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DJ PREMIER BLOG 2.0

2010-03-27T17:03:00.006+01:00

I would like to present to everybody: DJ PREMIER BLOG 2.0:

http://www.djpremierblog.com/

DJ Premier & Nick Javas @ Matter, London

2010-03-27T12:53:00.001+01:00

Click on picture to read the story! Shout out to Magdi!

DJ Premier On Upcoming Wais P (Da Ranjahz) Album

2010-03-26T20:32:00.000+01:00

Wais P of Da Ranjahz is working on his debut album. The solo album is still untitled but will be featured Joell Ortiz, Devin The Dude, Sean Price, Mistah Fab, Mario Winans, Red Cafe, The Madd Rapper, DJ Premier, Sean C & LV, M-Phazes, Domingo, Frequency & more. Wais P was already familiar with DJ Premier when Da Ranjahz were recording their single "Insp Her Ation" featuring Cee-Lo in 2003 on Roc-A-Fella Records. Lets see what the future will brings us, this is the first single of the album:

VINTAGE: Gang Starr - Take It Personal Live at Tonight Show (1992)

2010-03-26T17:30:00.002+01:00

It's pretty obvious who ripped it for us.

Bun B Wants Nas On a DJ Premier Track For Trill OG

2010-03-26T11:18:00.002+01:00

Last time Nas did his thing on a DJ Premier beat was in 2007. Good luck to Bun B!

Manhattan Records Presents DJ Premier vs Pete Rock Trailer

2010-03-25T22:16:00.000+01:00

Nick Javas Talks Upcoming Single

2010-03-25T18:23:00.006+01:00

Big Shug - Who's Hard Bonus DVD

2010-03-24T23:29:00.001+01:00

Much love for our homie Big Shug, one of the realest players from the Gang Starr Foundation. Always on point! I always love to promote this guy, his next album "I Am Forver" is scheduled for somewhere this year. The three Premo joints that gonna appear on the album are already finished, one of those joints is featured M.O.P. & Fat Joe. Don't y'all reminisce? Classic in the making? Big Shug also played a drugs dealer in the Ben Afflick movie "The Town" that will be released on the 10th of September. So be on the lookout!

This was the bonus DVD I've received when I bought the classic debut album "Who's Hard", 5 years ago now. I really like enjoyed watching it so why not sharing it, you have some very nice fragments of Guru and DJ Premier backstage during the Gang Starr days, you don't see that often! And Big Shug is always ready to make you laugh LOL, enjoy the full thing! DJ Premier Blog! Guru!!

The Game's Upset Not Working With DJ Premier

2010-03-23T12:18:00.002+01:00

"The only person I'm upset I didn't work with on this album is DJ Premier. I feel his shit would have been perfect for this all-star producer cast that I have. One Premier track would have did me just fine. I would have murdered that shit. But we ain't get it in, 'cause he was doing a whole bunch of shit for Christina Aguilera. I'm just Game. So I gotta just wait for the next album." -The Game

Source: MTV.com

That Christina Aguilera shit didn't made the final album anyway.

DJ Premier & Nick Javas March 26th @ Matter, London

2010-03-22T22:01:00.002+01:00

Shout out to Magdi from WeAreHQ.com. LiveFromHQ will be filled in by DJ Eclipse!

Rap Is Outta Control (03/21/2010)

2010-03-22T19:43:00.006+01:00

OR
DJ Eclipse - Rap Is Outta Control (03/21/2010)

Filled in by DJ Premier (who's celebrating his birthday)

Tracklist:

Team Get Em - Rawwwww
Koolade - You And Yours (Feat. Maylay Sparks)
Nick Javas - Not A Game (DJ Mixshow Version)
Rhymefest - Truth On You (Feat. Twan Gabz)
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Watch Your Step
Nutso - This Is My Hood (Feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo)
Brown Bag All Stars - The Agenda
Ghetto of St. Da Squad - Fresh Out
Canibus - Do It Live (Feat. Blaq Poet, Skarlit Rose & Presto)
Fashawn - The Score (Feat. Planet Asia)
Inspectah Deck - Champion
Young Maylay - Mic It
Khaleel - Rappin' Exercise (Feat. Panchi)
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Let's Take A Sec (Feat. Black Moon)
Saukrates - Wednesday (Feat. D-Sisive)
Smiley the Ghetto Child - I'm Legend
Rakaa Iriscience - Delilah
Little Brother - Curtain Call
Sadat X - X & Bill (Feat. Ill Bill)
The Away Team - Nobody
Kidz in The Hall - Will II Win (Feat. Marsha Ambrosious)

THIS BLOG IS ABOUT TO CHANGE WITH YOUR HELP

2010-03-22T16:15:00.003+01:00

Yes, I'm actually thinking of changing the blog into something bigger. I want it to become a website that integrates the forum, trackology and blog at once (with subdomains I guess, don't know much of sites). The blog will still be the index page of course. Now that I saved a bit for this fanblog about DJ Premier. I'm about to try to host this site on my own because I think it's more than worth it if you look at the popularity of this site. And I have a lot more of rare Premo stuff to post.

I'm actually very proud on this blog I've created with DJ Premier related material but it was never my intention to be so big lol. I mean, I just started this blog for the people on the forum but next thing you know NahRight picked it up and then the hip hop magazines and at one point even TMZ.com LOL. I guess you can say I'm a journalist which I also didn't want to become, but I had to... With so many visitors I can't just type what I feel like I did in the beginning, I had to be objective. I miss that, but I took my responsibility towards DJ Premier lol. But on the other hand, I had great mails from great artists and fans that gave me motivation when I needed it. Because to be honest, I've been thinking of quitting a couple of times now to be honest. So shout out to everybody that kept me motivated! Enough about me.

I'm going to change this blog to a WordPress theme and to keep this message short and simple: what WordPress theme you want to see in the future for this blog? Give me your advise of what is perfect for a DJ Premier page. Because I don't give a fuck how this blog looks but if you do I would like you to recommend me one so I can make my visitors happy.

And second, you got a good domain name for this blog? Tell me!! I was thinking of djpremierplanet.com (to honor Don-RIF from Morocco) but if you got a better name, shoot!!

Thanks in advance!!

-gimantalon

Live From HeadQCourterz (03/19/2010); HAPPY BIRTHDAY DJ PREMIER

2010-03-21T19:22:00.001+01:00

OR
DJ Premier - Live From HeadQCourterz (03/19/2010)

Tracklist:

Nick Javas - Not A Game (DJ Mixshow Version)
WC - Frontline
Ghetto of St. - Fresh Out
Smiley the Ghetto Child - I'm Legend
Sadat X - X & Bill (Feat. Ill Bill)
DJ Concept & DJ Micky Knox - Hardbody (Feat. Illa Ghee)
Nottz - Shine So Brite
DJ Concept & DJ Mickey Knox - Ya Gone (Feat. L.E.G.A.C.Y., Kaleber, Type ILL)
Fashawn - The Score (Feat. Planet Asia)
Koolade - You And Yours (Feat. Maylay Sparks)
4 Rax - Air Em Out
DJ Concept & DJ Mickey Knox - Story To Tell (Feat. Chaundon & Little Vic)
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Fuckin' Wit A Gangsta (Feat. Sean Price)
Little Brother - Curtain Call
Brown Bag All Stars - The Agenda
DJ Concept & DJ Mickey Knox - Sundown (Feat. Kaleber)
Rakaa Iriscience - Delilah
Kaleber & Illa Ghee - Freestyle
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Watch Your Step

Guests: DJ Concept & DJ Mikey Knox, Illa Ghee, Kaleber & Sicknez

DJ Premier vs Pete Rock 10th of April @ Théatre Télus, Montréal

2010-03-19T16:58:00.004+01:00

"Guru's Health Status Is Stable, Not In Coma"

2010-03-19T11:25:00.005+01:00

Guru is diagnosed by his doctors as ailing from Anoxia due to his history of lung problems and asthma. Guru is NOT in coma and he continues too recover. The doctors are hopeful for a full recovery. Thoughts and prayers have been with legendary Hip-Hop emcee Guru since his hospitalization earlier this month due to a heart attack. Solar, the rapper's longtime partner and best friend, said Guru has a history of lung problems and asthma and is slowly recovering. Guru, born Keith Elam, recently disclosed his first statement, assuring the public that he is recuperating, and that his producer Solar will stand as his representative during his recovery. "I am doing fine and I am recovering! I'm weak though," Guru said. "Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false. I appreciate your well wishes and all the love! "The producer expressed similar sentiments about the rapper's health status, saying: "Guru is resting and doing well. The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from fans around the world!" There are a lot of rumors and false allegations circulating around, but Guru explicitly named Solar his official spokesperson and the hit producer is taking this position very seriously. "Guru has entrusted me to be accurate and truthful in relaying information to the media," Solar said. The producer is in constant contact with Guru's relatives like the MC's father, and brother who have visited the legendary rapper numerous times. "When a patient is in such critical conditions it is very common that not everyone is allowed to enter the room, especially when Mr. Keith Elam doesn't want to see certain people," one of Guru's doctors said. Many Hip-Hop artists from around the world sent well wishes to Guru but some people from his past are trying to shed bad light on his partner Solar for his position in this situation. In a previous interview with AllHipHop.com, Guru made it clear that he and his former deejay and some people he used to work with were never that close. "People ask me about [...] all that. We were never all that close. We hooked up in the studio and did great music, but we were never hanging and all that cool. Solar and I, we got tight before we even started doing music." Guru, the sole founder of the world-famous Hip-Hop duo GangStarr, is reluctant to talk about his GangStarr past, especially his ex-DJ who he hasn't spoken to in over 7 years. "That's something I don't want to talk about. I don't want to talk about the past. The past is the past. It is what it is. It was great, but that was then and this is now." said Guru. Doctors have not given any indication as to when Guru might be released, but the rapper is touched by the fan support. "The outpouring of love from around the world has been tremendous," Solar said. "I'm reading some of the best e-mails, texts and Twitters that come in and Guru enjoys them. I think that's what has been helping his recovery and what's got him in there fighting." During what must be an incredibly hard and stressful period in life, keep sending your prayers, thoughts, and wishes to Guru, Solar and his loved ones.

Source: yo-pr.com

I post this for those who wanna hear, I certainly don't. Lol at Superproducer Solar thinking DJ Premier is the reason why people hate him, no Superproducer Solar, something like that is called karma. -gimantalon

R.I.P. Jun "Nujabes" Seba

2010-03-18T17:05:00.016+01:00

Nujabes (born Jun Seba), a Japanese hip-hop producer, was killed in a car accident in Tokyo. Nujabes crashed when leaving the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Nujabes was 36 years old when he died. The car crash that killed Nujabes took place on February 26, 2010, the same day a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. Nujabes' death was only publicly confirmed by Hydeout Productions and by his friend and collaborator, Shing02, today; he was buried by his family in a private ceremony. Nujabes was the founder of Hydeout Productions, as well as the owner of two Tokyo record stores, Guinness Records and T Records. Nujabes (who came by his artistic name by spelling his real name backwards) also contributed music to the anime "Samurai Champloo", an anachronistic tale mixing samurai lore and modern hip-hop culture. Nujabes was a private person, and so many, even those who worked closely with him, did not know he had died. The common Internet death rumors did not make it to the English-speaking web, and this is a rare case in which an artist's actual death notice preceded the rumors.

Damn, I was such a big fan of the man. Not only his music, but his character too. I remember when a hip hop fan got back from Japan they always asked him if he went to his record shop and took pictures of it and if they met Nujabes himself. Because it was so rarely to see him on image, he communicates with music like no one else did. His vinyl were always hard to get for non Japan heads, it was crazy how they were sold. The underground world really recognized him and always will, no doubt about it. He was one of the best hip hop producer of Japan and that is what he will always be remembered for, R.I.P. my friend, we'll miss you. 2010, damn...

Big up to Shing02 and his letter here, you can also leave a message for Nujabes over there. Stay strong my brother!

Kool Sphere (of Verbal Threat) - Supply & Demand (Feat. Smiley the Ghetto Child & Lil Dap) (Prod. by Weirdo)

2010-03-16T23:00:00.005+01:00

Here we have a new exclusive track from Kool Sphere of Verbal Threat, and I really like it. It's featuring Gang Starr Foundation members Smiley the Ghetto Child & Lil Dap (of Group Home). Kool Sphere just finished his first solo album "Integritty" that is coming out soon with features like Lil Dap, Smiley The Ghetto Child, Smoothe Da Hustler, Verbal Threat, Kool G Rap, Tame-One (from Artifacts) and Rhona Bennett (from En Vogue). That's how you keep it real in this rap game!! I recently copped his pre-album (or whatever you wanna call it) with a lot of unreleased joints that are banging real good, you can check out the samples here. I can't wait for this album to drop. This joint is produced by Weirdo from Italy, I know the dude from back in time when he was promoting his beats on forums. Respect for him! "Reality Check" still gives me a boner haha, Verbal Threat didn't split btw, they actually working on a new album. Now enjoy Kool Sphere, be on the look out:

Kool Sphere (of Verbal Threat) - Supply & Demand (Feat. Smiley the Ghetto Child & Lil Dap) (Prod. by Weirdo)

DJ Premier & Nick Javas @ Boothaus, Köln, Germany

2010-03-16T16:56:00.006+01:00

Nick Javas spitting a verse of the NYGz track "Year Round G'z" from their upcoming album "Hustla'z Union". Props to LiveFromHQ Blog and Biggest Gord! You hear that fucking beat??!! Lol, I assume Khaleel is also featured on this one, don't know about Blaq Poet... Can't wait to hear it.

Guru - Mr. Gangstarr (Produced by Superproducer Solar); DON'T TELL ME IT'S TRUE

2010-03-15T22:57:00.015+01:00

NO NO NO!! Solar, why do you keep on making it worse and worse for yourself?? This is beyond any imagination, in the past days Solar is promoting -with his hired promoting company yo-pr.com (who don't feel ashamed at all)- his own discography and uploading Gang Starr videos on 7Grand account, placing Gang Starr logo next to his head on Twitter and so on... But this goes beyond any comprehension, while Guru isn't awake (in coma or not, we don't know) he releases new track of Guru. I just don't get it, sorry people, I don't. The song is about Gang Starr, maybe another 'evidence' of Solar wanting to make a new Gang Starr album with Guru... What's going on??!!

Guru - Mr. Gangstarr (Produced by Superproducer Solar)

Solar is fucking up his legacy while he's in bed, pray for Guru! Meanwhile Solar is wondering why he gets attacked. Apparently he thinks Guru isn't that bad after a heartattack, surgery, coma like everybody thinks. SMH. The OG Bumpy Knuckles is back on an internet warpath too warn people before it's to late. I never understood what he's trying to achieve with this, what does he want us to do? Oh and side note, DJ Premier also worked with that sample lol.

-gimantalon

The Story Behind Boss "Drive By (Slow Rollin' Remix)"

2010-03-15T18:55:00.004+01:00

Me and many other real hip hop fans were questioning this track all the time, now I've found the answer. The question we asked is did DJ Premier really produced the Drive By Remix together with Eric Sermon? Who doesn't know Bosss? Or Bo$$? Nobody? It stands for 'Bitches On Some Shit' with members Boss and DJ Dee, DJ Dee left the group later. They were the first artists signed to Def Jam West, and who doesn't know Def Jam lol. A major hip hop label so it doesn't spells any good. Russell Simmons liked their demo and signed the female gangsta rappers to Def Jam with success, and you know how the press like big trees. The press revealed that she isn't that gangsta like the rhymes are telling us, so she resigned from the rap game and became a radio DJ in Houston before she could drop her second album.

