
DJ Jazzy Jeff may be best known for being tossed on his ass by Uncle Phil every week, but the part-time TV star is actually an accomplished, Grammy Award winning producer, and famous turntablist. As such, it’s only fitting that he’s joining the legendary Grandmaster Flash, DJ Shadow, DJ AM, and other wax-masters in Activision’s DJ Hero.
DJ Hero is much like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, except that you look far less dorkier playing alone. By scratching, blending, sampling, and cross fading, you get to drop fat beats as colored rhythm icons make their way across the screen. So what does the DJ Jazzy Jeff bring to the table (get it?) besides his image? Two exclusive mixes that he handcrafted himself: Tears for Fears “Shout” vs. Eric B. & Rakim “Eric B. Is President” and LL Cool J “Rock the Bells” vs. The Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra “Bittersweet Symphony.” Pretty righteous.
So how much will it cost to use Jazz in DJ Hero? Pre-orders for the October release is currently set at $120 from the major outlets. Ouch. I know that the cost of creating the game/turntable has to be recouped, and royalties paid for the music licenses, but $120 seems a tad steep. You can cop a Stanton for that kind of chedda.

