Justin Smith, better known as
Just Blaze, is an
American hip hop music producer from
Paterson, New Jersey. Blaze is also the
CEO of
Fort Knocks Entertainment.
Biography
Production career
Smith began producing for well known musicians in the late 1990s. This production would earn him a spot on
Jay-Z's
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. His production on this album, along with the work of
Kanye West earned them both jobs as in-house producers at
Roc-A-Fella Records. His production work earned him the name Just Blaze, which would become his production name. Smith then went on to produce for many of the acts signed to the Roc-A-Fella roster. In 2002, Just Blaze became a household name for the production of
Cam'ron's summer smash "
Oh Boy." Smith went on to produce for
Snoop Dogg,
Shawnna,
Usher,
Mariah Carey,
Kanye West,
Talib Kweli,
Busta Rhymes,
Jadakiss,
Memphis Bleek,
Cam'ron, ,
Shyne,
Saigon,
Skyzoo,
Young Gunz,
Grafh,
Beanie Sigel,
Lil Wayne,
The Game,
DMX, ,
Fat Joe,
Juelz Santana,
Rhymefest,
Ghostface Killah,
Jin,
Fabolous,
Freeway (rapper),
Joe Budden,
MF DOOM,
Kool G Rap,
Mos Def,
Jay Electronica,
Rah Digga,
Teriyaki Boyz,
Edison Chen, and UK MC's
JME,
Skepta and
Klashnekoff. He also produced an urban remix of the
Janet Jackson single 'Just A Little While' entitled 'Love Me.
He also recorded several tracks for the popular video games
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and
NBA Street Vol. 2 and is a playable character in the game as well.
