American hip-hop group

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

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Intro

American hip-hop group

Genres

Hip hop music Hip hop music Pop rap Disco Funk Hip house Electro hop New school hip hop Rhythm and blues East Coast hip hop

Record Labels

Jive Records

Awards Received

Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album

Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist

MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video

Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album

Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album

Nominated For

Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album American Music Award Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist

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Members, past and present

DJ Jazzy Jeff

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince was an American hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania consisting of rapper Will Smith (the Fresh Prince) and disc jockey Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff). Active full time from 1986 to 1994 and occasionally thereafter, they scored a string of lighthearted, inoffensive, and humorous hit singles.

The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1988), though their most successful single was "Summertime" (1991), which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Will Smith and Jeff Townes have remained close friends and claim that they never split up, having made songs together under Smith's solo performer credit. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US. They also performed together as recently as September 2019.