On this day in Hip Hop history, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their sophomore LP He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper, now celebrating 38 years as one of the most important and innovative albums in ...

But Jazzy Jeff got it backwards — in the late '80s and early '90s, he and his emcee partner The Fresh Prince were catalysts, not apocalyptic-ists. In households nationwide, they may not have kicked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when rap didn’t have a category at the Grammys. “Parents Just Don’t Understand” ...

Jeffrey Allen Townes, better known as DJ Jazzy Jeff, has been spinning records professionally since 1985. One half of the Grammy-winning duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, alongside Will Smith, he ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were among the highlights at The Recording Academy’s tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Throughout 2023 we’ve been celebrating 50 years of hip-hop’s ...

Founding member of the 90’s hip-hop group DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, DJ Jazzy Jeff co-wrote “Summertime” and their Grammy Award winning “Parents Just Don’t Understand”. He was also one of the ...

After dedicating more than 40 years to music, breaking a slew of records and becoming part of an iconic hip-hop duo with Will Smith, Grammy Award-winning producer and creative DJ Jazzy Jeff, 60, says ...

38 years ago today, Philadelphia’s most celebrated Hip Hop duo officially stepped onto the scene when DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince released their debut album Rock The House. Dropped in 1987 on ...

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when rap didn’t have a category at the Grammys. “Parents Just Don’t Understand” played like a three-minute sitcom. In the first verse, Smith recounts ...