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AboutDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was a popular hip hop duo composed of DJ Jazzy Jeff (real name Jeffrey A. Townes, born on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Will Smith AKA Fresh Prince (real name Willard Christopher Smith Jr., born on September 25, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
Jazzy Jeff started DJing in the mid-1970's when he was a mere 10 years old, (though he is not to be confused with the similarly-titled Jazzy Jeff who cut an album, also for Jive, in 1985).
They became the first rap act to receive a Grammy Award for "Parents Just Don't Understand", from their second LP.
Meanwhile, Jeff founded "A Touch Of Jazz Inc", a stable of producers working on rap/R&B projects. The duo picked up a second Grammy for "Summertime" in 1991, before scoring a shock UK number 1 in 1993 with "Boom! Shake The Room".
Jazzy Jeff started DJing in the mid-1970's when he was a mere 10 years old, (though he is not to be confused with the similarly-titled Jazzy Jeff who cut an album, also for Jive, in 1985).
They became the first rap act to receive a Grammy Award for "Parents Just Don't Understand", from their second LP.
Meanwhile, Jeff founded "A Touch Of Jazz Inc", a stable of producers working on rap/R&B projects. The duo picked up a second Grammy for "Summertime" in 1991, before scoring a shock UK number 1 in 1993 with "Boom! Shake The Room".