brown, Eric Renner (October 7, 2015). 'DJ Jazzy Jeff on possible reunion with Will Smith: 'The time is right on so many different levels''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^EXCLUSIVE: Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff Reunite! How LL Cool J Got Them Back Together Onstage, retrieved 2018-06-15
^Townes, Cory (July 22, 2016). 'He's the (Famous) DJ, I'm the Son'. EBONY.
^Hunter, Chris (January 7, 2019). 'Cory Townes Speaks on Journalism Inspirations, Landing His First Major Writing Gig, Being a Popular Figure for Today's Social Climate and more'.
^'DJ Jazzy Jeff Speaks On Getting Hitched, Advice From Will Smith'. Vibe. August 23, 2010.

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Background information
The duo, consisting of DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith
Origin	West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Years active	1986–1994^[1]
Labels	Word-Up, Jive
Past members	DJ Jazzy Jeff The Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince was 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 lighthearted 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 and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Will Smith and Jeff Townes are still friends and claim that they never split up, having made songs together under Smith's solo performer credit.^[2] DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US. They also performed together as recently as September 2019.

Career[edit]

1985–1988: Early years and Rock the House[edit]

Jeff Townes and Will Smith were introduced to each other by chance in 1985. One night, Townes was performing at a house party only a few doors down from Smith's residence, and he was missing his hype man. Smith decided to fill in. They both felt strong chemistry, and Townes was upset when his hype man finally made it to the party.^[3]

Soon after, the two decided to join forces. Smith enlisted a friend to join as the beatboxer of the group, Ready Rock C, who was not officially credited to the duo, only as a support live member. In 1986, Philadelphia-based Word Records (later changed to Word-Up Records) released their first single 'Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble,' a tale of funny misadventures that landed Smith and his former DJ and rap partner Mark Forrest (Lord Supreme) in trouble.^[4]^[5] The song sampled the theme song of 'I Dream of Jeannie.' Smith became known for light-hearted story-telling raps and capable, though profanity-free, 'battle' rhymes. The single became a hit a month before Smith graduated from high school.^[6]

Based on this success, the duo were brought to the attention of Jive Records and Russell Simmons. The duo's first album, Rock the House, which was first released on Word Up in 1986 debuted on Jive in March of 1987. The album sold about 300,000 units. That same year, the band found themselves on their first major tour with Run DMC, Public Enemy, and others.

1988–1989: He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper[edit]

Their 1988 follow-up album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, made them multi-platinum stars. Mostly recorded in the United Kingdom, the album was rap music's first double-vinyl LP release; it was also issued as a single cassette and CD. 'Parents Just Don't Understand', the lead-off single, made them MTV household names and also gained the honor of the first Grammy for a hip hop/rap song, which was met with mixed feelings. Nevertheless, the single was a success, launching the group into even more mainstream stardom. The video showed Prince's misadventures of trying to get around his parents' strict rules in a very comical way, very much like their first single 'Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble'. It gained much airplay on TV channels such as MTV, giving the group much attention. The song was played in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ('Someday Your Prince Will Be In Effect (Part 1)'), and referenced in two other episodes of the same series ('The Fresh Prince Project' and 'Not With My Pig, You Don't').

Another single, 'Nightmare on My Street', showcased a fictional confrontation with movie villain Freddy Krueger. Coinciding with the release of the fourth Nightmare on Elm Street film (1988’s The Dream Master); New Line Cinema was not pleased. A video allegedly shot for the single was buried, and a disclaimer was hastily included on pressings of the album indicating that the record was not officially affiliated with any of the Nightmare films. (Jive Records ended up releasing the soundtrack to the next film in the series, The Dream Child.) After this success, in 1988 the lead singles from Rock the House, including 'Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble', were re-released and changed a bit from their original 1985 release, with the outro referencing singles 'Nightmare on My Street' and 'Parents Just Don't Understand':

Jeff: Man, first your parents just don't understand.
Will: Word, I know, man.
Jeff: Then you have these crazy nightmares.
Will: Why me? Why me?

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Jeff reveals on track 19 of Skillz's Infamous Quotes mixtape that New Line Cinema approached Will & Jeff for a movie role which they ended up turning down. The film was House Party. The last single from He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper was 'Brand New Funk' sampled a James Brown song and quotes it. In the song, the Fresh Prince explains how Jeff has brought in a tape that contains a very cool song that he cannot help but rap over, and how fans react to it. The song was well received by many hip hop fans due to its funk sound, lyrical spins, and the fact that it showed off more of the skills of Jazzy Jeff. The video was shot in black and white, showed live performance clips from a concert and featured 2 Damn Hype Dancing.

