Jaz-O

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Jaz-O is an American rapper and producer from Brooklyn best known as Jay-Z’s early mentor and collaborator in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
rapper
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1980s
associatedAct DJ Premier NERFINISHED
Jay-Z NERFINISHED
M.O.P. NERFINISHED
Roc-A-Fella Records NERFINISHED
birthName Jonathan Burks NERFINISHED
birthPlace Brooklyn NERFINISHED
New York City
citizenship United States of America
collaboratedWith Big Daddy Kane NERFINISHED
Jay-Z NERFINISHED
Roc-A-Fella Records artists
countryOfOrigin United States of America
developedStyle fast rap style later used by Jay-Z
era Golden age hip hop
ethnicity African-American
from Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED
genre East Coast hip hop NERFINISHED
hip hop
knownFor early collaborations with Jay-Z
mentoring Jay-Z in the late 1980s and early 1990s
language English
mentorOf Jay-Z NERFINISHED
name Jaz-O NERFINISHED
notableAlbum Kingz Kounty NERFINISHED
To Your Soul NERFINISHED
Word to the Jaz NERFINISHED
notableSingle Hawaiian Sophie NERFINISHED
The Originators NERFINISHED
notableSongAppearance featured Jay-Z on “Hawaiian Sophie”
notableWork Ain’t No Nigga NERFINISHED
Hawaiian Sophie NERFINISHED
Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) NERFINISHED
The Originators NERFINISHED
occupation rapper
record producer
songwriter
partOf New York City hip hop scene
recordLabel EMI
Kingz Kounty Media Group NERFINISHED
Roc-A-Fella Records
residence Brooklyn NERFINISHED
stageName Jaz-O NERFINISHED
The Jaz NERFINISHED

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