Interprète: D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Titre: A Nightmare On My Street
Année: 1988
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince est un groupe de rap américain actif dans les années 1980 et 1990. Le rappeur Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) s'associe avec Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff), qui essayait de se faire un nom sur la scène rap de Philadelphie, et Clarence Holmes (Ready Rock C) pour former ce trio et devenir des célébrités locales. Ready Rock C a quitté le groupe en 1990.
Ils ont reçu le premier Grammy de l'histoire du rap en 1989 pour Parents Just Don't Understand. Will Smith et Jeff Townes sont toujours amis, et clament qu'ils ne se sont jamais séparés, ayant même coopéré sur des albums de la carrière solo de Will.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was an American hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rapper Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) met disc jockey Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
in the 1980s, when they were both trying to make names for themselves
in West Philadelphia's local hip hop scene. After joining forces with Clarence Holmes (Ready Rock C) the team members became local celebrities. Holmes left the group in 1990, and later sued it in 1999.
The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand", though their most successful single was "Summertime" which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Will Smith and Jeff Townes are still friends and claim that they never
split up, having made songs under Smith's solo performer credit. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US.
