| Just Blaze | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Justin Smith |
| Born | January 14, 1978 |
| Origin | Paterson, New Jersey |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums Keyboard Turntable Sampler Drum Machine |
| Years active | 2000 - Present |
| Label(s) | Fort Knocks Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Jay-Z (2000-present) Cam'ron (2002-04) Saigon (2004-present) The Game (2004-present) |
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Biography
Early life
Justin was actually born January 8, 1977. As a child, Justin Smith grew up in Patterson, New Jersey. When he was a baby, he developed an interest/love in music. Smith was highly influenced by his older cousin, who introduced the EPMD record to him. EPMD is an American Hip hop group from Brentwood, New York, active for more than 20 years ( 1986 –present is one of the most As he got older, his interests turned more to the production side. He attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue his dream of producing music. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey
Production career
Justin began producing for well known musicians in the late 1990s. This production would earn him a spot on Jay-Z's The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. 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 The Dynasty Roc La Familia is the 5th studio album released by East Coast hip hop artist Jay-Z. His production on this album, along with the work of Kanye West earned them both jobs as in-house producers at Roc-A-Fella Records. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Roc-A-Fella Records is a United States record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. His production work earned him the name Just Blaze, which would become his production name. Blaze then went on to produce for many of the acts signed to the Roc-A-Fella roster. In 2002, Just Blaze became a household name for the production of Cam'ron's summer smash "Oh Boy. Cameron Giles (born February 4 1976) better known by his Stage name Cam'ron, is a Rapper, Songwriter, and Actor " Blaze went on to produce for Snoop Dogg, Shawnna, Usher, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Memphis Bleek, Cam'ron, Saigon, Young Gunz, Grafh, Beanie Sigel, The Game, DMX, T.I., Fat Joe, Juelz Santana, Rhymefest, Ghostface Killah, Jin, Fabolous, Joe Budden, MF DOOM, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Teriyaki Boyz, Edison Chen, and big UK MC's JME, Skepta and Klashenekoff. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Rashawnna Guy (born in Chicago, Illinois) better known as Shawnna, is an American rapper. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent Jayson Tyrone Phillips (born May 27 1975) also known by his Stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper. Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Cameron Giles (born February 4 1976) better known by his Stage name Cam'ron, is a Rapper, Songwriter, and Actor The Young Gunz, composed of Young Chris (born Christopher F Ries on March 9 1983 & Young Neef aka Neef Buck (born Haneef Muhammad on Phillip Bernard, better known as Grafh, (born on August 22, 1982, in Jamaica Queens, New York City) is an Dwight Grant (born on March 6, 1974) also known as Beanie Sigel, is an American Rapper from Philadelphia Pennsylvania Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name The Game, is an American Rapper. Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970) better known by his Stage name DMX, is an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the Clifford Joseph Harris Jr (born September 25 1980 better known by his Stage name T Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and LaRon Louis James (born on February 18 1983 better known by his Stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer and occasional actor Che Smith, known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist (born July 6, 1980) from the South side of Chicago Dennis Coles, better known by his Stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Jin Au-Yeung ( also known as Jin Jin tha MC The Emcee and 100 Grand Jin is an American rapper born on June 4 1982 John Jackson (born November 18 1977 better known by his Stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Joseph Anthony Budden is an American Rapper. Music career His debut solo studio album release was the self titled Joe Budden. Daniel Dumile (duːməleɪ is a British born American hip hop artist who has taken on several Stage names in his career most famously MF Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20 1968) better known by his stage name Kool G Rap, is an American Hardcore rapper from the Corona Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes Teriyaki Boyz is a j-hip hop group from Tokyo Japan. The four MCs in the group are Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, VERBAL from M-flo, Edison Koon-Hei Chen is a Hong Kong -based Canadian movie actor, Rapper, singer and Pop icon. He also produced an urban remix of the Janet Jackson single 'Just A Little While' entitled 'Love Me. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer '
He also recorded several tracks for the popular video games Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and NBA Street Vol. 2 and is a playable character in the game as well. Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of Video games developed and published by Electronic Arts featuring NBA Street Vol 2 is a Sequel of NBA Street and a prequel of NBA Street V3. A large part of Just Blaze's technique consists of altering the speed of samples, as well as adding in his own drum beat. In this way, he draws some of his influence from Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA, who has utilized sped-up soul samples in several of the group's beats. Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional Just Blaze has used this technique with songs like "December 4th" from Jay-Z's The Black Album (which uses a sped-up sample of "That's How Long" by The Chi-Lites) and "Touch the Sky" from Kanye West's Late Registration (which uses a slowed-down sample of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up. 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 The Black Album is a 2003 Hip hop album by rapper Jay-Z. It was promoted as his final studio album although Jay-Z subsequently announced a return The Chi-Lites (pronounced "SHY-lights" in IPA, ˈʃaɪlaɪts are a Chicago -based smooth soul Vocal group, best known for their worldwide " Touch the Sky" is the fourth single released from Kanye West 's second Album, Late Registration. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Late Registration is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Chicago hip hop artist Kanye West. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk ") However, he doesn't always do this; on "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" from The Black Album and Foxy Brown's "Foxy Lady", for instance, the speed of the sample used is left unchanged. Inga Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1979) better known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper known for her solo work as well His work also often features the trademark phrase "No more handclaps" and a distinctive pronunciation of his name, with the 'a' in 'Blaze' lengthened and rising.
After the retirement of Jay-Z in 2004, Just Blaze decided to create his own label. 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 Initially, he went to Roc-A-Fella with the idea, but they could not afford to grant a vanity label at the time, due to the Dame Dash split. Damon Dash (born May 3 1971 in Harlem New York) is an African-American label executive the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Just then went to parent company Def Jam Recordings, who was not willing to take such a big risk on a pet label. Def Jam Recordings is a United States based hip-hop Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Finally, Atlantic Records agreed to give him a label to be 50% owned by them. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock He would name the label Fort Knocks Entertainment. Fort Knocks Entertainment is an American East Coast hip hop and R&B Record label founded in 2004 by Record producer, Just
Fort Knocks Entertainment
In 2004, Just Blaze launched Fort Knocks Entertainment through Atlantic Records. He would go on to sign New York mixtape rapper, Saigon. Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper In 2007, the label released Saigon's debut mixtape, The Moral of the Story. The Moral Of The Story is the street album by the rapper Saigon, it is the prequel to Saigon's debut album The Greatest Story Never Told. Saigon's first album titled "The Greatest Story Never Told. The Greatest Story Never Told is the rapper Saigon 's debut album More releases to come in 2008. They record at Baseline Studios, primarily.
His brother is Daren Smith, aka DJ Poun'. He is a resident DJ at the Atlantic City 40/40 club. He has recently appeared on VH1's The White Rapper Show, giving two competing teams his latest productions, at which point the teams had to make a song and then have it played at the strip clubs. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television ego trip's The (White Rapper Show is an American Reality television series on the VH1 cable network He is an in-house producer for Fort Knocks.
The label's next release will be label compilation, Just Getting Warm.
Discography
External links
- Just Blaze RBMA video lecture session Pt.1
- Just Blaze RBMA video lecture session Pt.2
- Just Blaze RBMA video lecture session Pt.3
- Just Blaze RBMA video lecture session Pt.4
- Just Blaze Radio
- Just Blaze discography at MusicBrainz
- Just Blaze's Myspace
- Just Blaze & John Mayer dLife Jam Session
- Just Blaze's blog, the Megatron Don
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