DJ Jazzy Jay was born on November 18, 1961, in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA.
DJ Jazzy Jay's birth name is John Byas.
Answer:In Shawn Carter's neighborhood, his friends called him Jazzy, I guess because of the music he liked. This eventually evolved into Jay-Z (Jay-Z, Jazzy, get it?).
it came from his first nickname Jazzy
Don Jazzy was born on 1982-11-26.
Jazzy Jordan was born on 1949-12-07.
Jazzy Danziger was born on 1984-12-05.
he was known as jazzy in his neighborhood. this turned into his stage name jay-z.
DJ Jazzy Jeff was born on January 22, 1965.
Jay-Z once stated in an interview that people used to call him Jazzy. Jazzy resembles a lot of style, popularity and "swag" as known today. To make his name more accessible he changed it to Jay-Z, ironically resembling close to this mentors name of "Jaz-O"
DJ Jazzy Jeff was born on January 22, 1965.
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