(born October 4, 1964), better known by his stage name Jaz-O (formerly The Jaz and Big Jaz), is an American rapper and record producer. Active in the...

Nation the following year. A protégé of fellow New York City-based rapper Jaz-O, Jay-Z began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the record...

appearing on underground mixtapes. At some point, the trio connected with Jaz-O, and had a demo tape produced by him. One of their admirers was the "Queen...

Jaz or JAZ may refer to: Jaz (singer), Bruneian singer Jazmin Carlin (born 1990), Welsh swimmer Jaz Brisack, American barista and labor organizer Jaz...

recruited by mentor Jaz-O to appear on his song "Hawaiian Sophie". He appeared on two more Jaz-O songs in the next year, but after Jaz-O was dropped from...

Twisted Insane, Busta Rhymes, Rebel XD, Krizz Kaliko, George Watsky, and Jaz-O. Vocalist Oli Peters of the tech-death band Archspire is also heavily influenced...

becoming a lead rapper himself, Jay-Z began his career as a hype man for Jaz-O and was later the hype man for Big Daddy Kane. Icons of Hip Hop also notes...

hometown of Brooklyn and collaborating with his mentor and fellow rapper Jaz-O. Jay-Z later founded Roc-A-Fella Records with close friends Damon Dash and...

Jaz-O & The Immobilarie Family Present: Kingz Kounty is the only collaborative studio album by American rapper and producer Jaz-O and hip hop group the...

and Jaz-O refrained from signing anywhere and provided production for only one song on In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, "Rap Game/Crack Game." Despite Jaz-O not...