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Another Special AnnouncementDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Released: March 29, 1988

Songwriter: DJ Jazzy Jeff Will Smith

Producer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Bryan “Chuck” New Pete Q. Harris

[Intro]
Too damn hype…unh-huh…Too damn hype…yeah
Too damn hype…alright…Too damn hype
We’re too damn hype…alright…We’re too damn hype

[Fresh Prince (with “Too damn hype” chant in background)]
In the place at about this time
My name is the Fresh Prince
And I’m here with my full posse in effect
My man DJ Jazzy Jeff
The Human Jukebox Ready Rock C
James “J.L.” Lassiter
Charlie Mack is in effect
My homeboy Omar Money
Bryan and Pete in the place
We wanna let y’all know our motto for 1988
We are too damn hype—what are we, what are we?
(“We’re too damn hype”) A little louder
(“Too damn hype”) What are we? Come on
(“Too damn hype”) A little louder
(“Too damn hype”) What are we? What are we?
(“We’re too damn hype”) Alright
Yo Jeff, what are you? (“I’m too damn hype”)
What are you? (“I’m too damn hype”)
And alright—J.L., what are you?
(“I’m too damn hype”) What are you?
(“Too damn hype”) Alright—yo Charlie, what are you?
(“Too damn hype”) What are you? ("Too damn hype") Alright
(“Yo Prince, what are you?”) I’m too damn hype
(“What are you?”) I’m too damn hype—alright
Yo Ready C, what are you? (“I’m too damn hype”)
What are you? (“Too damn hype”) Alright
(“O Money, is too damn hype…O Money is too damn hype!”) Alright—and what are we? (“We’re too damn hype!”)
Ah come on, ah come on (“We’re too damn hype!”) Alright, alright
(“We’re too damn hype!”)
[Jazzy Jeff: “Yo, yo, we forgot somebody…yo—Fred
Yo, Fred, what are you?]
[Freddy Krueger]
I’m too damn hype (“What are you, Fred?) I’m too damn hype
(“Yo, yo…”) I’m too damn hype (“Fred! Fred!”)
I’m too damn hype (“Go Fred! Go Fred!”) I’m too damn hype
Ha ha ha, too damn hype…I’m too damn hype ("Fred is hype!")
I’m too damn hype…I’m too damn hype
Ha ha ha…ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha…(“Go Fred!”)
(“And we outta here…”)

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

“DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince” is a hip-hop duo from West Philadelphia.

Rapper Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) met disc jockey Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff) in the 1980s, when they were both trying to make names for themselves in West Philadelphia’s local hip hop scene.

The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for “Parents Just Don’t Understand”, though their most successful single was “Summertime” which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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