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who is up for one? now we got the sound bite from jeff courtesy of brakes we gotta do one..

hey all the new members round here.. what do you need that you missed, because the links are old etc? make your requests! i'll put em up for you :wiggle:

yep busta's doin a britney lately..

awesome I'm looking forward to this.. :wickedwisdom:

when lost and found came out I got 85,000 of course the site gets bigger each year..

All That Jazzy West Philadelphia, born and raised. by Craig D. Lindsey Jeffrey Townes, better known as DJ Jazzy Jeff, is in the most peppy of moods. He may be known by many as the guy in DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince who’s not Will Smith, but he’s not complaining. In fact, on his latest album The Return of the Magnificent, he jokes about it. A few songs on Return are connected by skits which see Jeff on a cross-country drive to visit his son, and getting harassed along the way by folks who ask him where his former partner-in-rhyme is. “I think what I wanted to do was kinda poke fun from both sides,” admits the 42-year-old Townes. “I’m tired of everyone asking me, ‘Where’s Will?’ And yet, and still, if I’m stopped by the cops and that would get me out of a ticket, I’m gonna use it.” Jeff’s old pal makes a cameo on Return, in a phone-call exchange where Jeff asks Smith if he’s ever had people ask him for Jeff’s whereabouts. (The answer is no, but he does say people ask him, “Yo, yo, where’s Carlton?”) “I called him and laid out the scenario,” Jeff says. “And that was a one-take thing. It was funny because I had to edit out the engineer’s laughter, because it caught him off-guard. He couldn’t believe that, without rehearsing, we jumped into it that easy.” ADVERTISEMENT This Prince Paul approach to recording the album was something Jeff also conceived in talks with Smith. “We talked about how people don’t make records that make you laugh anymore,” he says, “making a skit that can make you laugh as opposed to just making these records to say that, you know, I’m the richest MC in the world and I have a million girls.” From the CD’s cover, which is a clever recreation of funk/jazz keyboardist Eumir Deodato’s 1973 Deodato 2 cover, to the skits to the rundown of guest artists, Jeff’s mission with Return was to make it just as fun and entertaining as 2002’s The Magnificent. And it is. Just like that album, the guest lineup runs the gamut, including old pros (CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane), indie mavericks (Jean Grae, J-Live) and fresh faces (Twone Gabz, Kel Spencer). Says Jeff, “I started writing a list of everybody I wanted to work with. I said, ‘You know what, Jeff? Pick up the phone and call. The only thing anyone can tell you is no.’ And no one told me no, which was very refreshing.” For a while Jeff wasn’t even thinking about making a follow-up to Magnificent, but an overwhelming response from fans led him to consider a sequel. “After The Magnificent I kinda got out on the road and just never came home,” he remembers. “And I started getting people asking me, ‘So when are you gonna work on the next record?’ I don’t think I was paying attention that there was a demand or people even really wanted another record.” It’s not as though Jeff needed to prove anything by dropping another album. People in the know are aware of his clout in the black-music game. His locally based Touch of Jazz studio, approaching two decades in existence, has housed the recording sessions of many a performer. (On Return, he even uses a sample from Floetry’s “Say Yes,” which was recorded in his studios.) But it’s also been the breeding ground for some of black music’s most in-demand producers (James Poyser, Dre & Vidal, Ivan “Orthodox” Barias and Carvin “Ransum” Haggins). Ever the humble mover and shaker, Jeff says this wasn’t all part of a grand plan—it just worked out. “I didn’t look at A Touch of Jazz like I was doing this monumental thing, or like I’m grooming these guys,” he says. “I look back now and it’s like, wow, that was kinda crazy how everything just kinda panned out.” At the moment Jeff is psyched not just with promoting his album, but with the state of music in general. He’s one of those rare artists who actually has an optimistic outlook on where music is headed. (Yeah, we’re surprised about that too.) “I’m more excited about music today than I’ve ever been,” he exclaims. “When Will and I were putting out records, we didn’t have MySpace. We didn’t have the Internet. I look back and say, ‘Oh my God! Do you see all the angles and directions and outlets we have for the world to discover your music?’ If you live outside the industry, this may be one of the most exciting times for music, and I’m looking to explore that.” Source: http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=14743

