In a recent interview, DJ Jazzy Jeff spoke to The Associated Press about the show’s relevance, his fondest memories on set and his virtual deejay experience being offered for those staying at “The Fresh Prince” mansion.

———

AP: Are you surprised by how relevant the show still is today?

Jeff: I grew up with my favorite TV shows, and at a point in time, they just kind of faded away. So for 30 something years, I’m wondering, ‘Is this the year “Fresh Prince” is going to fade away?’ Not because you want it to, but because of the natural laws of things. For this show to jump from one generation to another — there are fans that weren’t even born when the show came on. You can’t plan that.

AP: What brought the cast together?

Jeff: Once quarantine happened, and we were on lockdown, Will (Smith) came up with the idea of getting the cast together on a Zoom call. That was the tipping point. People were like ‘Oh my God, all of them are there. All of them are having conversations.’ That’s what got the ball rolling.

AP: Did things come together fairly quickly after the call?

Jeff: I know we did the Zoom call and then all of a sudden, we got a call like ‘Hey, we’re doing this reunion. And you got to come to L.A.’ I was like ‘OK, we’re all coming?’ I think through the lock down, we didn’t know what we were allowed to do or what was going to happen. But it was absolutely amazing the amount of safety precautions that they took to get everybody together.