The same sheisty cats that you hang with, and do your thang with could set you up and wet you up, nigga peep the language It's universal, you play with fire it may hurt you or burn you, lessons are blessings you should learn through-"moment of truth" Gangstarr, my favorite song if his no doubt
He's on my top 3. Moment Of Truth was full of jewels that I still live by today! I never thought of GURU being an underrated MC until I started participating in discussions. It's mad crazy knowing a lot of people that don't name him on their top 5 or at least top 10. Facts!
+Bizzy jones ofc we got a lotta great producers but he is really the best tbh. Look at his work, how he helped all them rappers and him to grow up with his art.
The craziest part about it is that the Represent that ended up on Illmatic was technically a remix! Premo made the original, Nas laced the track but then when he heard what Large Pro and Q-Tip had done, he wanted to rework it. It took some convincing from Nas but eventually it was redone and the end result is the track that ended up on Illmatic.
Rap Genius, I love how you have a host here that has true knowledge and appreciation of the music and not just someone hired to do a job. It greatly increased the chemistry and enjoyability of this video, keep it up!
For those, who dont know the instrumentals at the start: 1. Nas - NY State of Mind 2. Jay Z - Intro: A Million and One Questions / Rhyme No More 3. Gang Starr - Mass Appeal 4. The Notoroius B.I.G. - Ten Crack Commandments
"AYO"!!! "ABOVE The CLOUDS" One of my "TOP 2" Preemo Jointz of "ALLLLLL TIME"!!!!!!! Between DAT and "You Know My Steez"!!! Jus SUMTHIN Bout da WAY dat Preem ALIGNED dem fuckin SAMPLEZ Up on dem two jointz waz like "Magical Musical ALCHEMY"!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
Hip Hop royalty here! What a pleasure to hear these stories of how some of these songs came to be. GangStar for life. One of Hip Hop greatest DJ/Producer. Long live Premo... rock on my friend..
Im from long beach and we all know he is a G.O.A.T LIVIN legend for real. Whne i think of new york hip hop its him best beats ever str8 up salute to DJ Premier
DJ PREMIER Knowledge & experience is a treasure for our Hip Hop Culture. this video is really Dope and i want to pay respect to the King !!! Congrats also to the Genius Team who did a great work. Peace
He is a genius. Look at the repetitiveness of mass appeal and all the other great songs. He makes it work somehow. His ear for samples is almost unmatched
Premier is a hip hip wizard! He really was productive. There were other amazing producers during that time, like Lord Finesse, Large Professor, Diamond, and Showbiz to name a few, but Premier was a step ahead. Take it Personal was my favorite beat he ever made.
Great interview....been down with Primo from Day 1 with Gang Starr....and I agree with him on "Hard To Earn", one of my favorite all time hip hop albums....
dj is the only producer that wll make you look at your frend wied eyed as soon as the beat hits before any words are said you know if a premier beat is special
goldyn chyld - ras kass classic - rakim,krs,nas next level (remix) - showbiz & AG return of the crooklyn dodgers - crooklyn dodgers my world - OC diabolical sounds - diabolic ny rider music - 8off the assassin everything the man touches turns to gold.there is 1000s of extremely talented producers out there that been making superb beats for 30 years...but preemos shit has that "hit" quality to it...its just so catchy and makes your head nod...intoxicating
I wish someone who really knew the music like that would interview him. He's always asked these same questions centered around his work with Biggie, Jay-Z & Nas.
So many incredible beats to pick from. But..."Nas is Like" & "My World" by O.C are amazing...preem is the illest producer of all time hands down...nuff said!!
My favorite producer when i started to listen hip hop and then few years latter scratch&DJ still my favorite producer after many years...U can get any better then that...Still makes best underground sound after all that years of fame....That proves u if u do what u really love and stick to it , not follow trends as u get older to stay on the top....U can last decades and not sell out and b yourself !!! R.I.P. Guru aka Gifted Unlimited .......
For me DJ Premier is The best DJ of all time "DJ" in trems of: Scratch, Beats and Rythm" SBR you have to have it or you aren't making hip-hop in the style of a culture . And i live in polad europe. DJ PREMIER "I'll Take my Hat of to you"
IMHO Dre doesn't have it in him any more, his style has really fell off over the last 6 to 8 years. I guess 100MIL + business ventures will do that to you.
