Just Blaze

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Just Blaze
Just Blaze on the cover of Scratch Magazine in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Justin Smith
Origin	Paterson, New Jersey
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Instrument(s)	Music Production Center Drums Keyboard Turntable Sampler Drum Machine
Label(s)	Fort Knox Entertainment
Associated acts	Jay-Z (2000-present,) Cam'ron (2002-04,) Saigon

Justin Smith (born in Paterson, New Jersey), better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop music producer. Just Blaze has produced tracks for The Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Usher, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, The Game, DMX, T.I., Fat Joe, Rhymefest, Ghostface Killah, M.E.D., Fabolous and Joe Budden. He also recorded several tracks for the popular video games Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and NBA Street Vol. 2 and is a playable character in the game as well.

A large part of Just Blaze's technique consists of altering the speed of samples, as well as adding in his own drum beat. In this way, he draws some of his influence from Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA^{[citation needed]}, who has utilized sped-up soul samples in several of the group's beats. Just Blaze has used this technique with songs like "December 4th" from Jay-Z's The Black Album (which uses a sped-up sample of "That's How Long" by The Chi-Lites) and "Touch the Sky" from Kanye West's Late Registration (which uses a slowed-down sample of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up.") However, he doesn't always do this; on "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" from The Black Album and Foxy Brown's "Foxy Lady", for instance, the speed of the sample used is left unchanged.

Just Blaze has recently started a record label, Fort Knox Entertainment which is distributed through Atlantic Records. His first artist is Saigon. He is currently producing Saigon's debut album, The Greatest Story Never Told. It is expected to be released in 2007. This will be the first album that he has predominantly produced; he has generally contributed a few beats at most to various artists, rather than collaborating with them through the duration of an entire album.

His brother is Daren Smith, aka DJ Poun'. He is a resident DJ at the Atlantic City 40/40 club. He has recently appeared on VH1's The White Rapper Show, giving two competing teams his latest productions, at which point the teams had to make a song and then have it played at the strip clubs.

Contents 1 Selected production credits 1.1 24K 1.2 701 Squad 1.3 Akir 1.4 Amil 1.5 Angie Martinez 1.6 Asami 1.7 Beanie Sigel 1.8 Beastie Boys 1.9 Big Punisher 1.10 Bow Wow 1.11 Brooklyn 1.12 Buckshot 1.13 Busta Rhymes 1.14 Cam'ron 1.15 Capone 1.16 Carl Thomas 1.17 Cory Gunz 1.18 Diddy 1.19 The Diplomats 1.20 DJ Clue 1.21 DJ Muro= 1.22 DMX 1.23 Erick Sermon 1.24 Eve 1.25 Fabolous 1.26 Faith Evans 1.27 Fat Cat Kareem 1.28 Fat Joe 1.29 Foxy Brown 1.30 Freck Billionaire 1.31 Freeway 1.32 Funkmaster Flex 1.33 F.T. 1.34 The Game 1.35 Ghostface Killah 1.36 Governor 1.37 Half-A-Mill 1.38 Harlem World 1.39 Jadakiss 1.40 Janet Jackson 1.41 Jay-Z 1.42 Jin 1.43 Joe Budden 1.44 Jon.B 1.45 Juelz Santana 1.46 Kanye West 1.47 Keith Murray 1.48 Killah Priest 1.49 Lenny Kravitz 1.50 LeToya 1.51 Madina 1.52 Mad Lion 1.53 Mariah Carey 1.54 Mario 1.55 Matt Fingaz 1.56 M.E.D. 1.57 Memphis Bleek 1.58 MF Doom 1.59 Naledge 1.60 Nelly 1.61 Nick Cannon 1.62 No Good 1.63 N.O.R.E. 1.64 Notorious B.I.G. 1.65 Papoose 1.66 Philly's Most Wanted 1.67 Prodigy 1.68 Rah Digga 1.69 Rain 1.70 Rhymefest 1.71 Royce Da 5'9" 1.72 Saigon 1.73 Shaggy 1.74 Shawnna 1.75 Shyne 1.76 Snoop Dogg 1.77 Stephen Stradley 1.78 State Property 1.79 T.I. 1.80 Talib Kweli 1.81 Teriyaki Boyz 1.82 Twista 1.83 Tragedy Khadafi 1.84 Trina 1.85 Usher 1.86 Xzibit 1.87 Young Gunz 2 Soundtracks 3 External links

