![]() Pretty different from a lot of rap at the time. In 1989, the two won the first ever Grammy award for best rap performance for "Parents Just Don't Understand." The song is catchy and a little corny. He got his start in West Philadelphia, where he was one half of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, with Will Smith. Lee: Jazzy Jeff is one of the most prolific DJs in the history of hip hop. But yeah, I'm living in another dimension right now. ![]() (LAUGH) So this is a major Twilight Zone moment for me. And then turning around and now I'm watching someone play a character that I couldn't even believe I played the first time. So actually never in a million years would I have envisioned us getting to a 30th year reunion. ![]() Never in a million years did I envision me doing the show in the first place. And that the original show has lasted 30 years. You know, I've been telling people that I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that I was on the original show. Lee: For Jazzy Jeff, seeing the new show come together has been surreal. I think someone is bringing a level of realism to this show that is very, very relatable. To the point that I may have that person as my friend. What's more, instead of just selling his idea to a big Hollywood studio, Morgan stayed on as a writer, executive producer, and director for the series.ĭj Jazzy Jeff: Him coming from a non-Hollywood point of view, I think that level of authenticity, there is something about this show that you're kinda, like, I can see that. Lee: With Will Smith on board, the team shopped the idea around and eventually found a home at Peacock, NBC's streaming service. Let's get into business together and make this thing real." And the rest is history. And we shook hands at the end of the trip and said, "Let's do this. And his enthusiasm for the vision, we were just bouncing energy off each other down in Miami. And we had kind of an unofficial development session where we talked about the show and the vision. Come down to Miami in a few weeks."Ĭooper: And so I did. I said, "You know, I see this as a one hour drama." And he said, "Okay. And I pitched my vision right then and there. That's a big question, "What you wanna do with it?" That's a big one.Ĭooper: A big question.
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