DJ Premier, KRS-One, Doug E Fresh, Fat Joe, Mad Lion, Smif-N-Wessun, Jeru The Damaja - 1, 2 Pass It

From the 1995 Album: "The D&D All-Stars - The D&D Project"
D&D Studios was a hip hop recording studio located in New York City, New York on the west side of 37th street. Artists that had recorded music at the studios included Foxy Brown, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Jay Z, Jeru the Damaja, KRS-One, Violadores del Verso, Big L, Joe Budden and Black Moon, among others.
Founded by Douglas Grama and David Lotwin, D&D Records, which originated at the studios during the 1990s, released albums by Afu-Ra and The D&D All Stars. Other acts on the label included QNC and Mama Mystique. The recording studio managers were Barry Grama, David "Carpi" Carpenter and Paul Twumasi. Singer/songwriter Grayson Hugh recorded much of his 1988 RCA album "Blind To Reason" there, as well as the song "How Bout Us", with singer Betty Wright, for the film True Love (1989 film).
In 2003, one of the most famous D&D studios producers, Gang Starr's DJ Premier bought D&D from its owners and renamed it HeadQCourterz in honor to his friend Kenneth "HeadQCourterz" Walker who was murdered in 2002. DJ Premier used to host a satellite radio show every Friday night on sirius/xm radio where he would play his hip hop music. The studio was closed on December 31, 2014 DITC Ent. label member G. Fisher recorded his debut single "Fish Over Premier" and EP "God MC" here as the last project to be recorded in D&D.
DJ Premier:
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preem, Premo, or Primo), is an American record producer and DJ, and was half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr-alongside the emcee Guru-and forms half of the hip hop duo PRhyme, together with Royce da 5'9". He is often considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time.
Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of those composed by the Gang Starr Foundation, AZ, Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Bun B, Canibus, Common, D'Angelo, D.I.T.C., Dr. Dre, Game, Joey Bada$$, KRS-One, Lord Finesse, Ludacris, M.O.P., Mos Def, Nas, Papoose, Rakim, Royce da 5'9", Snoop Dogg, The LOX, The Notorious B.I.G., Vinnie Paz, Ill Bill, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Immortal Technique, Xzibit, nu metal band Limp Bizkit and Busta Rhymes.
Premier collaborated with MC Jeru the Damaja on the album The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994, as well as the 1996 follow-up, Wrath of the Math. Premier produced and supervised Livin' Proof by Group Home, also from the Gang Starr Foundation; although overlooked at the time of its 1995 release, the album eventually received acclaim.
In 2006, pop/R&B singer Christina Aguilera recruited Premier to produce her album Back to Basics. Premier explained the reservations he heard from people regarding the collaboration:
When Christina had me work with her, people were like, "Oh no. Please don’t." Then when they heard "Ain’t No Other Man," "Back In The Day," and all the other records were still constructed like Premier tracks they were like, "Yo, I really love this album. I was really impressed. I was worried, but you totally sound like what we love about you." Until you hear it, don’t say a word. I never want to be just attached to hip hop. I want to be attached to music-country, rap, soul, jazz, blues, it doesn’t matter, gospel music-I come from all of that.
In 2008, Premier appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV as himself - the host for radio station The Classics 104.1.
Premier produced the majority of Blaq Poet's Tha Blaqprint, which was released in mid-2009. Premier contributed a song on Game's 2011 album, The R.E.D. Album. Also in 2011, Premier appeared on the song "Gangster", on Bushido's album Jenseits von Gut und Böse.
Premier was one of the artists followed in the 2012 documentary, Re:GENERATION. The film followed his production of the song "Regeneration," for which he used a live performance of his work by the Berklee Symphony Orchestra.
In September 2012, Immortal Technique said that a song called "Born in the Trap," on his upcoming album, titled The Middle Passage, would feature production by Premier.
In early 2014, Premier revealed that he is working with Aguilera again in an interview with New Zealand's Rip It Up magazine. Premier produced Y'all Ready Know by Slaughterhouse, from the Shady Records album, Shady XV, and the music video was published in November 2014.
In mid-2014, Premier collaborated with Korean hip-hop group Dynamic Duo on two singles "AEAO" and "Animal", which were both warmly received.
A mid-January 2015 announcement from Premier stated that the producer's studio, D&D, also known as "The HeadQcouterz," will cease to be operational. As part of the announcement, Premier confirmed that he is working on the album, Last Session @320, after he relocates to a recording space in Astoria, New York City, U.S.
DJ Premier hosts a weekly two-hour show, Live From HeadQCourterz, on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hip-Hop Nation every Friday.

