I'm a Will Smith fan, always have been, always will be. Ever since I heard the original 12" version of "Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble" (that's pre-video version kids) using the theme song from "I Dream of Jeanie", I was hooked by Will's rhyming and Jazzy Jeff's DJing skills. The thing about Will and Jeff is that they were authentic. They didn't try to be hard as LL or poltical Public Enemy or gangsta like NWA, they were just regular guys talking about regular things. This authenticity followed Smith to Hollywood and Jeff back to Philly where his Touch of Soul production studio would give a spotlight to future artists like The Roots and Jill Scott. The best thing about Will and Jeff now and then is that they're still friends, which is almost unheard of in hip hop unless your Chuck D and Flavor Flav. --Kevin Lockett
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