To me, premier is in another lane, when compared with other beat makers in hiphop. He brings out the best in all the rappers that he has worked with. From nas, to l.o.x, to royce da 5.9, to krs 1. If you have heard any of the songs he did with any of the artist i have mentioned, you would know what i am talking about, rap in it's purest form. Undiluted hiphop, that is what you get when you work with premo.
Dj Premier produced about 2 tracks on nas's first album, illmatic, in 1994. They worked together again on nas's second album in 1996, "it was written", then on the 1999 album, "i am", and also on "nastradamus". There was also a premier beat on "stillmatic", but since then, 2001, the two have been talking of going into the studio together, but it has not happened since.
When you listen to a song like "nas is like", on "i am", produced by premo, it's like you are getting high. That is what a premo beat plus a good rapper results to. Nas has been talking of doing a premo album, where dj premier would produce all the songs on the album, but we are still waiting for that.
Premier himself has some words for the public.
When Nas and Jay-Z albums had a production credit from DJ Premier back in the 90’s, fans could expect a classic record. Nowadays though, the collaborations between two of New York’s most famous rappers and Primo have been virtually nonexistent. Speaking with Goods magazine, Premier explained his feelings on being denied a beat, and what it would be like if there was a sequel to Illmatic.
After referring to a beat not used on Nas’ latest album, Untitled, Primo stated that Hova took the same route with his 2007 release American Gangster. “I did a beat for American Gangster and he didn’t use it. I’m not bitter, but my main thing is just letting me know you ain’t using it. If you don’t call me and just say ‘I ain’t using it,’ that’ll get me a little bothered cause [they] know me...Just say, ‘this ain’t it Primo, and I’m cool.”
Though it would be difficult to pinpoint DJ Premier’s greatest beats, Illmatic would definitely be a good place to start. Reminiscing about the way Illmatic came together, Primo couldn’t help but confess one his deepest desires; “I wish Nas would do an album again with just the original team.”
Naming a production line up that many could only imagine, Primo expressed his expectations for this dream project. “Me, Q-Tip, Large Pro[fessor], Pete [Rock] and L.E.S. If Nas could just do one album with all of us again it would be over successful because we all gonna come with it.”
After referring to a beat not used on Nas’ latest album, Untitled, Primo stated that Hova took the same route with his 2007 release American Gangster. “I did a beat for American Gangster and he didn’t use it. I’m not bitter, but my main thing is just letting me know you ain’t using it. If you don’t call me and just say ‘I ain’t using it,’ that’ll get me a little bothered cause [they] know me...Just say, ‘this ain’t it Primo, and I’m cool.”
Though it would be difficult to pinpoint DJ Premier’s greatest beats, Illmatic would definitely be a good place to start. Reminiscing about the way Illmatic came together, Primo couldn’t help but confess one his deepest desires; “I wish Nas would do an album again with just the original team.”
Naming a production line up that many could only imagine, Primo expressed his expectations for this dream project. “Me, Q-Tip, Large Pro[fessor], Pete [Rock] and L.E.S. If Nas could just do one album with all of us again it would be over successful because we all gonna come with it.”
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