He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

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He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper Lyrics

Yo Jeffrey, bust it, what are ya doin' in there?
Word 'em up, word 'em up, word 'em up
In the place at about this time
DJ Jazzy Jeff an' the Fresh Prince just buggin' out
Losin' it all, no senseHey Jeff, scratch it, scratch it, man, scratch it
That was decent, now scratch it, a quick joint
A quick one, Jeff, yeah, yeah
We just buggin', we just havin' some fun
Me an' Jeffrey, he's the DJ, I'm the RapperHello, can anybody hear me?
You can? Aight, that's good, you can hear me?
Okay, it's clear? It's good? Okay everybody's got it?
One, two, one, two andMy rhymes have been written, not to be bitten
But as it seems, some suckers keep forgettin'
The rules about rappin' but that's alright
'Cause in the next 5 minutes, I'ma have them all uptightStronger than a dinosaur, better known than Santa
Man, the battles I battle, I usually win 'em
In less than a minute, but it all depends
On how long it takes you rappers to realizeThat tryin' to defend yourself is ridiculous

Didn't you get my message inside of the question?
'Cause you're toys boys, I'm the Real McCoy
I'm really gonna enjoy seein' you destroyedIf I was Fred Flintstone, I'd probably own all of Bedrock
If I was a criminal, I'd probably own a cell block
If I was in the Navy, I would own the sea
But I'm a poet, so I own the whole rap industryI'm like a lion, my man an' the streets are my den
It's either kill or be killed, so I kill
I kill again an' again an' again
The X amount of times, rappers, I'll slaughter them
I tie 'em up an' throw them in the waterThen I'll just walk away like nothin' ever happened
Until somebody else starts rappin'
That's when I snap an' I'll attack an' go mad like Rambo
Or maybe like Commando or like Lando Calrissian'Cause you know he was down with the Force
Fresh Prince is the source, I feel no pain or remorse
Think that you can beat me rappin' man you must be sillyMan, I really, really, really, really, really, really
Hate when people doubt my ability
An' I have to prove superiority
If rap was basketball, I would be in luck
'Cause every time I freestyled, it would be a slam dunkMan, I'm the engineer an' you're the passengers
Takin' on a voyage, a hip hop massacre
The Jason of rap, Freddy Kruger of rhymin'
An' I'm sure that you'll see in due time, manPeople will run to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
To all, join in to this Fresh Prince mania
My face in magazines, on your radio or stereo
Everywhere you go, audio an' videoA hip hop terrorist, war like vocalist
Other rappers say, "Yo Prince, why don't you show me this
Style now?", you must be trippin'
It ain't no way in hell I'ma let you put your lip in my rhyme'Cause it's a time bomb, I'm not kiddin'
My rhyme explodes the second it gets bitten
I'm quick an' nimble, a status symbol
I shop at Macy's now but I used to shop at Gimble'sI'll drop kick a hurricane, body slam a tidal wave
Walk through a tornado or a volcano
But I'll be okay though
An' here's some more info that you rappers should knowYou are the bombs an' I will defuse you
I am the lawyer an' I'm goin' to accuse you
Of the ultimate rhyme crime an' you will be guilty
There's no way that you'll ever, ever defeat, beat meRappin' any time of day
Pop so much trash, man, I can't wait
To be face to face an' hear Jeff say, "Sick 'em"
Man, you're gonna be my victimYou better duck an' pray for good luck, Chuck 'cause you're stuck
You're like a Thanksgiving turkey an' it's time to be plucked
I see you're nervous, purpose, that's how I know you're soft
You're runnin' 'round like a chicken with your head cut offBut just relax my power to the max
An' I'm cuttin' no slack on this rap track, Jack
So back up, as if you got good sense
Or feel the fury of the PrinceAn' ya don't stop
Yo Jazzy, why don't you rock up the spots?
Yo Jazzy, hey Jeff, I'm psyched, I'm psyched
Give 'em a cut JeffCheck out my disk jockey
Hey Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, a fast one
Wow, hey Jeff, Jeff, give 'em one of them fresh ones
A fresh one Jeffrey, no music, no music
That was decent, that was decentThat's my DJ, that's my DJ
Jazzy Jeff, I'm the Fresh Prince
Hi, how ya doin'?
How's everyone doin' out there?I'm just here to talk about my DJ
I was just I was just standing' in here, really
Really? Aight, okay, well
On behalf of DJ Jazzy Jeff an' the Fresh Prince
Groove, then get down, thank you an' good night
Songwriters
Townes Jeffrey; Smith Willard CPublished by
JAZZY JEFF AND FRESH PRINCE MUSIC;UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z TUNES Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.