Now concerning DJ Premier: one release is markable of her. If you look at the B-Side of the 12" "Deeper" you see the track "Drive By (Slow Rollin' Remix)". You can read 'Additional Production By DJ Premier & Eric Sermon". The promo 12" has even different credits: Produced by MC Serch. Remixed by Jeff Trotter. Recorded at Soundtrack studio, NY. We always thought something is fishy about it, DJ Premier producing something for Def Jam LOL? Never saw that before, and if you're real, Premo would never used that sample loop for a beat. But why did Def Jam pressed his name on the vinyl? And what about Eric Sermon? I have the answer in a letter of the man who originally produced the remix, Robert "Roblow" Jones:

Boss and Dee da mad bitch showed up at my front door in 1990 from Detroit. I was just a local producer and best friend / so called cousin DJ Battlecatt where making a little name for ourself. They had met a friend of mines in Detroit who told them that I could help get them a deal. At the time Ice cube was working on the movie Boys N The Hood. I then rushed Boss & Dee into the studio and we recorded "Drive bye" and a few other songs. We went down to the movie set to let Ice cube check them out. He loved what he had heard, but could not move on it, because he had just signed Yo-Yo.Ii then took them up to Impact record pool which later became Total Track Production own by Cortney & Tracy.

Also at that time in my life I was a drug dealer and I had went to Michigan to sale drugs and got caught, and was sentence to nine years in 1991. Boss & Dee then signed to total track from the demo that I had produced on them. Total Track who later got Boss a deal with Def Jam all from the Demo that I produced. Remind you, I am in jail. They had got a $500,000 budget to do Boss's album so Total Track proceeded to complete the album. With their producers DJ Quick and AMG. Def Jam did not accept the album because it sounded nothing like the demo I did. So they reissued a new budget to redo the album. I was then contacted by Boss and Def jam asking for the masters to the demo I did. But in the state of Michigan you can not conduct any business while in jail. So I could not sign any contracts so on good faith I gave my masters to Def Jam's A&R. I had a good friend at the time "Stone the lunatic" who had just produced Ice cube's "Wicked" track which did very well for him. And I had ask him to go into the studio and just mix the song and make it sound good. Def Jam thought that since he was a more known producer than I was that it would make better business to let him remix the track and say it was produced by him. The album came out in 1993 with Stone remix version on the album and my version on the b-side of the first single. Def Jam let DJ Premier mix it and Eric do what ever he did to it and the put addition production by those two cats. To this day I am still trying to recover credits and money from that song. -Robert "Roblow" Jones

It's all politics at the majors people! So I assume DJ Premier did the scratches. Robert Jones didn't do them. I don't know what Eric Sermon did but his name was looking good over there. Robert received $5160 dollar for the track and later sued Def Jam, the verdict was they had to fix the credits for future sales. I love those stories, this is my shit, the beginning of 90s hip hop! So now we know, brought to you by gimantalon!

Ow yeah, got something special for the collectors. You know I now also collect (when I can) CDS? Here you have the "Slow Rollin' Remix" in CDQ, only saw the vinyl rip floating around on the internet. Enjoy fellow hip hop lovers:

Boss - Drive By (Slow Rollin' Remix) (Produced by Robert "Roblow" Jones)

Robert "Roblow" Jones still makes music, this is his new group. Lastly, I would like to thank him for his letter!

DJ Premier vs Pete Rock May 2nd @ Tokyo, Japan

2010-03-15T14:50:00.004+01:00

Too bad Pete Rock and DJ Premier come separated to Belgium, have a dope evening Tokyo! One of the cities I'm dying to see. But wassup with close at 22pm? Here we start at 22pm, I once saw Premo beginning at 3am.

Live From HeadQCourterz (03/12/2010)

2010-03-14T12:12:00.008+01:00

OR
DJ Premier - Live From HeadQCourterz (03/12/2010)

Filled in by DJ JS-1.

Tracklist:

DJ JS-1 - No Bullshit (Feat. KRS-One)
Agallah - Biggie Brooklyn Freestyle (I Wanna Rock Beat)
Largo Pro - The Highst Beat
Reflection Eternal - In This World
Rakaa Iriscience - Delilah
Freeway & Jake One - Sho' Nuff
Evidence - Hard Hit
Computa - Anti busta (Feat. Mr Cheeks)
Inspectah Deck - The Champion
Strike Team - Rebel Music (Feat. Pete Rock)
Exile - Radio (Remix) (Feat. Torae & Ruste Juxx)
Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military - Organic Food
Joell Ortiz - Project Boy
DJ JS-1 - Boom Slap (Feat. KRS-One & Rahzel)
DJ JS-1 - Science (Feat. Jeru the Damaja)
Ruste Juxx & Marco Polo - Nobody
Rhymefest - RNQ (Real Nigga Quotes)
Sadat X - X And Bill (Feat. Ill Bill)
Jeru the Damaja - Drunken Master Freestyle (Feat. Rahzel)
Nutso - My Hood (Feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo)
JoJo Pellegrino - Devastate
DJ Concept & DJ Mickey Knox - Hardbody (Feat. Illa Ghee)
Cold Heat - This one Here
Brown Bag Allstars - The Agenda
Fashawn - The Score (Feat. Planet Asia)
Choclair - The Essence
Smiley the Ghetto Child - I'm Legend
Bekay - I Am (Feat. DJ Revolution)
Roc Marciano - Snow
Khaleel - Rappin' Excercise (Feat. Panchi)
Ill Bill & Crooked I - Murdered
Rakim - Euphoria (Feat. Jadakiss & Styles P)
Guru - Le Bien, Le Mal (Feat. MC Solaar)

Guests: Rahzel & Jeru the Damaja

Jeru the Damaja x Rahzel Freestyle

2010-03-13T17:15:00.000+01:00

Last night we had Jeru the Damaja and Rahzel on LiveFromHQ. DJ JS-1 filled in for DJ Premier because he's on an European tour with Blaq Poet, Nick Javas and Termanology. Term was originally on a tour with Statik Selektah and Saigon if I'm correct, but he couldn't enter the UK after some problems, send back to Switzerland where they original came from. Luckily DJ Premier started his tour in Switzerland and Termanology could go with them and rocked the boat! Blaq Poet was also in Europe earlier touring with 12 Finger Dan. It was a dope show last night, good to hear Jeru again. There's absolutely no beef between him and the Gang Starr Foundation, he's all Gang Starr Foundation. Now he's preparing an album with DJ JS-1, but no further details were given. Here's a dope freestyle by Jeru the Damaja (who was tipsy) with beatboxing Rahzel, can it get any doper??

Jeru the Damaja - Freestyle with Rahzel

Heather B Returns With DJ Premier For Her New Album

2010-03-12T18:30:00.000+01:00

DJ Premier will assist Heather B in ending an 8-year album drought by executive-producing her new LP, Open Bar.

Heather B's last project was 2002’s Eternal Affairs. With production from Pete Rock and DJ Premier, the album met with positive reviews despite not charting on Billboard.

Since then, Heather diversified her portfolio with appearances in commercials, and running a successful business out of the New York metropolitan area.

Although Open Bar is just her third studio album, Heather B has been in the entertainment industry well over 10 years, receiving her first national exposure as a cast member of the original MTV Real World season in 1992.

In 1996, she partnered with Boogie Down Productions for her debut Takin’ Mine, which delivered two regional hits in “All Glocks Down” and “If Headz Only Knew.”

She cites these experiences as the reason her current music is more confident, and immune to the pressures of confirming to today’s image-driven expectations of female rappers.

“When I first came out, I felt like I had to do it and now I want to do it because I’m grown and my music is coming from a sincere and confident place,” Heather explained to AllHipHop.com. “I’m not concerned with any trends or industry misconceptions; I want to put out some good music.”

While Premier is handling the new project’s direction, two other confirmed producers are Pete Rock and Kenny Parker.

The latter is behind on the boards on Open Bar’s lead single “The Game Don’t Stop,” which Heather uses to make a statement on the importance of creative, well-executed Hip-Hop.

“’The Game Don’t Stop’ answers all those questions that people have asked me and what I’ve questioned myself. What the end result of it all is, it doesn’t matter, Quality matters,” she declared.

Open Bar is tentatively scheduled for a May release. The new single is available now on iTunes.

Source: AllHipHop.com

Finally some good news!!

Nick Javas Paying Homage To The Notorious B.I.G.

2010-03-12T13:41:00.002+01:00

Dope!! Nick Javas from Year Round Records, his first single coming soon...

The Man Who Calls Himself A Superproducer...

2010-03-11T17:38:00.013+01:00

...Written by gimantalon:

Many people asked me to actually do this and I come clean, I didn't really enjoy writing this. However, the truth has to be written to the public. The people who wrote me asked for my help. About the whole Solar Guru situation… We should have known people. We should have known this would come this far. Superproducer Solar is a manipulator of the highest degree and loves to control people. I really hate making a post on DJ Premier Blog about Solar, I even promised last year not to mention Guru ever again (because I saw no ending with that Solar dude).

A lot of people who worked with Guru and Solar came forward to me with their stories about 7Grand Records and Solar in this intense week. Mostly they write about how heartbreaking it is to hear that their former partner Guru had a heart attack and that Solar is with him making it hard for his family, they are very concerned. The reason they wrote the truth in countless letters is because they want Guru away from Solar with the help of the public (like Justin asked in his video). It was no fun for them writing about Guru's evil friend, especially when Guru was one of the friendliest people they ever met, and were blessed to work with. To the few persons Guru had contact with, he was always very kind. He was a master at cheering someone up. If you saw Guru you wouldn't think he was sad, he wouldn't let you see it someone wrote me. He didn't want to make someone sad because of him. That's maybe the reason Solar had so much control on Guru. Guru's first concern wasn't himself, but the persons next to him. I hope you respect why they want to stay anonymous. They don't want to harm the person, Guru, that were always good to them. Yet, what Solar puts Guru trough is unacceptable and makes people angry for a damn good reason. No one wants to see a good person suffer and taken advantage of. So I warn all of you, the next thing I'm about to write is something like tmz.com or allhiphop.com, you are not forced to read it. Keep Guru in the back of your mind, because he needs our support. Even so, here are some facts about the person who is now with Guru:

-Solar claims to be a member of the Nation of Gods and Earths. He consider himself as a God. 7Grand logo is inspired from the religions logo.

-Solar claims to have saved Guru from alcohol abuse.

-Solar and Guru likes to believe the media that they were friends before they worked together. Which isn't completely true. Guru was introduced to Solar by Black Jesus who worked on projects with Guru. Solar just started producing and when he came into the picture he disrupted and poisoned his mind against Black Jesus and his crew.

-Solar always told Guru that his old friends hate him and that he is nobody without him. Guru is scared of that and don't want to end up alone in his mid 40s. Solar isn't that stupid, if Guru and DJ Premier make music again he can say bye bye.

-Every journalist that would like to take an interview with Guru is firstly asked not to question about Gang Starr or DJ Premier. Solar always has to sit next to Guru (even with a phone interview). If you watch some interviews of them you can see how Solar likes to interrupt Guru to say it better. I once heard an interview when he got mad (because of DJ Premier) and asked the interviewer 'what the deal is'. Guru didn't move a bit.

-Solar likes to write mails in Guru's name to the 7Grand artists. You can tell the difference between Guru and Solar. Guru always wrote like a poet, Solar like a thug.

-Guru is allowed to sign autographs for a certain amount of time, after which Solar yells 'that's enough', grabs his arm and drags him off.

-When a girl shows interest in Guru she firstly needs to be approved by Solar, which led Guru with no girls most of the times. When you ask him about it, Guru always replies: 'Solar is helping me to be disciplined, I need that'.

-It has been reported that Solar harbours intense jealousy for the Jazzmatazz trumpet soloist Brownman. I received emails from promoters stating that they've seen Solar pack Brownman into a cab and send him back to the hotel early when audiences are freaking out over his trumpet playing. One promoter describes the reaction to Brownman as "so much cheering you couldn't hear Guru talk, while Solar's reception was luke-warm at best". This infuriates Solar and he has used lies such as "we have an early flight" as excuses to shuttle the trumpet player away from the crowd. Eventually Solar made Guru stop introducing the band members entirely. The superproducer's own introduction would go on for minutes, while the all-star band - including the well known DJ DooWop - were treated like nobody's. Other sources have reported that Solar has had many conflicts with Brownman, stemming from Solar's insecurities over Brownman's ability to engage an audience as a soloist - while he himself has no business on stage next to Guru. Why is the producer of the show on stage in the first place?

-Solar feeds on the career of Guru , of which he has total control over. While playing in Norway a few years ago, he demanded weird stuff and complained that he had not received enough smoked salmon and champagne. Most of the people didn't even know who he was.

-It's not like anyone didn't know about this, a lot of this has been said before. Here you have a picture of a fan who wanted to own Solar. Here you have other blogs besides mine who spoke about it, here's another one. This funny picture I posted on my blog spread like wild fire one year ago, now it's off course not funny anymore. Actually I've known several journalists who wrote bad things when they did an interview with Guru and Solar.

-Solar was thinking about a new Gang Starr album, probably without DJ premier. Guru told us last year it's possible there would be a new Gang Starr album. If there would be one, it will be released on 7Grand Records. Solar made him believe only he is Gang Starr. After that statement an official twitter opened @GangStarr_NY that was promoted through Guru's official twitter, which is in control of Solar.

-Guru is not the only one that Solar is controlling and brainwashing. The keyboard player of the Jazzmatazz band, Dave Scott, was even worse terrorized. Dave literally runs to pack up Solar's food when Solar commands him to everywhere he demands. Dave does all kind of things for Solar. Like giving his clothes and making up a room with the things solar wants. He even does Solar's laundry on tour often. He is terrified to lose his job because he has nothing else. When I posted that Jazzmatazz band left 7grand in January (due to Solar), he wrote eight comments in three hours begging me to add that he hasn't quit. That's how terrified he is from Solar, who runs things via abuse and terror. Also I hope he will be set free from Solar and go his own path.

-Solar blocks every source of information to Guru because he knows his old friends still love him.

-Solar and his wife signed a health care proxy as brother and sister of Guru. Guru's room is protected with a guest list and a black list. Solar told the hospital that there were pictures taken from Guru without permission, which was not true.

-Solar can't be mistaken with MC Solaar, the legendary MC from France who Guru worked with in 1993. When Guru first toured with Solar (I think 2005), I made this mistake. Then I saw some other lame dude, never knew who he was at the moment, but he wasn't MC Solaar.

There is more that should better kept private, but I think you get the picture. I think Guru is still at an instable condition, so I would like everybody to still pray until he’s better. When he is, he will have a difficult job to do. Considering him not wanting to harm anyone. Actions, however, need to be taken, but first we need to see if Guru is at a stable condition. Pray for him, anyone who met him in person knows he deserves it.

It's possible the future tells us he doesn't want to reunite with DJ Premier at any price, if so then I'm afraid we shall need to accept this. We need to accept any decision by Guru. And lastly, this has nothing to do with DJ Premier you gossip magazines. And once again, I would like to thank the hip hop community to stand together to support Guru. Gang Starr 4 Ever!!

(Note: Solar’s official twitter is now redesigned by Yo! Promotions, check it out now!! Y’all should be ashamed, fo real.)

My 2 cents...

Behind The Scene on Project Boy

2010-03-09T21:21:00.001+01:00

Guru's Nephew Justin Updates Us With New A Video

2010-03-08T23:12:00.004+01:00

Full recovery? Get the fuck outta here! His wife? It even got me mad in front of my desk... Pray. Safe Guru, safe Hip Hop!

