Tag Archives: DJ Premier

Music RE:GENERATION Music Project (A Sneak Peak)

by Shop Keeper
December 6, 2011 - 5:51 pm

The RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT produced in association with The GRAMMYs® and presented by Hyundai Veloster examines the history of different music through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic producer/DJ’s in music today. For the project, Mark Ronson, DJ Premier, The Crystal Method, Pretty Lights and Skrillex each take a specific musical style and explore it by writing and recording a brand new track with a grouping of influential collaborators in that genre. The entire experience comes to life in the RE:GENERATION feature documentary directed by award-winning documentarian Amir Bar-Lev (“My Kid Could Paint That,” “The Tillman Story”) and due in theaters nationwide this February.

Tomorrow night, Wednesday December 7 at 8pm PT/11 pm ET, you can catch a 10 minute sneak peak of the film in addition to Q & A with DJ premier, Skrillex, The Crystal Method, Erykah Badu, and Director Amir Bar-Lev hosted by Jason Bentley.

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Music DJ Muggs Vs. Ill bill – “Kill Devil Hills” Listening Session (07/15/2010)

by Geo Hagan
July 21, 2010 - 10:16 am

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The rotten apple has been in the firm grip of a sizzling heat wave for the last two weeks  – and as any New Yorker will tell you, when it starts to really bake in Gotham, it’s something serious. It probably has something to do with all the skyscrapers holding in the heat and the concrete pavements emitting it so offensively to the city’s denizens. So anyways, it was a welcome pleasure to walk into DJ Premier’s “Headqcourterz” studios on the west of Manhattan for the Ill Bill/DJ Muggs listening session and see a nice spread of very-chilled Heinekens, Coronas and bottled waters set out for the invited guests. After cooling down with a few long sips of cold beer and ingesting a quick pizza slice, reality set in that I was actually lounging in the confines of hallowed rap history. “Headqcourterz” studios was formerly known as D&D, and this is the same location where rap gods like Jay-Z , Nas and Biggie recorded key cuts with DJ Premier for their classic debut albums: Reasonable Doubt, Illmatic and Ready to Die respectively. It’s also where Primo’s own group, Gangstarr (R.I.P. Guru) recorded classic albums in their extensive collection – epic albums like Hard to Earn, Moment of Truth and Daily Operation. No one has to tell you how special this place is – the gold and platinum plaques on the wall tell the story all too clearly.

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Music Red Bull Big Tune Hits the El Rey In L.A.

by Mike Bucher and Sidney Bensimon
June 3, 2010 - 11:28 am

Hip-hop was center stage Thursday night at Red Bull’s Big Tune Los Angeles competition as 12 of Los Angeles’ brightest up-and-coming beat makers went head-to-head in a single-elimination competition judged by audience applause.  The winner and runner-up from the competition earned a ticket to the Chicago Big Tune finals where they will battle other producers for an opportunity to collaborate with a hip-hop legend.  Previous Big Tune winners married their beats to lyrics by Nas, Young Buck, and most recently Ghost Face Killah.

The event, held at the world famous El Rey theater, raised over $3700 and all proceeds will go towards buying music production equipment for select LAUSD after school programs.

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Music Marco Polo: Boom Bap from the T. Dot

by Geo Hagan
May 26, 2010 - 10:21 am

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Toronto beat maker Marco Polo likes his hip-hop beats to sound a certain kind of way, and that’s exactly how he makes them; raw, dusty, sample-heavy and with hardboiled drums that could bust the inner sanctums of even the most sturdy, fortified speakers. So when he tells you that his inspiration comes from that Golden era of rap that produced classic rappers like Q-Tip, Kool G. Rap and KRS-One, it really comes as no surprise.

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Daily Dots Daily Dots: Cassette Comeback, DJ Premier Tribute Mix, Essential Mix 500, Hedi Slimane, Boobquake, Hole, M.I.A., Ostrich Attack, Dead Weather, Gorillaz & Bobby Womack on Colbert

by admin
April 25, 2010 - 12:06 am

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Weekend’s bloggin’ best…

- The cassette comeback is now officially a “thing.” NYT

- DJ Premier drops the definitive Guru tribute mixtape. 2DopeBoyz

- Aeroplane DJ the 500th Essential Mix live from Liverpool. Discobelle

- Fashion/Daft Punk photo god Hedi Slimane shoots unsuspecting kids at Coachella. Format Mag

- Everyone get ready for the Iranian boobquake. Facebook (where else?)

- Hole makes a comeback in Los Angeles. LA Times

- M.I.A. samples Suicide on new song. Illroots

- Horrifying yet awesome: Ostrich attacks a child on a pony. Boing Boing

- New Dead Weather, “Gasoline.” Stereogum

- Bobby Womack and Gorillaz friggin rock Colbert Report. Okayplayer

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Coachella Count, Wasted Guy, MGMT, Crystal Castles, Obey, Sir Paul McCartney, Mr. Hudon, Kanye West, Danger Mouse, David Lynch, The XX, DJ Premier, Guru

by Joshua Glazer
April 21, 2010 - 6:20 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Hey Wings fans. Sir Mac bails on EMI, goes the indie route with his catalog. Hypebot

- Rihanna receives socialized medicine in Switzerland. NME

- Coachella packs ‘em in. Grosses over $20 million. Billboard

- Unreleased Mr. Hudson (produced by Kanye West). Hypetrak

- “Wasted Guy” is this years “Naked Wizard.” URB

- Vampire Weekend have more new music on the way. TwentyFourBit

- “Cursed” David Lynch/Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse album gets release date. LA Weekly

- MGMT at number two, can’t beat the Bieber. Spin

- Don’t fear the leaker: Crystal Castles rush second album release. Village Voice

- Vote now for Beatport 2010 Music Awards. Beatportal

- The xx “Islands” video is stunning. BPM

- DJ Premier’s statement on Guru’s passing. Nah Right

- Obey readies May Day pop-up store in NYC. Format Mag

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Coachella, RZA, Hot Chip, DJ Premier, J Dilla, LCD Soundsystem

by Joshua Glazer
April 12, 2010 - 6:20 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Coachella is sold out my friends. LA Times

- RZA makes beats on his iPhone, son. Hypetrak

- Hot Chip covers Shakira’s “She Wolf.” Don’t call it Twee Wolf. Stereogum

- DJ Premier mixes tribute to Malcom McLaren. LA Record

- Unreleased Proof (RIP) produced by J Dilla (RIP). 2DopeBoyz

- Two new LCD Soundsystem track leaked. We All Want Someone

Music Nas, Makin’ it Look Easy

by Max Herman
July 21, 2009 - 3:54 pm

Nas Remaining relevant in hip-hop is arguably tougher to do than in any other music genre/culture, but Queensbridge-bred rhymer Nas makes it look easy. When he made his debut on Main Source’s “Live At the BBQ” in ’92, potent lines like, “When I was twelve I went to hell for snuffin’ Jesus,” quickly made Nas an MC you purposely sought out. Like many hip-hoppers in ’94, I remember listening to his debut, Illmatic, on repeat that summer in awe. On top of the first-class productions from DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Large Professor heard on this classic, Nas’ vivid street narratives and raw metaphors unfolded like moving, gritty cinema that you just refuse to stop watching.

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