Jonathan Burks, also known as The Jaz or JazO, is a rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, NY, active in the late 1980s through the 1990s, best known for being the mentor of Jay-Z.
Jaz is also known as the Originator and had a song called “The Originators” that featured a young Jay-Z in 1990. As The Jaz, he had success with his 1989 single “Hawaiian Sophie” from his debut album Word to the Jaz…
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Word to the Jaz (1989)
01. Dance To This
02. Pumpin’
03. Hawaiian Sophie (ft. Jay Zee)
04. Give A Little Extra
05. Fun
06. Word To The Jaz
07. Let’s Play House
08. Boost Up The Family
09. Shana
10. I Can Dig Rappin’
11. Look Out
12. Buss The Speaker
02. Pumpin’
03. Hawaiian Sophie (ft. Jay Zee)
04. Give A Little Extra
05. Fun
06. Word To The Jaz
07. Let’s Play House
08. Boost Up The Family
09. Shana
10. I Can Dig Rappin’
11. Look Out
12. Buss The Speaker
To Your Soul (1990)
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01. Put The Squeeze On ‘Em
02. It’s That Simple
03. A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)
04. Abnormal
05. Ease Up Jaz
06. I’ll Smoke You
07. Doped Up
08. To Your Soul
09. Flag Of The Mahdi
10. A Nation Divided
11. Why?
12. Black Man In Charge
13. The Originators
14. Not Shoutin’ Out
02. It’s That Simple
03. A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)
04. Abnormal
05. Ease Up Jaz
06. I’ll Smoke You
07. Doped Up
08. To Your Soul
09. Flag Of The Mahdi
10. A Nation Divided
11. Why?
12. Black Man In Charge
13. The Originators
14. Not Shoutin’ Out
Ya Don’t Stop EP (1991)
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