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Jazzy Jeff Is My Favo(u)rite Dj.

What do you all have to say about that?

Considering that you're on TA, you might wanna elaborate on who he is. (apart from him being Jazz on Fresh Prince)

DJ Jazzy Jeff is a great scratch DJ.. the inventor of the 'chirp scratch'

the jazzy jeff defected in the house cd rocks!

Well long story short, he isnt like the most pioneering dj, but he's pretty damn close. I'd say he's the most pioneering mainstream dj. HE is beleived to have invented the transform scratch (using the crossfader, or upfaders to chop up the sound) so you can pretty much say he invented what scratching is. Whether or not he was actually the first person to do it doesnt matter, he was the one that made it well known.

Read this. http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_hes_not_dj/

Obviously he did more than invent the transform scratch, besides that he simply "rawks teh house" so to speak. Easily as well as any new dj. Even if you're not into hiphop you can still enjoy his mixes.

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Originally posted by beats and beeps Well long story short, he isnt like the most pioneering dj, but he's pretty damn close. I'd say he's the most pioneering mainstream dj. HE is beleived to have invented the transform scratch (using the crossfader, or upfaders to chop up the sound) so you can pretty much say he invented what scratching is. Whether or not he was actually the first person to do it doesnt matter, he was the one that made it well known. Read this. http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_hes_not_dj/ Obviously he did more than invent the transform scratch, besides that he simply "rawks teh house" so to speak. Easily as well as any new dj. Even if you're not into hiphop you can still enjoy his mixes.

word.. back then, like 86/87, i dont think too many djs were on jeff's level... when dj jazzy jeff & the fresh prince started out, the focus was on the dj, jazzy jeff... will smith was just a hypeman and jeff was the star... things changed when the hip hop industry found out there is more money to be made by rappers than djs.....

I don't know what you meant by what do we think, what are we suppost to think? It's great, Jazz is a very slammin' dude and he's a great deejay.

plus he's helped kick start alot of young jazz musician and releasing quality stuff on his "a touch of jazzz" label

let's not forget that he sells crack in my neighborhood under the name of Double J now

+1

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Originally posted by beats and beeps Well long story short, he isnt like the most pioneering dj, but he's pretty damn close. I'd say he's the most pioneering mainstream dj. HE is beleived to have invented the transform scratch (using the crossfader, or upfaders to chop up the sound) so you can pretty much say he invented what scratching is. Whether or not he was actually the first person to do it doesnt matter, he was the one that made it well known.

He did it before Grandmaster Flash?

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Originally posted by flavdave He did it before Grandmaster Flash?

Ok, I'm not big into turntablism, but from what I've heard in arguments (and thats alot) Grandmaster Flash amoung other djs started scratching first, but Its generally agreed that jazzy jeff was the first to invent the transform scratch.

Heres what he has said (Jazzy Jeff)

Did you really invent the transformer scratch?

Jeff: The first person I ever saw do anything similar to the transformer was DJ Spinbad - not the one everybody knows now; another DJ. It was extremely primitive and it had no name, but I took it and added the rhythm and a guy who was there said: 'That sounds like the transformer's opening up.' And we went and did a party and the MC was like: 'Check out Jazzy Jeff and his transformer scratch.' So, I might have been credited for revolutionising it and naming it, but it kind of makes me feel uncomfortable. In all actuality, the first person that ever was heard scratching was Grand Wizard Theodore, so we're all copying him.

Source: http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/jjfp-intjjaug23.htm


Now I know that I've heard another famous pioneering dj (possibly flash) credit him for that technique as well, and I'm trying to find it.

For now I'll give you guys a reference about him made by James Zabiela, as I figure that will go over better on this forum.

What act/DJ will you make sure you see at the festival?

James: I'd like to see Jazzy Jeff, because he's an excellent DJ and he invented the transformer scratch years ago.
Source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/southampton/mu...4_zabiela.shtml

For now thats the best I can do

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Originally posted by flavdave He did it before Grandmaster Flash?

I don't think Flash discovered any scratches. Grand Wizard Theodore (I think) discovered the scratch by accident. Spinbad came up with transforming, but Jazzy Jeff used it to win the DMC championship and so made it wide-spread.

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Originally posted by beats and beeps What do you all have to say about that?

Good for you?

Jazzy Jeff never won the DMC World DJ Mixing Championship. He did invent his own custom mixer for turntablists.

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Originally posted by Tranc3 Good for you?

Ouch, nice one!
Now how about less talking about me, and more talking about jeff?

Or did you simply make that little quirp because you are infact very unfamiliar with his work? No problem, PM me and I'll give you a couple of links.

More Jazzy Jeff talk.


Lolz isn't it funny how Phillip would always throw him out the front door on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...AAAAAAAAH!

And how he always used to hit on Hillary...lol.

My parents never let me watch that show, and now its not on the air At least not on the channels I get.

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Originally posted by muckluck More Jazzy Jeff talk. Lolz isn't it funny how Phillip would always throw him out the front door on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...AAAAAAAAH! And how he always used to hit on Hillary...lol.

Hahaha. Classic.

I must say i've seen literally every episode of FPOBA. I grew up watching that show, among others. Hell, I watched the pilot episode last week and it was still funny. Funny show. Ashley and Hillary were HIZOOTTTT! Mang. Of course the chick who played Hillary is old now. Don't know about the actor who played Ashley. Tatyana Ali...

It re-runs on Nickelodeon at night.

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Originally posted by beats and beeps My parents never let me watch that show, and now its not on the air At least not on the channels I get.

OMG wtf is wrong with your parents?! That show has got more family values than many others and it's also damn funny, needless to say my fav. show of all time
Luckily you can buy it on DVD now, season 1 is out. I got it last month.

well done. have a cookie.

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Originally posted by beats and beeps My parents never let me watch that show, and now its not on the air At least not on the channels I get.

There's no need to argue parents just don't understand!

My favourite TV show ever and I don't even watch that much but I never missed an episode of it. The banta between each cahracter liek Will and Phil, Will and Carlton, Geoffrey and Phil etc. It was hella funny and the starting song was groovy I to this day sing along to it whenever it's on. It definatley has more fmaily values than most other TV shows and teaches them in a hilarious and entertaining way. Also reminds me of a much simpler time, I miss it so much!

Favourite lines:

Phil: Geoffrey get me my tools
Geoffrey: You mean your knife and fork?

Carlton: And where did you transfer from?
Will: Bend over
Carlton: It's ANOVER!!!

Will: Goin' out of my mind 'cause I thought she was fine, don't know if her body is hers (Acting like Prince after he finds out just about everything on his girlfriend is fake)

Carlton: Because you said I was like the brother you never had
Will: No I said you was like the brother I never wanted

Carlton: Geoffrey I'm bummed make me a sandwhich
Geoffrey: (Places slice of bread on his head) There you're a sandwhich

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