He's the DJ, i'm the rapper - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

[djchide]

Will says to himself "let me show off my DJ"

[keam27]

@man012able ...that maybe true. But he did not write anything on wills first two CDs. and how would nas be able to write anything for will back in the mid eighties.. nas was not out back then.

[fothgt]

is it me, but this sounds like a guy named LL? 

[airpip1]

Big willy KILLED IT!

[MikkelSchwaner]

I like the fact that Will don´t need to say words like : Fuck and shit and bitch and all that :D

[gorsefan]

A FRESH ONE JEFFREY

[Gamexrakeem]

this is so def

[mobiusII]

I was rockin' a bad ass system in 1989 and this was one of my favorite CD's to rock out to. Nightmare on my street was the shit!

[lewmarks]

Man have yall really listened to how he rode the track?! Slept on!

[tweakiepop]

Skills knocked me out as a teenager...still sounds so precise! glad to know all the words

[TheLethalHobo]

stupid

[bosshog7169]

@TheLethalHobo

Man he really really really really hates you. He is superior to you in every aspect of humanity.

[gorsefan]

@TheLethalHobo Stupid FRESH yo

[vyxtouch]

I'm feeling this...God damn!

[211bill]

Best song on the album.

[shelly3905]

I think it's funny that all these other rappers think of will as not a threat! Ha! He's the only rapper I have heard that does not say a curse in his raps. Every other rapper thinks they gotta rap about the "hood", talk about drugs and say a curse every other word. Will PROVES that you can make rap clean and still be beast at it. I love will <33 I would LOVE to meet him one day !! :]]

[oskamadison]

@shelly3905 Everything real, anybody that says Will Smith ain't Hip-Hop basically don't know shit about Hip-Hop. Dude came in the game with Biz Markie, Kool G Rap, Rakim, KRS, Ultramagnetic MC's...class of '86, my dude.

[madcatz41]

i love will smith rapping and acting he is a great guy and has a very talented family LOL he is great at life !!

[homerunboi]

It seems to me Will Smith is looked upon as "the white boys rapper". This designation is ALL WRONG!!!!! like it or not Will is a legend man! Just because he didn't portray a gangster, say the word "Nigga" in his rhymes, or make his image about glorifying "The Hood" doesn't make him a sell out!!! Would it make you feel better if he pretended to be "Icecube" (ala NWA) rather than being himself? I wish you guys would "Stop glorifying Studio gangsters & appreciate honest & true talent!"

[capsule56]

I don't get the people saying this isn't real rap.

[wyrfxrssn]

I love how people think that Will Smith is "real hip-hop." He made pop rap, just like Lil Wayne, Lil John, etc do today. Jazzy Jeff is a fucking beast on the turntables, though.

[themadsamplist]

@wyrfxrssn This is from 84. How much more real do you want it????

[Jdilla2682]

@wyrfxrssn what couldnt more realer about this song not only was Jazzy Jeff a beast on the turntables but back in 86 Fresh Prince was killing these MF's on the Mic this song prime example

[homerunboi]

@wyrfxrssn Pop Rap? Hmmmm.........Now thats a new one!

[Brewtus23h]

Go Jefffffrrrrreeeey

[POPFORLIFE]

if i was in the navy id own the ocean but since i rap i own the whole rap industry :) nicccceeee

[CainTheMain]

My god, where have I been?

Gotta hate it when people hate his ability.

[townsend316]

@CainTheMain Your not wrong bro!

[ptrco5]

The Originals

[westside159]

REAL HIP HOP

[treakiepop]

Love the original ... On Word in the Uk I think it was... mine had Spoonie G on flip:)

[eck226]

God this makes me miss having some subs in the trunk, the windows down, and just driving down I95 on the way to the beach.

[DJChrisLoot]

Two turntables and a mic... still got the wax

[ScorchinBeats]

Wait up. Will Smith?!? Guys talented

[DEATHBYSOCIALIST]

Man he shouldn't of stopped rapping, yeah i know he still makes music every now and then, but its not the same, i know he made the more fun music now, but if would of been a full time mc, he would of been up there with kool g rap, i mean i know he is a hip hop legend still, but he could of been so much more.

