Bad Azz (rapper) explained

Bad Azz
Birth Name:Jamarr Antonio Stamps
Birth Date:27 November 1975
Birth Place:Hawaiian Gardens, California
Origin:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genre:Hip hop
Occupation:Rapper
Years Active:1995–2019
Past Member Of:LBC Crew

Jamarr Antonio Stamps (November 27, 1975 – November 11, 2019), 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

Jamarr Antonio Stamps was born in Hawaiian Gardens, California,[1] and grew up in Long Beach. 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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

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.[6] [7] [8]

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nima. Bad Azz Interview. June 2003. DubCNN.com. March 29, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090328230207/http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/badazz/. March 28, 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Paine . Jake . 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 . December 18, 2010 . September 25, 2015.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p320533/biography|pure_url=yes}} Bad Azz > Biography]. Azpiri. Jon. 2001. AllMusic. March 29, 2009.
  4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p320533/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Bad Azz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. AllMusic. March 29, 2009.
  5. Web site: Ray J in Backstage Brawl: Rapper Got Sucker-Punched by Bad Azz, Manager Says . March 22, 2013 . E! Online . September 25, 2015.
  6. Web site: Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, and Others Mourn the Death of Bad Azz. Abel. Shifferaw. Complex. November 11, 2019. November 12, 2019.
  7. Web site: Rapper, known for work with Snoop Dogg and others, dies while in Riverside County sheriff's custody. The Press-Enterprise. November 12, 2019 . May 15, 2020.
  8. Web site: In loving memory of Jamarr Antonio Stamps. December 10, 2019 .