DJ Premier on Gang Starr, Creating His Sound and Longevity | Red Bull Music Academy

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Legendary producer DJ Premier talked about Guru, Nas, Jay-Z, digging for samples, working with Christina Aguilera and eating KFC with a naked Notorious B.I.G.

DJ Premier is an undisputed heavyweight champion of hip-hop, a native Texan whose love of hip-hop brought him to New York where he wound becoming a vital part of the music’s golden years.
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As one half of Gang Starr alongside the late MC Guru, and as a producer for established and upcoming talent like KRS ONE or a young Nas from Queens, Premier was responsible for shaping a hard-edged hip-hop sound in the ’90s, sample-heavy and full of incredibly memorable scratched elements.

TOPICS:
5:29 - Early hip-hop
26:31 - Forming Gang Starr
50:54 - The Premier sound
56:28 - Production technique
1:08:54 - Nas, Jay-Z, and B.I.G.
1:17:03 - Longevity

MUSIC:
36:00 - Gang Starr - “Words I Manifest” (Remix)    • Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (Remix)  
57:22 - Gang Starr – “The Question Remains”    • Gang Starr - The ? Remainz  

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