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 ...

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 ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff knows how to break up the monotony during all of this self-isolating, especially since summertime is upon us. In honor of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s 30th anniversary, he’s hosting a ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff left quite the impression on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Will Smith’s hilarious friend. And even before that, he was mixing and making music. After the show ended in 1996, he ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff opened up to longtime pal Will Smith about his experience with coronavirus-like symptoms. “I came home from my trip, you know, I feel like I’m coming down with something,” the ...

The following year would be a landmark one for hip-hop, with a number of its most important acts releasing albums that would help define the genre's first golden era, making 1988 one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delaware resident DJ Jazzy Jeff, the same Grammy winner who played Will Smith's bestie on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" sitcom, ...

In the mid-1980s, stars like Run-D.M.C., the Beastie Boys and LL Cool J kick-started hip-hop's mainstream ascendance with multiplatinum albums and high-profile music videos, but a duo by the name of ...

Smith writes about his entire life and career in his autobiography, Will. When he describes the early success of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Smith explains why they boycotted the first ever ...

Any discussion about Jazzy Jeff’s place in the All-Time Philly Hip-Hop Power Rankings has to be prefaced by the fact that we are grading on the curve. This is the case with most mid-’80s/early-’90s ...

The past, present, and future of hip-hop came united in one glorious celebration on Feb. 5, when the 65th Annual Grammy Awards paid tribute to 50 years of hip-hop, and DJ Jazzy Jeff had one of the ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff is mourning the loss of DJ Gary O, another pioneering Philly artist. Jeff shared the news via Instagram on Thursday (December 19) and lamented the number of friends/Hip-Hop legends ...