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

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, Bad Azz made various guest performances before debuting on

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in 1998 with '' Word on tha Streets''. In 2001, he followed up with '' Personal Business'' whose single "Wrong Idea" (featuring

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, Kokane, and Lil' ½ Dead) reached #75 on the

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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

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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

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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

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, on domestic violence charges four days earlier.

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

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