Solar Calls The Cipha Sounds on Hot 97

2010-03-08T13:34:00.014+01:00

OR

Solar Calls The Cipha Sounds on Hot 97

I have no words for this, he can't say he isn't in a coma, but he can say he isn't in a med induced coma? No comment, but Bumpy Knuckles has some:
I'll keep you updated, a lot of people seems to be interested. Hold your head up Guru, Gang Starr 4 Ever! Lol @ the Twitter thing.

Live From HeadQCourterz Show (03/05/2010)

2010-03-07T23:00:00.006+01:00

After many request over this one year from the fans (specially from Europe) asking where they can listen to DJ Premier's show Live From HeadQCourterz broadcasted at Sirius Satellite Radio. It was always the same answer, sign up at Sirius and listen from 4am to 6am (for most of the Europeans). But who the hell does that? And we all know the fanbase in Europe is huge. And now that I got some more free time after busy January I'm going to try this new thing. Lets go... Enjoy! DJ Premier Blog!

UPDATE: Those who want to listen in their car, download here.

Solar Puts Guru's Nephew on Black List at Hospital

2010-03-07T17:53:00.005+01:00

In a new public letter from Year Round Records label manager Biggest Gord stated that Guru's nephew can't visit his uncle due to a black list. Gang Starr Foundation members who's supporting Guru's family through this drama picked up his nephew Justin at the airport in New York to take him to the hospital to visit his uncle Guru. Biggest Gord writes as follow:

"We approached the information desk in the main lobby of the hospital. We were asked “how can i help you gentlemen” by the intake woman at the front desk. Justin replied: ”i’m here to visit my uncle keith elam”. The rather nice but professional older woman who asked the first question raised her eyebrow and responded: ”lemme check the list”. Her first response after checking the first list was ”well your name is not on this list let me check the other list”. She then continued: ”oh ok, your name is on this list, i’m sorry i cannot allow you to go see the patient”. Yeah let that marinate. It seems like there were two lists, one list (the first list she looked at) had the names of people allowed to visit (the patient). The other list (the second list she checked) had the names of people who were not allowed to visit (the patient)".

Justin Nicholas Elam-Ruff apparently was on the second list that Solar had given to the hospital. Biggest Gord included with the letter that we need to keep praying for Guru and that Gang Starr will never be over. He assured us that he'll keep us updated with information from his side and I would like to thank him for that. Rumor says that Superproducer Solar will be on a New York based radio show on monday morning. The Militia should enter that building in my point of view.

First Official Comment on Guru by DJ Premier

2010-03-06T14:35:00.004+01:00

I wonder if I should write "Exclusive" or "Breaking News" like the sensation magazines love to do that. Well, here is the first official comment of Guru's old partner and legendary hip hop producer DJ Premier (that y'all been waiting on) together with Rhymefest and Panchi. Recorded from LiveFromHQ last night. And he started his show with the track "Moment of Truth", we all know why, Gang Starr 4 ever!! The good will overrule the evil eventually:

First Official DJ Premier Comment on Guru

Here is a new letter from Superproducer Solar trying to clear his name while more stories are about to surface about him in my mailbox. Bumpy Knuckles started an operation asking all Gang Starr Foundation fans to save Guru. Get well Guru.

Statik Selektah Comments on Guru Situation

2010-03-05T21:17:00.008+01:00

Via NahRight.

UPDATE: Anonymous sources have stated 2 Jazzmatazz band members - DJ Doo Wop & Brownman - both resigned in Jan '10 and no longer supporting Solar or 7Grand Records. Their last tour occurred in Nov '09 and sources tell us that finances are still owed to these artists. Miss Tasha Denham, former 7Grand Record's executive assistant, stated that Solar is 'evil' and that it 'is time that the whole truth is being said'. Both DooWop & Brownman have toured the world as Jazzmatazz's DJ and featured soloist respectively for more then 3 years.

Dirty CDQ Version of Goldyn Chyld (DJ Premier Remix)

2010-03-05T21:00:00.000+01:00

I'm sitting now quit some time on this one. I don't know if this is an exclusive or something for the collectors, but I never saw a dirty CDQ version of this jewel before on the internet (why? read on...). You could find the dirty version on the 12" release in 2002 by Priority Records who also released a promo CDS of this track with only the clean version on it.

I tagged it as "DJ Premier Remix", and it is a remix, but it isn't tagged like that on the vinyl release. But the notes tells us that the original version will appear on his next album "Goldyn Chyld", but that album never came out due to troubles with the law and label. So this dirty version could never see the daylight. I also have the original version somewhere on my hard disc, but that one is produced by someone else (released on some advanced version of the album maybe?). Arguably Ras Kass best track. Like I said, forgotten jewel. I almost forgot, it's a jewel rejected by -who else- Jay-Z. You see him rhyme on this beat around The Blueprint era?

Enjoy you DJ's:

Ras Kass - Goldyn Chyld (DJ Premier Remix) (Dirty) (CDQ)

What in Gods Name is Really Going On With Guru??

2010-03-05T16:30:00.011+01:00

I published my concerns about this earlier on Twitter , even Talib Kweli felt the same, Busta Rhymes felt the same. This is really getting scary. I really hope Guru is getting healthy but it doesn't looks that way to me. His nephew also put this in question. Superproducer Solar still loves to aim towards DJ Premier (and his people) when Guru is still recovering from a heart attack and coma?? "Guru has made clear he does not want anything to do with certain people from his past, and for them too be making false statements about his health is unacceptable"- Superproducer Solar. If you are in the hospital (with health problems) from early February and having a heart attack (still in the hospital) after one month... This scares me in particularly ... Besides the fact that Superproducer Solar is protecting Guru from everyone. It's clearly Solar has a different agenda.

And he still finds the time to let "Guru" aiming towards his old partner DJ Premier that supposedly give all the false information towards the hip hop community?? Don't forget that DJ Premier rejected to give public comment about the incident on sunday and that he still didn't gave a public comment by now... When Guru gets out that hospital he should really think about who is interested in his health and who's interested in getting himself famous.

IT EVEN SCARES ME MORE when you think about how long this shit could go on, did Guru really meant it that Premo never was a friend of him and that only he is Gang Starr?? Hmm.

"Guru" can tweet almost the exact same message in seconds when Superproducer Solar tweeting?? Guru can't even control his own Twitter account now?? And why did "Guru" released all his albums for free when he was in the hospital?? Why did "Guru" even tweeting promotion stuff at the time he was critical ill??

What in Gods Name is Really Going On With Guru??

Besides the Superproducer Solar getting out of his mess by using Guru's twitter we couldn't get no new updates on Guru's health (what in my point of view is still the most important). Sorry.

Nick Javas does Legendary Live in Japan

2010-03-05T14:25:00.001+01:00

Public Letter From Year Round Records Label Manager Biggest Gord

2010-03-04T13:47:00.012+01:00

So this just hit the wire…..“I am doing fine and I am recovering! I’m weak though. Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!”….hopefully it’s true…….yet I have my doubts….but that’s me…please be true!!!!!

So Guru regained consciousness and had the where with all to not only hear about, how the the world via the net has been buzzing about him, his health and his current situation…but also the strength and mind state to issue a statement through his partner….so lemme get this straight…. from the rumor mill of he said she said….he goes in for a second procedure on his back because the first wasn’t as successful as hoped…while undergoing the procedure his lung collapses(he always had asthma) and he goes into cardiac arrest….some how he either slips into a coma or is medically induced into a coma….either way he’s in a coma….the news gets out… allegedly from his sister…supposedly he’s having a procedure done because of the collapsed lung (you can assmue it’s a tracheostomy if you want I ain’t no doctor)…everyone starts calling everyone else to get some kinda verification or information and tweeting they hope the surgery is successful and so on and so forth….the ‘tweetenistas’ continue to buzz with misinformation (r.i.p guru…. etc)….but still no concrete accurate factual info….other people start tweeting about hearing from premier and what he said to them……true or not true that’s the day we livin in…. a new day….. the information highway or the matrix???…. you choose….I wanna hear from the person or persons who Guru(allegedly) spoke those words to…better yet his doctor……so they can look me in the face and tell me he woke from his coma and uttered those very words quoted in the quote…or even better….hear it from the horse’s mouth….I know ….I know…who the hell do I think I am???….label me a very concerned friend……don’t get me wrong…..it’s mad easy for me to want to believe that he would say those things and his partner would have the only accurate information on his situation…that’s how they been getting down since last I saw my dude over 5 years ago…….only thing is I ain’t hearing much from his partner until this…..”Guru is resting and doing well after his surgery,” Solar told AllHipHop.com. “The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from around the world!”…..I just wanna know that my dude really did wake from that coma and spoke those words….because the alternative is just damn sad and disappointing….until then imma keep praying hoping and waiting…..

Source: LFHQ Blog

Meanwhile their is a #FUCKSOLAR movement going on lead by Bumpy Knuckles, co-signed by artists like Preems manager Phat Gary, DJ Eclipse, Domingo, DJ Scratch, Edgar Allen Floe, Khaleel, Illmind, Marco Polo, DJ Evil Dee, Lord Sear, Just Blaze and more. @Solar_7Grand doesn't have it easy as you can see. Internet and Hip Hop is so powerful and I would like to thank all the fans for the support, but don't forget while emotions runs high to still pray for #Guru and his family and that this is soon over... Don't let the negativity overrule the positivity!

and AllHipHop and BillBoard reporters should watch what they say in DJ Premier name, they have a lot of responsibility... HipHopDX reached out to me and fixed their error with apologizes from their half. Positive!

Guru's Nephew On Guru's Condition; The Real True Story Behind Hospital & Coma

2010-03-03T20:08:00.012+01:00

Guru's nephew Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff on the situation, stay strong brother! I would like to thank him for his time. Hip Hop community got your back. This is straight sick, support Guru and his family people!! Solar solar, what's going on? Support people, support... If you wonder how this regretful situation can happen, this is one of the factors, click here. Send positive energy, thank you.

Guru Issues Official Statement About Health Status

2010-03-03T18:31:00.007+01:00

There are a lot of rumors and wrong information circulating around about Guru's current situation and health status.

Hit producer and Guru's longtime partner Superproducer Solar wants to make clear that only he has access to Guru and his doctors and he would appreciate if people would respect Guru's privacy in this matter.

"Guru is resting and doing well after his surgery. The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from around the world!"

Guru, the sole founder of the world famous Hip-Hop group Gang Starr, who is currently recovering from his surgery, issued an official statement about his health status and addressed people who are spreading wrong information.

"I am doing fine and I am recovering! I'm weak though. Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!" says the legendary MC.

Guru, born Keith Elam, has suffered a heart attack over the weekend in New York City and Hip-Hop fans around the world have shown massive love and support to one of the greatest rappers of all time.

During what must be an incredibly hard and stressful period in life, keep sending your prayers, thoughts, and wishes to the Elam family!

Source: Yo-Pr.com

Personal input: I'm really glad Guru is going to be alright, I never doubt that though. But did Guru really said that quote? Hmm... But thank god, finally an "official" statement (with a beautiful twist of Superproducer Solar). The Twitter shit got me crazy, best wishes to his family and himself.

EDIT: Please people, watch this. Support his family trough this horrible time.

PRAY FOR GURU; Gang Starr Live Concert in Austria (13/12/2003)

2010-03-02T21:21:00.014+01:00

Ok, due to popular demand and to pay respect to the Guru. Many of you have great memories of a Gang Starr show, get ready to feel the vibe again. Guru will get better, as long as you don't forget him in your prayers!! His surgery last night was a success but he is still in critical condition and in med induced coma. He needs you, we need him. Guru will get better, spread his vibe around! Please don't thank me, thank Gang Starr - one of the best yet! Enjoy, PEACE!

GANG STARR 4 LIFE

(And check out how dope DJ Premier gets with the real vinyl!!)

If you got problems with connection, please have some patient and come back later. Nothing is free in this world. Sorry for the inconvenience!! -DJ Premier Blog

Joell Ortiz and DJ Premier Talks About Their Collabo

2010-03-02T18:28:00.008+01:00

They supposed to shoot the video for "Project Boys" this week.

LiveFromHQ Playlist 26/02/2010

2010-03-01T21:00:00.002+01:00

Tracks:

Young Maylay - Mic It
Smiley the Ghetto Child - I'm Legend
Nutso - This Is My Hood (Feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo)
Nottz - Shine So Brite
Sadat X - Turn It Up (Feat. Pete Rock)
Joell Ortiz - Project Boy
Sadat X - X & Bill (Feat. Ill Bill)
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Wings On My Back (Feat. Sean P) (Snippets from "The eXXecution here)
Sadat X - Wherever (Feat. Shabam Sadeeq)
Freeway & Jake One - One Foot In
Canibus - Dead By Design
Khaleel - Rappin' Exercise (Feat. Panchi)
Sadat X - We Kewl (Feat. Twan & Sean Black)
Nick Javas - Not A Game
Reks - LiveFromHQ Promo
Obie Trice - Stories
A-Alikes - Sirens In The Distance (Feat. Mos Def)
Satchel Page - Sweet 16's (Feat. Neek The Exotic, Sadat X, Large Professor & Mikey D)

Guests: Sadat X

NYGz Reviewing Their Upcoming Album with DJ Premier @ HeadQcourterz Studios Pt. 1

2010-03-01T16:45:00.005+01:00

Brought to you by livefromheadqcourterz blog! NYGz "Hustla's Union" coming before this summer!

Guru in a Coma after Cardiac Arrest

2010-02-28T23:59:00.007+01:00

"If anyone has info about this please let us know. We're told his sister Tricia said he is currently in a coma after suffering from cardiac arrest. Our prayers go out to Keith Elam and his family." -Philaflava

UPDATE: DJ Premier confirmed he's in a coma fighting for his life, but isn't up to speak to the public yet. Hope to the best... We'll keep you updated as fast as I can. His surgery is scheduled for in the morning. Prayers...

Guru rhymed over 160 DJ Premier produced tracks in his life.

Best DJ Premier Beat of 2009

2010-02-28T15:45:00.004+01:00

Ow shit, I think I'm kinda late with this one haha. I was to lazy plus I still need to think for a next vote... If DJ Premier reads this, I think it's a close picture of what your fanbase thinks what the best beat of 2009 was... But who cares?

Rank:

1. Blaq Poet - Rap Addiction (170, 17%)
2. Royce da 5'9" - Something 2 Ride 2 (160, 16%)
3. Capone-N-Noreaga - Grand Loyal (144, 14%)
4. Blaq Poet - I-Gettin (117, 11%)
5. Blaq Poet - Hate (85, 8%)
6. M.O.P. - What I Wanna B (80, 8%)
7. Royce da 5'9" - Hood Love (67, 6%)
8. Cormega - Make It Clear (58, 5%)
9. NYGz - Ready? (45, 4%)
10. Nick Javas - Opportunity Knocks (30, 3%)
11. Blaq Poet - Never Goodbye (29, 2%)

Thanks to everyone for their vote, it was massive, 950 votes I think!! This blog is doing so fine actually. It's corny to say 2009 was a good year because I'll have to say that every year, right. Should I give an award to Blaq Poet? Where is Blaq Poet at??!! The best that never dun it!! Their is a sad part though, no track of the list was released on 12" single. Props to DJ Premier trying to keep vinyl alive but I'm afraid he will end up alone.

DJ Premier Recalls Producing For Biggie

2010-02-27T21:37:00.003+01:00

Nothing we don't know already, only I thought it was 10 000 dollar price.

