Just Blaze

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Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American record producer primarily in Hip-Hop. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in music production. He gained recognition as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style that was prominent in hip hop during that time. Blaze produced songs for several influential artists including Jay-Z, Fabolous, Beanie Sigel, Freeway (rapper), The Diplomats, Joe Budden, T.I., and Eminem among many others. He played a key role in producing key songs in seminal albums for Jay-Z such as The Blueprint. Smith produced Eminem's 2010 single "No Love" and appeared in its accompanying music video. He has composed soundtracks for video games, and was a character in NBA Street Vol. 2. His stage name was inspired by the character Blaze Fielding from the Streets of Rage video game...

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