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Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was a 1980s and 1990s rap duo. The vocalist of this duo, Will Smith, met Jeff Townes while trying to make a name for himself in West Philadelphia’s local party/rap scene. After joining forces, the team became local celebrities. Philadelphia-based Pop Art Records released their first single, Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble, in late 1985, a tale of misadventures with the opposite sex. The song sampled the theme of I Dream of Jeannie. Smith became known for lighthearted, storytelling raps and capable, through curse-free, 'battle' rhymes. Townes was known for his turntable acrobatics, and is credited by many as inventing a style of scratching called "transforming".

Based off this success, the duo were brought to the attention of Jive Records and Russell Simmons’. Their first album, Rock the House, debuted on Jive in the summer of 1987. The band found themselves on their first major tour with Run DMC, Public Enemy, and others, that same year. The album sold about 300,000 units. Their 1988 follow-up hit, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper made them multi-platinum stars. Mostly recorded in the UK, the album was rap musics’s first double-vinyl LP release (also issued as a single cassette and CD). Parents Just Don’t Understand, the lead-off single, made them MTV household names, and tracks like Brand New Funk was received well by their fans. Rock The House was re-released to gold sales later that year.

Another single, Nightmare on My Street, showcased a fictional confrontation with movie villain Freddy Krueger. Coinciding with the release of the fourth Nightmare on Elm Street film (1988’s "The Dream Master"), New Line Cinema was not pleased. A video allegedly shot for the single was buried, and a disclaimer was hastily included on pressings of the album indicating that the record was not officially affiliated with any of the "Nightmare" films (ironically, Jive Records ended up releasing the soundtrack to the next film in the series, "The Dream Child").

1989 saw the release of And In This Corner..., which sold gold, but saw the duo slip in popularity. The crossover curse of various rap acts had come to pass, as their initial audience felt they had become too accessible; non-crossover rap acts like Big Daddy Kane and Boogie Down Productions had bigger street followings; meanwhile, pop radio had latched on to new faces like Tone Loc and Young MC, while non-radio followers became more enamored with hardcore acts like Ice-T and 2 Live Crew. In a bit of mild irony, the lead single, I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson, featured the brawler in its video, but shortly after the band’s Grammy performance in 1990, Tyson lost his first fight with Buster Douglas.

Smith would later admit to a spendthrift attitude during this time, becoming near-broke, which led him to feel he had nothing to lose when a TV producer approached him to do a show on NBC. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air boosted his profile, and pocketbook, giving him the leverage to stage a comeback album, Homebase, in 1991. The platinum album featured the lead-off single Summertime, which has become one of their most enduring hits. Code Red, their last studio LP as a duo, released in 1993 to gold sales. The duo made it to the very top of the Singles charts in 1993 with the single Boom! Shake The Room.

Shortly afterward, Smith began to look at acting full-time; his movie roles increased, finally getting his first lead role in 1995’s Bad Boys. 1996’s Independence Day cemented him as a major draw, and he left the Fresh Prince that same year. Strangely, he and Townes ended up being sued by Jive, who alleged that the duo still owed them albums. In an intervew, Smith has stated that while shooting the Men in Black movie, Smith approached Jive with the "Men in Black" single; they turned him down, saying that it couldn’t be a hit. In the aftermath of the movie and soundtrack’s success, the duo settled the lawsuit out of court. Hence, their Greatest Hits compilation includes two cuts from the M.I.B. soundtrack.

Since then, of course, Smith has released three Columbia/Sony albums under his own name; a separate "solo" hits cd was released in 2003. Jazzy Jeff, meanwhile, recorded an aborted album for Columbia in 1999 (including a song with Eminem), and then independently released The Magnificent in 2002. He has also become an R&B producer of note, overseeing releases by Jill Scott and others.

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