[HCadrenaline]

This has a Big Daddy Kane feel to it, fine rapping here

[tinydotakashadydot21]

i went to go see him in chicago last week!

[Izzy038]

nice upload !!

[cbustetter01]

When Fresh Prince came out it seems people forgot about his rhyming skills. But really he's the triple threat.....Actor, rapper, and a hell of a role model. I know he had a divorce with a kid but you know what.....how many of you are perfect???????

[inferno404]

Pure HipHop

[Blacksungod]

This is HOP HIP!!!!

[bonesstealer]

That has to be the best rap ive ever heard. My boy will goes off!!

[unseenlock]

i love old school rap so much.

no one at my school listens to it, they all listen to shit like lil wayne, rick ross and soulja boy.

ugh i wish i could go back to the early 90's

[kraftboy]

this song was ferocious back in the day

[TheBateman72]

i remember when stu alan sed this showed how good prince could be

sweet rymin 4 da time, no e.p.m.d or strong island but the duy has a heavy rime style what a waste, or am iwrong to think the dj has more tallent? please comment

[slange71]

thats fuckin rap and the real shit!

[sanesss3000]

@slange71 like you

[sanesss3000]

@slange71 like you

[klw381]

Wiil and Jazz were the best story tellers of their time hands down.

[killermel23]

this reminds me of ll cool j...the way they portrayed him on vh1 n stuff made him lok lik a chump..,but damn he had maad skills

[PaperBoy257]

nigga killed this got word play lika mufucka

[Slong560]

He killed this song!

[72768487912002]

Will got some mad skills and so does Jeff.

[keam27]

talk about skills... Will is the man.. lil wayne who?

[yegsmitty22]

True!!!! Lil Wayne has no DJ either!

[man012able]

@keam27 Lol Nas use to write for Will alot.

[iiNDiTC]

legendary...

88...hmm what a great time in hip hop...

cats like ultramagnetic mc's were representing, and krs and scott la rock, bdk and mr cee, rakim and eric b, grap and polo, dougie fresh and ricky d, jungle brothers, cold crush brothers..jazzy jeff and prince...and on and on

golden age of hip hop!!

[TAWDIGITAL]

Dope. nuff said.

[TheMiltownmikey]

man jazzy jeff is the shit this song always give me chills i love this shit

[dwaynefranks]

Will Smith is one of few people I know that are like a true Midas of our time. Everything he touches turns to gold. I believe there is nothing that he does that he doesn't excel at. I may have a man crush on him, I'm not sure. Dave Grohl is another one of my Midas picks.....

[CollinShots]

Apparently you never saw iRobot, Hancock or heard the last two foo fighters albums! HAHA!

[ampdeeze954]

dam he ripped this

[delirious44]

You can hear the LLCool J influence in Wills rhyme Jazzy Jeff was and still is just sick with it HE GOT CRAZY HANDS

[lpmagic4774]

people dont realise how good this guy was. not many rappers wanted to see him in a battle back in the day. hes a true lyricist, a emcee.

[mrclownsays]

@lpmagic4774 What you talkin' bout? People STILL don't want to see him in a battle.

[RawrInYawrHeart]

@lpmagic4774 Don't speak about lyricist when your grammar is shit.

[dionnus]

yea people forfet about gold like this when they hear stuff like miami.

[00579G47]

Dope!!! Real Hip-Hop. F$CK Wayne & Soulja BIT&H!

[D33veeoss]

I don't know why people even comparing soulja and fp+dj. This here is RAP. Straight up. HipHops foundation.

Soulja is supposed to be hip hop but it's not, it doesnt move anyone. Lyrics are slack. Sounds like he spent 5 minutes writing his songs on a napkin in a diner. It's R+B / Pop but it sure as fuck is not rap.

It's not to be compared with rap. It's as differenet as country music.

[LGKids]

This sounds way better than Soulja Lil Boy and all the gang! And it sounds like The Fresh Prince was just fooling around! Today's rap can't hold a candle to none of the old school! Peace to you all and all real hip hop heads all over!

