DJ Jazzy Jeff Calls Out "The Source" For Not Knowing He's A Real DJ

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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - MARCH 12: DJ Jazzy Jeff performs live on stage with The Roots during the 15th Annual Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival at Hard Rock Stadium on March 12, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Johnny Louis/Getty Images)
DJ Jazzy Jeff went back and forth with "The Source" on Twitter.

DJ Jazzy Jeff went back and forth with the Twitter page for The Source, Sunday, after the outlet joked about not knowing he is a real DJ. The Source says that the page was hacked, citing the fact that they've covered Jazzy Jeff's work as a DJ before.

"Wait DJ Jazzy Jeff is a real DJ? Lol thought [that] was just his title on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” a since-deleted tweet from The Source read.

OXON HILL, MD - JUNE 11: DJ Jazzy Jeff spins onstage during Célébrez En Rosé - Washington, D.C. at The Plateau at National Harbor on June 11, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo by Brian Stukes/Getty Images)

Jazzy Jeff responded to the tweet: "Yup. I saw that. WORD."

The Source later explained: "NAH: YOU KNOW BETTER !!! THAT WAS SOME HACK SHIT. YOU BEEN IN THE SOURCE MANY TIMES AS A DJ !!! YOU KNOW BETTER KING — THIS IS NOT HOW WE TALK AT @THESOURCE - NAH !!!"

"Apologies again," they further wrote. "We are trying to get to the bottom of how that crazy post hit our page. We at @TheSource of course have history and know @djjazzyjeff215 well, send him DJ rmessages and just wrote a Happy Bday article and posted it. This was weird. Peace & Love!"

Eventually, the two sides made amends, with Jazzy Jeff writing, "All good. No love loss. Let’s keep it moving."

As a DJ, Jazzy Jeff worked as a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith. They earned a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand." They won their second Grammy with the success of "Summertime" in 1992. He has also released tons of solo work over the years.

Check out DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Source's tweets below.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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