Arrested Development - Ease My Mind (Premier's Remix)

2010-02-26T21:15:00.001+01:00

Like you all know, me as a big DJ Premier (and 90s hip hop) fan wants to have everything of him. I don't give a fuck about his personal life, I want music, all his vinyl singles, I want to have it in my hands, every single thing (from the 90s) haha. But this joint is crazy, now that we all have internet it's easy to search it and hear it. I only knew this joint was released on a test press of "Ease My Mind" single, not easy to grab, just because it's not available for public. I once had the change to bought it from a french guy for €50 but I didn't. I know I'll regret this, but whatever. So I assume only one guy ripped the joint from the test press and shared it with his friends, thanks to him now thousands of people can enjoy the remix. I want to thank that guy, someone from CMS of FTD? Dunno. But ripping vinyl isn't always good, you need good gear to have good sound. So I started to collecting CDS singles from 90s for a while.

But is this joint really rare? For me rare means a joint that is not available for public, that didn't get released trough retail sellers. Test press isn't retail. But did this joint really got released only on a test press? The world is big, and we all know Japan gets a lot of bonus shit. So yeah, it was released on a Japanese CDS of the track "Africa's Inside Me" by Toshiba (1994). So we can get the joint in 'original' digital quality, I bought it and I didn't know what to post today so why not share it... So nope, this joint is not rare, it's just released in Japan. Don't know if they got a Japanese vinyl release of it? Where are the asians peeps over here? Meanwhile I got more shit that I never saw in CDQ. Does somebody know if Zeebra "The Untouchable" has a CDS in Japan? It's also on my wantlist. And giving money to music doesn't feel you bad, just pay the right price, keep that in mind! Enjoy:

Arrested Development - Ease My Mind (Premier's Remix)

Sorry no instrumental, and sorry for those who already knew! I want to ease my mind a little.

DJ Premier Talks Sampling With Grind Music Radio

2010-02-24T23:50:00.002+01:00

"The second beat I ever made in my life was 'Take It Personal' but I never played it for Guru until 1992" -DJ Premier

Smiley The Ghetto Child - I'm Legend

2010-02-24T20:24:00.005+01:00

Here we have the CDQ of the radio rip I posted under this post, for more info, check previous post. "The Antidote Pt. 2" coming in may! Props to Smiley himself for hitting me up yesterday! Dope dope shit. "Fingerfucking they Iphone", classic. Enjoy:

Smiley The Ghetto Child - I'm Legend

Smiley The Ghetto Child - I'm Legend (Radio Rip)

2010-02-23T22:27:00.005+01:00

Daaaaaaaaaaaamn, this shit almost breaked my fucking neck!! We got ourself a winner!! From Smiley The Ghetto Child's upcoming album "The Antidote Pt. 2". I recently spoke something about Smiley, how underrated he is. Started out writing rhymes for Black Sheep and Chi-Ali, cousin of The Nutcracker, was going to shoot a video for "The Realness" when he had to go to jail... Crazy!! It's hard to make my day nowadays, but this shit just did it, I need vinyl with this on the B-Side!! Enjoy:

Smiley The Ghetto Child - I'm Legend (Radio Rip)

Khaleel - Rappin' Exercise (Feat. Panchi) (Prod. by Showbiz) (Cuts by DJ Premier)

2010-02-23T19:57:00.002+01:00

Here we have the CDQ of the track Khaleel did with Showbiz featuring Panchi. Cuts are done by DJ Premier. Note from Year Round: "This is not a single... this is juste a rappin' exercise". Enjoy:

Khaleel - Rappin' Exercise (Feat. Panchi) (Prod. by Showbiz) (Cuts by DJ Premier)

All Eyez On: Biggest Gord

2010-02-22T21:23:00.002+01:00

Lemme do a post about Biggest Gord, for those who see DJ Premier every year in Europe spinning, he is the man with the beard and dreads who likes to film a lot next to Premier. But more important he is one of Preems closest friends and Year Round Records manager. From the early days in Houston where Premo and Gordon were kicking ICP till now leading a label of a legend producer in New York.

But what a lot of people don't know is that he also produced some joints trough the years. I tried to find all the tracks he produced (some with Jahdan from Blackhearted Skavangerz), but you can't know anything, so if you know more, hit the comment section!

1) Stikken Moov - Fatality (1995)
Some 'rare' shit, Stikken Moov! Signed to Guru's Ill Kid label but only released one single and also appeared as a B-Side from the another rare single of Operation Ratification! This single was released by Tape Kingz (most known from the Crooklyn Cuts Volumes) in 1995 with 3 different tracks on it.

2) Blackhearted Skavangerz - Poison Pill (Feat. Delie & Goldie Tha Mack) (1997)
Mostly known due to appearance on Evil Dee's "5 Deadly Venoms" mixtape, but was also released on a 12", I think it was their only single. Also released by Tape Kingz, co-produced with Jahdan (who also did the vocals?).

3) Teflon - Shit Happens (1997)
This one is my favorite, Tef is the shit! Always loved this track from his debut LP "My Will" in 1997.

4) Jahdan - Raiders Of The Arc (1999)
This track only appeared on a compilation album of Duck Down in 1999. Dope compilation!

5) Guru - Where's Our Money (2001)
Yeah, Gordon produced this one. Leading single for his "Baldhead Slick & Da Click" album. One of the last releases on Guru's label "Ill Kid".

6) Smiley Da Ghetto Child - Caged In (2001)
Also signed on Illkid label when his first single dropped. B-Side was "Caged In". A-Side produced by Guru. He started out making rhymes for Black Sheep and Chi-Ali and later his cousin Melachi the Nutcracker had a record deal for Group Home where he appeared on the track "The Realness", had to go to jail after that track just like Chi-Ali (earlier) and his cousin Melachi (later). Life isn't a fairytale like some.

7) NYGz - What Yo Life Like (Feat. Jahdan) (2007)
Never had the full version, it was supposed to be on "Welcome To G-Dom" but seemly it didn't made it. Got this of an advanced copy!

Biggest Gord is now working as manager of Year Round Records and also does a lot of filming, he recently made the video for "Ain't Nuttin' Changed (Queensbridge to California Remix)". Here is his account on vimeo.

First Image of "Opportunity Knocks" Video Shoot

2010-02-21T23:50:00.004+01:00

Yep, they are shooting a video for Nick Javas "Opportunity Knocks", but first we need to wait for the CDQ! Radio rip here. Look out for the 12" with "Not A Game" on the B-Side, which will also have a video!

DJ Premier - Live On Krupt Mob Radio (17.02.10)

2010-02-21T21:37:00.004+01:00

Finally found some time to upload this mix DJ Premier did at Bumpy Knuckles place. He mixed songs he rarely mix of himself, the rnb remixes and so on. The quality is worse but that's how the show is broadcasted, sorry folks! Again a big 2 hour set for y'all, have fun:

DJ Premier - Live On Krupt Mob Radio (17.02.10)

Ah, and here is something I also have on my hard disc from the O.G.:
Freddie Foxxx - Industry Shakedown (Demo) (Prod. by Pete Rock) (Radio Rip)

Oh, and I didn't knew what photo to add so I picked this one from around 1999 at D&D Studios.

LiveFromHQ Playlist 19/02/2010

2010-02-21T15:57:00.001+01:00

Tracks:

Statik Selektah - Do It To Death (Feat. Lil Fame, Havoc & Kool G Rap)
Team Get Em - Rawwwww
Evidence - Hard Hit (Feat. DJ Revolution)
Sean Price - Shut The Fuc Up
Khaleel - Rappin' Exercise (Feat. Panchi)
Chuck D - This Bit Of Earth
Nick Javas - Not A Game
Freeway & Jake One - One Foot In
Kid Capri - I Turn It Out
Brown Bag All Stars - The Agenda
Maja 7th - On My Own (Feat. Freddie Gibbs & Mikki Halsted)
Nutso - My Hood (Feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Fort Green Projects (Feat. Free Murder, RZA & Shacrone)
Nick Javas - Adrenaline Rush (Feat. 78 West)
Nick Javas - Warning Track
Raekwon - Badlands (Feat. Ghostface Killah)

Guests: /

DJ Premier interview with Examiner.com @ All Star Weekend

2010-02-19T17:55:00.005+01:00

If you’ve ever listened to Hip-Hop music then you should know who DJ Premier is. Premier was one-half of the legendary group Gangstarr and arguably the greatest Rap producer of all time. Primo has made classic beats for the likes of Nas, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Rakim, KRS-One, and The Notorious B.I.G.

Word has it that he’ll be behind the boards for the next release of a certain tantrum throwing MC from Chicago.

I had the honor of meeting DJ Premier at an event sponsored by 944 Magazine during NBA All-Star Weekend in Dallas, Texas—the pleasure was all mine.

SS: What has All-Star Weekend been like for you so far?

DJ Premier: It’s been really great. We just got here today. The funny thing is I’m from New York and we just got a little rough snow but I’m used to it. I shovel my own drive-way, I shovel the side walk, take care of all my neighbors, and make sure all the old ladies get their drive-ways shoveled and get taken care of with salt and all of that. I’m from Texas originally but I’ve been living in New York for 22 years. My sister lives out here and to come out to 9 inches of snow is funny. I’m used to 36 degrees but everybody out here is panicking, flights were cancelled and all of that. We made it here safely.

Big shout out to 944 magazine for having us out here, we appreciate it. Shout out to The Boardroom for having us, Russell Simmons, Melanie Fiona, Paul Pierce, Snoop Dogg, DJ Reflex, and Doug E. Fresh. It’s a beautiful thing to be out here. Shout out to Nick Javas who ripped it with me. He’s on my label Year Round Records. Also shout out to all the people that came through, Amare Stoudemire, LeBron James, Chris Tucker, Magic Johnson and also Allen Iverson who couldn’t be here who I’m a big fan of.

SS: I read that you were working with MC Eiht on his new album, how did that come about?

DJ Premier: We’ve been friends for a long time. I’ve known him since the 90’s; we came up in the same era. When the West Coast was strong with Death Row MC Eiht had his own lane—he also became an actor in the film Menace II Society. I did my first gig in L.A. in 1989 with Gangstarr, Compton’s Most Wanted, WC and the Maad Circle, and Ice Cube. This was when Ice Cube first left N.W.A. He got into a big beef backstage. All the action wasn’t out in the crowd it was backstage. It was crazy to witness that and see how many people were mad at Cube for moving and taking that step. It turned out to be one of the best moves that he made.

The first person I met in Long Beach at the show was MC Eiht. He had two beepers on his hip, a big fresh jheri curl, and black khaki’s. He said, “What’s up DJ Premier my name is MC Eiht,” and we’ve been friends ever since. I just love his style. He has a unique voice and a unique flow—he has his own lane. That’s what it’s all about, having your own lane. Everybody always wants to sound like everybody else but when you’re different you always prevail even if it takes a minute to get there. He never switched that up.

When I put out an artist named Blaq Poet on my label Year Round Record in June of 2009 we wanted to do a remix. Eiht and I were on the phone talking about new music he was working on and I let him hear the song and he loved it. He was like, “Yo let me get on it.” I let him get on it and then my man Young Maylay who’s down with Dub C WC and Crazy Toones who is also from the west coast let me hear his stuff and he’s a great MC. He’s going to be on my label too. I asked him to get on it too and he sent it to me in a day—done! I said let’s shoot a video because I was working with Christina Aguilera on her new album out in L.A. Gordon Franklin who runs my label said, “Yo I got some cheap tickets we can get. Let’s bring Poet, fly out to L.A., shoot the video, and go back to New York the next day.” I stayed out there and worked with Christina. I snuck away…she don’t even know I broke away. I’m going to get in trouble now. I broke away from a session that she’s paying me to be out there for to go and shoot the video with Poet, MC Eiht, and Maylay. It came out really good, it’s called “Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed.” Then they came to New York and did the show for our release party. We flew them up, put them in nice hotels, and took care of them—we’re old friends. I said you know what, we should do an album. Eiht gave me like 40 songs and he doesn’t know how to mix. He gave me like 40 songs all sparse and crazy but the beats and lyrics were dope. I said, “Yo man we could do two albums together! I’m gonna put you on my label and do a couple of one-offs.”

That’s what my label represents, pure Hip-Hop from the bottom up! You gotta start from the bottom and work your way up. Everybody now is so caught up on first week sales and soundscan. Forget soundscan and forget first week sales, it’s all about integrity and quality music. We care about our fans and we care about giving them their money’s worth. That pays more than a payola record. Paying for a record means you’re buying your friends. I don’t have to buy my friends to like me. I want you to like me because I’m real and I’m me. So all those other expletives let them pay for their records, we know that they don’t hold water next to what we do. I don’t care if they get 20 million spins they can’t stand next to us when we drop our stuff. Play yours then play mine—ours is better (laughs).

SS: Pete Rock is in town, I think 9th Wonder just left town…

DJ Premier: Family man…all family.

SS: I recently saw clips from the show that 9th did to honor you and Pete in North Carolina….

DJ Premier: Yeah man. That’s one of the dopest things I’ve ever experienced. To be honored…. Man I feel like I got so many more miles to go. I’ll be 44 years-old this year. The love that 9th Wonder gave me and Pete was so incredible. The band that played for us mimicking our records and sounding just like the beats we produced from out heart and soul, it was one of the biggest, dopest events ever in my lifetime. I love 9th Wonder, I love Pete. Big shout out to both of them.

SS: Are you still using the SP 1200?
DJ Premier: No I’m using the S950 which is one of the old, old 1984-85 machines. And I’m still using the MPC60! The first MPC! Roger Linn, big up.

SS: I watched you deejay tonight, what’s your opinion of Serato?

DJ Premier: I used to be against Serato just because vinyl is the essence of how we’ve developed Hip-Hop culture. Shout out to Kool Herc the father and Afrika Bambaataa the godfather. I was against it for a long time and then DJ’s I respect like Jazzy Jeff and DJ Jazzy Jay from the Zulu Nation were like, “Preem this is what you’ve earned. You’ve carried records, amps, and speakers for years; bruising your legs, being tired, sore, paying overweight fees on planes for your record crates on tour. This is a gift to you--utilize it, learn it, and master it and you’ll be incredible.” I finally mastered it and I can do the same thing I wanted to do which is what I was afraid of losing—the integrity of what makes me great when I do vinyl.

I own all of these records that are actually played on Serato. I have every one in storage with the artwork and the credits showing who produced it, engineered it, mixed it, and shout out to my man Ronnie, Ra-Ra, and Rollo! All that means a lot to us so I don’t want that to go away. I like all the rock artists like Katy Perry, Pearl Jam, U2, and Radiohead that put out vinyl. Jay-Z still puts out vinyl, Blueprint 3 is on vinyl. I love that because they don’t neglect what made our culture great which was the DJ. Before there was an MC there was the DJ and we are the reason why you dance and party. I stay true to the essence. I can play these types of party’s where it’s cross-over music but I’m really deep rooted in the 80’s, 90’s era of Hip-Hop. I like the grown and sexy stuff, 70’s funk, Parliament, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole you name it, all of that stuff.

SS: When you deejay at a club do you try to avoid playing Primo records?

DJ Premier: Nah, ‘cause I know that’s what they want. I didn’t do it tonight. The gig’s I usually get that’s all I do is do a big segment of Premier and Gangstarr. Then I go into other stuff like breaks and the original records that we sample from. At the end of the day it’s all about your knowledge and respect for music. As long as your knowledge and respect for music is there you will always prevail because I can do any gig from House, Folk, Country, Rock, and everything. We really, really respect music. We don’t just listen to it and love it, we respect it. You gotta respect it to love it and take it to the next level and that’s what I do.

SS: I interviewed MoSS a few weeks ago and he said that you guys had a surprise coming this year. Can you drop a hint for Examiner.com?