Hey welcome feri.. I agree with you :1-say-yes:

lets not forget Jeff's album! :wickedwisdom:

JazzyJeffFreshPrince.com had over a 100, 000 visits this month.. which is a record for the site :wiggle:

everybody comment on this 1 http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=10458

this album has some of the best hip-hop beats ever produced.. diamond d is so dope.. the album came out in 92.. i'd reccomend it to everyone..

You may be right Jim..all these places are writing positive articles about a jjfp comeback..it may just inspire Will

Fresh Prince Speaks With Jazzy Jeff, Discuss Reunion Album and Tour Addi Stewart Published: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 One of hip hop's original dynamic duos, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, haven't connected creatively since 1993's Code Red album, but they are finally considering a reunion album and tour. "We've been talking about making a record and going on tour," Jazzy Jeff tells XXLMag.com. "It's just about making a schedule. Will is pretty much one of the biggest movie stars in the world. It's really difficult because it's hard for him to just say, 'I'm going to take off two years and focus on just going on the road or just going into the studio to make a record.' [but] every time I talk to Will, he really wants to do it. We talked about possibly going on the road sometime this year and doing some stuff. His heart is there, he wants to do it. He adds, "We're aiming for November." DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince won the world's first Grammy Award for rap song of the year in 1989 with their catchy single, "Parents Just Don't Understand." The hilarious hit catapulted them both onto television, (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Smith went on to star into multiple Hollywood blockbuster films though the '90s and 2000s (Independence Day, Wild Wild West, I, Robot). DJ Jazzy Jeff focused on his turntable, his audio production and his Hidden Beach record label, which released music from Jill Scott, Cornell West and others. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's light-hearted brand of honest Philadelphia hip-hop should provide some desperately needed comic relief to modern hip hop music. http://www.dose.ca/music/story.html?id=e1d...d6d0&k=5369 XXL mag have a story 2 http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/article/ar....html&cid=0

TV Guide: What are you doing during the hiatus? Epps: I'll be resting, spending time with my family and writing a three-part graphic novel called The Other Side of Truth. It deals with world domination and that kind of thing. TV Guide: Is there anything you don't do? Epps: You only live once. I'm the type of person who just wants to fulfill my potential — no matter what it might be. My mother, who was a teacher, then vice principal and superintendent, is one of my inspirations. She was the first person to believe in me and my talent. My template, actually, is Will Smith. He's won Grammys, been nominated for two Academy Awards and is a film producer. It can be done. Source: http://www.tvguide.com

here we go again... the news spreads http://autumnjones.blogspot.com/2007_05_01...622766423154193 http://laceglovesoff.blogspot.com/2007/05/...ll-be-back.html http://www.djdoubled.it/?p=72 http://kingofgossip.com/a-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-reunion/ http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/will-smith-and...november-album/

great vidoe kev

maybe we should do a vodcast to truly use this! ha

http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/...showtopic=10862

haha awesome! we'll have to use that!

ahhh we ready for another disappointment :3-laugh3: :3-laugh3: :3-laugh3: Until I hear any new jjfp with my own ears I will never get excited :sipread:

damn!! that looks brutal.. rambo has gone nuts! :bat:

I wouldn't think they would have to clear that much music for fresh prince.. they didn't use that many songs in the show did they? seems a pretty weak reason.. i'd like to get season 6 on dvd :1-say-yes:

wills actually doing the original brand new funk with that intro which he re-used for new kids on the block

look in the credits for nasir jones.. nas didnt write any songs..he just hung out with Will in the studio and helped with a few words or his rhymes here and there.. everything that said by Will he wanted to say.. Common did the same thing on Willennium