[gdamage]

Jazzy Jeff was an awesome dj huh? i always thought he was underated amongest cats like jam master jay mantronix bomb da bass etc etc

[TheRoflcooper]

o0 das is iwi blöde

[ChaseGuindon]

Does anyone know what kind of sample hes scratching in this i love that sound!

[ind20000]

drum loop.

[ScottropolisTV]

@ChaseGuindon You have probably waited 2 yrs to get this answer. Better late than never, right? This song was built around the song, "I Can't Stop" by John Davis and the Monster Orchestra. The drum loop and the scratches. In fact here's the sample list: The first few secs. is sampled from "Jungle Love" by Steve Miller Band and also towards the end of the song "Groove to Get Down" by the T-Connection.

[ChaseGuindon]

@ScottropolisTV thanks man! now i can sleep

[oskamadison]

@ChaseGuindon The first break is Isaac Hayes "The Breakthrough" from the "Truck Turner" soundtrack.

[bezoris2]

... forgot how good Will Smith actually was, 'a hip-hop terrorist' (sorry for the double-post).

[bezoris2]

WOW! Lots of fun to hear this.

Thanks.

[Kanalzi]

Yeah . That is the fresh Prince of Philadelphia WILL SMITH!!!

[adamLconley]

OMG man, i have this on LP...wutta blast from the past!!

[ninehunid]

i SWEAR that on the cassette version of this song the sample at 4:47 is cued in at 4:35.. .. i remember buying the CD a few years ago and noticing a missing sample between 4:35 and 4:47

[mld72mld]

Feel The Fury!!!!!

[jajajawild]

check my disc jockey !!!!!

[udmdjstore]

and no need to cuss, put people down, just plain havin fun.

[Billkwando]

jeff rips it up on this song. Feeeeeeel the fuuuuuuuury!

[poetryselite]

This is dope. My bro. had me peep this out and of course, needless to say... I wasn't disappointed. For all of today's generation who feels that today's cRap is Hip Hop, listen to Will Smith, Nas, Big L, Pac, Common, AZ, Talib Kweli, Slick Rick, KRS 1, Rakim, etc... then you can make a rational conclusion that these are the greatest MCs.

[blackman2734567]

FRESH MAN !!!!!

[XxRaN96xX]

I've Got All Their Albums and All of Will Smith's Solo Albums

[123iii123iii]

damn... I still rap this to myself from time to time :)

Saw them live back in the day... Had no idea the heights Will Smith would rise to. Usually I'd be all "meh" about celebs, but he did it the right way; he's more relevant then ever, and he comes off still as just a great, regular, nice guy.

Best of a generation.

[MightyBre]

dat was decent

[BluntedBeyondBelief]

JAZZZZZZYYY

[rnjburch]

Better than todays shyt!

[JanFB16]

WORD UP

This shit is HIPHOP, todays shit just sucks

[brucelee7525]

he was burnin the wax on this track

[DourifPower]

omg i am so getting these songs on  my ipod

[adsiammon]

what happened to the good old days.... oh memories. i guess people did forget about the rules about rappin but thats alright...

[bosiex]

perfect classic hip hop from our golden era!

[evlLnoddy]

WILLSMITH yeah

[killedkenny07]

very quick

[yegsmitty22]

Can any body hear me!!

[BeatBoxingBryan]

i like this... ! thanks

[powerfullogic]

This was back when rappin was about lyrical talent not pimpin and ho's.

[chevis83]

Indeed thats why hiphop sucks these days, no originality

[wheels85]

Totally agree, but they weren't just about lyrical talent. DJ Jazzy Jeff had skills on the turntables too. Nobody scratches anymore.

[TruPoetz]

@powerfullogic Yo pce brother. I know what ya mean. check out my song on my page. Pce to the old

[D33veeoss]

@powerfullogic Exactly. It was about which DJ could make the coolest most complex cuts mixed with a rapper al backing each other up.

Not just on cut on a loop.

Not just one tone of rhyme flow.

All of FPDJDD tracks back in the 80 sounded like a movie.

Dope dope dope shit. Look up 87 and 88. Night mare and In this corner.