DJ Premier: If it’s a surprise then it’s gotta remain that. Shout out to MoSS, Works of Mart, Toronto, Canada. He’s one of the illest, fiercest, original producers that I really respect. That’s why I signed him to my production company because he brings another piece to the puzzle. And plus I give people their credit. You have a lot of producers that take the credit but other people produced the song—that’s just how they’re structured. With me if MoSS produced it, it will say produced by MoSS for Works of Mart. If Gemcrates produced it, it will say produced by Gemcrates for Works of Mart. If it’s produced by Premier, it’s Premier for Works of Mart. I’m not gonna take it and put my name on it but they did it. Plus my sound is already embedded and I don’t want people to say, “Ah man now you getting other people to do your beats?” I worry about that stuff. We all have our own style; they’re just another added piece to making solid albums. It’s all about albums, I love making solid albums.

SS: This is the 20 year anniversary of Just to Get a Rep. That’s my favorite Premier beat of all time.

DJ Premier: I appreciate it man, thank you.

SS: Go back and talk about Just to Get a Rep and how you made that beat.

DJ Premier: We made that record based on that fact that Guru and I had just got our record deal for Step in the Arena on EMI and Chrysalis Records. We both bought brand new whips, he had a 4Runner and I had a brand new MPV. He was actually robbed for his car and he wrote a song about it. The crazy thing is, the guy who robbed him for his car, we found the guy. We chased him and he ran into an ice cream truck crashed and died. God bless his soul. He crashed into an ice cream truck and died, what can you do? Guru wrote the lyrics based on that incident. That’s a very, very sacred and deep record. I remember the day that we went to the precinct to see the car and it was smashed up like an accordion. There was no way he would have survived that crash. It’s unfortunate that the guy got lost but at the same time it’s unfortunate that he took it upon himself to take Guru’s car. At the end of the day we prevailed. God bless his soul and God bless his family. We don’t wish death on anybody.

SS: You have over 20 year’s of experience beat-making. Do you have a favorite Primo beat?

DJ Premier: Nah. I’m not into riding my own expletive. It’s not my style. You know? Not my style.

SS: So what’s up for DJ Premier in 2010?

DJ Premier: Year Round Records is my label for 5 years strong. We have a NYG’z album coming out. They have an album that came out in 2008 called Welcome to G-Dom, more of a compilation type of an album with me bringing up the body of it and they did their own thing while I was on tour with Big Shug of Gangstarr Foundation. We’re also working on his album called Blue Collar. Also Nick Javas from Jersey, his album is called Destination Unknown—a very good album. I got Khalil from Houston, Texas--Missouri City to be exact. His album is called My MC Name is.… I’m also doing my DJ Premier album, MC Eiht, and Young Maylay. Also KRS-One and DJ Premier, we’re doing Return of the Boom Bip. Not Boom Bap, Boom Bip. Shout out to Q-Tip who is already on it. Grand Puba and Ice-T who are on it, it’s going to be one of the illest album’s of 2010!

Source: Examiner

DJ Premier - Live on Toca Tuesdays (Big L Tribute)

2010-02-18T03:11:00.006+01:00

This week Toca Tuesdays (Hosted by Tony Touch) on Shady45 was fully dedicated to the greatest talent ever, Big L. With DJ Premier on the turntables we have guests like Bobitto, Big L's brother Big Don, Jewlz (Director of Big L Documentary), Rondell, Al Lindstrom with their own comments. A.G., Diamond D, Kid Capri and Buckwild called into the show!! So enjoy once more of this 2hour set:

DJ Premier - Live on Toca Tuesdays (Big L Tribute)

Did you know "Platinum Plus" was suppose to feature Jay-Z but didn't go trough so DJ Premier was mixing of the song while Big Daddy Kane was chilling in his studio and he was aight with rhyme a few bars haha.

DJ Premier on Big L's 11th Year of Passing

2010-02-17T01:04:00.002+01:00

"I do not like to put my productions on a pedestal since I respect the work of others for my inspiration... But as a fan of hip hop and as a person who respects and lives the culture, I have to be honest based on my taste in the music that I buy, and what I love to blast when I drive around nodding my head to that hardcore shit... I have so many memories of the songs that Big L made when we were in the studio doing the D.I.T.C. sessions... Watching Big L and Showbiz arguing over Malcolm X while we were waiting for Fat Joe to get to the studio to cut vocals for "The Enemy" to name a few... Big L had such a sense of humor reminiscent to Biggie... They were both naturals at being funny and making you laugh non stop without trying to be... I miss them both since I knew them personally and witnessed greatness in my lifetime of recording music professionally... Shouts to his brother Big Don, and R.I.P. to his mother "Pinky" and his brother "Big Lee"... Also shout to Rich King... Flamboyant for life..." -DJ Premier

Preems's Picks:

D.I.T.C. - The Enemy
Big L - Ebonics
Lord Finesse - Yes, You May (Remix)
D.I.T.C. - Day One
Big L - Casualties Of A Dice Game
Big L - The Big Picture Intro
D.I.T.C. - Way of Life
Big L - Platinum Plus (Feat. Big Daddy Kane)
D.I.T.C. - Thick
Big L - Put It On (LG Remix) (Feat. Kid Capri)

Rap Is Outta Control Playlist 14/02/2010 (Filled in by DJ Premier)

2010-02-17T01:02:00.001+01:00

Tracks:

KRS-One - How To Be An Emcee (Feat. Redman & MIMS)
Nick Javas - Not A Game
Statik Selektah - Follow Me (Feat. Smif N Wessun)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Fort Green Projects (Feat. Free Murder, RZA & Shacrone)
Joell Ortiz - Project Boy
Young Maylay - Mic It
Kid Capri - I Turn It Out
O.C. & A.G. - Young With Style
Khaleel - Rappin' Exercise (Feat. Panchi)
Obie Trice - Stories
Reks - God Damn (Feat. Freddie Gibbs)
Freeway & Jake One - One Thing
Strong Arm Steady - True Champs (Feat. Montage One, Evidence, Oh No, Roc C)
Dogg Pound - They Don't Want It (Feat. Soopafly)
Bumpy Knuckles - The Truth (Remix)
DJ Skizz - Queens Kats (Feat. Killa Sha & ZU)
Sha Stimuli - What's Wrong (Feat. Torae)
Actual Proof - Genius
Marv Won - Rite Back
Bekay - Pipe Dreams (Feat. R.A. the Rugged Man)
Statik Selektah - Do It To Death (Feat. Lil Fame, Havoc & Kool G Rap)

Nick Javas - Opportunity Knocks LIVE

2010-02-13T23:17:00.001+01:00

MC Eiht is Getting Ready for His Next Solo Album

2010-02-11T21:30:00.001+01:00

MC Eiht is getting ready for his next solo album. His last solo album "Affiliated" was realesed almost 4 years ago on Paid in Full Entertainment. His next album will be executive produced by DJ Premier (who he recently worked with for the remix of Blaq Poets leading single for "The Blaqprint) on Preems own label Year Round Records. The upcoming album "Which Way Is West" is set to drop in late summer, first details is that Marco Polo is getting in to produce some beats, and that NYGz will be featured on the album. Together with DJ Premier and some other unknown producers he should bring MC Eiht back on the spot where he belongs.

MC Eiht - Which Way Is West Sampler (Thanks to DJ Vinyl!)
(None of them are produced by DJ Premier!)

Also is getting rumored that Young Maylay is about to sign an album deal with Year Round Records.

DJ Premier @ 944 Allstar Weekend, Dallas 12/02/2010

2010-02-11T01:11:00.004+01:00

DJ Finesse is filling in on LiveFromHQ!

DJ Premier @ Bootshaus, Köln, Germany

2010-02-10T13:54:00.000+01:00

12/03/2010

DJ PREMIER (NYC/USA)
CHARLY MURPHY & MEGABLAST (Crush)
CRACK-T (3001)

LiveFromHQ Playlist 05/02/2010

2010-02-09T20:17:00.003+01:00

Tracks:

Sadat-X - Turn It Up (Feat. Pete Rock)
Rakim - Euphoria (Feat. Styles P, Jadakiss & Busta Rhymes)
Strong Arm Steady - Cheeba Cheeba
Nick Javas - Not A Game
Nutso - My Hood (Feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo)
Shaolin Monks - Dreams (Feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Raekwon)
9th Wonder & Khrysis - Make It Big
OC & AG - Young With Style
Strong Arm Steady - Best Of Times (Feat. Phonte)
Joell Ortiz - Project Boy
Dogg Pound - They Don't Want It (Feat. Soopafly)
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Rearview
Bumpy Knuckles - 81 Bars Of Murder
Showbiz - We All (Feat. OC & AG)
D.O.E.C.I.G.A.P.O.M. - Sinking With The Ship (Feat. Adversary & Napoleon Da Lengend)
The Away Team - Fire It Up

Guests: /

More LiveFromHQ Recordings

2010-02-09T18:42:00.006+01:00

Now that we are in the vibe to post new hip hop. Warning, this post got nothing to do with DJ Premier (or his label) for those who are freaking. But it's hip hop I feel to post from last LiveFromHQ episode (dope episode!). Some new Showbiz, AG, OC, Ruste Juxx and Marco Polo! Yeah! Enjoy my internet homies:

Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Rearview (Prod. by Marco Polo) (Radio Rip)
From their upcoming collabo album "The eXXecution" dropping march 23rd. Featuring DJ Revolution, Rock, Sean Price, Bumpy Knuckles and Black Moon! Marco Polo is a busy cat, damn! EDIT: here you have the CDQ, thanks to Marco Polo!

Showbiz - We All (Feat. OC & AG) (Prod. by Showbiz) (Radio Rip)
From Showbiz upcoming album, planned for this summer!

Bumpy Knuckles - 81 Bars Of Murder (Prod. by Alchemist) (Radio Rip)
We know this one don't we? Preem felt like he needed to play this old joint again, so now we got it in better quality! Alchemist! I've heard Cormega did a warning track or something? Well, I'm not going to spend any more time on this issue or else Bumpy will add me to his list of shit bloggers lol. Mind your own business!

Joell Ortiz - Project Boy (Radio Rip)

2010-02-08T21:30:00.000+01:00

Slaughterhouse baby! Here I come with the highly anticipated track "Project Boy", but I believe this guy is in general highly anticipated on the internet lol. After doing a DJ Premier tribute he has now his own Premo production! This track is featured on his second album "Free Agent", dropping 23th of march featuring Akon, Brother Ali, Bun B, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Raekwon, Novel, Smokey Robinson, M.O.P., Slaughterhouse, Maino, Jean Grae, Talib Kweli and Bobby Ray to be exact. Production duties will be handled by Red Spyda, DJ Khalil, Lil Fame, DJ Premier, Sean C and LV , Statik Selektah, Novel, Moss, Nottz, Frequency and Frank Dukes. Quit a list. I remember his debut LP "The Brick" went as a shock in hip hop world back in 2007, lets see what he does next. Enjoy the first look of the Premo track, next is Crooked I?

Joell Ortiz - Project Boy (Radio Rip)

Nick Javas - It's Not A Game (Unfinished Version) (Radio Rip)

2010-02-07T22:00:00.003+01:00

Yes sir! The first DJ Premier produced track of 2010!! Artist: Nick Javas. For his upcoming album "Destination Unknown". It's still an unfinished track but Premo couldn't wait playing it. No new information on any release date, but hopefully 2010, Nick is getting in! Enjoy:

Nick Javas - It's Not A Game (Unfinished Version) (Radio Rip)

Ow yeah, and we have Big Shug updates, his new album has a title "I Am Forever". The track "Hard Body" with M.O.P. and Fat Joe is almost finished, same goes for the whole album! Big Shug also finished his actor job, for the Ben Affleck movie "The Town" where he plays Kenny the drugdealer, release september 10th.

And for those who doubt this blog, lemme hold this track for a little while; tomorrow I'm going to upload "Project Boy" by Joell Ortiz for his upcoming album "Free Agent". Unless somebody is faster. Later.

R.I.P. Johnny Dankworth

2010-02-07T14:23:00.002+01:00

R.I.P. to Johnny Dankworth. Most of you know why I post this... He died at a age of 82. Much respect to the younger generation who recognize this unique artist. Also happy birthday to Jay Dee (in all honestly, I played this year more Jay Dee then DJ Premier I think). Good day to think about life.

R.I.P. Apache

2010-01-22T22:47:00.003+01:00

US rapper who had short lived success with backing from A Tribe Called Quest and Naughty By Nature. His first appearance was in 1990 on 45 King, The Presents The Flavor Unit by Flavor Unit, The. Apart from his individual records (see below), he also featured on several albums (of Naughty By Nature, Tupac, Fat Joe, etc. ). Apache's debut album “Apache Ain't Shit” was released in 1991 and peaked at #66 on the Billboard 200 and #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Also featured on the album was the hit single "Gangsta Bitch" which went to #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Rap Singles. Apache also released a single "Do Fa Self" in 1993 but he has yet to release another album or single.

Flavor Unit emcee Apache, born Anthony Teaks, passed away today (January 22) after a protracted illness. Damn, I loved that LP. I'm such a 90s hip hop fan. R.I.P.

DJ Premier Talks Nikes with BoBo

2010-01-21T20:04:00.003+01:00

Statik Selektah Birthday Gig with DJ Premier Tonight

2010-01-21T19:56:00.002+01:00

Also Statik Selektah's new album "100 Proof: The Hangover" release party at SOBs on the 3th of february with NYGz and Bahamadia! Bahamadia should really collaborate with Year Round Records! Support Statik!

Jesse Leyva Talking About DJ Premier & DJ AM Sneaker

2010-01-12T14:11:00.001+01:00

DJ AM x DJ Premier Rival Pack Release Clip

2010-01-09T16:00:00.000+01:00

Nike DJ AM & DJ Premier Recap

2010-01-08T12:54:00.001+01:00

Crooked I Wants DJ Premier On His Next Project

2010-01-07T18:37:00.002+01:00

He's got a lot in store for this project, including a folder of beats from DJ Khalil and possible cuts from DJ Premier.

"Ah, man, I got a folder with some beats sent over to me from DJ Khalil. So, I’ma definitely go in with him. He’s one of my favorite producers right now. There’s some new kids out there and I make it my business to get with some of the new talent. There’s a kid named Quest out there who’s real hot. I’m gonna reach out to Alchemist. Then, I’ve talked to DJ Premier already so I wouldn’t be surprised if Premier has a few slappers on there, as well."

Knowing that some fans have been anticipating a Premo/Crook collaboration for some time, he added that he couldn't wait for it to happen.

"Aw, I can’t wait, man. I can’t wait for that combination right there. Hip Hop needed to see that a long time ago. I can’t wait to get with Premier.

Source: HipHopDX

DJ Premier's Top 20 of 2009

2010-01-02T14:50:00.004+01:00

Like every year DJ Premier present to you his top 20 albums of a year on LiveFromHQ, also in 2008 he did that. Here is Premo's top 20 of 2009 guys, on DJPremierBlog:

Rank:

20. DJ JS-1 - Ground Original 2: No Sell Out
19. La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust
18. Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2
17. 50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct
16. M.O.P. - Foundation
15. Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City
14. KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills
13. Saigon & Statik Selektah - All In A Day's Work
12. Diamond District - In the Ruff
11. Canibus & Keith Murray - The Undergods EP

10. Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse
09. Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
08. Statik Selektah - The Pre-Game EP
07. Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel
06. Royce da 5'9" - Street Hop
05. Obie Trice - Special Reserve
04. Masta Ace & Edo G - Arts And Entertainment
03. OC & AG - Oasis
02. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II
01. Blaq Poet - Tha Blaqprint

Honorable mentioning: Alchemist "Chemical Warfare", Fashawn "Boy Meets World", Termanology "Hood Politics IV", Beanie Sigel "Broad Street Bully", Apathy "Wanna Snuggle?", Grand Puba "Retroactive", Skyzoo "The Salvation", Warren G "The G-Files", Bekay "Hunger Pains", DJ Spinna & Sucio Smash "Sonic Smash".

