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Jonathan Allen Burks Sr. (born October 4, 1964), better known by his stage name Jaz-O (formerly The Jaz and Big Jaz), is an American rapper and record producer. Active in the late 1980s through the 1990s, he became known in retrospect as the mentor of fellow Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z. Burks, nicknamed "the Originator", debuted the artist on his 1986 single "H. P. Gets Busy". Burks signed with EMI to release two studio albums: Word to the Jaz (1989) and To... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Big Jaz first charted in 1989 with Let's Play House / Buss the Speaker.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.