DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Surge Tracks

• BOOM Shake the room

Artist Biography

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was a 1980s and 1990s rap duo. The vocalist of this duo, Will Smith, met Jeff Townes while trying to make a name for himself in West Philadelphia’s local party/rap scene. After joining forces, the team became local celebrities; so much so that Will Smith supposedly turned down a scholarship to MIT to pursue a rap career. Philadelphia-based Pop Art Records released their first single, "Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble", in late 1985, a tale of misadventures with the opposite sex. The song sampled the theme of I Dream of Jeannie. Smith became known for lighthearted, storytelling raps and capable, though curse-free, "battle" rhymes. Townes was known for his turntable acrobatics, and is credited by many as inventing a style of scratching called "transforming".

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Artist Discography

Albums

And in This Corner... (1989-10-17)
Code Red (1993)
He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988)
Homebase (1991-07-09)
Rock the House (1987)

Singles

Boom! Shake the Room (1993)
Can't Wait To Be With You (1993)
I'm Looking for the One (1993-11-01)
Ring My Bell
Summertime (1991-05)
The Things That U Do (1991)

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