Note from DJ Premier himself:

I judge my list based on dope beats, dope rhymes, scratchin' and cutting, creativity, uniqueness, originality, and overall packaging of the product's integrity. I don't care if you sold a million copies, that does not make it dope. I went through more than 60 LP's released in '09 on major and indie labels over and over to get it as close as i possible could to being satisfied with the list so here it is along with the list.

"Be Glad or Be Mad" -DJ Premier

Next week is DJ Eclipse filling in on LiveFromHQ!

!! A HAPPY 2010 / UNRELEASED DJ PREMIER REMIX INSIDE !!

2010-01-01T06:00:00.001+01:00

A HAPPY 2010 EVERYBODY FROM DJ PREMIER BLOG, HOPEFULLY SEE YOU AT THE NEXT...

Here you have a unreleased DJ Premier remix as present from me played on LiveFromHQ some time ago, I thought this is the good time to release this jewel. It's a great leak now that we miss that raw M.O.P. DJ Premier heat, it's from the 2003 track "Roc La Familia" featuring Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel, what a beat, what a beat, I wonder why it never got released:

M.O.P. - Roc La Familia (Feat. Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel) (DJ Premier Remix) (Radio Rip)

DJ Premier Interview with Da Beatseeker

2009-12-31T01:39:00.002+01:00

Here is some old but interesting interview with DJ Premier, props to Da beatseeker:

You’ve mentioned that when you were a kid, you’re mother had a record player that would play several records one after the other. Did that plant the seed for your lifelong relationship with records?

DJ Premier: Oh, without a doubt! Without a doubt because I mean, I was amazed at how a machine could do something like that and I was also fascinated by the way labels looked on the record when it spun around. Back in that day, it was Atlantic and Motown. When you looked at the label, the way it was designed, and then you heard the record, it sounded like the way the label looked. Everything matched. The label looked and felt like the way the music sounded.

What do you mean by that?

DJ Premier: It’s like Eric B. and Rakim. When you hear them, then you look at the cover and see them, it’s like “damn, they really look like what they sound like.” It’s almost like I already knew what they looked like before seeing it. And when they were on Zakia Records, the label they were on before 4th & B’way, that logo was so unique, with the pyramid and the hand. It wasn’t a standard label or anything like that. They were new and they sounded so raw. And then you saw them with the chains on and the Dapper Dan clothes and it was like “damn, everything matches.” Just like Boogie Down Productions, and their label B-Boy Records, the way they looked and the name, everything went together. That’s what amazed me with the earlier records as well. When it said Marvin Gaye “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” it matched the Motown logo. Same with Diana Ross and The Supremes. And Stevie Wonder was on Tamla, which was his label through Motown. It sounded like they were all tied in together.

I’ve heard you say that you can tell the way a record is going to sound like just by looking it.

DJ Premier:Without a doubt. And sometimes I’m wrong. Sometimes I’ll take a record to the studio and listen to it and start hunting around for sounds and it’s nowhere near what I thought it was gonna be. Because I was brought up in an era of album covers where a lot was put in to the artwork. Today, the artwork doesn’t have as much care and passion. I wanna destroy that by being one that cares about artwork and make sure that everything’s gotta match. The way I look and the way I carry myself, my music matches me.

Do you remember the first record you heard as a kid that made you say “this is my favorite song”?

DJ Premier: “What’s Goin’ On” by Marvin Gaye. Just the way it felt and, you know, all the little adlibs he was doing like “right on” and “whooo.” For the era I grew up in, it was just dope. That’s one of the first, as a kid, that I could remember. And anything James Brown! I didn’t care what it was, I was just…hypnotized. Totally hypnotized. Nothing better than James Brown. What James Brown, George Clinton, and Bootsy did, all that stuff really put me in a whole different perspective.

You’ve talked about visiting New York as a kid and seeing your first ever break dancing performance. Can you describe the scene and your reaction to it?

DJ Premier: Well, I’m the only boy in my family because I have two sisters, so my grandfather used to always be so proud to have me around with him. He was really into showing me New York, the football games, the baseball games, and showing me the whole town, you know. He saw how much excitement I got from it. I saw the breakers in Times Square and they had the huge boombox and they all had matching outfits with the names in the back, and the Pro-Ked sneakers. The whole rhythms of what they were doing just had me amazed. They were performing songs that I had already collected like “It Just Begun” from Jimmy Castor. They played “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” and even had someone cutting it up. To see them do all that stuff and earn some money, everybody was so blown away, especially at that time. We’re talking like 1977, I was in New York during the Blackout. Hip hop was already in full effect but it just wasn’t on wax yet. I was just like “man, this is the greatest shit ever.”

Do you remember the first beat you ever made by yourself? What did it sound like and what did you use?

DJ Premier: The first one I ever made was DJ Premier and Deep Concentration, it was a demo. I’m actually sitting here looking at my demo right now. The same exact tape that I ran my copies on to get me a deal. I’m about to digitalize all that stuff because it’s on cassette. It was called “Let My DJ Get Hype.” I took a sample of “People Make The World Go Round” and did a new beat to it. It came out good. I was just a new jack trying to take something and see if I could cut it. When I look at it now, I kinda laugh. I had a SP 1200 drum machine and a four-track machine that I borrowed from my neighbor who use to do house music, right when I moved to Brooklyn. I use to go to his house and he taught me how to overlap beats. That’s how I made my demo. I did another one called “Up Another Level” and that’s the one that made the label actually wanna sign me. That’s when everything started to kick in.

Will you ever make that stuff available?

DJ Premier: I’m not gonna make it available. I just wanna be able to have it digital so I can have it in my archives.

How did you begin making a name for yourself in the already well-established hip hop scene in New York?

DJ Premier: I was just so excited that I didn’t care about anything else but just having EPMD, Rakim, KRS-One, and Marley Marl who was my idol, to just say “yo man, you’re dope.” And they all did. I knew the money would come eventually but I just wanted them to say that I was dope. They all did and they all approached me that way. To this day, I’m just like “wow, I made it. All the great ones I wanted to like me, liked me.”

What inspired you to start incorporating jazz samples and samples from other music in your production?

DJ Premier: Because everybody had been using James Brown in the era we were in and it just got to the point where I just wanted to find something different to sample. We had already used and re-used everything. I went to Jazz right away. My grandfather was a Jazz player. He was very much an influence for me from an early age.

How did you develop your trademark scratch chorus?

DJ Premier: Just experimenting and trying new things. That’s how all my hooks come about anyway. I experiment until I get what I think is gonna fit. That’s really my approach to everything to this day. A lot of things come into my head because of the DJing and the fact that I remember a lot of rhymes. I’ll be like “so and so said this line, and then so and so said this line” and it goes down the line until I find what I need. I search it, pull it up, and see if I can make it fit. If it fits then I start attaching other things to it or I’ll fix that one line and make it a complete hook.

Do you catalogue all these different rhymes in your head that you chose from at any given time, or do you go back and listen to music to find something to fit your beat?

DJ Premier: Most of them I can remember from just so many rhymes. My memory of rappers is vast enough that I usually remember a line right away. Or I’ll call Panchi from NYGz, he’s very knowledgeable about rhymes. I’ll ask him and he usually finds it. Then I’ll pull the record or find the mp3 and I just make it happen.

Who would you say has been the most memorable MC you’ve ever worked with?

DJ Premier: Um…definitely Biggie, Rakim, and KRS-One. KRS-One in an amazing way because for him to put his trust in me to do “Return of the Boom Bap”really shocked the hell out of me. That he wanted me to do that project and to work with him was just so much fun. Working with Biggie because I never seen nobody go in the booth and do what he did lyrically and not write it. I was always amazed at that. Working with Jay-Z was cool. Working with Nas was cool. And Christina Aguilera too, that was an amazing experience. I didn’t know what to expect because I had my way and she had her way but I definitely learned things from her that I never did in production before. I’m glad we clicked because it made her album a double platinum success.

Having worked with him on several tracks, what would you say made Biggie such a remarkable MC?

DJ Premier: He was just a witty guy and he was fun to be around when we were in sessions. He would just go in with no paper, no nothing, think it all through, and just do it. He did it with attitude and cadence to it too, it was amazing to watch. Even when he was doingLife After Death, he was in a wheelchair and was still being funny and cracking jokes. In a wheelchair spitting verses. I got to see a more vulnerable side of him then, and also the earlier days because we were neighbors. I use to see Big all the time before he had his record deal. Puff would come pick him up to go to the studio and he was like “yo, if it ain’t getting me money, then I ain’t goin’ nowhere. I need money.”

Can you tell us about the track you did with Eminem?

DJ Premier: It never came out. I had a big mouth and jumped the gun on doing a song with him. Some songs were brought to me that he would favor me remixing or doing some scratches on, and the first one I heard was a song called “Keys to the City.” When I heard the song I thought it was dope. He made the beat and I liked it as it is, I didn’t need to mess with it. I said if I redo it, I want it completely stripped down and I want Eminem to rhyme to my beat. The problem was that I spoke to people on his staff who were bonafied, but I’m not gonna expose them. I did an interview around that time and the guy was like “word on the street you might be working with Eminem.” I didn’t know it was a secret so when I spoke on it, it got back to Eminem and I guess he got upset. I never heard back from him. I apologize to him because I was excited to work with him and there was no way I would’ve given him weak shit, I would’ve given him something really hot. On top of that, the song had a certain rhythm, it was like the next step up. “Crack A Bottle” sounds like regular Eminem but this song sounds like a new Eminem and it had more ill rhymes and more creative beats to put out to the public. I thought he was on the right track with that one.

What are some of your dream collabos that you haven’t done yet?

DJ Premier: Eminem. Busta. DMX. I’d love to work with U2. I would love to work with AC/DC. Angus Young playing with me and having Brian Jonhson sing over some hard drum break. I’m a big AC/DC fan, I went to their concert a few months ago. I flew to Texas just to go with my brother-in-law and two of my homeboys I grew up with and we had the best time. Angus is in his late fifties and Brian Jonhson is sixty-one years old but they were tearing it down. Angus really kept it hard rock and true to his audience that wants to see that. He inspires me to keep doing what I do and all of that trickles down to my take on hip hop and staying true and raw.

Are there any newer guys you’d like to work with?

DJ Premier: Not really. I’d mess with Lil Wayne, he stepped his rhyme game up a lot. He says clever stuff. I’m not with all the other stuff, though. I ain’t mad at T-Pain, he can do it, he brought it back out, and now everybody wants that because it’s successful for them. I wasn’t even mad at Kanye for doing it. I mean, it was boring but Kanye takes risks and that’s what makes him so great. That’s what I do too, I take risks. I’m not into the whole Auto-Tune thing but I thought “Heartless” was dope and I like what he did with “Love Lockdown.” I remember meeting Kanye on the Electric Circus Tour, when Gang Starr went on tour with Common. Talib brought him on tour and we were like “yo, why you bringing him?” and he said “because that guy gave me a beat for free and it’s my first big hit” and I thought that was dope. Nobody knew who Kanye was then but it was ill because he said “I’m gonna do an album called College Dropout and it’s gonna be double platinum.” I thought “damn, that’s a really cocky thing to say. Double platinum. You’re just a producer.” But he did, he went double platinum on his first album. But I really love the old Jay-Z albums with the straight hard, gutter beats and I hope he brings it back to the old days. Hopefully, I can get on this new album he’s doing Blueprint 3.

What is the dynamic between you and the artists you work with when you do a song? Are you very hands-on with the vocals?

DJ Premier: Yes, very hands-on. If you didn’t like the way the vocals sounded, blame me. If it’s recorded with me, it’s gonna be done the right way.

Who are some of you favorite up and coming producers?

DJ Premier: Moss from Toronto. He’s definitely original and unique. I really like his style and he’s so clever with the music that he samples. Another guy named Gem Crates who’s actually my assistant, he makes really original beats and I’m signing him as well. Oh No, Krysis, Marco Polo. That’s what comes to mind.

Since we recently celebrated Dilla, I’d like to ask you what are your favorite songs of his?

DJ Premier: “Love” where he uses The Impressions “We Should be in Love,” I love that. Definitely “Players.” And I love “Stakes Is High,” he really tore into that one. And that joint he did for Ghostface too, that one’s crazy.

What was the relationship between you and Pete Rock in the 90s, when you guys were the two giants of New York hip hop?

DJ Premier: It was competition, man. We were all trying to outdo each other. RZA once came to me and was like “yo, I got this joint called ‘C.R.E.A.M.’ that’s gonna be on my album.” I was like “I got a joint for Jeru called ‘D. Original’ wait till you hear that.” We’d catch each other and be like “yo, you got me on that one.” It was very healthy competition. Same with Q-Tip, Large Professor or Pete. If they came with a banger, I went right to the studio to make another one too. I was like “I’ll be damned if they’re gonna be the next one to come up with a better beat than me.” It was always friendly competition and we always hung out together so it was, and still is, a mutual friendship.

Have you ever heard a track that you wish you made? Or a sample that you had but never touched and then heard it in another song?

DJ Premier: Pete Rock and Public Enemy “Shut em Down” remix. I wish I made “We Gon Make it” that Alchemist did for Jadakiss. I wish I made “Worst Comes to Worst” that Alchemist did for Dilated Peoples . That one was amazing. I wish I made “Nobody Beats the Biz.” To take “Fly Like An Eagle” like that and to do what Marley did, it was so sick. In terms of samples, not really. Pete Rock did a hell of a job for his remix of Adore “Let it all Hang out” and I used the same sample. Well, actually he used a different artist. To use “California Soul” for Adore, I thought his version was really good. It was a different artist than for “Check The Technique” but it’s the same tune.

What is your displeasure with people putting together sample archives on the net?

DJ Premier: I think they’re wack because there’s still a lot of sample police out there and they are definitely out to get people like me. They see it as a payday and a way to collect for the artist and get some money. I totally respect clearing samples now because I understand it in a different way. But the ones that tell on us, I have no love for. Because snitching is snitching no matter how you put it and I can’t respect that. When Ultimate Breaks and Beats came out, it didn’t say “used by Salt N Pepa, used by Marley Marl,” it just said the song the artist and that was it. They were just making it available because these are the key components of breaking and DJing and parties that Kool Herc and them used to play all the time. Those were the choice cuts that were put on Ultimate Breaks and Beats. Now, everybody is trying to expose everybody and it’s getting out of control. You’re making it harder for us to do what you love to hear from us. You can make them available but don’t say that we used them. It’s better to find out on your own or to communicate with someone that knows and then go get that record and own it like we own these records. People download them and say “hey, I got the original to so and so” but me, I actually have the record.

Here we have DJ Premier talking about his 5 favorite songs:

Gang Starr feat. Inspectah Deck - Above the Clouds:

DJ Premier: I remember Guru telling me “everybody always wants to work with Raekwon and Ghostface and nobody gives Inspectah Deck the collabo on a record.” He already had the title for this. He always gives me the titles first and I make the beats to match the titles. He’ll give me a description like “You Know My Steez” should be the first single and for “Above The Clouds,” it said “do it with Inspecta Deck.” We got him on the phone and he asked Guru “yo, what’s the song about?” Guru said “your mental…”

It was funny because the way my studio is constructed, Guru and Deck were at opposite ends of the control board as if they were on a seesaw. They just had their pads out and they started writing. I let the beat run and pieced together the intro on my headphones so I wouldn’t disturb them. I did the intro last. I just didn’t want it to start with that beat. I felt that it needed to build so it could be even more unique. After I heard what they spit to it, I took the sample and kept playing that little stab at the beginning. I felt like it needed some talking to match that astronaut type sound. That’s what I heard in my head. I found the stuff like “Flight to the Moon” and the voice of John F. Kennedy and all that. All I needed to do was fit all these pieces together in order. All that “up in the sky” and the guy talking about the galaxies was from the same record. Those lines just happened to work. Back in those days, we didn’t have Pro Tools where you can grab stuff, push it back, and replace it. You needed a blank space on the reel and you had to guestimate at what time the beat should come in. But it came out good and that was definitely one of my favorite records I’ve ever done in my life.

