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Start with Summertime (1991) single, Grammy-winning hit as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince; duo won the first rap-performance Grammy in 1989
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Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965, in Philadelphia), known as DJ Jazzy Jeff, is an American hip-hop DJ, turntablist and record producer. He built a following as a block-party DJ before teaming with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, winning the first-ever Grammy for a rap performance in 1989. He is regarded as a pioneering turntablist and scratch innovator, and later founded the A Touch of Jazz production company, developing artists including Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild