Philly will have an official soundtrack when it hosts the World Cup in 2026, courtesy of one of its own musicians. DJ Jazzy Jeff produced an instrumental theme for Philadelphia — featuring claps and ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are an iconic duo, no matter how you slice it. From being the first to receive the Best Rap Performance Grammy in 1989 (for their classic "Parents Just Don't ...

We have come a long way from both hip hop’s conception and studio recording — obviously, one is much further in the rear view than the other. As one of the culture’s leading voices to this day, living ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Is How Will Smith Really Felt About Jada Pinkett-Smith's Relationship With Tupac When Kool & The Gang released their 1974 ...

On this date at the beginning of Hip Hop’s “Golden Era,” Philly natives DJ Jazzy Jeff and his partner, The Fresh Prince, Dropped their landmark single “Parents Just Don’t Understand” on Jive Records.

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 ...

Ever since the growing popularity of Lil Uzi Vert’s hit song “Just Wanna Rock,” there has been a conversation as to whether or not the song has replaced Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares” as ...

The late J Dilla is among the hip-hop greats being honored at the Kennedy Center’s inaugural hip-hop festival. The late Slum Village member J Dilla, along with Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff, is one of the ...

When Kool & The Gang released their 1974 single “Summer Madness,” they’d unknowingly laid the foundation for the DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince classic “Summertime.” Released in 1991 from the duo’s ...

"Will’s flight was delayed, so he was in Chicago when he wrote it. He was really just reflecting on what summers in Philadelphia were like." DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeff Townes) And The Fresh Prince (Will ...