DJ Jazzy Jeff Abruptly Stops Kansas City Show
Hip-hop performer DJ Jazzy Jeff stormed off the stage during a weekend performance in Kansas City, saying venue managers did not like the type of music he was playing.
Officials with the Power & Light District say they just wanted the production crew to turn down the music because it was too loud for the sound system.
“His management was instructed on four occasions to turn the music down,” said Power & Light District president Jon Stephens. “The system was maxed out and it would have damaged the equipment.”
In Twitter entries, Jazzy Jeff said the staff at the KC Live! pavilion stopped his show after about half an hour Saturday night “for playin’ hip hop.”
The performer, whose real name is Jeff Townes, won a Grammy in 1988 with partner Will “Fresh Prince” Smith for the hit “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” He also had a recurring role as Smith’s best friend on the 1990s sitcom, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”
Concertgoers said Jazzy Jeff was playing hip-hop and pop songs before abruptly ending his set. Then rapper Skillz, who was serving as Jazzy Jeff’s hype man, yelled out, “They won’t let us play hip-hop, y’all.”
June 9th, 2009 at 7:12 pm