MC Jazzy Jeff
Not to be confused with DJ Jazzy Jeff
| MC Jazzy Jeff | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jeffrey Miree July 7, 1962 The Bronx, New York, US |
| Occupation | Rapper/Musician, hip-hop recording artist |
| Years active | 1979–2002 |
MC Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey Miree on July 7, 1962 in The Bronx, New York) was an American rapper, hip-hop artist and musician from the Funky Four Plus One who was active from 1979 to 2002.[1]
He is sometimes referred to as Original M.C. Jazzy Jeff, in order to indicate that he preceded DJ Jazzy Jeff from Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Miree, as Jazzy Jeff, began his career in 1979 with rappers The Funky Four Plus 1. They made a Saturday Night Live appearance, performing the hit Rapture with Blondie, before splitting up in 1985. As MC Jazzy Jeff, Miree signed a deal with Zomba/Jive Records the same year, and scored a moderately successful single, King Heroin. His second album, which was completed in 1987, was never released by the label; In 1994, Miree filed a lawsuit against Zomba Enterprises and Jeffrey Townes, alleging that Townes – better known as the platinum-selling DJ Jazzy Jeff, along with actor/rapper Will Smith, better known then as Fresh Prince – signed a 1987 contract with a record company that already had a deal with him as MC Jazzy Jeff. a year later, I'm The DJ, He's the Rapper – the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff album – was in stores.[2]
Discography
- On Fire (Jive/Arista Records) (1985)
References
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jeff+Miree
- ↑ He's The DJ – I'm The Guy With The Same Name Larry McShane , Associated Press article, October 1, 1994, accessed August 25, 2013.