[@gzagenius1917]

When you see Preemo u already know the beat is gonna be siiick brother

[@bignut_inthebutt9468]

Of course greatest producer ever

[@tr1geo]

WORD UP MAN!

[@rockabye_baby187]

Yes sir

[@eazyredz2051]

Real talk bro 💯

[@majesticone2924]

Best all time

[@Hysteria98]

Smif-N-Wessun were amazing. Discovered 'Dah Shinin'' album only recently and it's far and away one of the best Hip Hop albums i've ever heard and so few know of it. Just brilliant.

[@karonbarwick541]

This is how HIP HOP supposed to sound !!!

[@abrahampalmer8761]

Exactly

[@eastcoastmike6204]

This is what NYC is is! East coast all day!

[@theChznasty]

Krs was killing this

[@thamacaveli3548]

This IS Real Hip Hop Son 💯

[@each1teach1academy43]

90s Hip Hop greatest art form to exist

[@kcrich8332]

NBK Academy amen bro

[@jaroslavgaf8286]

Agree...No Doubt About iT 😉😎✊

[@EXPLISITemcee]

NBK Academy some say the 80s

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

80's-90's!!!!⚡🔥💥💣🌟💎🎤👽👑🎧🎹🎶🚀👾

[@awashmc]

Not to get too technical, but based on, and adding on to the replies to your comment I say 1986-1996 was the best 10 years in hip-hop so I say both the 80s and 90s were the best 🎤🎤

[@derrickctv1820]

It dont get more raw NY hip hop than this. Premo on the beat. KRS, Fat Joe, Jeru, Smif N Wes, Dougie E. Boy I miss this era.

[@drumatic]

Difference between rap kids who read books and kids who only read bookmarks.

[@reignman4]

That’s a bar

[@HouseOfHuelle]

I was born in 98 so I can't speak on what it was like to have lived through these times but I have listened to a shit ton of 90's hip hop and I feel like this song embodies this era better than about any other song I've heard from this era. Idk what it is..the flow, the beat but it just so perfectly feels nostalgic and captures this era's sound! I love the collaboration between all these incredible artists to just rip this track too. I feel that the progression during the 90's were beyond its years so much so that since then we've regressed as a society as well as hip hop's state. I'll always come back to these gems. God bless the 90's!

[@lyfsabych]

As someone who grew up in this era, I'd say it's because all of the artists represent the diversity of hip hop styles at the time. Mad Lion = reggae dancehall-hop Doug = the party rapper and bearboxer and the OG at the time KRS = intellectual teacher Joe = east coast gangster/drug dealer S&W = gutter and grimy realness Jeru = afrocentric

[@emjay604]

@@lyfsabych Well said. I was telling sumone about how back then each MC was unique, with they own flow, image, style, presentation, delivery, sound. We don't have that anymore

[@jowhit226]

Elitist power establishment is trying to dumb down everything and everybody. Good way to do that is through dumbed down music.

[@juliamentor3588]

Have you listened to Nostalgia from Masta Ace and Marco Polo?

[@HouseOfHuelle]

@@juliamentor3588 I don’t think so. I’ll check it out

[@Hell.scent140]

Everybody is powerful on that track

[@thomashampton2116]

Beat is smooth like butter

[@Pronounced_Love]

"BRING IT ON IF YOU THINK U CAN HANG N IF NOT THEN LET ME DO MY THING" fat joe back in the day was the shit yo ✌🏽

[@ADyani6]

Whyyyy is KRS-ONE soooo dope? Why was everything about this track FLAWLESS? I was definitely born in the wrong generation😡😩

[@AnTwON94]

For real

[@YaBoyBump]

KRS-One is still dope. You should join the OHHH group on FB. Old school hip-hop with KRS and the underground. The TRUE school

[@azhqone]

Da golden era forever!

[@AnTwON94]

It's still here as long as we represent

[@ToonLinkGaming]

coz hes a freemason

[@ritchebenlog8508]

Wait. Am I the only one to notice the perfection Doug E fresh delivered on this track? Don't watch the video. Just listen with your headsets on.

[@Idontlikeanyoneanywhere]

He’s underrated asf on this joint.

[@MisterElement]

Have you given “The Worlds Greatest Entertainer” LP a listen? It’s insane, totally slept on and hands down one of my favorite Hip-Hop Records of all time ALL THE WAY THROUGH!!! Big Up!!

[@Idontlikeanyoneanywhere]

@@MisterElement i might should. i origninally found out about Doug through Slick Rick's jams and i def should explore more of Doug E's content. man this verse was dope

[@MisterElement]

@@Idontlikeanyoneanywhere Word Divine One! Its a masterpiece!! ~ “Beatbox original, cool individual, rapping for some funds is my residual, dictate, conversate, loose weight, from nineteen eighty-seven to eighty-eight” !!! Its full of smooth rhymes and DOPE beats! Plus you’ll have to check de single “I’m Gettin’ Ready” !!! It has a remix with the Washington, DC Go-Go band RARE ESSENCE that’s FUNKY af!!

[@SlapSoCold]

Doug E Fresh is a time traveler. Pay attention, doug E Fresh created The dougie, He popularized The milly rocc, and listen to His words "the old to the new the new to the old" then He switches His flow to 2010 Era flow

[@jeremyseven9468]

I don't know where you found this, but I forgot that I knew all the words to this song. Unbelievable. The mad lion verse was all it took.

[@SoCal90sKid]

90’s west coast kid rocking with the east ✊🏽, the 90’s, the golden era of hip hop

[@coolmoe3289]

"Super Scientifical Maddenss" "My Status Is Tha Baddest Everytime" "I Bless the Apparatus" Mumble Rappers can't comprehend... 🤔🤔🤨🤨

[@DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72]

Maurice Brodie FACTS!!

[@therealhiphop6170]

Yo jeru is slept on bad that verse was crazy

[@coolmoe3289]

therealhiphop617 ... Jeru did pretty good back then in my estimation.. Must have been the Weed that mess him up .. 😏😏

[@bigloc3442]

@@coolmoe3289 nah . He's overseas getting dat bread!. Lol and he's a karate teacher. Still! He was back then as well.

[@coolmoe3289]

@@bigloc3442 ...Oh ok great info.. Good looking out Bruh.. Jeru should drop a single about the state of Hip Hop today for old times sake....

[@bethewish]

Jesus this is fucking fantastic. Long live 90s rap.

[@spenzalii]

A high quality version of this classic. Good looks!

[@butta6167]

Shit will never be the same 💯

[@joekate121609]

I wish it was still like this

[@DavetheRaveDinkum]

KRS aint dead yet bro lol

[@sargentle8517]

it is we got kendrick lamar and j cole

[@TheHumanBallsack]

@@sargentle8517 Fucks sake...

[@tha1man744]

everything comes full circle this bullshit rap is on now won’t last forever we’ll be back to when niggas had bars eventually

[@ivanfedorov1945]

The Gold time And The time GREATs artists!!! Senk Respect!!!

[@fukautotunepushrealhiphop7791]

I miss those days when hip hop was still dope 🗽🎤

[@theghostwillis8649]

KRS-One SLAUGHTERED this track, my God.

[@abrahampalmer8761]

One of the greatest hip hop songs ever 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@abeatcalledquest3262]

Crazy how good the 2 versions sound being completely different. What having an incredible flow can make (and having Premier). Trap cant touch this.

[@jermainewilburn181]

Jeru,who spit like that,nobody.

