DJ Premier
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Christopher E. Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known as DJ Premier (or Primo by his fans, fellow musicians, and critics), is a prominent American hip hop producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with MC Guru.
Contrary to popular belief, he did not found nor even co-found Gang Starr.
He was introduced to DJing while attending school at Prairie View A&M in Houston, Texas. DJ Premier’s original stage name was Waxmaster C, the “C” taken from his first name, Chris, although he had already changed it to DJ Premier at the time he joined Gang Starr.
Considered by many fans to be one of the greatest hip hop producers, DJ Premier has produced countless tracks, for many groups and solo artists since the early 1990s. These include notable tracks for artists such as Jay-Z (“D’Evils”, “So Ghetto”), Big L (“The Enemy”), The Notorious B.I.G. (“Unbelievable”, “Kick In The Door”, “Ten Crack Commandments”), Nas (“N.Y. State of Mind”, “Nas Is Like”), Pitch Black (“It’s All Real”), M.O.P. (“Downtown Swinga”), Jeru the Damaja (“Come Clean”, “My Mind Spray”), KRS-One (“MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know”), Mos Def (“Mathematics”), Non Phixion (“Rockstars”), and Royce da 5’9” (“Boom”).(Full list: djpremiertrackology.8kilo.com)
Collaborations
Outside of Gang Starr, some of Premier’s most lauded work is his collaborations with Jeru the Damaja and Group Home. With the former, Premier crafted one of the East Coast’s landmark albums in the form of The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994. Their follow up to this, 1996’s Wrath of the Math, was regarded as a solid effort but not on par with its predecessor, although it did contain Jeru’s biggest hit to date, “Ya Playin’ Yaself”.
Contrary to popular belief, he did not found nor even co-found Gang Starr.
He was introduced to DJing while attending school at Prairie View A&M in Houston, Texas. DJ Premier’s original stage name was Waxmaster C, the “C” taken from his first name, Chris, although he had already changed it to DJ Premier at the time he joined Gang Starr.
Considered by many fans to be one of the greatest hip hop producers, DJ Premier has produced countless tracks, for many groups and solo artists since the early 1990s. These include notable tracks for artists such as Jay-Z (“D’Evils”, “So Ghetto”), Big L (“The Enemy”), The Notorious B.I.G. (“Unbelievable”, “Kick In The Door”, “Ten Crack Commandments”), Nas (“N.Y. State of Mind”, “Nas Is Like”), Pitch Black (“It’s All Real”), M.O.P. (“Downtown Swinga”), Jeru the Damaja (“Come Clean”, “My Mind Spray”), KRS-One (“MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know”), Mos Def (“Mathematics”), Non Phixion (“Rockstars”), and Royce da 5’9” (“Boom”).(Full list: djpremiertrackology.8kilo.com)
Collaborations
Outside of Gang Starr, some of Premier’s most lauded work is his collaborations with Jeru the Damaja and Group Home. With the former, Premier crafted one of the East Coast’s landmark albums in the form of The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994. Their follow up to this, 1996’s Wrath of the Math, was regarded as a solid effort but not on par with its predecessor, although it did contain Jeru’s biggest hit to date, “Ya Playin’ Yaself”.
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The Best Of DJ Premier (Beats to Blaze Mics)
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New York Reality Check 101
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Golden Years Reloaded
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eadwinn Pretty tight. Vintage 90s sound.
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Ambryer so few plays((
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ojigbe happy birthday!
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Escobar97 Dope ass sh*t
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amillioncolours Amazing
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tuan3 #1
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Ariues which tape is his best instrumental tracks on? guru is very overrated. i have a list of albums composed of what looks like over 100 tracks but you know i dont want to download all that.
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STASGURU TRUE
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KANYE WEST, RAKIM, KRS-ONE, NAS…
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& Truck Turner - Breaker One
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VERBAL THREAT "REALITY CHECK"…
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Insp-Her-Ation (instrumental)
Events
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May
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Soundset 2012
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, Minneapolis MN, United States
28 going
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Jul
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DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles Live // Canada Day
Ritual Nightclub, Ottawa, Canada
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Jul
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Openair Frauenfeld 2012
Openair Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, St. Gallen, Switzerland
23 going
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News
DJ Premier Exclusive Interview, Hip Hop Shop airs 8/31 on FUSE, RTB Airs 9/11
30 Aug 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/djpremier
Check out the exclusive Hip Hop Shop interview with host
Toure of FUSE.8/31 tune in to fuse to watch the special Rock the
Bells Hip Hop Shop episode at (get correct time from FUSE
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- DJ Premier Exclusive Interview, Hip Hop Shop airs 8/31 on FUSE, RTB Airs 9/11 30 Aug 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/djpremier
- BEEN A LONG TIME………….. 12 Aug 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/djpremier
- BEEN A LONG TIME………….. 12 Aug 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/djpremier
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