Jaz-O

The name JazO a.k.a. Big Jaz has been a mainstay in the music industry for almost 20 years. The Marcy House, Bedford-Stuyvesant; Brooklyn born and raised rap veteran has initiated the careers the likes of Jay Z, Sauce Money, Memphis Bleek and The Lox to name a few. Recalling his first rhyme as far back as the age of 14, he recorded his first song, HP Gets Busy at the age of 21. This song featured his 16 year old protégé, Jay Z and two others. In 1986 JazO teamed up with known producer for the Fat Boys, Fresh Gordon to create the answer to RUN DMCs My Adidas with My Fila. The young writer/rapper-producer moved on continuing his reign of terror in the streets, destroying unknowing challengers in MC battles locally and regional. Some of his victims are LL COOL J, Dana Dane, Just-Ice and many others.

In 1989 JazO blasted onto the video scene with his first major debut single, Hawaiian Sophie and a debut feature on The OJays number one single Have you had your love today?. JazO was the first rap artist signed to EMI Records. He released 2 albums and an EP from 1989-1991. During this time Jaz produced his own songs along with Prince Paul, The Large Professor, The 45 King and others. After taking a hiatus in 1992, JazO re-emerged producing the classic Aint No Nigga for Jay Z in 1996. Jaz continued his string of production classics for Jay Z including In My Lifetime the remix, Rap Game, Crack Game and featured on his cuts Bring It On and Jigga Who? Jigga What?. From that period to date, Jaz has accumulated volumes of songs of his own to be released in 2006 titled JazO: THE LEGACY (Kingz Kounty Entertainment/Red Line Music Distribution, Inc.) Being the producer of the demo that got The Lox their deal with Bad Boy in 96, JazO has blessed the likes of Rakim, M.O.P., Foxy Brown, Queen Latifah, Kool G Rap and numerous others. But Jaz is most well known for his triplet style of rhyming which he is majestically titled The Originator. JazO currently has a new single Be There which will be followed up with a similarly titled DVD documentary JAZ-O: Be There. DISCOGRAPHY1986 HIGH POTENT (THE JAZ & JAY Z) H.P. Gets Busy (Get Live Records) - (1st record featuring JAY Z)1987 FRESH GORDON Featuring THE JAZ Feeling James & My Filas (Tommy Boy)1989 THE JAZ Featuring JAY Z Hawaiian Sophie single (EMI)1989 THE JAZ Word to the JAZ Album (EMI)1990 THE JAZ Featuring JAY Z The Originators single (EMI) 1990 THE JAZ TO YOUR SOUL Album (EMI)1991 THE JAZ A GROOVE (This is what you rap 2) single (Slammin/EMI)1991 THE JAZ Hypocritters single (EMI)1991 THE JAZ YA DONT STOP EP (EMI)1997 BIG JAZ featuring JAY-Z & Sauce Money Foundation & Waitin (D&D)2002 JAZ-O & THE IMMOBILARIE Present KINGZ KOUNTY Album (Kingz Kounty/Rancore /D&D/RED)2005 JAZ-O Be There b/w Street Runna 12 single (Kingz Kounty Ent./Red Line Music Dist.)2006 JAZ-O: THE LEGACY Volumes 1-3 (Kingz Kounty/Red Line Music Dist.)PRODUCTION CREDITS AND FEATURES1989 - THE OJAYS featuring THE JAZ Have you had your love today single (EMI)1995 - JAY-Z In My Lifetime(remix) single (Payday)1995 - GROUP HOME 4 give my sins Produced by BIG JAZ - from Livin Proof album (Payday)1996 - JAY-Z featuring Foxy Brown Aint No Nigga single Produced by BIG JAZ (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)1996 - JAY-Z featuring JAZ-O & Sauce Money Bring It On From Reasonable Doubt album (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)1996 - M.O.P. World Famous, Born 2 Kill & Lifestyles of a Ghetto Child from Firing Squad album (Epic)1996 - TRICKY Live W/ Yourself Produced by BIG JAZ from TRICKY presents Grassroots album (FFRR)1997 - The L.O.X. I Got The Power Produced by JAZ-O From the Puff Daddy & The Family No Way Out album (Bad Boy)1998 - Ras Kass H2O Proof Produced by JAZ-O from Rasassination album (Priority)1998 - Queen Latifah Court Is in Session Produced by JAZ-O From Order In The Court album (Motown)1999 - RAKIM Its A Must Produced by JAZ-O from The Master album (Universal)1999 - Memphis Bleek Live Life 2 tha fullest Produced by JAZ-O from Thicker Than Water Soundtrack (Priority)1999 - JAY-Z featuring JAZ-O and AMIL Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99) (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)2002 - GZA / The Genius Legend Of The Liquid Sword Produced by JAZ-O from Legend Of The Liquid Sword (MCA)2002 - KOOL G RAP Black Widow Produced by JAZ-O from The Giancana Story album (KOCH)