Summertime premiered

May 6, 1991
The DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince video for Summertime debuts on NBC following the season 1 finale of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Summertime won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group. There was some drama surrounding the category that year because Public Enemy, who were also nominated, boycotted the show because the rap awards were not televised, saying it disrespected “inner-city contributions to the music industry.” Public Enemy was nominated the two previous years as well and also lost.



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