@@rshepherd80 if you want to see Jazzy Jeff at his best... Check out 1988 the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff!!! " Will starts off by saying, "some DJs are good, some DJs are fresh, some DJs are even Def... But here's a little something about my DJ, the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"...
He pioneered the transformers scratch.. DJ Jazzy Jeff is arguably the best and definitely one of the top three to pick up a turntable period facts! Sincerely yours Generation X my regards...🎉r💽📀💿
Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff were very instrumental at bringing Rap into the mainstream. It started with the Sugar Hill Gang and continued with Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, the Fat Boys, Kid N Play and LL Cool J, but it was Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince who won the first Grammy for Rap Music which officially made it mainstream.
32 years later this is still hot. This is when Rap Music was fun, I think Jazzy Jeff was one of the most underrated DJs, but Will Smith knew how valuable he was at mixing different beats together.
Defintely not underrated, he was considered one of the best DJs on the planet in the mid 80s, I used to listen to all their mixtapes as well as Cash Money and Marvellous, they were on par and unbelievable.
There was one other just as cold as Jeff . DJ Cash Money that got down with Marvelous go check 'em out . NOT the cashmoney crew from down south . Cash Money and Marvelous from Philly 1987 & 88 . Ugly people will U please Be quiet .
t3rr3nc388 Men in Black, Gettin' Jiggy wit It and Summertime are bangers, but yeah he's done other stuff and I think he's an underrated rapper. People don't take Will Smith seriously as a rapper. Even Nas said 'Will is a true MC'. Will was the first rapper in history to be awarded a grammy in 1988. If you listen to his lesser known tracks and freestyles you realise that Will Smith is a wordsmith.
Fresh Fest was the shit!! I went to all of them in the mid to late 80's until all the fights brought them to an end because white venue owners wouldn't allow them to book them.
I'm with you on that! If he had stuck with just being a rapper, he'd be in the conversation for the GOAT right up there with Rakim, Biggie, Tupac, JayZ, Em, etc.
He was such an underrated lyricist. Always thought Will Smith was a dope MC especially in his prime. What makes him even more talented as a musician is that he never had to curse and was able to reach all cultures of people with his music.
That why i really like him and jazzy,cause they didnt need to curse!!!(I heard he(will) told his grandma he Wouldnt do).They are definitely underrated!!!!!
@@aaronmcallister-rv7uo The Golden Hawaiian Swordsman Dragon HIGHLY AGREES! 100% FAR BETTER to jam to than twerking and New Era Rappers like Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion and New Era Rap groups!👍
It’s so crazy how his success actually made people forget he was a dope lyricist back in the day. Jeff still one of the illest DJ/producers in hip hop of all time.
Saw them in 88 with Run-DMC, Public Enemy and EPMD. One of the greatest concerts ever! They turned it out on this song that night. Jeff is one of the sickest DJ's ever!
Not underated. If it wasn't 4 Jeff and other Philly Dj's, people would not have advanced their game so soon. Jeff raised the bar. I mean, how can any DJ stay with those boring- straight -kick drum scratches after hearing "The Magnificent" on their 1st album or hearing the "He's the Dj, I'm the rapper " album? When I heard Rhythm TRax house party style as a kid, I nearly lost my mind! Like WTF??? Nobody was doing that. People know they got their shit from Jeff, or at least he forced them 2 improve. It's like when James Brown and his funk came around. Many were forced 2 copy the style if they wanted hits! Jeff and Will were a big influence in hip hop. These hard acting fools, just don't want 2 admit it. In a battle back in those days, I believe Will could go toe 2 toe with many of these dudes in a free style. Skills! All I can say.
@@djmegamase7590 not at all, I have seen cats from JMJ to Flash, Jeff, DST, Dee, Cash Money, Terminator X, Cee, Evil E, Jazzy Jay, and many more, Jeff is not underrated at all. The fact is he is considered by quite a few to be the greatest if not on the shortlist of great true Hip-Hop DJs. Jeff was so highly respected that his name came before the Fresh Prince's name. He won the DMC worldwide contest an incredible feat.
@@Cuffski Not underated in a bad way, but he is also responsible for a lot of groups and musicians out today and to keep that Philly soul going is remarkable.
I was born in 85 and heard this song for the first time a week ago and was immediately hooked! This song eats!!! The flow, that baseline, this video, the dancing etc. Everything about it is official!!!
