The Jaz, now known as Jaz-O (real name: Johnathan Burks) is an East Coast MC, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for being a mentor of sorts to Jay-Z. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 MENTOR / The National Mentoring Partnership is an advocate and resource for Mentoring in the United States. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Jaz is also known as the Originator and had a song called "The Originators" that featured a young Jay-Z in 1989. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella As simply the Jaz, he had success with his 1990 single "Hawaiian Sophie," from his debut album Word to the Jaz. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He has been featured on some of Jay-Z's songs, such as "Bring it On" (from Reasonable Doubt) and the single "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" (from Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life) as Big Jaz and produced the single "Ain't No Nigga" from Reasonable Doubt and the song "Rap Game/Crack Game" from In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. Reasonable Doubt is the debut album of East Coast Rapper Jay-Z, released June 25 1996 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States Vol 2 Hard Knock Life is the third album released by rapper Jay-Z. In My Lifetime Vol 1 is rapper Jay-Z 's sophomore album released on November 4 1997. Jaz-O is known to have discovered Jay-Z. Jaz-O claims that Jay-Z got his name from Jaz, something Jay-Z denies. Jaz badmouthed Jay-Z in a couple of interviews.
Jaz was an important figure in the Nas vs. Jay-Z feud. The feud between hip hop artists Nas and Jay-Z received public attention beginning in 2001 and ended in 2005. It is also speculated that Jaz-O supplied Nas with some of the information he used in his Jay-Z diss track "Ether. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper " After the situation with Nas cooled down, Jay-Z went on to diss Jaz first on a track released by DJ Kay Slay featuring Freeway, Geda K, Young Chris, and Memphis Bleek and later on his album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. DJ Kayslay (born Keith Grayson in August 1 1966) also known as The Drama King, The Black Fat Joe, Dezzy Dez Lesley Pridgen, better known as Freeway is an American rapper signed to Jay-Z 's Roc-A-Fella imprint under Def Jam Recordings The Young Gunz, composed of Young Chris (born Christopher F Ries on March 9 1983 & Young Neef aka Neef Buck (born Haneef Muhammad on Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z said on the title track, "I'ma let karma catch up to Jaz-O. Karma ( Sanskrit: कर्म, kárman - "act action performance" Pali: kamma) is the concept of "action" " Jaz responded with a record on a DJ Kay Slay mixtape called "It's Ova. DJ Kayslay (born Keith Grayson in August 1 1966) also known as The Drama King, The Black Fat Joe, Dezzy Dez "
Discography
- Word to the Jaz (1989)
- To Your Soul (1990)
- Ya Don't Stop 12" EP (1991)
- Waitin' B/W Foundation 12" Single(1996)
- Kingz Kounty (2002)
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