[@stephencurah1059]

hip hop at its finest

[@designatedpiledriver8216]

jesus... this is impossibly dope

[@pharcyde4943]

THESE BOYS COME THRU OUR FIRE HOUSE WITH GIFTS,,, ENOUGH RESPECT!

[@jshultz79]

Classic!!!🔥🔥

[@Shadow-bl6pu]

Real hip hop I miss these days

[@nolz5495]

REAL HIP HOP 🔝 Real Respect from Italia 🇮🇹

[@catonemcbologna9330]

When trap didn’t yet exist. Only old skool!!!!! Till infinity!

[@HooliganMonte]

Rain on competition like razor sharp confetti, Kung fu techniques from the perverted monastery - Jeru

[@gleon1602]

Jeru is underrated dude

[@TheHumanBallsack]

@@gleon1602 Back in 95 Biggie rated him and Nas 10 out of 10 as MCs.

[@clivegameinnmg7055]

jeru is simply amazing

[@disgustika]

Jesussss

[@jojosaylor8996]

I found a BLACK Diamond in ruff tonight this is classic hip-hop.. Priceless 💜

[@braydenbilokraly9880]

Any song I see by Dj Premier I know it's gonna be a banger

[@hotrodder5034]

I bought this on vinyl when it was first released. It's a great time for hip hop! 🎧🎚🎤🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊

[@eddieextra6933]

This era here produced a generation of thorough breeds 💯

[@gluehigh416]

I came to leave a comment and realized I already said that! Jeru got this one!

[@pauljones3469]

When u a masterpiece like this in your suggestion...hell yeah pass Dat! 🎶 🎵

[@moneymarc6837]

I was in spafford, when this came out.. we use to rush back from school, to watch video music box with Ralph McDaniels.... This was our highlight of the day... KRS ONE reaping hard for the Bronx!!!... Smith and Wesson reaping Brooklyn period if you listened too HipHop and you don't know who they are... You don't know nothing about HipHop..

[@Mojo69]

Yes I'm getting old but never too old for this...geeze what happened...i go underground now for real hip-hop..2019 RG

[@Panamaschild]

Big ups for reppin' Prairie View A&M! HBCU! H-town

[@TheBeschikbaarheid]

When i heared krs 1 for the first time. I KNEW he was the nicest.

[@rgeezee]

this is crazy. Gonna go full fan mode right now but j don't care lol. Premiere, Premo. In my book, one of the legends in music, but his production unreal There is a song by Paula Cole - Rhythm of Life. Genius. Prolific blend of two incredible artists, composing and writing an amazing piece of work. Boooom-da-boomboom baahhaaha (repeat..repeat&fade) lol THE PLANET GANG STARR this right here, rip guru - blessup! This joint is incomparable. Got me through, reasons indeed. Unbelievable - biggie Smalls Why this was the B- Side puff? Can't front of u if you were adamant about it. Another incredible meeting of two unbelievable talents, artists.. combine to create the livest one. HA!. Ain't no other man, Mass Appeal, code of the streets.. i could go but ima stop.

[@danielmatolo2071]

Real hip hop is over hia......

[@edwardnewton9968]

Always Relevant!!!!!!

[@MrSimZOldSchoolRev]

Dope track 💯 real HIP HOP. Peace

[@johnbaltimore3690]

Almost teary eyed...

[@nuknuknuk111]

Classic ish hip hop at its finest 🔥🔥

[@JohnDillinger12]

Nostalgia overload..

[@TimothyValentine]

This is one of those true Hip Hop songs that's so dope that it makes you want to pick up the mic and go for yours. :) And I can't rap, so I'll just stick to the turntables.

[@elijahstraight402]

"Bring it on if ya think you can hang/If not, then let me do my thang" DJ Premier gave me the chills when he laced it for Jay Z on Reasonable Doubt

[@JelaniB28]

I grew up in the 90s and I can honestly say I had no idea that was a Fat Joe sample. That’s crazy!

[@elijahstraight402]

@@JelaniB28 That's the beauty of DJ Premier. He uses samples that either you don't remember or probably never hard before

[@jowhit226]

The track is literally called "Bring it On" one of Preemo's best 90's cuts in my opinion, he had so many though.