My favorite song by them! Yes I graduated in 1988! Yeah I rocked the BEAT! We use to kill it! I love my generation with original rap! Yes, I will ALWAYS rock this FUNK!!😜😜😜😜😎😎😎😎
Hes the DJ, I'm the Rapper was my 1st rap album. This song was hot when I was 8, and hot its in 2023. Timeless. Jeff is one the beat DJs to EVER do it. Will is easily one the best lyricist. Will word play is amazing.
I don't know . U ever heard Cash Money & Marvelous ? , they're another DUO from Philly back then . " Ugly people will you please be quiet "was one of their best songs .
@kdub2229 that's a debate that will never get settled, Dj Jazzy Jeff and Dj Cash Money are both Philly's finest, I saw both of them plenty of times back then and they both was super nice
If you were doing back then you had to learn that skill I remember not leaving my mom basement for weeks til I learned how to do that! And months later I kinda learned!😁😁😁
When I heard that for the first time I instantly wanted to be a DJ. There’s no telling how many times I rewinded that tape to hear it. I definitely played it until the tape deck got hungry and ate it.
October 28th 2023. Just listened to Will’s episode 1 of his class of ‘88 pod. I really wanna understand rap, start making music soon, and I wanna understand how rap has evolved into what it is today. I’m a 2000s kid, grew up watching Fresh Prince. A bunch of Will’s movies. Kids that day he’s corny are just being lame, just cuz he didn’t cuss.
If you grew up in Golden Era and lived near Philly this album is legendary. Parents Just Don’t Understand launched them into another stratosphere but this joint was the underrated hip hop banger. One of the first hip hop albums I ever had in 88
"YO JEFF! rock the beat, YO JEFF! rock the beat, YO JEFF Rock the beat with yo hands!!!!" (Beat drops)"AAAAAAAAHHH, get funky with the beat!!" I cannot help but always repeat that part every time I listen to this song. That shit is awesome.
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Folk can say what they want. Jazzy Jeff was a monster on the turntables and Will had a sick flow!
Actually Jazz is still a monster on the turntables. I'm with you tho
@@rshepherd80 and Will still has a sick flow
@@rshepherd80 if you want to see Jazzy Jeff at his best... Check out 1988 the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff!!! " Will starts off by saying, "some DJs are good, some DJs are fresh, some DJs are even Def... But here's a little something about my DJ, the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"...
He still is!😊
@@marvelousegbo7048 that's right
This song was made in 88. He started rapping in 86. They already been rapping for two years at the time
I don't think people know how fantastic a DJ Jazzy Jeff was and is.
Man. I miss rap like this. Everyone just having fun and jamming
Majjorr Factss.
Bring back the Goodness in rap...
Real Talk
Yeah, this still has a music element to it with a funky groove on the drums and bass. Along with Jeff laying it down on the wheels.
The energy, passion, raw talent of the golden era!
I miss that relationship between the DJ and MC....one needed the other.
And that is when hip hop died!!
Yessss! That was the humble beginnings of Rap & Hip Hop
Um its still there just with producers
Not even close to being there with producers!!
George Maxwell I totally agree being a DJ myself I can also produce but it’s not the same
Don't forget Jazzy Jeff was one of the dopest dj's around at this time. Dude was like a wizard on the turntables
Jazzy Jeff was and still is the dopest DJ ever imo
He pioneered the transformers scratch.. DJ Jazzy Jeff is arguably the best and definitely one of the top three to pick up a turntable period facts! Sincerely yours Generation X my regards...🎉r💽📀💿
Still Rockin!!!
Not "at this time" ... ever. Period.
He still is
Classic. Put Respect on DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince's name
One of the most underrated lyricists of Hip Hop.
This shit slaps.... Uh... I mean sounds really good.😅
This is when i knew he could flow
He now seems like a completely different person.
Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff were very instrumental at bringing Rap into the mainstream. It started with the Sugar Hill Gang and continued with Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, the Fat Boys, Kid N Play and LL Cool J, but it was Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince who won the first Grammy for Rap Music which officially made it mainstream.
Not just an underrated MCee but will was one of the greatest storytellers on the mic. 300%
He was before his time with this one!! One of the coldest joints in hiphop history.
Super underrated song
I hated when some said he was not a real rapper because all of his stuff was clean.
He is a rapper!!!!❤🎉🎉🎉
First Grammy winner of hip hop they can't take that from him
32 years later this is still hot. This is when Rap Music was fun, I think Jazzy Jeff was one of the most underrated DJs, but Will Smith knew how valuable he was at mixing different beats together.
Dayummmmm I'm old
Defintely not underrated, he was considered one of the best DJs on the planet in the mid 80s, I used to listen to all their mixtapes as well as Cash Money and Marvellous, they were on par and unbelievable.
