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DJ Jazzy Jeff is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Roots, Will Smith, The Roots, Bob James and Slum Village. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Jazzy Jeff arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Rock, People Under the Stairs, Kev Brown, Method Man and Slum Village, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Meek Mill, Asheru, Eric Roberson and Jill Scott, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around DJ Jazzy Jeff, reaching back through Roots and forward to It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jeffrey Allen Townes, better known by his stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff, is an American DJ, music producer and actor. He was one half of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, along with Will Smith. He is credited, along with DJ Spinbad and DJ Cash Money, with popularizing the transformer scratch.
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DJ Jazzy Jeff connections
DJ Jazzy Jeff grew out of Roots, Will Smith, The Roots and Bob James, shares an orbit with Pete Rock, People Under the Stairs, Kev Brown and Method Man, went on to shape It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Meek Mill, Asheru and Eric Roberson. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced DJ Jazzy Jeff
Sounds and acts that shaped DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Artists similar to DJ Jazzy Jeff
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with DJ Jazzy Jeff.
- Pete Rockartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Kev Brownartist
- Method Manartist
- Slum Villageartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- J-Liveartist
- Thes Oneartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Large Professorartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Biz Markieartist
- Q-Tipartist
- Craig Mackartist
- Little Brotherartist
- Nicolayartist
- O.C.artist
- DJ Spinnaartist
- Peanut Butter Wolfartist
- EPMDartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- 9th Wonderartist
Bands DJ Jazzy Jeff shaped
Where the influence of DJ Jazzy Jeff travelled next.
- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Backartist
- Meek Millartist
- Asheruartist
- Eric Robersonartist
- Jill Scottartist
- Eminemartist
- The Rootsartist
- Raheem DeVaughnartist
- Darius Ruckerartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Floetryartist
- Rhymefestartist
- Big Daddy Kaneartist
- Method Manartist
- New Kids on the Blockartist
- Paula Abdulartist
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