Jazzy Jeff
Casual Swim
English - September 01, 2018 17:43 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMusic Arts music editorial hip hop electronic ninja tune warp records bonobo romesh ranganathan gilles peterson nts radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff, real name Jeffery Allen Townes. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Jeff was just 10 years old when he started spinning records at parties using his family’s basement. Fast forward to 1989 and he received the first Grammy award for best rap performance for “parents just don’t understand.” Radd caught up with the legend in London.