There was one other just as cold as Jeff . DJ Cash Money that got down with Marvelous go check 'em out . NOT the cashmoney crew from down south .
Cash Money and Marvelous from Philly 1987 & 88 . Ugly people will U please Be quiet .
No lies told her!!!🔥🔥🔥💯🎤🎶
Nah Jeff ain’t underrated. I think folks hold him up as one of the greats.
Definitely one of the greatest hip hop songs ever recorded.
jeff introduced himself as the baddest dj in the land on this cut
They Killed at Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop! My Guys since the first album! Salute! And we STILL love C.Rock too!!
jeff's talent was so slept on...
And Will Smith's talent as an MC, too.
Alexander Harris he went hard on this early stuff...people only remember him getting jiggy in summertime
t3rr3nc388 Men in Black, Gettin' Jiggy wit It and Summertime are bangers, but yeah he's done other stuff and I think he's an underrated rapper. People don't take Will Smith seriously as a rapper. Even Nas said 'Will is a true MC'. Will was the first rapper in history to be awarded a grammy in 1988. If you listen to his lesser known tracks and freestyles you realise that Will Smith is a wordsmith.
Nas?! No way!
Gasp
This video hit Yo! MTV Raps and shut down a LOT of haters. All the dudes I knew had to give Will his props. Still hard!! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
I was 12 years old
Jamming this
Now I'm 43
Still love this
you must love this song
Same just turned 43 2 days ago
I was 13. Man this brings back great memories. ❤️
same
42 checking in. Got this cassette tape for Christmas 1988, and been rockin’ the beat ever since!
told my nephew this is what concerts was like in the 80's. fun as hell. "fresh fest tours"
No metal detectors no heavy security...just fun
Fresh Fest was the shit!! I went to all of them in the mid to late 80's until all the fights brought them to an end because white venue owners wouldn't allow them to book them.
Ikr
That's rite
This is when hip hop was an art...the real hip hop
It died as soon as they took the dancing and DJing out the mix and focused solely on the drugged up rapper
And that’s why getting old sucks.
ok boomer
@@Jeremy-ho9crget yor momma to wipe yor @$$ junior. Tell her I coming through too... holla
I been telling people for years will Smith is one of the most underated lyricist of all time will Smith been spitting crazy hot bars since the 80s
True indeed
True true
First rapper to win a Grammy too.
I'm with you on that! If he had stuck with just being a rapper, he'd be in the conversation for the GOAT right up there with Rakim, Biggie, Tupac, JayZ, Em, etc.
I so agree
Underrated cut, Jazzy Jeff is the coldest DJ ever.
Over thirty years old and I still remember rocking to this when the video came on. Fresh Prince left Earth on this song.
You canNOT forget Jeff!!!!!! 2:45 😎
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince... The first Hip Hop artists to win a Grammy.....🏆🏆🏆🏆
New schoolers dont understand that Jazzy Jeff is one of the G.O.A.T.'s at this DJaying
So was DJ Cash Money from Philly .
Legendary hip hop artist from Philly.
He was such an underrated lyricist. Always thought Will Smith was a dope MC especially in his prime. What makes him even more talented as a musician is that he never had to curse and was able to reach all cultures of people with his music.
That why i really like him and jazzy,cause they didnt need to curse!!!(I heard he(will) told his grandma he Wouldnt do).They are definitely underrated!!!!!
Who still jams to this in April 2024?🤔
Me
@@TheGoldenHawaiianSwordsmanDrag the Fresh Prince of Bel Air classic 80s music video. This is hip-hop.
Right here 😅😂
@@aaronmcallister-rv7uo The Golden Hawaiian Swordsman Dragon HIGHLY AGREES! 100% FAR BETTER to jam to than twerking and New Era Rappers like Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion and New Era Rap groups!👍
August 2024
This was my favorite song that they ever made. Dope beat and Prince killed it.
This was and still 🔥🔥🔥💯🎶🎤
This is for all the people thinking Fresh Prince didn’t have bars
Facts 💯 💯
Yaaaahhhsss 🎉
I'd give ANYTHING to go back 33 years to this!!!
The Fresh Prince was givin heauxs BARZ.
DJ Jazzy Jeff was givin niggas breaks and scratches.
It’s so crazy how his success actually made people forget he was a dope lyricist back in the day. Jeff still one of the illest DJ/producers in hip hop of all time.
This is the hardest dopest song that they ever dropped.
No doubt!!!
I concur
True
There's also this...
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Sure is
I will love this song FOREVER. In my estimation, it's DAMN NEAR PERFECT. It's timelessly listenable.
That intro gives me chills everytime I watch it.
