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Bad Azz
Person · male · United States · Hawaiian Gardens · born 1975 · died 2019 · recording since 1998
American rapper (1975–2019)
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Also known as Bad Antz · Bad Ass · Badass · Badd Azz · Jamar Stamps · Jamarr Antonio Stamps · +2 more
Timeline
9 events▣ Album 6◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Word on tha Streets
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography291 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1366234969
Biography
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 & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:10:13
1We Be Puttin It Down!5:052Ghetto Star4:273Why U Don’t Know0:284I Ain’t Concerned4:025This Life of Mine4:496Living It Up3:577Love0:398Tha Shit (Why U Fuck Wit Me)3:559Pawn Shop Robbery0:1810Addicted to Crime5:3111Money, Houses and Cars4:5412Cookin’ Cookies4:3913Continued Dedication5:2714Darochee’s MC0:1915As Hold on Hip Hop4:0416School Girl1:2917Tha Last Time4:0518Everythang Happens fo’ a Reason4:1819My People4:1620Tha Stand3:312001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:12:13
1Intro: Da Birth (Born Bad)1:062U Don’t Wanna Be Broke4:213Get Yourz Now4:474Ready 2 Bang2:455Streetz Illustrated4:276When Bus Callz (insert)0:497Personal Business3:538We From the LBC3:449Too Many Choices4:4510How We Get Down4:30112001 4dr. Cadillac4:1112Money 2 Fold4:2913When You See Me3:5714Dogghouse Ridaz3:1815Don’t Wanna Die4:1016Life Ain’t Never What It Seems to Be3:5517Wrong Idea4:1418W.B.L.O. (skit)0:5119Life Ain’t Hard4:0420It’s On All Day3:572003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:41
1Intro1:332If It's Hot4:463Checking All the Spots3:124Do the Damn Thing4:125Ghetto3:006My Street4:167N 2gether Now4:328Money Run3:519Come and Get It4:5010It's a Party3:1611Groupie4:1212California Sunshine4:012003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:05:29
1Executive Decision (intro)1:132Legendary Life4:193What I'm Spillin'4:364Bumpin' & Poundin4:265Get That...!3:416'Round We Go3:507Freak O' tha Week4:178Business and Friends1:369Let's Roll, Baby4:2410Incredible Hullk!4:1811Smoke Til Ya Pass Out!3:1212Professional Hustling6:0613Business and Friends (Cont.)1:3114What It Iz Here?4:2315Talkin' Bout U (Mi Life)3:3716What tha World Needs Now!3:5117Down Wit Us (S.T.O.P! Anti-War Song)6:09I'm Baaack and I Ain't Went Nowhere
2010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Streets of America / (intro)2The Music Sounds Good3Bad Azz Speaks4Recognize Mi G5On Our Grind6Krazt Pt.27Letz Go...8As Long as I Can9What We Do10Burn Down tha Joint11Money Rain12A Hold on Hip Hop13I Gotta Eat14Forgive Me15Bad Azz Kush Break16Which Way17OutroIm Baaack & I Aint Went Nowhere Vol.2
2012 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 30 tracks
1I'm Baaack Babi (Intro)2Hit The Ground Runnin'3W.B.L.O (I'm Baaack)4Fishpie & Sunday Soup5F&%k Outta Hea'6W.B.L.O (Tievon Callz aka Too Bad)7Stand By The Chapel8Hood Stories9True Romance10Sweet Pack Of Lies11W.B.L.O (DPGFunk Shoutz)12Makin' Movez Shakin' Foolz13Green Coast14Kushville15W.B.L.O (Chickenhead Hotwings)16Thug Niggaz & Drug Dealerz17Street Surfin'18The Blvd19W.B.L.O (Yung Blu Callz)20Yea Buddi21See U Everywhere22Imma G23W.B.L.O (Free Lil Jay Franchayse)24I Don't Wanna Talk25W.B.L.O (Hey Ladiez)26Buddi On The Side27Poke Mi Eye28Bomb Drop (Everybody Get Down)29Safe 2 Say30W.B.L.O (President Of California Outro)
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WhySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:511Why2:51 | 26 July 2011 | ||
| 2016 | Hip Hop BoomboxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:271Hip Hop Boombox2:27 | 7 April 2016 | ||
| 2016 | Razorblade GameSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:511Razorblade Game2:51 | 9 June 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bad Azz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPGC(band) | — | present | |
| The S.T.O.P. Movement(band) | — | present | |
| Tha Gang(band) | — | present | |
| Low Life Gangstas(band) | — | present | |
| L.B.C. Crew(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/428bdc7a-373c-4cd0-b3a7-1cec7ce868bfdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/428bdc7a-373c-4cd0-b3a7-1cec7ce868bfcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2632287genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2632287seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Azz_%28rapper%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Azz_%28rapper%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
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Wikidata: Q2632287 · MusicBrainz: 428bdc7a-373c-4cd0-b3a7-1cec7ce868bf
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