Bad Azz (rapper)
Bad Azz | |
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 Bad Azz and Nimapig in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamarr Antonio Stamps |
| Born | November 27, 1975 Hawaiian Gardens, California |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 2019 (aged 43) Murrieta, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1995–2019 |
| Labels |
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| Formerly of | LBC Crew |
Jamarr Antonio Stamps (November 27, 1975 – November 11, 2019),[1] better known by his stage name Bad Azz, was an American rapper and member of hip-hop collective D.P.G.C.
Life and career
[edit]Jamarr Antonio Stamps was born in Hawaiian Gardens, California,[2] and grew up in Long Beach.[3] He began his career rapping at house parties and joined the LBC Crew. After having a guest verse on the Tupac song "Krazy" in 1996 he was set to sign to Tupac's proposed record label, Makaveli Records.[4] After being briefly signed to Snoop Dogg's label Doggystyle Records, Bad Azz made various guest performances before debuting on Priority Records in 1998 with Word on tha Streets.[5]
In 2001, he followed up with Personal Business whose single "Wrong Idea" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Kokane, and Lil' ½ Dead) reached #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart.[6]
In 2009, he released an album with Bizzy Bone, Thug Pound. In mid-2010, he recorded and released a new single "For As Long As I Can". In March 2013, Bad Azz got into a fight with Snoop Dogg's cousin Ray J; Bad Azz said it was revenge for getting jumped by Suge Knight and his entourage a decade earlier.[7]
He appeared on the 2011 album Haven't You Heard? (We Givin' Something Bacc To Tha Street), which was released by Death Row Records and WideAwake on February 8, 2011.
In 2014, Bad Azz released a music video for a song titled "Baby Wut'z Up", featuring Turf Talk. He announced a new album title The Nu Adventures of Bad Azz, which has released in 2018.
Death
[edit]Stamps died unexpectedly on November 11, 2019, at age 43. He had been arrested and jailed at the Southwest Correctional Center in Murrieta, California, on domestic violence charges four days earlier.[1][3][8]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Word on tha Streets (1998)
- Personal Business (2001)
- Money Run (2003)
- Executive Decision (2003)
- The Nu Adventures of Bad Azz (2018)
Collaborative albums
- Thug Pound (with Bizzy Bone) (2009)
- Haven't You Heard (with LBC Crew) (2011)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shifferaw, Abel (November 11, 2019). "Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, and Others Mourn the Death of Bad Azz". Complex. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Nima (June 2003). "Bad Azz Interview". DubCNN.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "Rapper, known for work with Snoop Dogg and others, dies while in Riverside County sheriff's custody". The Press-Enterprise. November 12, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ Paine, Jake (December 18, 2010). "Snoop Dogg, Soopafly To Be Featured On The LBC Crew's "Haven't You Heard" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ Azpiri, Jon (2001). "Bad Azz > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Bad Azz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Ray J in Backstage Brawl: Rapper Got Sucker-Punched by Bad Azz, Manager Says". E! Online. March 22, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "In loving memory of Jamarr Antonio Stamps". December 10, 2019.
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- 1975 births
- 2019 deaths
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- G-funk artists
- Gangsta rappers
- Musicians from Long Beach, California
- Priority Records artists
- Prisoners who died in California detention
- Rappers from Los Angeles
- 20th-century African-American musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians