ContactMusic — Hollywood superstar Will Smith is set to make his rap comeback with his first new album in six years. The Men In Black actor began his career as The Fresh Prince, teaming up with his childhood pal Jeffrey Townes to form hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & Th... more info

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MVSW — DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ~ “Summertime” Just looking forward to summertime and the 4th of July! Samples Kool & the Gang ~ “Summer Madness“ Jack Bruce ~ “Born to be Blue”   Lyrics Intro/Chorus: *sung* summer summer summertime time... more info

ContactMusic — Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff are in talks to return to the stage together for a series of "pop-up" shows. The Hollywood actor first made his name in the music world with his pal as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, and went on to carve out a successful ... more info

Soul Sides — In honor of the first day of summer (and in acknowledgement that my summer songs series has been folded into The Sidebar but won’t be free-standing this year), please read this excellent interview by the Village Voice‘s Jason Newman with DJ Jazz... more info

VH1 Blog — It’s the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere—officially the first day of summer—so even though the season’s lazy days are ahead of us, what better time to start looking back at the evergreen songs of summers past? This morning,... more info

Guardian Music — From a special festivals guide and classic rock photography, to exclusive interviews and ticket giveaways, there's a great summer of music on its way from the Guardian and ObserverIt's a truth well established by artists as different as George Gershw... more info

Altsounds — Thursday 21st April hip hop sensation *DJ Jazzy Jeff* headlines the newly refurbished venue. Bringing his uplifting mix of the best in 80s, 90s, and noughties hip hop and RnB, the turntablist and producer responsible for the first ever rap Grammy ... more info

Popdose — It’s been a strange week here at Bootleg City. Without getting too far into it, let’s just say that some weird things went down.  First of all, people had the nerve to drink green beer and eat a whole lot of corned beef on a day that they were s... more info

NME — Flo gets sloshed, Wino finds love in Brazil, Jazzy Jeff hooks up with Willow – your music gossip stop more info