[edit] Selected production credits

[edit] 24K

• "Skully" feat. Mashonda
• "Skully (Remix)" feat. Mashonda and Triple Seis

[edit] 701 Squad

• "Black Mask (We're Taking It All)"

[edit] Akir

• "Kunte Kinte"

[edit] Amil

• "That's Right" feat. Jay-Z

[edit] Angie Martinez

• "Take You Home (Just Blaze Remix)" feat. Fabolous and Kelis

[edit] Asami

• "If You Feel Me?" feat. Jay-Z

[edit] Beanie Sigel

• "Get Down"
• "Get Down (Remix)" feat. Freeway, Clinton Sparks and Young Gunz
• "Mom Praying" feat. Scarface
• "Beanie (Mack B**ch)"
• "So What You Saying " feat. Memphis Bleek
• "Still Got Love For You" feat. Jay-Z and Rell
• "What Your Life Like 2"
• "Who Want What" feat. Memphis Bleek
• "Bread and Butter" feat. Sadat X and Grand Puba

[edit] Beastie Boys

• "Ch-Check It Out (Just Blaze Remix)"

[edit] Big Punisher

• "Off Wit His Head" feat. Prospect
• "Wrong Ones" feat. SunKiss

[edit] Bow Wow

• "Play The Game"

[edit] Brooklyn

• "Want Me Back"

[edit] Buckshot

• "Heavy Weighters" feat. Swan and F.T.

[edit] Busta Rhymes

• "Street Shit"
• "Here We Go Again" feat. Flipmode Squad
• "Everybody Rise Again"
• "Match the Name With the Voice" feat. Flipmode Squad
• "We Got What You Want"
• "Shorty" feat. Chingy, Fat Joe and Nick Cannon
• "Get Flat" feat. Butch Cassidy

[edit] Cam'ron

• "Losing Weight pt. 2" feat. Juelz Santana
• "Oh Boy" feat. Juelz Santana
• "Welcome to New York City" feat. Jay-Z Juelz Santana
• "The Roc (Just Fire)" feat. Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel

[edit] Capone

• "Troublesome (La, La, La)" feat. Noreaga

[edit] Carl Thomas

• "My First Love"

[edit] Cory Gunz

• "I Gotcha" feat. Lil Wayne

[edit] Diddy

• "Tell Me" feat. Christina Aguilera

[edit] The Diplomats

• "Build This City"
• "I Really Mean It"

[edit] DJ Clue

• "M.A.R.C.Y." by feat. Memphis Bleek and Geda K

[edit] DJ Muro=

• "Forever Fresh" feat. Big O
• "The Extravaganza" feat. Kool G Rap and Young Chris

[edit] DMX

• "I'm A Bang"

[edit] Erick Sermon

• "We Don't Care" feat. Free
• "React" feat. Redman
• "Guns out in a circle"

[edit] Eve

• "Let Go (Hit The Dance Floor)" feat. Jadakiss

[edit] Fabolous

• "Return of the Hustle" feat. Swizz Beatz
• "BK's Finest" feat. Jinx Da Juvy
• "Breathe"
• "It's Alright" feat. Sean Paul
• "Just Don't Stop" feat. Bathgate
• "Ma' Be Easy"
• "Can't Let You Go" feat. Lil' Mo and Mike Shorey
• "Can't Let You Go (Remix)"
• "Fire (Remix)" feat. Joe Budden and Paul Cain

