DJ Premier
Birth name	Christopher Edward Martin
Also known as	Preem, Primo, Premo
Born	March 21, 1966 (1966-03-21) (age 42) Houston, Texas, United States
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	record producer, DJ
Instrument(s)	Drum machine Keyboard Sampler Turntable
Years active	1987 – Present
Label(s)	Wild Pitch/EMI (1987–1990) Chrysalis/EMI (1991–1998) Virgin/EMI (1998–2003) Year Round (2003–)

Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known as DJ Premier (also Premo/Primo/Preemo/Preme/Preem) is a prominent American hip hop producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with MC Guru on the lyrical side. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Wild Pitch Records was a Hip hop Record label started in the mid 1980s by Stuart Fine and was eventually distributed by EMI and eventually acquired The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969 The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hip hop production is the creation of Hip hop music. Modern hip hop production utilizes samplers, sequencers, Drum machines, Synthesizers A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Gangstar redirects here For the video game see Gangstar Crime City. Guru (born Keith Edward Elam, July 17 1966 is an American Rapper, and the lyrical half of the hip-hop group Gang Starr, together with Originally from Houston, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York virtually his entire professional career. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Many fans and hip hop purists consider him to be the greatest hip hop producer ever. He is hailed as an architect of "hardcore East Coast hip-hop known by its heavy drums and sparse loops. "^[1]

The Source magazine named DJ Premier one of the 5 greatest producers in hip-hop history, while editors from About.com ranked him as #1 in their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list. The Source is a United States -based monthly full-color Magazine covering Hip-hop music, Politics, and culture, founded in Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Aboutcom is an online source for original information and advice and is among the top 15 US Websites ( Nielsen Online Spring 2008 ^[2]

Contents 1 Background 2 Collaborations 3 Production style 3.1 Samples 3.2 Melodies 3.3 Drums 3.4 Multiple beats 3.5 Clean versions 4 Influences 5 Relationships with artists 6 Label ownership and future projects 7 Discography 8 References 9 External links

Background

Chris Martin was introduced to DJing while attending school at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas. Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. DJ Premier's original stage name was Waxmaster C, although he had already changed it to DJ Premier after he had relocated to Brooklyn and joined Gang Starr. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. He chose the name Premier because he wanted to be the first to do what he did.

Collaborations

Besides producing almost the entirety of the Gang Starr catalog with Guru, DJ Premier has created countless classics for many groups and solo artists since the early 90's. These include notable tracks for artists such as Nas ("N. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Y. State of Mind", "N. Y. State of Mind Part II", "Nas Is Like", "Represent", "Come Get Me", "2nd Childhood", "Memory Lane" I Gave You Power), Rakim ("When I Be On Tha Mic", "New York", "Waiting for the World to End"), AZ ("The Come Up", "The Format"), The Notorious B.I.G. ("Unbelievable", "Kick in the Door", "Ten Crack Commandments", "Rap Phenomenon"), KRS-One ("MC's Act Like They Don't Know", "KRS-One Attacks, "I Can't Wake Up", "Mortal Thought", "'P' Is Still Free'", "Higher Level", "Rappaz R. Rakim (pronounced Rah-KIM (full name Rakim Allah, born William Michael Griffin Jr Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Lawrence Krishna Parker (born August 20 1965) better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American Rapper. N. Dainja", "Wannabeemceez", "Outta Here"), Jay-Z ("Million & One Questions", "D'Evils", "So Ghetto", "Bring It On"), Common ("The 6th Sense","The Light"), Big L ("The Big Picture (Intro),""The Enemy", "Platinum Plus") , M.O.P. ("Downtown Swinga '96", "Breakin Tha Rules", "New Jack City", "Stick To Ya Gunz", "Brownsville", "Salute", "Lifestyles Of A Ghetto Child", "Blood, Sweat and Tears", "Downtown Swinga", "Handle Ur Bizness (Remix)", "I Luv", "Salute, Pt. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an Lamont Coleman ( May 30, 1974 - February 15, 1999) also known by his Stage name Big L, was an American MOP, short for Mash-Out Posse, is an American Hardcore hip hop Duo. 2", "Intro", "Premier Intro", "Everyday", "Face Off", "On The Front Line", "Follow Instructions", "Roll Call"), Mos Def ("Mathematics"), Dilated Peoples ("Clockwork"), Snoop Dogg ("The One & Only", "Batman & Robin"), The Lox ("None of Y'all Betta", "Recognize"), Fat Joe ("The Shit Is Real", "Dat Gangsta Shit", "Success", "That White"), Capone-N-Noreaga ("Invincible") Royce Da 5'9" ("Boom", "My Friend", "Hip-Hop", "Hit 'Em!", "Ding Ding") and many more. Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. Dilated Peoples is an Underground hip hop group residing in California. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of The d-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those Periodic table groups that contain elements in which in the atomic ground state the highest-energy Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Capone-N-Noreaga ( CNN for short is an East Coast Hip Hop duo that consists of Capone (Kiam Holley born February 2 1976) and Ryan Montgomery (born July 5, 1977) is an MC known by his Stage name Royce Da 5'9".

