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DJ Jazzy Jeff Entertains Fans of ‘Fresh Prince’ Reruns

DJ Jazzy Jeff. At the Rose Center for Earth and Space.Photo: Alia Kahan


That’s right: On Friday night, DJ Jazzy Jeff (the Fresh Prince sidekick) spun records at the Rose Center for Earth and Space (in the American Museum of Natural History). The set, part of a Flavorpill-organized new monthly series called “One Step Beyond,” featured retro rock, R&B, and rap hits, and some Euro new wave, and was predictably hilarious. The young crowd, presumably composed of fans of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reruns, danced to everything from “Rapper’s Delight” to Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights.” And then there were the Retro Kids, an enthusiastic eight-man crew of Run D.M.C.–styled look-alikes sporting multicolored blazers and gravity-defying Afros, who did the running man in unison. Part rave, part 1992 bar mitzvah, the night could not have been better if Will Smith showed up. —Katie Goldsmith

DJ Jazzy Jeff Entertains Fans of ‘Fresh Prince’ Reruns