DJ Premier has reportedly revealed his five favorite beats.
The beats for the following tracks appear on DJ Premier’s list: Eric B. and Rakim’s “Eric B. Is President,” Biz Markie’s “Biz Is Goin’ Off,” EPMD’s “So What Cha Sayin’,” Nas’ “The World Is Yours” and MC Shan’s “The Bridge.”
When discussing “Eric B. Is President,” a cut produced by Eric B., Premier says he enjoys it because of his appreciation for James Brown.
“Just because I’m a real big James Brown fan,” DJ Premier says in an interview with XXL. “No one had taken the drum roll and the hit off of ‘Funky President’ and make it play the ‘Over Like A Fat Rat’ melody from Fonda Ray [starts beat boxing] and make it go [continues beat boxing] and back into the drum beat, and then bring the music back in. The way it just came around, I just never heard an arrangement that funky, but simple. And with Marley Marl’s handles on it. It just made it official.”
In the piece, Premier also discusses Nas’ “The World Is Yours,” a selection produced by Pete Rock.
“That was a bonafide Pete Rock and Nas collabo,” he says of the Illmatic track.
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Premo and Pete Rock are both two of the greatest producers, long live REAL hiphop
Preaccchhhh
There both BORING and overrated.
F#ck off goofball
U obviously dont have an ear for great beats or real talent,smh.
Rick Ross makes FAR better beats with his ass cheeks.
Fuck all yall
@ Rozay O’Donnell, bet you like watching that , don’t you?
ANDRES RE-TARDIO FUCKING SUCKS
They should rename this article “Shit Senior Citizens Like”. Old ass nigga nobody give a fuck about anymore smh.
you must be 18 years old
cal boss is right, its a different age in hiphop these days. young chop is like the 2014 dj premier, he will be irrelevant in 2024 too.
^ I think Young Chop is irrelevant now. Who has requested a beat from that dude this year, besides the people he normally works with?
2024? Yall think you actually doing something to keep this going another 10 years? LMFAO
old ass has been
Show some respect for a LEGEND, you cocksucker!
HipHop should have stayed in NYC. Ever since it passed Philly it got diluted, diluted, and diluted. smh…
Back in the day, NY and Philly were the only ones making strong Hip Hop music. Philly has never watered it down… Sckooly-D is arguably THE first gangsta rapper. Even today when Hip Hop is at such a cross roads with the trash beats that it’s making, Philly holds it down with Vinnie Paz, AOTP and others where NY has followed the trend to (try) and stay relevant.
“You… must… learn…” – KRS-ONE.
Three Times Dope still one of my favourites outta Philly