D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince is an American hip hop duo that originated in West Philadelphia in 1985. The group is composed of D.J. Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Allen Townes) and The Fresh Prince (Will Smith). Their light-hearted, comedic style of rap, characterized by storytelling and wordplay, was a distinctive counterpoint to the hardcore hip hop prevalent in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo is most known for their Grammy-winning singles "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime". They were instrumental in the mainstream acceptance of rap music.