Today In Hip Hop History: DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince Win The First Grammy For Hip Hop 28 Years Ago
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 22, 1989 at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles; this is when the first award for Best Rap Performance was presented to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, aka Will Smith, for “Parents Just Don’t Understand”. The ceremony was not without controversy; nominees Jeff and Smith led […]