[edit] Faith Evans

• "Burnin Up Remix" feat. Freeway and Missy Elliott

[edit] Fat Cat Kareem

• "Real Nigga Livin" feat. Killah Priest

[edit] Fat Joe

• "Safe 2 Say (The Incredible)"

[edit] Foxy Brown

• "Art Of War"

[edit] Freck Billionaire

• "Break You Off feat. Fabolous

[edit] Freeway

• "Flipside pt. 2" feat. Peedi Crakk
• "What We Do" feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel
• "Flipside" feat. Peedi Crakk
• "Free"
• "On My Own" feat. Nelly
• "Alright" feat. Allen Anthony
• "Don't Cross The Line"
• "Full Effect" feat. Young Gunz
• "We Get Around" feat. Snoop Dogg
• "Line 'Em Up" feat. Young Chris

[edit] Funkmaster Flex

• "We Are" feat. Memphis Bleek and Geda K

[edit] F.T.

• "F-AVA" feat. AVA

[edit] The Game

• "Church For Thugs"
• "No More Fun and Games"
• "Why You Hate The Game" feat. Nas and Marsha Of Floetry
• "The Remedy"
• "Fall Back" feat. Freeway & City Boy of AZ Boys

[edit] Ghostface Killah

• "The Champ"

[edit] Governor

• You Got The Power feat. T.I.

[edit] Half-A-Mill

• "Fire In Hell"
• "Thug Luv"

[edit] Harlem World

• "I Like It" feat. Ma$e
• "Family Crisis"

[edit] Jadakiss

• "It's Time I See You" feat. Sheek Louch, Styles P , Eve, Drag-On, Infa-Red and Cross

[edit] Janet Jackson

• "Love Me (Early version of Just A Little While)" Feat. Naledge

[edit] Jay-Z

• "Intro" (from "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia")
• "Interlude" (from "The Black Album")
• "Public Service Announcement"
• "The R.O.C." feat. Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek
• "Soon You'll Understand"
• "Girls, Girls, Girls"
• "Song Cry"
• "U Don't Know"
• "Streets Is Talking" feat. Beanie Sigel
• "As One" feat. Memphis Bleek, Freeway, Young Gunz, Peedi Crakk
• "B**ches & Sisters"
• "Show You How"
• "Hovi Baby
• "December 4th"
• "Meet The Parents"
• "Stick 2 The Script" feat. Beanie Sigel & DJ Clue
• "Flow"
• "Some How Some Way" feat. Beanie Sigel and Scarface
• "Reebok (Interlude)" " feat. 50 Cent
• "PSA pt. 2"
• "U Don't Know (Remix)" feat. M.O.P
• "Hovi Baby (Remix)"
• "99 Problems (Remix)"
• "My Name Is Hov"
• "Allure (Remix)"
• "Warm It Up (Jay Freestyle)"
• "Show Me What You Got"
• "Kingdom Come"
• "Oh My God"
• " 1-900 Hustler"

[edit] Jin

• "Club Song"

[edit] Joe Budden

• "Pump It Up"
• "Fire" feat. Busta Rhymes
• "Give Me Reason"
• "Pop Off"
• "Fuel"

[edit] Jon.B

• "Everytime" feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard

[edit] Juelz Santana

• "The Second Coming"

[edit] Kanye West

• "Touch The Sky" feat. Lupe Fiasco
• "Touch The Sky Remix" feat. D-Block
• "Overrreact" feat. Consequence

[edit] Keith Murray

• "Yeah, Yeah, You Know It" feat. Erick Sermon and Redman

[edit] Killah Priest

• "View From Masada"
• "Hard Times"
• "Gotta Eat"

[edit] Lenny Kravitz

• "Storm (Just Blaze RMX) feat. Jay-Z

[edit] LeToya

• "You Got What I Need"

[edit] Madina

• "O.G." feat. Snoop Dogg

[edit] Mad Lion

• "Give It To Me"

[edit] Mariah Carey

• "Boy (I Need You)" by feat. Cam'ron
• "You Got Me" feat. Freeway and Jay Z
• "Trought The Rain" feat. Joe and Kelly Price

[edit] Mario

• "C'mon (Just Blaze Remix)"

[edit] Matt Fingaz

• "Who U Wit?" feat. The Game, Rahzel, Talib Kweli, Large Professor and Jelly

[edit] M.E.D.