They make a dope team and they still do. Jazz is a beast on them turntables and Will got that fresh and clean flow!! 👌
"You should've seen the people dancin and shakin..." yo this part gave me chills haha. The flow was on a godly level
Garrett Smith The flow was murder!! Will doesn't get the love he should. He was nice...
Garrett Smith I know, and this is a live version with no post production or second chances! Impressive!
+Garrett Smith my favorite straight up!
Garrett Smith 1:55 Word
Garrett Smith YEP Will Bodied that flow 💪🏾😎🎙
Saw them in 88 with Run-DMC, Public Enemy and EPMD. One of the greatest concerts ever! They turned it out on this song that night. Jeff is one of the sickest DJ's ever!
Jeff a monster
I did too! Austin, Tx.
yes sir that was a fresh feast concert. they were kills shows in DA 80's
cross7387 who said this? " last Fresh Fest I was rocking good time, this Fresh Fest I was busting out rhymes!"
Rodney Davis whodini cuz. On funky beat
I'm old enough to remember when this song came out. It was fire back then. In 2020 it still is fire!!
tru but will said what year this was
My favorite song of all time. Moms brought me the cassette in 1989 for Christmas.
Still one of the greatest DJ’s of all time..
Jazzy Jeff with the reckless precision on the turntables.
Hell yeah!
Hell yeah
LadySoul502 them turntables is connected to his hands!!!
#BestDJOnEarth
Back when DJing was a legit damned skill!
Whenever somebody tries to question Will Smith's hip hop cred, I just point them to this classic
Hands down! This thee absolute best
I don’t what nobody say Prince and Jeff was dope and when they get together they get it in. Jeff is probably the most underrated dj’s ever
Not underated. If it wasn't 4 Jeff and other Philly Dj's, people would not have advanced their game so soon. Jeff raised the bar. I mean, how can any DJ stay with those boring- straight -kick drum scratches after hearing "The Magnificent" on their 1st album or hearing the "He's the Dj, I'm the rapper " album? When I heard Rhythm TRax house party style as a kid, I nearly lost my mind! Like WTF??? Nobody was doing that. People know they got their shit from Jeff, or at least he forced them 2 improve. It's like when James Brown and his funk came around. Many were forced 2 copy the style if they wanted hits! Jeff and Will were a big influence in hip hop. These hard acting fools, just don't want 2 admit it. In a battle back in those days, I believe Will could go toe 2 toe with many of these dudes in a free style. Skills! All I can say.
The crazy thing is, he is the most underrated and still the best at the same time.
@@djmegamase7590 not at all, I have seen cats from JMJ to Flash, Jeff, DST, Dee, Cash Money, Terminator X, Cee, Evil E, Jazzy Jay, and many more, Jeff is not underrated at all. The fact is he is considered by quite a few to be the greatest if not on the shortlist of great true Hip-Hop DJs. Jeff was so highly respected that his name came before the Fresh Prince's name. He won the DMC worldwide contest an incredible feat.
@@Cuffski Not underated in a bad way, but he is also responsible for a lot of groups and musicians out today and to keep that Philly soul going is remarkable.
I hear people say Jeff was the doppest dj at this time. Jeff is one of the baddest man to ever touch wheels.
In order, 1. Grand master Flash 2. Jam Master J 3. Jazzy Jeff Three of the best that ever done it, and still doing it, R.I.P. Jam Master J.......
Shout out to sway for bringing me here today.
Me too
Yes!!
SuperRecon81 u set it off
SuperRecon81 Me Also!!
Shit is dope!!
I was born in 85 and heard this song for the first time a week ago and was immediately hooked! This song eats!!! The flow, that baseline, this video, the dancing etc. Everything about it is official!!!
Back when the dj got love.,
Jazzy Jeff is the coldest DJ ever.
💯💯💯💯💯
Wow this is my first time hearing this song and I am blown away
Seeing Jazzy Jeff and The Fresb Prince, Whoudini, and Run Dmc in concert was definitely the most amazing thing of all of my generation.
Hard to deny this one.
Will was slapping on the flow on this delivery.
respect from italy the real hip-hop rap classic 90s 💣🔥👊🔝🎙✌🙏
I truly could just listen to this on a continuous loop and NEVER tire of it.
Same here 💯👊🏾
My favorite song by them! Yes I graduated in 1988! Yeah I rocked the BEAT! We use to kill it! I love my generation with original rap! Yes, I will ALWAYS rock this FUNK!!😜😜😜😜😎😎😎😎
beat still hit hard 30yrs later
It’s harder than Chris Rock lol
It still slaps 😂
That song was.... and still is bangin to me. One of his best joints hands down.