Notorious B.I.G. - 10 Crack Commandments:

That was actually a promo that me and Jeru did for Angie Martinez on Hot 97. Back then she did a show called the “Hot 5 at 9″ where she would play the top 5 records at 9 o’clock. If you listen to the scratches, before I added “ten” later on when Biggie got it, I just keep going to five right after the beat drops because it was for the top 5 at 9. Puffy was guest hosting the show and when he heard the promo he was like “what the hell, who did this?” and Angie told him I did it. So he goes live on the radio like “yo Premier, if you’re out there, call me.” One of my homeboys paged me and told me that Puffy was on the radio telling me to call him. I turn on Hot 97 and right before I was about to turn the dial off, I hear “Premier, Premier, please call me if you hear me on the radio.” He told me he wanted to buy the promo. I told Jeru and he was like “yo, it’s hip hop. No big deal.” So I sold it to him and Biggie already had a concept, he wanted to call it “Ten Crack Commandments.” I took the “Ten” from a spaceship count down when they go “ten, nine, eight, seven…” And Biggie just rapped over it right there.

Jay-Z - So Ghetto:

That was the first time me and Jay got back in the studio together after a long time. We ran in to each other at his concert. We hashed out our differences and stuff we had in the past, so he was like “yo, let’s go to the studio and work on something.” I did the “So Ghetto” beat off the head, like everything I do with Jay, and he loved it. He said “I’ll be back in an hour” and he came back an hour later ready to do his vocals. The Steve Cropper intro, I don’t mind saying it because I cleared it, that opening riff, I wanted to hit it twice before I let it roll. And Jay was just like “Preemo/ how we do/ history in the making/ let’s go…” naturally. Him and Biggie use to always say “yea, do the Premier thing” because they always trusted me. They would just say “do the Premier thing” and they would leave. And they never had a complaint.

Devin the Dude - Doobie Ashtray:

Doobie Ashtray was already done, it was really a remix, but they ended up putting it on the album. I think it was an Alicia Meyers or One Way sample that they couldn’t clear and they needed something identical to that, and they thought I could do it. I’ve known Devin the Dude for a long time because I’m from Houston. They reached out and asked me if I could remix it. I basically followed the original and played it on a keyboard with no sample at all. I stayed in the same key so he would harmonize and I remixed it while staying in the confines of the original. That was around the time I started playing keys a little more. I quit piano lessons as a kid but I learned the basics and I still know how to find what I need.

Jeru the Damaja - Jungle Music:

Jeru already had the concept, he wanted to call the song “Jungle Music.” I had the jungle sounds blended in from some sound effects records to really make it sound like they were out in a safari. When I found the sample, it just hypnotized me. I knew it worked but I didn’t know if Jeru would like it. When I played it for him he was like “that’s it, man” and he wrote it right on the spot. Showbiz, to this day, always tells me “jungle music, man, jungle music” when I see him in the studio. He’ll just say that out of the blue every now and then.

Source: kevinnottingham.com

Nick Javas Mixtape "The Program" Coming Soon

2009-12-29T17:09:00.002+01:00

DJ Premier just finished up mixing the first mixtape by Year Round Records artist Nick Javas. Release date is still unknown, but soon... Hopefully he blessed it with a lot of Premo produced tracks! Here you have another song of him (NOT produced by DJ Premier):

Nick Javas - Warning Track

DJ Premier - YRR Christmas Party (Live From The APT)

2009-12-28T19:27:00.002+01:00

Here is some late christmas present for you guys. It's the set of the Christmas Party live from the APT by DJ Premier! Thanks to Evil Dee for recording this! Enjoy:

DJ Premier - YRR Christmas Party (Live From The APT)

LiveFromHQ Playlist 25/12/2009

2009-12-27T21:16:00.001+01:00

Tracks:

Treacherous 3 - Santas Rap
Run-DMC - Christmas In Hollis
Jim Jones - Christmas Eve (Feat. Tom Gist & NOE)
Big Daddy Kane - Juice Crew Xmas (Feat. Roxanne Shante & MC Shan)
Death Row Christmas - Santa Goes Straight To The Ghetto
Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
Busy Boys - Funky Fresh Xmas
Eazy-E - Merry Muthafuckin' Xmas
De La Soul - Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
Snoop Dogg - Twas The Night Before Xmas
James Brown - Christmas Is Love
Donny Hathaway - This Christmas
Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul
Wild Honey - Angels Christmas
Milly & Silly - Getting Down For Xmas
Jimmy Reed - Christmas Present Blues
James Brown - Soulful Christmas
The Jackson 5 - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Ghettosocks - Ricochet (Feat. El Da Sensei)
Freeway - Rap Money (Feat. Young Chris & Tom Hardy)
Statik Selektah - Other Than That (Feat. NYGz)
Diamond District - Something For Y'all
Royce da 5'9" - Hood Love (Feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz)
Sadat X - In Da Jungle (Feat. A.G.)
Obie Trice - Stories
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Black Mamba (Feat. RZA & Masta Killa)
OC & A.G. - Young With Style
Nick Javas - Warning Track (Freestyle)
NYGz - Ready?
Nutso - Queens Talk
Blaq Poet - Rap Addiction (Feat. Shabeeno & Lil Fame)
Statik Selektah - I'm Wit It (Remix) (Feat. Talib Kweli & Cory Mo)
Vinnie Paz - Street Wars (Feat. Clipse)

Guests: /

Props to blackouthiphop.com for the link up!

Merry Christmas To Everyone !!

2009-12-25T23:42:00.004+01:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE, AND THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THIS BLOG. MAY GOD BLESS YOU !!

Here you have a little present from my man O-LEe88:

Exclusive Pictures of the DJ Premier Air Force 1

2009-12-25T20:36:00.019+01:00

Most of the sneaker heads weren't too happy of the only sketch so I received some exclusive high resolution pictures of the shoe that I'm going to share with you fans on christmas! And don't be afraid to give your opinion:
And a big thank you to DJ Deelah from Miami! My pair are coming. More info in the post below!

DJ Premier Air Force 1 Available on 9th of January

2009-12-23T22:16:00.002+01:00

Finally we have some new details about the DJ Premier Air Force 1 he made for a project with DJ AM before his death. It's called the East/West Rivalry Pack. DJ AM made his Dunk High for West-Side, Premo did the East with an Air Force 1. Both shoes are available in limited stores on the 9th of January, here are the shops for the DJ Premier Air Force 1:

HOUSE OF HOOPS HARLEM
268 W 125TH STREET
New York, NY 10027
(212) 316-1667

HOUSE OF HOOPS CHICAGO
7501 W CERMAK RD STE G7
North Riverside, IL 60546
(708) 447-2060

HOUSE OF HOOPS CHERRY HILL MALL
2000 ROUTE 38
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(856) 662-8313

HOUSE OF HOOPS MALL AT PRINCE GEORGES
3500 E WEST HWY
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 853-6054

HOUSE OF HOOPS NORTHLINE COMMONS
4400B NORTH FREEWAY
Houston, TX 770223645
(713) 699-4472

Source: Footlocker Blog

Statik Selektah - Other Than That (Feat. NYGz) (Prod. by Statik Selektah)

2009-12-17T23:44:00.003+01:00

Here I have the track with the NYGz for the latest Statik Selektah EP "Pre-Game". I posted the radio rip some months ago, here you have the retail version. Now available for purchase on iTunes. Oh, and Bahamadia features on a dope track! Enjoy:

Statik Selektah - Other Than That (Feat. NYGz) (Prod. by Statik Selektah)

Year Round Records Christmas Party @ APT, New York

2009-12-15T18:48:00.002+01:00

DJ Premier @ Nexx Club, Brussels, Belgium Clip

2009-12-15T02:06:00.003+01:00

Year Round Records manager Biggest Gord just uploaded this video on youtube! Dope, my country!

Gang Starr Foundation X-Mas Tour '09

2009-12-15T01:20:00.004+01:00

Gang Starr Foundation is back!! Or isn't it?? Jeru the Damaja, Afu-Ra & Lil Dap present to you: The Gang Starr Foundation Tour '09. Exclusive for Germany and Switzerland, starting 19th of december and ending the 29th. You know what would be a great christmas present? All of them on a Premo track... And all profit goes to a cancer or aids foundation, whatever! Here are the dates (which I know of):

19/12/09 - Zollamt, Stuttgart, Germany
20/12/09 - Vienna, Austria
24/12/09 - Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany
25/12/09 - Bohannon, Berlin, Germany
26/12/09 - Skaters Palace, Münster, Germany
27/12/09 - Konzerthaus Schüür, Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
29/12/09 - E-Werk, Erlangen, Germany

J Rock - Unsigned Hype Demo Tape (1990)

2009-12-14T22:00:00.000+01:00

Here we have a rip of J Rock's tape he send to Source Magazine in 1990 where he won in december the Unsigned Hype section of the magazine. All tracks were recorded in his bedroom, real hip hop vintage shit! I think this will be the last thing we'll hear from Ghetto Groovz Records, too bad of the lost DATs with Premo productions together with female MC Beverly!

J Rock - Unsigned Hype Demo Tape (1990)

Tribute Party of Pete Rock & DJ Premier Clip

2009-12-14T17:44:00.003+01:00

Here is a small video of the DJ Premier and Pete Rock show this saturday. Pete Rock has a seat left and you can see Premo in the seat on the right. Enjoy:

Source: 102jamz, more videos will come on that blog!

Exclusive J Rock Interview from 2007

2009-12-13T15:41:00.005+01:00

I found this interesting interview of J Rock, for those who don't know him, he was in one of my first articles here. You can click on the picture for better quality:

And to correct my previous article, J Rock never went to prison and Jeff Murphy is a free man now working in a community activist group in Newburgh. It's also a false myth that Jeff's mom has a lot of copies left of "Streetwize". To make everything up, I have my hands on that demo tape that J Rock won with Source magazine. I'll post that up tomorrow!!

Listen to LiveFromHQ Now ONLY HERE!!

2009-12-11T02:40:00.003+01:00

Finally!! DJ Premier Blog is more than one year old now so it was time to do something that was asked the most. How people could listen to DJ Premier's weekly show LiveFromHQ. A lot of Europeans aren't able to listen to LiveFromHQ because they didn't want to pay for it + they don't want to get up 4 in the morning... Understandable, if you think I'm home and up every friday night you wrong... Don't get me wrong, I always wanted to upload the show, but that was done in the past without success by some other guy. He got shut by the RIAA. So I'm trying this out now (it's a long shot): you can listen to it for one week on a stream (you can't download, record what you want) on DJ Premier Blog TV exclusively. Every wednesday you have the new show on demand! Enjoy while you can people!! Just click on the 'Latest Videos' button on this page, or simple click on the 'On-Demand' button in this window:

Please tell me what you think!!

LiveFromHQ Playlist 04/12/2009

2009-12-08T17:17:00.000+01:00

Tracks:

A&E - Ei8ht Is Enuff
Freeway - Last 2 (Feat. Young Chris & Beanie Sigel)
Drake - Do What You Do
DJ Crazy Toones & Kurupt - 2 Turntables & A Microphone
Sadat X & A.G. - In Da Jungle
Above The Law - Rapper's Jail (Feat. E-Villz)
OC & A.G. - Alpha Male
CMR - Dreamin'
VA - BET Cypher #1 (Feat. Mos Def, Black Thought & Eminem)
Warren G - Suicide (Feat. RBX)
Diamond District - Something For Y'All
Khaleel - Rappin' Exercise (Feat. Panchi)
OC & A.G. - Boom Bap
50 Cent - Death To My Enemies
Fashawn - Bo Jackson
Joe Budden - Anti
A&E - Here I Go
Canibus & Keith Murray - No Brainer

Guest: Pete Rock

DJ Premier Interview in Juice Magazine (German)

2009-12-03T00:07:00.003+01:00

Here I typed out a brand new interview from the latest issue of Juice Magazine from Germany. Sorry for the language, but DJ Premier Blog got a pretty large fanbase in Germany. Feel free to translate lol.

Diesen man braucht man nicht vorzustellen. Um sich vor Augen zu führen, wie viele Klassiker das in Texas geborene Aushängeschild der New Yorker Beatkunst auf dem Kerbholz hat, muss man im Prinzip nur einem seiner DJ-Sets lauschen. Wer kann schon von sich behaupten, ein zweistündiges Set mit fast nur selbst produzierten Klassikern zu bestreiten? Dem Soundentwurf, mit dem Premier mindestens eine nachkommende Generation von Produzenten maßgeblich geprägt hat, ist er mit minimalen Abweichungen treu geblieben. Auch mit mittlerweile 43 Jahren aud dem Buckel denkt er noch längst nich daran, MPC und Turntables in den Schrank zu stellen. Sein Terminkalender ist auch 2009 prall gefüllt, zahlreiche Releases stehen auf der Pendenzliste, und selbst eine Gang Starr-Reunion scheitert zumindest nicht an ihm.

Dabei ist der 'Man Of Few Words' nicht unbedingt dafür bekannt, dass Interviews zu seinen bevorzugten Freizeitbeschäftigungen gehören. Doch als er kurz vor seinem Gig im Backstage-Bereich der Roten Fabrik in Zürich auftaucht, nimmt er sich bereitwillig die Zeit, um dem Schweizer Juice-Korrespondenten Fabian Merlo einmal mehr seine Definition von echtem HipHop ins Aufnahmegerät zu diktieren. Und selbst wenn seine Antworten nicht immer unbedingt direkt auf den Kern der Frage zeilen, hat Premo immer noch genügend Anekdoten aus seiner unvergleichlichen Laufbahn auf Lager, Kurz nach dem Gespräch übernimmt Premier dann die Turntables, um in seiner nie endenden Mission der Party-Crowd zu demonstrieren, wie echter HipHop Klingt. Denn wer sollte das wissen, wenn nicht er?

Juice: Für viele bist du so etwas wie eine Institution für echten, traditionellen HipHop. Wenn du jemanden unterstützt, wissen die Leute, was sie erwartet. Siehst du dich selber als Bewahrer des echten HipHop?
Premier: Bis zu einem bestimmten Grad, ja. Ich bin aber nicht der Einzige. Jeder, den ich anerkenne, ist ebenfalls ein Bewahrer. Es gibt viele von uns, und jeder trifft andere Maßnahmen, um HipHop am Leben zu erhalten. Ich mache es mit meinem Label Year Round Records, meiner Radioshow, den DJ-Gigs, oder auch mit so etwas wie dem Videoclip, dan ich für die Roc Raida-Tributeshow gemacht habe. Es gibt einfach diese Events, da weiß ich intuitiv, dass ich dabei sein muss. Ich respektiere die Kultur und weiß, was dazu gehört und was nicht.

