DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince lilikuwa kundi la muziki wa hip hop kutoka Philadelphia ya Magharibi, Pennsylvania. Kundi liliundwa na rapa na mwigizaji Will Smith (anayejulikana kama The Fresh Prince) pamoja na DJ Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff).
Walikuwa hai kimuziki kuanzia 1986 hadi 1994 na mara chache baadaye. Walikuwa kundi la tatu la rap katika historia ya kurekodi kupata cheti cha platinamu, baada ya Run-DMC na Beastie Boys. Walipokea Tuzo ya Grammy ya Utendaji Bora wa Rap ya kwanza mnamo 1989 kwa kibao "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1988). Wimbo wao uliopata mafanikio makubwa zaidi ulikuwa "Summertime" (1991), ambao uliwapa Grammy yao ya pili na kufika nafasi ya 4 kwenye chati ya Billboard Hot 100.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince wameuza zaidi ya nakala za albamu milioni 5.5 nchini Marekani. Onyesho lao la hivi karibuni lilikuwa mwezi Novemba 2023.[1] Smith na Townes pia wamerekodi nyimbo chini ya jina la Will Smith kama msanii wa kujitegemea.[2]
Wawili hawa huesabiwa kuwa sehemu ya Kizazi cha dhahabu cha hip hop.
Diskografia
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- Rock the House (1987)
- He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (1988)
- And in This Corner... (1989)
- Homebase (1991)
- Code Red (1993)
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (2023-12-10). "Will Smith, Queen Latifah and Public Enemy Celebrate Hip-Hop in Star-Studded 'Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop': TV Review". Variety (kwa American English). Iliwekwa mnamo 2023-12-24.
- ↑ "DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince to reunite?". //URLFan. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Julai 7, 2008. Iliwekwa mnamo Mei 14, 2008.
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