false0001-01-01 00:00:00Greatest Hits19981998-05-191998-05-194Hip Hop1151522252700d19d2541-d487-4705-b8c9-65d263597829a663d7d0-754b-40e2-9ea3-3c6c39fd593735646d10-56d0-3cd1-8a56-52570c9efe17/config/metadata/library/ff/fffdf09671530deefd132dd4efc32217/folder.jpgJazzy Jeff & Fresh PrinceDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh PrinceJazzy Jeff & Fresh PrinceDJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince were an American hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of rapper Will Smith (the Fresh Prince) and turntablist Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff). Active full time from 1986 to 1994 and occasionally thereafter, the duo became just the third rap group in recording history to receive platinum certification, after Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys. The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1988), though their most successful single was "Summertime" (1991), which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Will Smith and Jeff Townes have remained close friends and claim they never split up, having made songs together under Smith's solo performer credit. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US. Their latest performance dates back to November 2023.