However, some of Premier's most lauded non-Gang Starr productions have been his collaborations with lesser known artists. With MC Jeru the Damaja, Premier crafted one of the East Coast's landmark albums in The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994, and the 1996 follow-up, Wrath of the Math. Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja, (formerly as D East Coast hip hop is the original style of Hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA, during the early-1970s The Sun Rises in the East is the first album released by hip hop artist Jeru the Damaja. Wrath of the Math is the second album by hip hop artist Jeru the Damaja. Also from the Gang Starr Foundation, Premier would produce the bulk of the Group Home's Livin' Proof; although overlooked at the time of its 1995 release, the album has since come to find similar acclaim. Group Home is a hip hop duo comprised of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker Livin' Proof is the debut album from Gang Starr affiliates Group Home.

Though almost exclusively a hip-hop producer, DJ Premier collaborated extensively with jazz musician Branford Marsalis's experimental group, Buckshot Lefonque, for their debut album. This is a list of Jazz musicians on whom Wikipedia has articles Branford Marsalis ( August 26, 1960, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American Saxophonist, Composer and Buckshot LeFonque was a musical group project of Branford Marsalis. He also recently found himself in the pop world, producing five tracks for Christina Aguilera's album Back to Basics, which included the first single off the album "Ain't No Other Man" which would win a grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2007. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Back to Basics is the third full-length English Studio album by American pop / R&B singer Christina Aguilera " Ain't No Other Man " is a Grammy Award winning song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane DJ Premier, Harold Beatty and Kara DioGuardi The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was Other non hip-hop artists that appear in Premier's production credits include big names such as Janet Jackson, Brandy, Limp Bizkit, D'Angelo, Craig David and Macy Gray. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974) better known by his Stage name D'Angelo, is a Grammy Award winning African Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English R&B Singer-songwriter. Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American

Premier has remixed numerous songs for artists around the world, both inside and outside of the hip-hop realm. He has worked with artists from Russia, Japan, Britain, Canada, and even produced a track for former porn star Heather Hunter. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Heather Keisha Hunter (born October 1, 1969 in Bronx New York) (nicknamed Double H) is a former pornographic actress, who is now

Production style

Premier's signature style is, essentially, a two-bar break to make up the rhythms of his tracks, and a scratched chorus. His early Gang Starr work relies heavily on melodic samples, but starting with Jeru's The Sun Rises in the East in 1994, he began to use ominous atonal samples as well. (These may have been inspired by the atonal piano samples that figured heavily in Wu-Tang Clan's groundbreaking debut, 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers); Premier uses a sample from 36 Chambers track "Tearz," Wu producer RZA's ominous laughter, to comprise the chorus from Jeru's "Ain't the Devil Happy. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers is the Debut album of American East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, released November Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional ")

One notable exception to Premier's style is his more varied beat from Nas' classic track, "Represent"; the chorus is much more musically distinct from the verses than is typical for him. Also, though most of Premier's tracks contain the crackles and pops from the records he samples, he has employed more polished beats in his more mainstream productions.

Samples

DJ Premier's style of production epitomizes the New York sound of his earlier peers. He is known for sampling jazz, funk, and soul artists, as well as sampling an artist's past work when creating a new track for that same artist. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. In addition, his encyclopedic memory of hip-hop lyrics allows him to distinctively speak with his hands by scratching in lyrics from several different songs to construct new phrases. ^[3] Premier's non-Gang Starr collaborations are well-known for his oft-imitated combinations of short vocal samples, often from multiple artists, to create a chorus. Gangstar redirects here For the video game see Gangstar Crime City. For example, in the chorus of Mos Def's "Mathematics," Premier cuts the following in quick succession:

"The Mighty Mos Def" (from Mos Def's "Body Rock"),

"It's simple mathematics" (from Fat Joe's "John Blaze"),

"Check it out" (Lady of Rage from Snoop Dogg's "For All My Niggaz & Bitches"),

"I revolve around science" (from Ghostface Killah's verse on Raekwon's "Criminology"),

"What are we talking about here" (from the movie "Ghostbusters"),

"Do your math" (from Erykah Badu's "On & On"), and

"One, two, three, four" (from James Brown's "Funky Drummer")