[MetalFaceKing17]

@powerfullogic no this was when djs exsisted and were featured Dj Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince... nit the fresh prince and dj jazzy jeff

[MetalFaceKing17]

@powerfullogic nope.. this was when DJS are featureed not mcs DJ JAZZY JEFF and the fresh prince NOT the fresh prince and DJ JAZZY JEFF DJs are exstinct now what a shame

[5Jlew]

@powerfullogic You right about that for sure

[RipidyRaf]

@powerfullogic STFU

[NazoZero]

@powerfullogic

Straight up.

[8WITT]

man Y did they cut the best part of the song out!!! when my nigga jazz 2 tha jeff started mixin and cutin whole beatz on the wheelz of steel like a human sample and hold unit!!

[arielny14]

this is good

[LGgansta]

Prince has the gnarliest flow on this track so clean, can't be topped my favorite classic rap song

[eliran2356]

oh damn the 80's...i even can't reconize Big Will on that song,and if i compare it to the years after-it is not the good rap like i know but Will was a starter in those times so i can see change he passed and based himself as role model in rapping and with original hip hop like it should be sound...

[D33veeoss]

You must be a little slow.

Listen a few more times and then try to write anything even close to this.

[eliran2356]

i mean,this song is not good the songs in the years after...like "twinkle twinkle" or "i'm looking for the one"...

[eliran2356]

not good like the songs in the years after*

but i like because it's original hip hop D:

[capsule56]

I'm like a lion my man, and the streets are my den

It's either kill or be killed, so I kill

I kill again and again and again

Surmount the times, rappers I'll slaughter them

[400Tru]

Nowadayz i dont even listen 2 the radio...nothin komes on the radio that iz WORTH LISTENIN 2

all i do iz wait 4 ma favorite artists 2 drop

- Will Smith

- Eminem

- Ice Cube

[brucelee7525]

man prince can do rhyme thats is impossible at the same time as he keeps he flow together

[SonGotenEX]

Yeah.. and to think this was just one of his FREESTYLES... You can't even tell the difference with Prince.

[theSVRTV]

this is awasme

[compressedfilms]

This is such a breath of fresh air!!

If only Hip Hop had stayed being Hip-Hop and not the sh*t around these days that nobody over the age of 14 or with half a brain wants to listen to.

[Kisast]

not all of todays rap is as bad as u think...

[thateknek]

the greatest dj/mc duo....in my opinion..philly had anutha..cash money and marvelous but they didnt get the exposer as will and jeff..but as for dj's cash and jeff...philly's finest

[rowen77]

Classic!

[lon82]

You know what all you guys just need to calm down. I mean common Will Smith doesnt need his rapping any more to be a millionare, he's got movies. Thats why he changed so much. He's still a damn good rapper just changed with time. It's not that hard to understand.

[SwiftScoobyC]

This was a great track of the early hip hop scene. Wicked break beat, one of the tunes that influenced a generation of rave tracks throughout the UK rave scene, so big respect, saying that it does sound a very commercial these days.

Fuk it, good break WILL SMITH. Luton Crew 92'

[brucelee7525]

i don't know what ya'll talking about but will smith is killing it

[Xwarrior777]

Forget you man Will Smith is one of the best rappers of all time he has the record sales, the fan base, and the money to prove it!

[Xwarrior777]

I never insulted Vanilla Ice I know that he has had some strong disc sales but they are nowhere near as high as will's

[dcent2]

exactly

[dcent2]

Fuck u, man Will SMith Invented rap

[fooloof]

You fucking retard, they are the same person. When he was goin' by the name "Fresh Prince" he had mad joints, no doubt. But when he starting going by Will Smith, he changed up his flow and had corny-ass bubble-gum lyrics. I got no hate for the dude, though. he's mad talented and deserved to blow up in the movies. Still, I will never buy a Will Smith record. But I will listen to Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince til I die.

[dcent2]

no fuckin duh ass whole then why the fuck did you say will smith is bad but fresh prince got skillz if u ask me ur the dumb ass just listen to ur fuckin self bitch, peace.

[fooloof]

Learn how to spell "ass whole" and then get back to me. Have a great day!

Since you're not very smart, I'll explain things to you. The Fresh Prince phase of his career was very different than the Will Smith phase. It was really two different people. One was young, cocky, funny, and a hell of a rapper. The second was, smooth, a player, and bland as fuck. Either way, you're still a no-talent loser that can't even spell basic cuss words. I'm out!

