DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince were an American hip-hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of the rapper and actor Will Smith and the turntablist Jeff Townes. Active from 1985 to 1994 and occasionally thereafter, they were the third rap group in recording history to receive platinum certification, after Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys. They received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand". Their most successful single was "Summertime", which earned them their second Grammy and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US. Their most recent performance was in November 2023. Smith and Townes have also made songs under Smith's solo performer credit.

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