Juice: Bald wird auf deinem Label Year Round das neue NYGz-Album erscheinen. Dies ist, abgesehen von den Gang Starr-Platten, das erste Album seit Jerus "Wrath Of The Math" von 1996, das du komplett produziert hast. Wieso gerade mit den NYGz?
Premier: Wir waren bereits Freunde, bevor wir Geschäfte miteinander gemacht haben. Eigentlich waren sie Künstler von Guru bei desse Ill Kid-Label und nannten sie sich schon immer NYGz, aber wegen der ähnlichkeit des Namens zu den New York Giants waren sie als Operation Ratification unterwegs. Eines Tages sagte ich ihnen, dass sie den Namen doch einfach anders als das Football-Team schreiben sollen, Panchi lernte ich kennen, als ich an die 183th Street in der Bronx zog, wo ich mit Guru zusammenlebte, Gurus damalige Freundin ging für einige Zeit nach Kalifornien und wir konnten für diese Zeit ihre Wohnung haben. Die erste Person, die ich kennen lernte, war Panchi und wir waren sofort cool miteinander. In seiner Gegend war er eine respektierte Person auf der Straße - jeder kannte ihn. Es ist eine großes Ding in der Hood, wenn alle Leute dich respektieren. Außerdem liebte er die Lyrics im HipHop und rappte immer alle Texte mit. Ich sagte ihm irgendwann, dass er doch seine eigenen Lyrics schreiben solle und dass es mit der richtigen Hilfe im Studio dope klingen würde. Daraufhin meinte er, dass ich sein Lehrer sein soll, Ich zeigte ihm also die verschiedenen Schritte des Aufnehmens. Shabeeno hingegen wollte schon von Beginn an rappen, Panchi hatte damals jedoch keine Ahnung davon. Mit der Zeit wurde er immer besser und besser. Eines Tages kam er zu mir und meinte, dass er eine Sache im Leben unbedingt machen wolle: ein komplett von mir produziertes Album. So kam es dazu, dass ich nun die ganze Scheibe produziere.

Juice: Bevorzugst du es sonst, nur einen oder zwei Beats auf einem Album zu platzieren?
Premier: Es kommt darauf an, Es hängt von meiner verfügbaren Zeit ab, auch davon, wer sonst noch an einem Album mitwirkt und von diversen anderen Punkten, Wenn ein Album aber bei Year Round erscheint, produziere ich zumindest die Mehrheit der Songs.

Natürlich ist es erheulich, dass sich DJ Premier nach langer Zeit wieder eines kompletten Albums annimmt. Base Zungen würden die NYGz wehl aber shei als seine Weed Carrier bezeichnen, als von einer Traumkolabo zu schwamen. In einschlägigen Kreisen hofft man weiterhin auf ein Kornplett von Premier in Szene gesetzten Nas-Album. Dies schien eigentlich bereits beschlossene Sache, als die beiden 2005 das Cover des "Scratch Magazine" zierten und eine Zusammenarbeit ankündigten. Seither hat Nas aber bereits "HipHop Is Dead" und "Untitled" ohne Premos Hilfe veröffentlicht, und momentan hängt er lieber mit Damian Marley ab als im HeadQcourterz-Studio Beats zu picken. Und so dürfte diese Konstellation weitherhin ein Feuchttraum zahlreicher TrueSchool-Heads bleiben. Selbst Premo scheint nicht mehr wirklich daran zu glauben, schlug er doch Nas kürzlich in einem Interview vor, dass er ein Album mit dem Producer-Lineup von "Illmatic" - also neben Premier auch Pete Rock, Large Professor, Q-Tip un L.E.S. - aufnehmen solle. Schlussendlich muss Nas entscheiden, ob er nochmals zu seinen Ursprüngen zurürckkehren will. Dafür plant Premo eine Kollaboration, bei der besonders ältere Heads aufhorchen werden.

Juice: Ich sah ein Interview, in dem du gesagt hast, dass du ein komplettes Album mit KRS-One aufnehmen willst?
Premier: Wir sind ständig in Kontakt. Wenn ich wieder zurück in dem Staaten bin, wird er in meinem Studio an einem anderen Projekt arbeiten, und dann werde ich ihm sicherlich einige Beats vorspielen. Wir wollen das definitiv machen. Absolut!

Juice: Du unterstützt aufstrebende Künstler wie Termanology, arbeitest mit verdienten MC's wie Blaq Poet oder Royce da 5'9", aber auch mit Christina Aguilera. Hast du bestimmte Kriterien, nach denen du dir die Künstler, mit denen du arbeitest, aussuchst?
Premier: Bei Christina Aguilera war es so, dass sie mich angefragt hat. Ich wollte unbedingt etwas im Pop-Bereich machen, um zu zeigen, dass ich auch das beherrsche. Es sollte gleichzeitig nach dem klingen, was ich im HipHop mache und auch Christina und ihr Label zufrieden stellen.

Juice: Und was sind die Kriterien bei MC's?
Premier: Sie müssen einfach über genügend Skills verfügen, so dass ich sie mit den MC's aus meiner äravergleichen kann. Sie müssen nicht klingen wie die MC's von damals, aber ein technisches Level haben, bei dem ich sage: Du hast es verdients, dass Leute dich wahrnehmen. So wie bei Termanology - ich habe sein Demo gehört und war sofort bereit, mit ihm zu arbeiten. "Watch How It Go Down" war eigentlich ein Beat, den ich für das Album von Blaq Poet zur Seite gelegt hatte. Es hätte ein Song mit Alchemist werden sollen. Beide hatten ihre Rhymes bereits aufgenommen, aber sie haben den Song nie fertiggestellt und der Track wurde langsam alt. Als Statik Selektah bei mir im Studio war und des Beat hörte, fragte er mich, ob er ihn für Termanology haben könne. Term schrieb seine Raps, ich machte die Cuts und so kam dieser Song zustande.

Juice: Du hast mal gesagt, dass der echte HipHop niemals verschwunden, sondern nur zurück in den Untergrund gegangen ist. Nun ist zum Beispiel das Raekwon-Album in die Top 5 der US-Charts eingestiegen. Ist dies ein Zeichen, dass echter Rap wieder im Mainstream ankommt?
Premier: Es ist eine sehr gute Sache, dass Raekwon so erfolgreich ist. Der Mainstream musste irgendwann auseinanderfallen, um den ganzen Müll loszuwerden. Es wurde zu groß und irgendwann geht es bergab. Wir hingegen sind immer da, weil wir uns treu bleiben und es raw halten. Uns geht es gut. Die großen Künstler jammern, dass sie nicht mehr so viele Platten verkaufen und nicht mehr auf Tour gehen können. Wir sind immer noch unterwegs und nehmen Alben auf. Ich bin sogar froh, dass die Industrie bröchelt, denn nun muss man wieder mehr Zeit investieren und richtig gut sein, um eine Chance zu bekommen. Eine Zeit lang wurde jeder gesignt, das konnte nicht gut gehen.

Juice: Meistens weiß man nach wenigen Sekunden, dass es sich bei einem Beat um eine Premier-Produktion handelt. Wie wichtig ist dir dieser Trademark-Sound?
Premier: Sehr. Teilweise ändere ich meinem Stil auch ein wenig, wie z.B. für "Shake This" vom neuen Royce da 5'9"-Album oder bei dem Track auf dem neuen M.O.P.-Album, der eher nach einem Dilla-Beat klingt. Ich wollte mal ausprobieren, einem Beat im Stil von Dilla zu produzieren, und als Lil Fame ihn hörte, wollte er ihn für "Foundation" haben. Eigentlich war es nicht meine Absicht, dass sie einem solchen Beat von mir picken - ich hatte vor, einem typischen Hardcore-Song mit ihnen aufzunehmen. Sie meinten aber, dass wir noch nie etwas in diese Richtung gemacht hätten, also willigte ich doch ein. Es gibt zwei Versionen von dem Song, einem mit gesunger Hook und die richtige Version mit Scratches. Die Scratch-Version ist dope, aber leider nicht auf dem Album gelandet.

Juice: Guru sagte in Interviews unter anderem, dass du nun ein Pop-Produzent wärst. Du betonst aber immer, dass du jederzeit ein weiteres Gang Starr-Album machen würdest. Seine Aussagen machen dich nicht wütend?
Premier: Es gibt keinen Grund dafür. Wir haben zu viele Jahre miteinander verbracht, um wütend zu werden. Wir waren eine Gruppe von 1988 bis 2004, wir lebten fünf Jahre zusammen, waren immer gemeinsam auf Tour. Es gibt zu viele Erinnerungen. Wenn ich daran zurückdenke, auch an unsere Streits, muss icht einfach darüber lachen. Wenn er in der Stimmung ist, lasse ich alles andere liegen und mache ein neues Album mit ihm. Wenn nicht, wird er meinem Arbeitsfluss nicht bremsen. Ich liebe es einfach, Musik zu machen.

Juice: Hast du dir die Alben von Guru angehört?
Premier: Natürlich, ich halte die Ohren immer offen. Ich bin mir ganz sicher, dass Guru, egal wo er gerade steckt, ebenfalls immer abcheckt, was ich mache.

Juice: Was hältst von Solars Beats, über deren Qualität ja viel diskutiert wird?
Premier: Sie sind okay. Seine Sachen sind cool, aber natürlich höre ich mir lieber an, was wir als Gang Starr erschaffen haben. Die Alben, die er mit Solar macht, sind natürlich keine Gang Starr-Alben, denn das geht nur, wenn Guru and Premier zusammenkomen. Aber letztlich hat er ja schon immer eigene Projekte verfolgt wie "Jazzmatazz" oder das Album bei Ill Kid Records.

Juice: Dein Soloalbum "A Man Of Few Words" wird ja langsam zu einer Eastcoast-Version von "Detox".
Premier: (lacht) Ich habe gesagt, dass ich es nächstes Jahr mache. Die Alben von NYGz, Nich Javas und Khaleel werden zuerst erscheinen. Erst dann bin ich bereit, es fertig zu stellen. Es muss verrückt werden.

Juice: Du Hast einem Remix für den Song "Go Slow" des Schweizer Soulsänger Seven mit Talib Kweli produziert. Wie kam es dazu?
Premier: Das was dope, Sie schickten mir das Original mit dem Verse von Talib Kweli und fragten mich, ob ich einem Remix davon machen könnte. Wenn ich gesungene Songs produziere, spiele ich gerne selber Sachen ein - ich beherrsche ja auch einige instrumente. Ich spiele die Keyboards ein, füge dann Cuts und meine regulären Drums kinzu und stelle sicher, dass der Beat bouncet. Ich bin sehr zufrieden damit.

Juice: Kannst du uns noch ein kleines Update über deine kommenden Projekte, deine Produktionen und die Veröffentlichungen bei Year Round Records geben?
Premier: Als nächstes kommt das NYGz-Album. Wir haben den Titel von "Pros N Cons" in "Hustlers Union - Local NYGz" geändert. Nick Javas aus New Jersey arbeitet an seinem Album "Destination Unknown". Haltet danach Ausschau! Khaleel, ein Künstler aus Texas, arbeiter ebenfalls an seinem Debüt. Er hat einen sehr eigenen Stil. Alle künstler von Year Roud werden auch auf dem NYGz-Album zu hören sien. Ich habe wieder mit Christina Aguilera gearbeitet, aber keiner der Songs wird auf dem Album sein. Nächstes Jahr liegt meine Priorität bei den Veröffentlichungen auf Year Round. Checkt außerdem das nueu Royce da 5'9"-Album "Street Hop", das ich als Executive Producer betreut habe.

Juice: Wenn du fünf Songs aus deiner Diskografie aussuchen müsstets, die nicht so bekannt sind, die man aber unbedingt checken sollte - welche wären das?
Premier: "Goldyn Chyld" von Ras Kass. "Extra Extra" von Paula Perry. (überlegt) Weißt du, eigentlich denke ich nie über meine eigenen Platten nach. Sobald ich einen Song gemacht habe, denk ich bereits an den nächsten. Ich bin gewöhnt an meine Routine und denke immer schon an das nächste Projekt.

Cheyenne - Feel My Love (DJ Premier Remix)

2009-11-30T22:23:00.007+01:00

I think this is the last track I'm going to post for the 1 year anniversary of this blog. A lot of people will probably already downloaded it from another source (props for those who actually bought it in Japan). But I can bet none of y'all downloaders has the CDQ quality of this remix, at least I never saw it online... Only vinyl rip. I copped both (but I don't have Pushim yet). The track was arranged via her label in Japan and was Japan only release. This CDS has the remix and instrumental in excellent quality. Sorry if you already have it. I've heard a lot of negative comments about this track in the past, but I like it, sorry if you don't. First Japanese collaboration ever, 1998. And yes, I'm now trying to collect those rare and less rare CDS. Enjoy:

Cheyenne - Feel My Love (DJ Premier Remix)

Too bad we probably won't see Christina Aguilera production, I can taste DJ Premier rnb from time to time! Btw, somebody knows if the Zeebra track exists in CDS?

NYGz - Give It To Ya Raw (Unfinished Version) (Radio Rip)

2009-11-29T19:01:00.005+01:00

We heard this beat a month ago but that was a snippet without Shabeeno's verse, now we have his and Panchi's. The quality sucks but hey, you can have an image of how nice the beat really is. I've been told this is the first track of NYGz debut album "Hustler's Union: Local NYG". The song is still unfinished, god dammit! Can't wait for CDQ! Enjoy:

NYGz - Give It To Ya Raw (Unfinished Version) (Radio Rip)

This blog is still celebrating her one year birthday!! More to come!!

Rytmus - Jediný (Feat. DJ Premier)

2009-11-28T20:52:00.012+01:00

Here you got the new track with Rytmus, taken from his upcoming album "Kral". Enjoy:

Rytmus - Jediný (Feat. DJ Premier)

This blog is still celebrating her one year birthday!! More to come!!

Beats That Collected Dust Vol. 2 Sampler

2009-11-28T13:28:00.003+01:00

Can I name it a sampler? Yes, I can... DJ Premier played some beats from the next volume he'll been releasing of "Beats That Collected Dust". Ain't that a surprise? Presents this whole weekend! The mp3 contains 5 beats from the "Beats That Collected Dust Vol. 2" LP that should be released digital and on vinyl in about two weeks! Keep in mind we talking about a Year Round Records LP. I think I already heard three beats before but what the hell, enjoy:

DJ Premier - Beats That Collected Dust Vol. 2 Sampler

Yeah, fuck Zshare, enjoy!!

This blog is still celebrating her one year birthday!! More to come!!

New DJ Premier Mixtape "On Tha Road Again" Tracklist + Intro

2009-11-28T00:06:00.004+01:00

Tracklist:

DJ Premier - On Tha Road Again Intro
NYGz - Ready?
M.O.P. - Brownsvillian
Dynasty - Femcee
Buckshot & KRS-One - Runnin' Away (Feat. Immortal Technique)
L.E.G.A.C.Y. - TKO (Feat. Chaundon, Phonte & Sean Price)
Royce da 5'9" - October 20th
Clipse - I'm Good (Feat. Pharell)
Raekwon - Bagging Crack
Smitty - Run Nigga Runnn! (Feat. Last Poets)
Young Maylay - Who's Young Maylay?
Marco Polo & Torae - Danger
Shawn Jackson - Talk To Me
Bekay - Brooklyn Bridge (Feat. Masta Ace)
Keith Murray & Canibus - No Brainer
Lil Vic - When The Walls Crash
Royce da 5'9" - Hood Love (Feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz)
Blaq Poet - Rap Addiction (Feat. Lil Fame & Shabeeno)
Warren G - Let's Get High (Feat. Black Nicc & Travis Barker)

Release date should be 08/12/2009 but you can already order here.

This blog is still celebrating her one year birthday!! More to come!!

DJ Premier Live on Beatminerz Radio Today

2009-11-27T21:17:00.003+01:00

DJ Premier is up next on Beatminerz Radio that streams on uStream, 4pm EST is the time, here is the stream, hurry up: