DJ Premier

Producer Regarded by many as hip hop's greatest producer, Christopher Edward Martin has been making classic tracks since the mid-'80s. He rose in prominence as one part of the duo Gang Starr with Guru and took off from there, DJ Premier has crafted magic for some of the biggest luminaries in hip hop — say a legendary name and he's likely to have produced for them. His signature style of scratching on tracks and mixing vocal phrases to create hooks is recognizable by any true hip hop head.
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Guru

Though Gang Starr got their start in 1987, Guru and DJ Premier released their first game changing album in 1993, Jazzmatazz Vol. 1. It was the first in a series and critically acclaimed for successfully bridging that gap between eras of music with...

Joey Bada$$ Reveals Title of Debut Album

Fans can look for the highly anticipated release this fall.

Jeff Sledge's Shop Talk with DJ Premier

Jeff Sledge's Shop Talk with DJ Premier

Skulls Snaps, "It's a New Day"

The opening bars of this song from funk group Skull Snaps' self-titled 1974 album provided hard-as-nails drums for Pharcyde's "Passin' Me By," Gang Starr's "Take It Personal," Diamond D's "Sally Got a One-Track Mind" and other unforgettable rap br...

Joey Bada$$ and DJ Premier

Earlier this year, upstart BET Cypher alum Joey Bada$$ linked up with legendary producer DJ Premier for a new, just-leaked song, "Unorthodox." The song has deeper significance than just being dope, though-it brought two generations of Brooklyn rap...

Jay-Z's Primo-Produced Diss Track

In a 2010 interview, legendary producer DJ Premier revealed that he produced an unreleased Jay-Z song that features the God MC smiting old foes. "He was getting a little slick at a lot of people," Primo recalled. "I won’t even say their names. He ...
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