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==Early life==
J-Swift was born '''Juan Manuel Martinez-Luis''' in 1971 in [[Madrid, Spain]]. His [[Afro-Cuban]] father, Pedro, was a [[salsa music|salsa]] bandleader and multi-instrumentalist. His mother, Dolores, was a native of the [[Canary Islands]].<ref name="land"/> In 1974, the family headed to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], settling in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. At age six, J-Swift enrolled in a piano conservatory, quickly proving to be a prodigy. He later attended [[Locke High School]], being mentored by Reggie Andrews who had worked with [[Rick James]] as well as [[Dazz Band]].<ref name="Bowler 2021">{{cite web | last=Bowler | first=Paul | title=‘Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde’: A Sampledelic Trip Worth Taking | website=uDiscover Music | date=2021-11-24 | url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/bizarre-ride-ii-the-pharcyde/ | access-date=2022-08-26}}</ref> The all-rap radio station [[KDAY]] introduced him to hip-hop in the early 1980s, and the first record he ever got was by [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]].
==Career==
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