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There's an old Brian Eno quote that is inevitably referenced when talking about the Velvet Underground - something along the lines of "They only sold 30,000 copies of their first album, but everyone who bought the album started a band". It's slightly inaccurate (they sold a lot more copies), but the message is clear: few bands have had such an outsized, potent, and wide reaching effect on the musicians that followed in their footsteps. Their stubborn desire to continually approach songwriting from the left field, and continuous sonic reinvention reverberated for decades, influencing punk, post-punk, art rock, ambient music, even notably influencing real political revolution in Czechoslovakia. Two hours of The Velvets' best, selected and mixed by Claire Rousay.

Big Jaz

Big Jaz

Big Jaz has been played on NTS in shows including PDA w/ Mischa Mafia, Ms. Carriestacks & Crackstevens, featured first on 17 September 2015. Songs played include Nigga What, Nigga Who, Foundation (Radio Edit) and Bring It On.

A small time rapper, also known as Jaz-O, that Jay-Z used to run around with. Although Jaz had a record deal, he had few sales. What he lacked in popularity, though, he made up for in expertise. He taught Jay-Z to navigate the rap industry and what moves to make. As a result, Jay-Z started his own label instead of being initially signed to an incumbent one. Though apparently largely forgotten, Big Jaz is one of the cornerstones of the careers of Jay-Z and many others that Jay brought to the spotlight.

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Big Jaz

Big Jaz has been played on NTS in shows including PDA w/ Mischa Mafia, Ms. Carriestacks & Crackstevens, featured first on 17 September 2015. Songs played include Nigga What, Nigga Who, Foundation (Radio Edit) and Bring It On.

A small time rapper, also known as Jaz-O, that Jay-Z used to run around with. Although Jaz had a record deal, he had few sales. What he lacked in popularity, though, he made up for in expertise. He taught Jay-Z to navigate the rap industry and what moves to make. As a result, Jay-Z started his own label instead of being initially signed to an incumbent one. Though apparently largely forgotten, Big Jaz is one of the cornerstones of the careers of Jay-Z and many others that Jay brought to the spotlight.

Original source Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Nigga What, Nigga Who
Jay-Z feat. Big Jaz
Northwestside Records1998
Foundation (Radio Edit)
Big Jaz feat. Jay-Z, Sauce Money, Tone Hooker
Bulldog Label, Freeze Records, Priority Records1996
Bring It On
Jaÿ-Z feat. Big Jaz, Sauce Money
Roc-A-Fella Records, Freeze Records, Priority Records2004
Bring It On
Jay-Z feat. Big Jaz, Sauce Money
BMG UK & Ireland2003