So Wassup? Episode 2 | The Notorious B.I.G. "Unbelievable" 

Fasho.. big Premo fan...

Word!

word - i hope he make a thousand of these!

Lets share the shit out of this

Amen!!

@@shannoncassidy4423 If you don't know, then you haven't done your due diligence.

@@shannoncassidy4423 Hes one of the producers to give hip hop the gritty sound that it has. Particularly in New York.

@Shannon Cassidy By gritty he means the East New York sound, not the quality of the production.

@Shannon Cassidy Golden Era hip hop was epitome of the hip hop sound on all coasts. Premo’s work was part of many of the classic tracks from the era.

@@shannoncassidy4423 why are you here then?

Yo I'm shocked at that..all the classic hits from gang starr and let's not forget the work he did on illmatic. "Unbelievable" for real

It's really a crying shame y'all 😢

why would you even care? Real hip hop has NEVER been commercial/pop oriented. Heads never cared about charts. The greatest songs in rap weren't Top 20 Billboard hits at all.

@LeftHookLopez to the new generation not really and if so just the songs that they play on the radio Watch "HIP HOP VS. RAP PT. 1 2021" on RU-vid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A4q-zYqjZeI.html

It's really not that shocking. Its a record for streets that made it onto the B side of a hugely popular radio song that made it gold. What others songs of Premier's was doing that?

Facts. He transitioned to that style around Hard to Earn. By 98-99, he had completely mastered it.

that and rando chops too. too ill

@@grinchoi1 Completely agree fam!

PREEM is the King. Period

Yes sir, 🌹🌹🌹while he’s living✌🏾

Hahah…dang…you hit…it…The Smithsonian Classic Hiphop Floppy Disc Collection….faaak. Here come the collector’s now. Holla at Preemo and curate that.

That goes for probably most of the discs Preemo had. It's literally a bag full of classics!

Put it on Archive.org?

Loads I’m sure

I need to hear that unreleased joint he did with 2pac

@@tefocus3538dam i never knew him and pac did a joint together

@@tefocus3538 Where did you hear about this

@@silewis9396 premo mentioned it in an interview he did

Bro has an elephants memory in this game and his passion for the hardcore drum patterns is the difference maker man

Yea as a youngin listening to a lot of 90s and old hip hop in general, I appreciate Stories like this it gives me a much better grasp of how things were at the time.

Fr that's kinda what trips me out the most like yo I can't remember two days ago

I remember Preem talking about how Jigga called him The Memory Man cos when Preem sees him he often has a story for him that Jay may have forgotten. Preem said that he'd say "ok Memory Man what you got for me this time?" 😂 And imagine what Jay's memory is like!

Yes, that and " who shot ya", "kick in the door!"(produced by Premo) ." Who shot ya- not Premo produced but a good beat!

Yes Ms. Savage!

A savage indeed!

Stuy here too, big up

That's so dope. What a great teacher

Cool story

Talk!!!

yep

I remember when it came out..That is all you heard in the streets of NYC at that time..#GOAT

The flows and the way he delivers those rhymes is something else. If you're ready to die, tell God I said hi!

Same!

TAKE BOOM BAP OUT THAT SENTENCE.

@@MentalPistol Well I can’t because he’s not my favorite all around record producer lol! But I feel you tho💯

100% and I actually think in most music(As far as my taste goes that is), the better artists, producers etc aren't trying to bombard you with 100 things at once. It's better with melody and a dash of chaos. Hip Hop itself, at it's roots anyways, is a very minimalist artform... But in the best way possible. Even today, all you need is a computer so in many ways, it's even more minimal than it was, although far less limited. Preem embraced that minimalist style of producing and IMO, that's why his music always stood out. I describe his music as "Sharp", if that makes sense? Just give him an MPC, some old records and floppy disks... That's all he needed to help elevate the artform of Hip Hop and DJing/Producing while ultimately becoming a pioneer. His drums are slick but hit hard, he knows how to use bass without overwhelming the track, his cuts/scratches are the sharpest in the game and he just has a knack for finding and flipping samples BETTER than anyone else. Idk who's familiar with the track I'm talking about, i don't wanna get him hit with copyright infringement so i won't say where it came from lol, but Preem used a piece of music from a particular film for an MOP track and when I first heard it, I remember getting goosebumps just for how slick he flipped it. And it's not like he chopped it up super crazy, he just found the best way to arrange it, lowered the volume on one thing, ran another at a faster tempo etc, he added some cuts and that's that... Another Banger. That simplicity is Hip Hop at it's purest.

@@mk-ultramags1107 Facts. Some people just hear things differently just as many people see the same situation differently.

@@MentalPistol Indeed. And It just speaks to people. I love putting someone on and watching them transform.

I was wonderin like damn he really is cancelled he got NO mention lol

@@keyfrom92 Either that or he didn't mention it for copyright reasons.

@@KoTM25681 most definitely as you heard the song playing…notice that they didn’t play the chorus!!! But it still was genius for primo to put that sample on 1 of the dopest songs on that album

I thought the same thing

@@KoTM25681 nah you just can’t mention his name no more in ANYTHING these days

Talk it!!

Who shot ya no slouch either we saw that last week with Jada but this price also showed how heavy Biggie was into production too …….. miss the illest emcee 🙏🏿

Respect

“Notorious Thugs”

@@n_1988 Yes indeed!!!

One more chance

I personally find Madlib as the best producer.. however, yes I do consider Preemo as one of the greatest, and one of the most essential figures in hip hop

Aye! Shout-out to Mr Casey one of my fav channels!!!! I agree 💯 this is well overdue

Eddie Sancho did the "real" mix for Ante Up because credits say: Mixed by DJ Premier Engineer mix by Eddie Sancho He mixed almost the whole album Man I disagree Eddie Sancho is one of the best mixers for Hip-Hop. DJ Premier is a legend but he said himself Eddie increase his beats. Just listen The Ownerz by Gangstarr, Albert Einstein by Alc & P, or anything Eddie Sancho was involved.

@@Bal2oTheOne Okay, I admit I don’t know exactly what the liner notes mean (and I’m basing my inferences on the liner notes, and my ears, only). But-and I don’t have the liner notes in front of me-I thought Ownerz *was* mixed by Premier-I remember thinking, “Yes, he did it himself this time!” and that that was why it sounded so crispy. If not then my whole theory could be wrong. But a few of (what would have been) my all-time favorite Primo joints I believe would’ve been better served by him mixing them himself instead of Sancho, like “6th Sense,” “Boom,” and “Doobie Ashtray.” For some reason I don’t hear the same space and richness in Sancho’s mixes, and in particular on “6th Sense” and “Boom” the snares are grating to me. But this could all be psychosomatic. I’d be happy to stand corrected!