DJ Premier

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DJ Premier is a highly influential American hip-hop DJ and producer known for his gritty, sample-based boom-bap sound and classic work with Gang Starr and numerous rap legends.


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instanceOf American musician
hip hop DJ
hip hop producer
person
record producer
activeIn New York City hip hop scene
alsoKnownAs DJ Premier
Premo
associatedAct Gang Starr
Gang Starr Foundation
birthName Christopher Edward Martin
collaboratedWith Christina Aguilera
Group Home
Guru
Jay-Z
Jeru the Damaja
KRS-One
M.O.P.
Nas
Royce da 5'9"
The Notorious B.I.G.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
genre East Coast hip hop
boom bap
hip hop
influenced East Coast hip hop sound
boom bap producers
instrument drum machine
sampler
turntables
memberOf Gang Starr
movement Golden age hip hop
notableFor boom-bap drum programming
gritty sample-based production style
use of chopped jazz and soul samples
notableWork production for Gang Starr album "Daily Operation"
production for Gang Starr album "Hard to Earn"
production for Gang Starr album "Moment of Truth"
production for Gang Starr album "Step in the Arena"
production on Jay-Z album "Reasonable Doubt"
production on Nas album "Illmatic"
production on The Notorious B.I.G. album "Ready to Die"
occupation DJ
audio engineer
record producer
recordLabel Year Round Records
styleCharacteristic hard-hitting drum breaks
minimalist melodic loops
scratched vocal hooks

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DJ Premier alsoKnownAs DJ Premier
Nas associatedAct DJ Premier
Royce da 5'9" associatedAct DJ Premier
Royce da 5'9" collaboratedWith DJ Premier
Graduation featuresArtist DJ Premier
Back to Basics (album) producer DJ Premier
subject surface form: "Back to Basics"
Life After Death producer DJ Premier
Ready to Die producer DJ Premier

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