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DJ Premier
Active since 1987, the year he debuted behind Guru as one-half of Gang Starr, DJ Premier is one of the most crucial figures in hip-hop. No more than three producers (Dr. Dre, RZA, and Prince Paul) can test Premier's status as the most important trackmaster of the '90s, and no style is more distinctive. Aggressive and raw, a Premier track is an instantly recognizable soundclash of battling loops and heavy scratching -- all of them perfectly timed -- that evokes the sound of Brooklyn better than anyone. Besides helming Gang Starr's seven albums, including the remarkable sequence of Step in the Arena (1991), Daily Operation (1992), and Hard to Earn (1994), Premier has productions on many of the East Coast's other important records of the '90s, such as Nas' Illmatic, the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die, Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, Jeru the Damaja's The Sun Rises in the East, and Mos Def's Black on Both Sides. In the following decades, Premier attained his highest level of pop success -- scoring a Top Ten hit with Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" (2006) -- while continuing to power the nationwide rap underground. Prolific throughout his career, Premier continues to lengthen his production discography with veteran and up-and-coming rappers alike. He has recorded extensively with Bumpy Knuckles (2012's Kolexxxion) and Royce da 5'9" (2014's PRhyme and 2018's PRhyme 2) while unloading occasional solo projects (2022's Hip Hop 50, Vol. 1).

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Le Pido a DIOS E
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344 E
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Wave Gods E
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GiT Ready E

Albums

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Light-Years

2025
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Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 3 (Instrumental)

2023
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Beats That Collected Dust Vol. 2

2011
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The Reinvention

2025
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2 Sides To Every Story

2023
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Tha Blaqprint

2009
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The Coldest Profession

2025
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KoleXXXion

2022
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2 Sides To Every Story (Instrumentals)

2025
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KOLEXXXION Instrumentals

2021

Singles & EPs

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No Explanation (feat. Evidence)

Single • 2026
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Contraband (Instrumental)

Single • 2025
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Armani Section

Single • 2025
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For The Gig

Single • 2026
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Hostile Takeover [Instrumental] (feat. Benny The Butcher)

Single • 2025
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Plaza Con Prada

Single • 2024
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Amazing Graces

Single • 2025
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4 Tha Love (Instrumental)

Single • 2025
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Prayer Hands

Single • 2025
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Out the Gate (Instrumental)

Single • 2025

Videos

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DJ Premier - Hold the City Down ft. Papoose (NBA 2K16 - Official Audio)

DJ Premier • 1.3M views
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Runway (feat. Rome Streetz & Westside Gunn)

DJ Premier • 697K views
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Headlines (feat. Conway the Machine, Benny The Butcher, Westside Gunn & Conway)

DJ Premier • 4.3M views
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Our Streets (feat. A$AP Ferg)

DJ Premier • 7.6M views

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New York Rap Legends

Playlist • YouTube Music
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K-Pop: Reverse run on the charts

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Real Talk

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Flow Superior

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Presenting 다이나믹 듀오 (Dynamicduo)

Playlist • YouTube Music
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New York State of Mind

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Presenting Snoop Dogg

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Feel Good Korean Hip-Hop/R&B

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Presenting Trueno

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Chilled Hip-Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by DJ Premier

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Bars in the Booth (Season 1 Playlist)

Playlist • DJ Premier • 88K views
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DJ Premier - Beats That Collected Dust Vol. 1

Playlist • DJ Premier • 56K views
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Music from DJ Premier

Playlist • DJ Premier • 28K views
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MUSIC VIDEOS

Playlist • DJ Premier • 8.1K views

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