35 years later and still bumping
Jeff Is The Definition Of A Turntablist✊🏾💯
🐐
Hes the DJ, I'm the Rapper was my 1st rap album. This song was hot when I was 8, and hot its in 2023. Timeless. Jeff is one the beat DJs to EVER do it. Will is easily one the best lyricist. Will word play is amazing.
This is the best combo of a DJ and an MC...
They both shine...
I don't know . U ever heard Cash Money & Marvelous ? , they're another DUO from Philly back then . " Ugly people will you please be quiet "was one of their best songs .
@kdub2229 that's a debate that will never get settled, Dj Jazzy Jeff and Dj Cash Money are both Philly's finest, I saw both of them plenty of times back then and they both was super nice
One of the greatest songs in hip hop history
When Jeff dropped the beat boy I used to to go crazy
An underrated MC anyone who doesn't think this song is a classic is mistaken....
Anyone remember the “Transformer Scratch” style? When he’d scratch in a song it would sound like a Transformer changing shape, dude is baaaad.
The song was Jeff Was On The Beat Box
@@byronbenguche the track is called the magnificent dj jazzy jeff
If you were doing back then you had to learn that skill I remember not leaving my mom basement for weeks til I learned how to do that! And months later I kinda learned!😁😁😁
When I heard that for the first time I instantly wanted to be a DJ. There’s no telling how many times I rewinded that tape to hear it. I definitely played it until the tape deck got hungry and ate it.
The magnificent jazzy Jeff
This is better than what Hip-Hop is today.
Will and Jeff's best song, hands down
For sure!!!
Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince who still here listening to this song 2024 and then some
Young can’t understand before the prince of Bel-Air,will was a respectable rapper
One of the most underrated MCs of that time and he still killing it
Will Smith/Fresh Prince is one of the illest New Jack Era (1987-1992) rap artists there is!
Figured it was the right time to say this. Fresh Prince actually goes hard on this song
It slaps
Lol
Facts
Legends hands down yes sir!
On my father he did
This song deserved a grammy in my opinion
Late 80s will always be sort of like the start of a golden age for me!
Some of the GREATEST Rap music came out "87 thru '89 . Hands Down !
Definitely underrated they got overlooked by the Eric Bs, EPMDS, and RUN DMCs ect.. Great time for hip hop lots of creativity back then!!
He was in his bag at this time 🔥
🎉❤WATCHING EAGLES GAME SUNDAY
October 28th 2023. Just listened to Will’s episode 1 of his class of ‘88 pod. I really wanna understand rap, start making music soon, and I wanna understand how rap has evolved into what it is today. I’m a 2000s kid, grew up watching Fresh Prince.
A bunch of Will’s movies. Kids that day he’s corny are just being lame, just cuz he didn’t cuss.
If you grew up in Golden Era and lived near Philly this album is legendary. Parents Just Don’t Understand launched them into another stratosphere but this joint was the underrated hip hop banger. One of the first hip hop albums I ever had in 88
DJ JAZZY JEFF IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME; HANDS DOWN!
Being a teenager back in the 80s was the Best time.Thank U!! Fresh Prince n Jazzy Jeff for the Brand New Funk n Memories.Pioneers who pave the way
One of the best lyricist and DJs....period.
I keep this album in rotation, even in 2023.🔥🔥🔥
One of my favorite raps and rap songs still to this day! Nobody got killed or shot nor drug during this song!!
"YO JEFF! rock the beat, YO JEFF! rock the beat, YO JEFF Rock the beat with yo hands!!!!" (Beat drops)"AAAAAAAAHHH, get funky with the beat!!"
I cannot help but always repeat that part every time I listen to this song. That shit is awesome.
Excellent use of sampling... LL Cool J and James Brown
"Now, turn it all around!". LOL.
Will killed this. Homie spit 🔥!!!
This and Summertime are my favorite tracks from this group.
I wonder why people dont give will lyrical respect when half the world knows his fresh Prince of Bel-air song
This will set an old school party in Philly all the way off
I grew up on the Fresh Prince&Jazzy Jeff!It still sounds good!Great rap group!💗💗💗
A large number of people crowded around my car when I turned my system up to this jam.😎
My summer of grade 10 was the best! Thanks Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince for making that summer one to never forget!
Gonna miss them 90s summertime philly block parties. 💯✌🏾
West Philly (Overbrook Hight School) in the house!!!
Hip hop was so organic...and fun. It felt like us, it felt like something that belonged to us.
organic is a good word, a lot of modern music is overthought and over planned