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The Fresh Prince

13 tracks across 11 playlists

Will Smith's Philly hip-hop alter ego with DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeff Townes). 'Rock the House' (1987) and 'He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper' (1988 — the Grammy winner, 'Parents Just Don't Understand,' the first rap Grammy ever awarded, which they boycotted because the ceremony wasn't televising the rap category), 'And in This Corner...,' 'Homebase' (the 'Summertime' record). Then he became the most bankable movie star in the world, the 1990s Fresh Prince of Bel-Air sitcom became one of the foundational television-shows of its era, and the Oscars-slap chapter happened. Foundational rap figure.