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Bad Azz (rapper)

American rapper (1975–2019)

Summary

American rapper (1975–2019)

Field	Value
name	Bad Azz
image	Bad Azz, Nimapig.jpg
caption	Bad Azz and Nimapig in 2006
birth_name	Jamarr Antonio Stamps
birth_date
birth_place	Hawaiian Gardens, California, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Murrieta, California, U.S.
origin	Long Beach, California, U.S.
genre	Hip-hop
occupation	Rapper
years_active	1996–2019
label
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, 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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Discography

Main article: Bad Azz discography

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

Nima. (June 2003). "Bad Azz Interview". DubCNN.com.
Osier, Valerie. (2019-11-12). "Snoop Dogg, other artists mourn Long Beach rapper Bad Azz after he died in Sheriff custody".
(2019-11-12). "'Dogg Pound' Rapper Bad Azz Dies At 43-Years Old, Questions Emerge Surrounding Death Inside Jail".
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.
Azpiri, Jon. (2001). "Bad Azz > Biography".
"Bad Azz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles".
(March 22, 2013). "Ray J in Backstage Brawl: Rapper Got Sucker-Punched by Bad Azz, Manager Says". E! Online.
Shifferaw, Abel. (November 11, 2019). "Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, and Others Mourn the Death of Bad Azz". [[Complex (magazine).
(November 12, 2019). "Rapper, known for work with Snoop Dogg and others, dies while in Riverside County sheriff's custody".
(December 10, 2019). "In loving memory of Jamarr Antonio Stamps".

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