Jonathan Allen Burks Sr. (born October 4, 1964) converted his talent into moderate success in a solo career as Jaz-O, but he is immortalized by his gift of wordplay, as well as the success of his one time protege JAY-Z.

Jaz-O is credited as one of the pioneers the of “triplet flow,” which allows the rapper to flow far beyond sixteen syllables within the four-fourth time signature beat. Being able to add extra syllables to the sixteen multiplies the syllables into twenty-fourths, which makes a triplet of an eighth.

Since the 1990s, the triplet rhyme technique has become a very common distinction among some of the most respected hip-hop lyricists to date. Several lyricists who are well known for the technique include former apprentice JAY-Z, as well as Twista, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Fu-Schnickens, Spice 1 and Tech N9ne.

In addition to being a skilled rapper, he also has a catalogue of a successful producer.