Jaz-O Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography, Girlfriends, Facts |

Jaz-O Quick Info
Height	6 ft 3 in
Weight	85 kg
Date of Birth	October 4, 1964
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Eye Color	Dark Brown

Jaz-O is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the mentor of Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z. Jaz-O has released many songs, albums, and extended plays like To Your Soul, Word to the Jaz, The Warmup, Ya Don’t Stop, I’m In Love, Love Is Gone, A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2), Be There, and Hypocritters. Moreover, he has also produced songs for many hip-hop artists including Jay-Z, Group Home, M.O.P, Ras Kass, Rakim, Kool G Rap, and others.

Born Name

Jonathan Burks

Other Names

Jaz-O, The Jaz, Big Jaz

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

Education

Jaz-O attended college in order to become an accountant but eventually changed his career path to music.

Occupation

Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer

Genre

Hip Hop

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Kingz Kounty Music Media, Roc Nation, EMI USA, Rancore

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth had been $500 Thousand.

Build

Average

Height

6 ft 3 in or 190.5 cm

Weight

85 kg or 187.5 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

Black

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Tall stature

Religion

During the 1980s, he was a visible figure in the Nuwaubian Nation, an American new religious movement founded and led by Dwight York.

Jaz-O Facts

He grew up in Marcy Houses, a public housing complex built and operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

Jaz-O’s debut studio album Word to the Jaz was released in 1989 and it included songs like Give a Lil Extra, Shana, Boost Up the Family, Dance to This, Look Out, Fun, and I Can Dig Rappin’. The album peaked at #87 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart.

He has credited rapper Curtis Brown (stage name Grandmaster Caz) as an early influence.

On July 16, 1990, Jaz-O released his 2nd studio album To Your Soul through EMI USA. In his book 1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This to Sing About, Joshua Clover described the album as “vital, serious, deeply musical, with playful lyrics that come at varying speeds, sometimes blunt and heavy on the beat, sometimes syncopated and sudden, looking for a way to slip past any defense.”

Jaz-O has been a rhyme mentor to the celebrated rapper Jay-Z. They also formed a group named High Potent.

He has formed a group called Immobilarie and their collaborative album titled Jaz-O & The Immobilarie Family Present: Kingz Kounty was released on March 26, 2002.

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Jaz-O Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography, Girlfriends, Facts