Tag: Dj Premier

DJ Premier Remixes J. Cole’s “1985” [LISTEN]

DJ Premier takes J. Cole’s “1985 (Intro to “The Fall Off)” back to 1966 with a get down-inspired remix that gives the track some soul.

On Twitter DJ Premier said he remixed the record for the “Underground street DJs.” He also said he bought Cole’s ‘KOD’ album as soon at it dropped without warning and “1985” in particular resonated with him, so he asked Cole if he can get an a capella version so he can remix it.

“I bought J. Cole’s KOD LP as soon as it dropped with no warning to the fans; which I too am a fan,” he said. “‘1985’ resonated with me immediately, so I asked Cole if I could get the a capella and do an underground DJ version just for fun. He sent it and I just pieced some stab samples to keep it on some boom bap shit. Here it is!”

Listen below.

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PRhyme Performs “Flirt” With 2 Chainz On “The Tonight Show” [WATCH]

Promoting their recently-released ‘PRhyme 2’ joint album, the tandem of Royce Da 5’9 and DJ Premier known as PRhyme stopped by “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to perform their lead single, “Flirt” along with collaborator, 2 Chainz.

Royce Nickle sported a Hawaiian shirt under a khaki suit while he rocked the mic as DJ Premier spread his flavor over the turntables in all black. Chainz came in for his first in a red, black, and white cardigan. The trio was backed by The Roots and their backup singers.

‘PRhyme 2’ is available everywhere now and it is fire. Make sure you get that.

Watch below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEixt6jkgrw

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New Music: PRhyme (Royce Da 5’9 & DJ Premier) – “Era” Feat. Dave East [LISTEN]

A few days ago a report surfaced that stated the duo made up of Royce Da 5’9 and DJ Premier known as PRhyme will be releasing their long-awaited ‘PRhyme 2’ collaborative project on March 16th. To add fuel to the already lit fire, the duo releases what figures to be the first single off the project, “Era” featuring Dave East.

There has already been photos and videos shared across social media that showed Royce and J. Cole shooting some kind of video, which might be for a song off ‘PRhyme 2’.

Stay tuned but in the meantime listen to “Era” below.

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Crooked I Gets Off On #Freestyle008 [WATCH]

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Sourmilk and Creddy brought in a West Coast legend for #Freestyle008. Long Beach’s own, Crooked I came in and murdered Jeru The Damaja’s “Come Clean” instrumental produced by DJ Premier. For about 3-minutes, Crook spits deadly bars about Slaughterhouse, formerly being signed to Death Row, mumble rappers, Oprah, having deep pockets like “the owner of Roc Nation,” being the illest, and more.

Crooked I or KXNG Crooked, whatever you wanna call him, make sure you call him a legend. He definitely stayed true to his team’s name by slaughtering #Freestyle008. Watch below.

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New Video: DJ Premier & Miguel – “2 Lovin You” [WATCH]

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DJ Premier and Miguel teamed up last month to drop a new, groovy single called “2 Lovin You.” The single was recorded a few years ago and was a reject form Miguel’s 2015 ‘Wildheart’ album. In the end it was the first release on Preem’s To The Top imprint.

In the video both Miguel and Preemo kick it in a warehouse while Miguel sings and Premier mixes with bright lights around them. Watch below via YouTube.

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New Music: DJ Premier – “2 Lovin U” Feat. Miguel [LISTEN]

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It’s been a while since we heard a new song from Miguel, but the singer collaborates with legendary producer DJ Premier for “2 Lovin U.”

Preemo blesses the track with smooth chords, some slight sampling, and even sound clips. Miguel flips his vocals for “Damned,” which was a bonus track on his last LP, and puts his emotions of giving his unconditional love to a woman over the track.

Miguel last dropped an album in 2015 with ‘Wildheart’, so naturally we should be expecting a new project from the singer soon.

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Nas – Represent (Video)

Nas’ debut, “Illmatic,” dropped when I was 10 years old. I wasn’t old enough to REALLY appreciate music yet, so that album flew right over my head and I didn’t really appreciate it until I was in high school. During my high school years, the DJ Premier produced “Represent” was DEFINITELY one of my favorites off the album. 20 years later, it FINALLY has a video.

L.A. Leakers w/ DJ Premier – Leaks That Collected Dust (Audio-Biography)

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A good number of Hip-Hop fans would consider DJ Premier to be one of the top 3 producers of all time, so when the opportunity knocked to get in the studio with Premo and talk about some of his classic records, we ran to the door and let that mothafuckin opportunity in! We got with Premier for our latest audio-biography, if you’re not familiar with those, click here for some of our older ones. We basically got in the studio with Premo and had him give us some backstory on some of his most classic productions. Everything from Gang Starr (OBVIOUSLY) to The Notorious B.I.G. and more. Free download is available below courtesy of the good folks over at LiveMixtapes.com. Shout out the homie Byze One for making the connect and special thank you to DJ Premier for taking the time to sit with us, it was an honor!

DJ Premier on the Making of “Mass Appeal” (Video)

On 5/12/14, we’ll be dropping our latest tape, Leaks That Collected Dust: The Audio-Biography of DJ Premier. We sat down with DJ Premier and had him give us some backstory on some of the classic records he’s been a part of. In this video he gives us some backstory on “Mass Appeal” by Gang Starr.

DJ Premier On Nas’ “Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park)” (Video)

We had a chance to get in the studio with DJ Premier to work on a new audio-biography, Leaks That Collected Dust. It will be available for download on 05/12/14. If you’ve never heard any of our audio-biographies, you can check some of them out HERE. With the 20 year anniversary of Nas‘ Illmatic being this week, we felt it was only right to release this video first, DJ Premier talked to us on the making of “Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park)”.

Win Tickets To See DJ Premier In Los Angeles (Contest)

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The Flava Concert Series, hosted by the Baka Boyz, is bringing DJ Premier to Icon Ultra Lounge in Los Angeles. And since it’s Memorial Day Weekend (meaning you have don’t have to wake up early on Monday), there is no reason why you should miss out on Primo, J Rocc and Mr. Choc on the turntables.

You can purchase tickets here or you can try your luck at winning a pair of tickets by following the simple rules below.

Rules:
1) You have to be a over 21 years of age and be in town for the concert.
2) Follow @laleakers on Twitter:


3) Copy and paste this on twitter to tweet your official entry: Just entered to win tix to see @REALDJPREMIER in LA via @LALeakers. For more info: http://bit.ly/16MHQqI #DJPremierLA

One tweet per person. No spamming please!

I’ll chose TWO winners tomorrow (May 22) at 12pm Pacific time. The winners will each get a pair. Tell your friends to enter the contest and to take you if they win!

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Marco Polo ft. Talib Kweli & DJ Premier – G.U.R.U. (Audio)

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Today is the three-year anniversary of Guru’s passing and to honor his legacy, Marco Polo, Talib Kweli and DJ Premier dedicate “G.U.R.U.” to the memory and celebration of the hip-hop great. “G.U.R.U.” will also serve as the lead single off Marco Polo’s upcoming LP, PA2: The Director’s Cut, out in July.

Stream the track below and purchase it on iTunes.