1989–1990: And in This Corner..[edit]

1989 saw the release of And in This Corner…, the group's third LP. While the sales were a success, reaching gold, the duo's popularity was slipping. The crossover curse of various rap acts had come to pass, as their initial audience felt they had become too accessible; non-crossover rap acts like Big Daddy Kane and Boogie Down Productions had bigger street followings; meanwhile, pop radio had latched on to new faces like Tone Loc and Young MC, while non-radio followers became more enamored with hardcore acts like Ice-T and 2 Live Crew. The lead single, 'I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson' was in the same vein as their other lead singles; with this one having Will say he could literally beat Mike Tyson in a boxing match. Jazzy Jeff is shown training Prince to perform this task, and after Prince loses, Jeff then claims that he might be able to do it himself. James Avery and Alfonso Ribeiro (co-stars of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) show up as Don King and member of the fighting crew's posse, respectively.

The next single was 'Jazzy's Groove', sampling 'Nautilus' in the chorus and bridge. The song features much more of Jazzy Jeff, like in 'Brand New Funk'; Jazzy Jeff gives a 'math lesson' by making the sound clips add 1+1, 2+1, and 2+2. Due to a self-admitted spendthrift attitude,^[6] Smith felt he had nothing to lose when a producer from NBC and Quincy Jones approached him with an idea for a sitcom, with Townes appearing as a recurring character, named 'Jazz'. A popular running gag would have Uncle Phil (James Avery) literally throwing Jazz out of the house; however, this action is not restricted to Uncle Phil, as other characters, including Hilary Banks (Karyn Parsons), Geoffrey Butler (Joseph Marcell), the second Aunt Vivian (Daphne Maxwell Reid) and even Will himself, have thrown him out in the same manner. Another trademark on the show involved Jazz and Will greeting each other by slapping each other's hand, then swinging back in opposite directions while saying 'Pssh!' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air boosted his profile and his pocketbook. But Smith ended up squandering almost US$2.8m, while failing to pay any of it to the Internal Revenue Service in income taxation. Soon after And in This Corner.. was released, Smith was found guilty of income-tax evasion by the IRS, and sentenced to pay this all back. For the first three seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Smith had 25% of his paycheck subjected to IRS garnishment.^[6]

In 1990 Ready Rock C decided not to continue as support. He later sued the duo alleging breach of contract, but lost in court.^[7]

1991–1994: Homebase, Code Red and split[edit]

Still having a bit of extra money from starring in the successful sitcom, the duo decided to stage a comeback album in 1991, Homebase. The platinum album featured a more mature sound from the group, with Smith rapping in a deeper, consistent voice and changed their sound to fit the era's trend of hip-hop. Homebase featured the lead-off single “Summertime”, which added rap lyrics to the music of the Kool & the Gang instrumental 'Summer Madness' and has become one of their most enduring hits. The video features clips from a family reunion in Philly, and shows the duo being driven around while sitting atop a car. Summertime earned the duo its second Grammy win. The next singles were 'Ring My Bell' and 'Things That U Do'. Both featured the typical sound of the early 90s. Both videos for the songs featured a different version from the original found on the LP.

The final single for the release was 'You Saw My Blinker', a song about an old lady that crashed into Prince's new car and his anger at the events that happened thereafter. This is the first (and one of the only) songs where Smith curses, saying the word 'bitch' (To the left lane I tried to switch, then, you saw my blinker, bitch). Prince's voice is a bit deeper than usual, to make it sound like he's agitated, similar to 'Then She Bit Me' from And in This Corner.. This song reached No. 20 Billboard Hot 100 and No. 22 Hot R&B/Hip Hop singles. In 1992 for the Barcelona Olympic Games the duo released the song 'Higher Baby' as part of the compilation album Barcelona Gold.

Code Red, their last studio LP as a duo was released in 1993, reaching gold sales. This LP featured a self-admitted harder sound than their other songs, with Jazzy Jeff saying 'We wanted to take a new direction. It wasn't that we were concentrating on harder, it was just different',^[8] featuring more jazz and soul samples than previous releases. The lead single 'Boom! Shake the Room' reached No. 1 in UK, Ireland, Spain and Australia, and featured a harder sound than any of their other songs. Other singles were 'I'm Looking For the One (To Be With Me)', which is similar to 'Summertime', and 'I Wanna Rock', which showed off more of Jazzy Jeff's DJ skills. Shortly afterward, Smith began to pursue acting full-time and the duo split. He and Townes ended up being sued by Jive, who alleged that the duo was still under contract to create more albums.