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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jaz-O canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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rapper ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
DJ Premier
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Jay-Z NERFINISHED ⓘ M.O.P. NERFINISHED ⓘ Roc-A-Fella Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jonathan Burks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Big Daddy Kane
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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
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hip hop ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early collaborations with Jay-Z
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mentoring Jay-Z in the late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Jay-Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jaz-O NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Kingz Kounty
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To Your Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Word to the Jaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Hawaiian Sophie
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The Originators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongAppearance | featured Jay-Z on “Hawaiian Sophie” ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ain’t No Nigga
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Hawaiian Sophie NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Originators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
rapper
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City hip hop scene ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
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Kingz Kounty Media Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ |
| residence | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName |
Jaz-O
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The Jaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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