[dcent2]

bitch aint no mother fucker tryin to come out her and spell bitch i aint in school mother fucer i know its "hole" bitch.

sht il spel lik this if i fukn want 2!!!!

they still te same person and can rap the same. "ASS HOLE"...

And since you want me to spell so well I will.

You only fucking said "im out" because I said peace, brolaw. Get your own mother fucking line bitch. and enough abiout me spelling. "bland as fuck" i mean at least i can fuckin use cuss words right in a sentence! "Im out"

[fooloof]

You're way too emotional about a message board topic.  Go see a therapist or get some pussy. I'm Audi 5000, bitch!.

[dcent2]

hahahhaahaa ur funny.

[multipl3]

Will smith was actually a damn fine rapper!

[gemineyeguy]

somewhere on this album, Will Smith got lost between stayin true to his roots (his early stuff) and going more commercial. How else do you explain a lyrical track like this and "Parent Just Dont Understand" being on the same album???? Obviously, Will chose to be more commercial and never had the street cred again

[SonGotenEX]

What are you talking about? "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" was not their first CD, "Rock the House" was, which contained "Girls Ain't Nothin' But Trouble", a track in the same vein of "Parents Just Don't Understand". You talk like once people try to please the masses, they aren't black anymore, they don't have "street cred". You don't need cred from anything when you have a nationally syndicated show, you're one of the richest people living and have over 8 #1 movies. Go listen to your 50 Cent...

[gemineyeguy]

first of all, i never mentioned anything about race. Second, I know they had an album before "he's The DJ, I'm The Rapper" and it was just pop fluff. Garbage. Will Smith has gone completely Hollywood and abandoned the very art form that gave him his start. He hasnt put out ANYTHING worth listening to in 15 years. Yeah, the guy is a megastar in Hollywood, but he lost any kind of respect or credibility to any true hip hop fan.

[SonGotenEX]

You may not have said anything about race but you implied it when you said he doesn't have any street cred. You're judging him on how popular he is, he work has had the same amount of coolness in every release (except for maybe "... And in This Corner" which flat out didn't work). Click on the video "So Fresh" in the side bar, just an example. He may have the best singles, but Will Smith has always wanted to do songs that are lightweight. He's not the kind of guy to flip the script.

[187NotGuilty]

The moron who put Smith on the worst rapper list never heard this song or his earlier stuff w/Jeff or his Lost & Found CD

[Niggazhou263]

i was thinking the same thing dog. Will is one of the most talented brothers out there. Every rapper's dream is to end up like him but they can't recognize.

[187NotGuilty]

Yeah and the other day I read one of the best threads ever. Who's more street: Will or Eminem? Everyone agreed that Will's got more cred than Em, and the ones who voted for Em (Stans) didn't even reply. One point someone said that Carlton was more street thna Em. XD

[tricity009]

u are right every rapper wants to

[kaseylooloo]

i love this song so mch both of them are cute.

[telmnstr]

Whooo! Check out my Disc Jockey! What happened to rap? Seriously this modern stuff (mainstream) can't hold anything... the wit, the skills. Ain't no school like the old school.

[venosf]

Do you have the original "Girls ain't nothing but trouble" (not the family-friendly vocal re-write), Takin it to the top, The magnificent Jazzy Jeff, Charlie Mack first out the Limo, Rock the house (that's the track with ready Rock c making the beat, right?) If you do, post them...quick!

[Niggazhou263]

Check em out here on the responses. Both of em are original as you requested. Them boys had mad skills ha?!

[captainjefferson]

some of the best from some of the best

[dwprick]

TREMENDOUS DJ SKILLS "20 YEARS AGO!

[Faceless4Life]

Damn he got some madd rap skills and Jeff got skills on the box too. This is the greatest rap team ever.

[Marc0sDP]

dats so tru!!

[venosf]

Just because Prince made songs like "parents" and such, they forget he can actually rap...very well. I give him all props due...

[anoldi]

eine meiner ersten rap platten. tolles doppelalbum

[vertmonkey]

this song is so good