• "Get Back"

[edit] Memphis Bleek

• "We Get Low"
• "They'll Never Play Me"
• "Everythings a Go"
• "Hell No"
• "R.O.C."
• "Intro - U Know Bleek"
• "War"
• "Round Here" feat. Trick Daddy and T.I.
• "Just Blaze, Bleek & Free" feat. Freeway
• "Hypnotic" feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel
• "Yes"
• "Dear Summer" feat. Jay-Z
• "534"
• "Straight Path"
• "Grip"

[edit] MF Doom

• "Kookies (Just Blaze Remix)"

[edit] Naledge

• "My Country" feat. Cornell West and Assata Shakur

[edit] Nelly

• "Roc The Mic (Remix)" feat. Beanie Sigel, Freeway and Murphy Lee

[edit] Nick Cannon

• "Get Crunk Shorty" feat. Ying Yang Twins and Fatman Scoop

[edit] No Good

• "Ballin Boy"

[edit] N.O.R.E.

• Niggarican feat. Peedi Crakk

[edit] Notorious B.I.G.

• "Living in Pain" feat. Mary J. Blige, 2Pac and Nas

[edit] Papoose

• "No Way Out" feat. Mary J. Blige

[edit] Philly's Most Wanted

• "This Bitch" feat. Bathgate

[edit] Prodigy

• "Diamonds" feat. Bars & Hooks

[edit] Rah Digga

• Party & Bullshit
• Party & Bullshit Remix feat. Missy Elliott and Eve

[edit] Rain

• "Super Freakin"

[edit] Rhymefest

• "Dynomite (Going Postal)"

[edit] Royce Da 5'9"

• "King of Detroit"
• "What We Do"

[edit] Saigon

• "The Letter P" feat. Kool G Rap
• "Don't Do That"

[edit] Shaggy

• "Hey Sexy Lady (Put It On Me Just Blaze Remix)" feat. Brian & Tony Gold

[edit] Shawnna

• "Let's Go"

[edit] Shyne

• "Here With Me"
• "Diamonds & Mac 10's"

[edit] Snoop Dogg

• "Lollipop" feat. Jay-Z, Soopafly and Nate Dogg

[edit] Stephen Stradley

• "These Nuts"

[edit] State Property

• "Roc The Mic"
• "It's Not Right"
• "B**ch N***az"
• "Don't Realize"
• "Want Me Back"

[edit] T.I.

• "King Back"
• "I'm Talking to You"
• "Help Is Coming"

[edit] Talib Kweli

• "Never Been In Love"

[edit] Teriyaki Boyz

• "Baggy Pants"

[edit] Twista

• "Ass Whoop" feat. Saigon

[edit] Tragedy Khadafi

• "Against All Odds"

[edit] Trina

• "How We Do?" feat. Fabolous

[edit] Usher

• "Throwback"
• "Throwback (Remix)" feat. Jadakiss

[edit] Xzibit

• "Multiply (Remix)" feat. Busta Rhymes

[edit] Young Gunz

• "Friday Night"
• "Tough Luv" feat. Denim

[edit] Soundtracks

• "NBA Street Vol. 2" by EA Sports BIG

[edit] External links

• In Depth Interview with Just Blaze
• Just Blaze Radio
• Just Blaze at MusicBrainz
• Just Blaze's Myspace
• Just Blaze Sample Mix Vol. 1 by RocaBlog.com [Audio File]
• Just Blaze & John Mayer dLife Jam Session
• Just Blaze TV