On certain artists' work, the vocal samples will all be vocal samples of the artist from the artist's past work; "Nas Is Like" and Nas' "2nd Childhood" are two well-known examples of this. Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Robin Yvette Allen, better known by her stage name The Lady of Rage, ( April 12, 1971) is an American rapper and actress best Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Dennis Coles, better known by his Stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The " Funky Drummer " (also known as " The Funky Drummer " is a Funk song recorded by James Brown and his band

By no means does Premier rely solely on hip-hop and soul samples. He also sampled and chopped up recordings of seminal electro-acoustic music from the 1960s on Jeru the Damaja's "Physical Stamina. Electroacoustic music includes several different sonic and Musical genres or musical techniques Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja, (formerly as D "

According to Premier himself, in 1989 Large Professor (formerly of Main Source) taught him how to filter samples to create his own bass lines. Large Professor also as Large Pro and Xtra P,(born William Paul Mitchell on March 21, 1972) in Harlem, New York Main Source was an innovative acclaimed Toronto and New York -based hip hop group comprised of Toronto natives Sir Scratch K-Cut and Queens

Melodies

Premier usually creates a one or two-bar melody that repeats itself throughout the song, usually using a combination of orchestral and ambient samples. This template of simple repetition leaves plenty of room for the MC to spread out.

He has also shown innovation by playing unusual elements into rap songs (such as the bicycle bells in Group Home's "Supa Star" or the ambient nature sounds on Nas' "Nas Is Like"), and his wide range of instruments (the piano loop on Jay-Z's "D'Evils" and the strings on Rakim's "New York (Ya Out There?"). Group Home is a hip hop duo comprised of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker " Nas Is Like " is the first single from Nas ' third album I Am Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Rakim (pronounced Rah-KIM (full name Rakim Allah, born William Michael Griffin Jr

When DJ Premier sampled an obscure funk electronic song from the '70s to construct Gang Starr's 1991 hit "Just To Get A Rep" (Jean-Jaques Perrey's "E. V. A. "), he achieved a water-like effect. This beat alone made him an object of fascination to many would-be producers and DJs. The 1993 single "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja has become legendary for a melody resembling that of children banging on water pipes. Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja, (formerly as D

Drums

DJ Premier's drums have been known to complement his melodies. For example, during Nas' "N. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Y. State of Mind", (Samples Kool & the Gang - "N. Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group T pt. 2") two bars have a simple round of kicks and snares; in the following two, a complementing second set of drums plays out. This is repeated throughout. Ultimately, the simplistic patterning used to structure his drum beats helps to define the inimitable sound characterizing the typical DJ Premier track. Rarely, if ever, do patterns veer from their programmed two to four bar loops. Drum rolls, cymbal crashes, and hand claps are usually absent.

DJ Premier's drums are amongst the most distinctive in the genre, known for being especially punchy, crisp, and well-defined. This is a characteristic that has manifested itself more prominently in the latter half of his career, although this is only a generalization.

Multiple beats

Although not entirely unique to Premier, he is well known for producing songs that consist of more than one beat. When this is the case there is usually a short introduction instrumental to bring in the track. He has also used outro beats but these are less common. O.C.'s ("My World"), M.O.P.'s ("Face Off"), Jeru the Damaja's ("Scientifical Madness") and Big Shug's "Tha 3 Shugs" are good examples of this. Omar Credle (born in 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) known by his Stage name, O MOP, short for Mash-Out Posse, is an American Hardcore hip hop Duo. Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja, (formerly as D Jay-Z's "A Million and One Questions" (flips halfway through changing from a light preemo beat, to a dark bass headnodder) and several tracks on Group Home's debut album also make use of this technique. Group Home is a hip hop duo comprised of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker

Possibly the first and one of the most noteworthy instance of DJ Premier making use of this technique was on Gang Starr's third album, Daily Operation, with the song "I'm the Man. Daily Operation is a 1992 album by Gang Starr. The album represents the gritty sound of early 1990s Brooklyn hip-hop. " Guru, Group Home's Lil' Dap, and Jeru the Damaja took turns on the mike while DJ Premier provided three separate instrumentals, appropriating the styles of each individual emcee. Guru (born Keith Edward Elam, July 17 1966 is an American Rapper, and the lyrical half of the hip-hop group Gang Starr, together with Group Home is a hip hop duo comprised of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja, (formerly as D This same formula was then recreated two years later on Hard to Earn with "Speak Ya Clout. Hard to Earn is the fourth album from the hip hop duo Gang Starr. "

Clean versions

Another trademark of DJ Premier is evident in the clean versions of his productions. Premier is known to edit the obscenities out himself, replacing them with sound effects. This makes the clean versions of the songs much more listenable and fills the void of the absent words.

