DevilsJim89 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) This is probably the best, insightful, in-depth read about JJ+FP ever published. I love this type of reading!!! Straight from Jazzy himself - the definitive interview. -------- DJ Jazzy Jeff is struggling to make sense of it all. When you insist that the man born Jeffrey Townes is a certified hip-hop legend, he seems uncomfortable with such a notion. Yet, the stat sheet doesn’t lie. As one half of the highly influential late ‘80s rap duo Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, the celebrated tandem sold millions of albums as they helped push the rugged boundaries of hip-hop to Middle America. The irony? The kindler, gentler young men from the otherwise two-fisted area of West Philadelphia presented a PG alternative to the hardcore likes of Public Enemy and NWA. Indeed landmark songs like “Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble,” “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” and “Summertime” garnered Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince universal acclaim. Still, there were the critics who dismissed the MTV darlings as mere pop fluff. Never mind that. Jazzy Jeff went on to stake his claim as one of the most celebrated hip-hop turntablist of all time; an underrated talent that made the music industry take notice after forming the successful production crew A Touch of Jazz—an outfit that has hammered out hits for everyone from Jill Scott to Michael Jackson. Jeff’s gregarious partner Will Smith? He conquered Hollywood, becoming one of the biggest box office stars to ever walk God’s green earth. From the Fresh Prince to his own Magnificent album series, Jazzy Jeff looks back at a history-making career that spans more than two decades.—Keith Murphy -------------- CLICK!!!http://vibe.com/content/full-clip-jazzy-jeff-breaks-down-fresh-prince-catalogue-beyond Edited August 21, 2010 by DevilsJim89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I loved the article, thanks for bringing it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I don't know that I'd call it in-depth at all...but still a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Ahhhh...I actually clicked the link. I thought u meant just the 2 paragraphs u cut and pasted...lol. Yeah, this article is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romano338 Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) It' a huge article ! A lot of english to read for me, poor french lol ! I'll read that later, thanks !!EDIT I read it, and this is an awesome article !! Thanks again ! Edited August 21, 2010 by Romano338 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Great article, one of the best ever. Sadly they forgot about the breakdown of Lost & Found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Awesome read!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Yeah, I was hoping he'd at least talk about Willennium and Lost + Found. Maybe Floetry's 1st album too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 What an amazing read! Just kind of reaffirms everything JJFP has achieved in their lives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted August 21, 2010 Admin Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Tha was awesome!! I think both will and Jeff underestimate how good an "album" code red is though..take boom shake the room out of it..and that's one of the best rap albums ever.. It was also interested how Jeff now regrets not coming back as JJFP for big willie style.. That woulda been great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 I'm sure that when they look at their own albums, they are thinking about much more than the music. They are thinking about the process and what they were going thru' personally. I recently got this book that has vague album reviews in it. The gave many of the JJ+FP albums rating a bit lower than how I view them. But they gave Code Red one star. I have no idea what they were thinking. In most cases the album stars represented the success of the album and nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawad_m Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 That was really great. Will should do something similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Yeah, I'd love to hear him do the same. It'd be interesting to see how different their opinions would be on their own music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 This is such a fantastic read because its directly from Jeff himself. Yes, Will should definitely do the same one of these days and just talk about that moment of time. Like Will said in the past, an album is a snapshot of the artist's life at the time. I really was hoping there would be a tad bit more regarding Code Red since that album unfortunately is never talked about. My favorite line of the whole interview is this: I don’t care how mad I am at Will or vice versa; we did this together. We will never split up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Thats right. Theres not a lot of info out there about life while doing code red album. I wish somebody would create an in depth video documentary of their early music careers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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