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Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey , Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in music production.
YearSingleChart Positions(us Hot 100)Chart Positions(us R&b)2021"We Win" ( Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin)––2019"Big Tyme" (Rick Ross feat. Swizz Beatz)119–2016"Freedom" ( Beyoncé feat. Kendrick ...35212011"I Love My Bitches" ( Rick Ross)–72Sep 4, 2011 · Just Blaze: “That day I was making what ended up becoming ‘Stick 2 the Script.’ Bleek hated that beat, he said it sounded like soap opera music. So then I made the “We Get Low” beat instead.
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Just Blaze rose to prominence as Jay Z’s go-to producer in the early 2000s, alongside Kanye West and Bink!. Justin Smith explained the Just Blaze moniker to Complex: People hear
On this week's episode of IDEA GENERATION, Just Blaze takes us on a journey from his early days as a math prodigy in Paterson, New Jersey, to becoming one of...
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Mar 14, 2023 · Just Blaze Reflects On 50 Years Of Hip-Hop, Which Will Always ‘Start With The DJ’. August 11, 2023, will mark the 50th anniversary of the house party largely credited with the creation of hip ...
Justin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, catapulted to the upper echelon of hip hop in the early '00s as the producer behind a string of hits with Jay-Z and Roc-a-fella Records. He has been in high demand ever since, working with Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller ... really, it's hard to find a major rapper who hasn't worked with him.
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