Jamarr Antonio Stamps (born November 27, 1975), better known by the stage name Bad Azz, is an American rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips, also known as DPGC.
He was born in Hawaiian Gardens, California and 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. He is also a member of the Insane Crips.
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 chart.
In 2009 he dropped an album with Bizzy Bone, "Thug Pound." In summer 2010, he dropped 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.
Bad Azz may refer to:
Bad Azz is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Boosie. It was released on October 24, 2006, by Trill Entertainment, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies in the first week.
The album's lead single, titled "Zoom", was released on September 29, 2006. The song features guest vocals from a American southern hip hop rapper Yung Joc, while its produced by Mouse.