Influences

In an interview with XXL Magazine, DJ Premier was asked how his sound evolved, to which he replied, "Marley Marl is my number one inspiration. XXL (pronounced, double-X-L is a hip-hop magazine from Harris Publications. Marlon Williams (born 1962 in Queens, New York City) better known as Marley Marl, is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop Jam Master Jay, Mixmaster Ice and UTFO. Jason William Mizell ( January 21 1965 &ndash October 30 2002) also known as Jam-Master Jay and Jay Gambulos, was UTFO (which stands for U n' t' ouchable F orce O rganization was a Old school hip-hop group from the 1980s mentored by the Contemporary Grandmaster D and Whodini. Whodini is a hip hop group from New York that was formed in 1981 made up of Jalil (Jalil Hutchins Ecstasy (John Fletcher and Grandmaster Dee (Drew Carter DJ Cheese, Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa. DJ Cheese (born Plainfield New Jersey) was one of the first DMC mixing championship DJs and appeared in the UK tour with Run-DMC. Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown Barbados) better known as Grandmaster Flash, is an American Hip hop musician Clive Campbell (born April 16 1955 AKA Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born DJ who is credited as originating Hip hop Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan on April 17, 1957) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the Jazzy Jay, even Cut Creator. Jazzy Jay (b John Byas in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, November 18, 1961) also known as The Original Go Cut Creator Go was the third and final single released by LL Cool J from his second album Bigger and Deffer. Seeing them do what they do. It’s black music, it’s black culture, it comes from the ghetto. How can you not relate to ghetto people when that’s the rawest form of blackness? Even though it’s not a good place in regards to the economy and how bad people have it in the neighborhood, the realism’s there, and that’s what we were born out of. So I very much pay respect by doing the same type of music in return. "

Relationships with artists

The details concerning DJ Premier’s falling out with certain artists are hazy and vague, having seen little publicity. Jeru the Damaja, M.O.P., KRS-One, and Group Home were artists who worked with Premier extensively early in their careers but have since parted ways. Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja, (formerly as D MOP, short for Mash-Out Posse, is an American Hardcore hip hop Duo. Lawrence Krishna Parker (born August 20 1965) better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American Rapper. Group Home is a hip hop duo comprised of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker This was the case with other emcees such as Nas and Jay-Z; however, in the latter cases, it is likely that major-label interference was the main reason that DJ Premier’s involvement was ruled out from more recent projects. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella

DJ Premier was fully responsible for the production of Jeru the Damaja’s first two albums. Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja, (formerly as D Jeru released two albums since then, with Premier having nothing to do with either of them. The supposed reason that the two are no longer affiliates is that there was apparently a financial dispute between them, and Jeru felt that Premier was cheating him out of his fair share.

As far as Group Home was concerned, Premier commented, "They don't respect what fed them," in a 2003 interview, going on to say that the only reason he produced a track on their second album was because Guru said he would rhyme on it. Group Home is a hip hop duo comprised of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker Guru (born Keith Edward Elam, July 17 1966 is an American Rapper, and the lyrical half of the hip-hop group Gang Starr, together with ^[4]

Label ownership and future projects

DJ Premier currently owns two record labels. Year-Round Records was founded in 2002 and has so far released several DJ Premier mixtapes as well as 12-inch vinyl singles for NYG'z and Blaq Poet. Screwball is a New York City Hip hop group with members Hostyle KL Blaq Poet & Solo Works of Mart, which is also the name of his publishing company since the early 1990s, was founded in mid-2006 and released 12-inch vinyl singles for Tef (aka Teflon) and FABID (H. Stax and Mike Rone) and a mixtape. In 2004, he took ownership the now-defunct legendary D&D Studios. D&D Studios is a hip hop Recording studio located in The Bronx, New York City, with artists such as The Notorious B After much-needed renovations, it was reopened as HeadQcourterz Studios, named for his fallen friend. Since the early 2000s, DJ Premier mentioned several times his plan to release a solo album titled A Man of Few Words, which has yet to be released. Other long-confirmed, -delayed, and still-unreleased upcoming projects are a collaboration album with Saigon, Nas, Blaq Poet's album The Best that Never Did It, Teflon's album Contraband, and the NYG'z album Pros and Cons. DJ Premier is said to be producing the first single for Eminem's upcoming album. He had this to say about "Keys to the City," the first single “Man…Eminem is back,” Premier continues. “He attacked the track with a new style, just fucking ridiculous, kind of like how he came with ‘The Way I Am’ but even more lyrical like the old Eminem. ” ^[5]

Discography

Further information: DJ Premier discography and Gang_Starr#Discography

References

External links

• DJ Premier at MySpace
• yearroundrecords.com Year Round Records Web Site
• DJ Premier Trackology A list of all the DJ Premier productions
• DJ Premier Forum The One And Only Online Forum for DJ Premier Fans
• Video Interview with Primo

MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic