R.A. The Rugged Man protege A.F.R.O. is a kid with some serious skills, and in this video we get to see how he went from normal high school teen to mingling and recording with hip-hop legends. Its heartwarming and inspiring stuff, and you can watch below. Props as always to R.A. for being so wise about our culture.
Category: DJ Premier
Torae – ‘Saturday Night’
Torae is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for his new album, and today has rewarded fan’s efforts so far by dropping this unreleased DJ Premier joint. Listen below, and click here to pledge to the Kickstarter.
DJ Premier & The Badder – ‘BPATTER’
DJ Premier is currently touring Europe with his live band, The Badder, and today they debuted a video for their first collaborative single. Its a new direction for Primo, but once again shows why he’s one of the finest musicians this culture we love has ever created. Watch the maestro wild out below, and catch that tour if you can.
SmooVth & Confidence – ‘Rap Science’
This nice bit of boom bap is from rapper SmooVth and beat maker Confidence, who is definitely channeling his inner DJ Premier on this one. List below, and let us know what you think.
Sean Price tribute show highlights with DJ Premier, DJ Eclipse and more
Few people are more qualified in the ways of underground and Indy hip-hop than DJ Premier and DJ Eclipse, so its only right that they led the tributes that came flooding in when Sean Price passed. Watch below for highlights from the Rap Is Outta Control Sean P special, with many stories of the late great rapper told.
First Division – ‘This Iz The Time’
There’s now a video for the DJ Premier produced This Iz The Time joint we posted a few weeks ago, and judging from the wardrobe of different Primo and Gang Starr tees the guys from First Division are rocking in the flick, its safe to say they are pretty excited about getting a beat from the maestro. Watch below, and keep a lookout for the Overworked & Underpaid album coming soon.
Grand Surgeon – ‘Lit’ feat. Ruste Juxx
This nice banger from Grand Surgeon sees producer Kyo Itachi channel classic DJ Premier beats, providing a dope soundtrack for the verses from GS and Ruste Juxx. It’s taken from the Plastic Surgery album, and you can listen below. Hit us with your thoughts.
King Magnetic – ‘Status’
Emcee King Magnetic rounded up an impressive selection of producers for recent album Timing Is Everything, included DJ Premier, who provides the beat for new single Status. Listen below, then go track down the full project if you’ve been sleeping.
PRhyme – ‘Mode’ feat. Logic
DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9″ are back with this new track from the much-hyped Southpaw soundtrack. It sees Preemo make more good use of Adrian Younge’s original music, and also features the fast flows of emcee Logic. Listen below.
Magnum Opus – ‘Mass Appeal’ by Gang Starr
Mass Appeal by Gang Starr is right up there in our top 3 favorite hip-hop songs of all time, possibly at number 1. It sent a tingle down our spine then to hear that the latest episode of the often-incredible Magnum Opus series from Complex is dedicated to the track. We get to hear from DJ Premier hinself, plus a host of others from his inner circle, each helping to paint a picture of how the classic joint got made, and its impact since. Shame we’ll never get to hear stories from the much-missed Guru. Watch below right now.