[@MUNCheeTz420]

Always liked Mad Lion's voice and flow.

[@guyhill6269]

"Super scientifical madness, my status is the baddest, every time I bless the apparatus." 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@MHiggs-rx5zz]

Bruh, one of the greatest rhymes that goes uncelebrated.

[@littledoodle5689]

jesus!!!!!🔥

[@Jeff-jw1rl]

The Damager is Hard as Hell to this day bro!!! ☠️ 90's wanna go back!!

[@_____7704]

Have not heard this is well over 10 years!

[@omegawicked1]

this the bomb!!!!!!!!!!! rewind

[@kireality]

The D&D album was soooo heavy.

[@MusicIsAWayOfLife123]

Your career will be as short as my part in whos the man, gaddamn I'm the pinnacle, yes the metaphysical, come to you as the rap god of lyrical syllables

[@vernelrichardson8855]

MT Prxphet the best hip hop verse ever hands down

[@MusicIsAWayOfLife123]

Expect nothing less from the GOAT

[@grezzer1427]

MT Prxphet best rap verse

[@DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72]

MT Prxphet DOPE!! KRS-ONE IS IN THE TOP THREE EMCEES LIST NO MATTER WHAT!! RAKIM ALLAH, KRS-ONE AND BIG DADDY KANE....

[@tymo70fo]

Terry Turner nah krs one hands down one one one

[@gedimind77]

Need more Smif n Wesson and Jeru the Damaja !

[@marcovehurley]

Jeru and KRS be too lyrical man

[@denzelwashington9012]

An ALLSTAR cast #Refreshing

[@enzudesign]

Soo much talent on one track 😗

[@djtitoluv]

95 was a dope year in hip hop

[@tommy_picklesxo]

I’m a kid on my moms account but I love this song

[@Enta_Da_Sage]

Rachel Minton You're on the right track if you're loving this song as a kid.

[@dixonskidd4252]

Hahaha! Same little bro and I'm still on it xD

[@joefuentes2466]

East coast songs like this is why im a G and have swag that no one understands

[@drecole2501]

Classic joint

[@big_t_dynasty]

Today's episode of DJ Premier So Wassup is about this track.

[@lucasariel1399]

Perfeita conexão ❤👻

[@a.f.jacksr.3341]

Primo was sick with this beat. Long live REAL HIP HOP

[@harvichsambo3331]

Fresh!!♡

[@houseabovethebay]

It's just flowing like it should.

[@MITTEL.PUNKT_13]

Germany loves this

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

MITTEL.PUNKT same with Canada ✌️✌️

[@MITTEL.PUNKT_13]

Yes Sirs.

[@TheKingkasten]

Swiss too

[@dewaynedavis8686]

MITTEL.PUNKT Germans like blacks???

[@MITTEL.PUNKT_13]

Of course.

[@AKIMB0Studio]

Damn the way Jeru came in on this🔥🔥🔥

[@mrkeitt]

Damn bruh 🔥 Organic hiphop at its finest. S/O to everyone who experienced this era #WhatATimeToBeAlive 🙏🏾

[@lucyinthesky4682]

Missing the old days, missing friends that left this world too soon, had to listen to when it was real to remember the good times.

[@alexandre2478]

Paulada sonora, baita som, muito bom.

[@webbgems67]

The real hip hop

[@martinkerr7611]

Much love from Croatia. Keep em coming

[@RuffhouseNC]

Martin Kerr Real hip hop

[@jeffleighton9168]

Whole neighborhoods coming together to make this, beautiful

[@elijahstraight402]

Cities you mean- South Bronx, Harlem, Brooklyn....

[@coolruler8856]

Friday Nights Rap City with Fab Five Freddie was a must see man .

[@joshuaschlanger8017]

Memories...all crew who used to hang at D&D Studios..great era

[@gargenfluckgosphenspiels4849]

One of the better Posse cuts.

[@Davidrome5]

Jeru and KRS killed that shit.

[@alexlucero9361]

CLASSIC D &D STUDIOS DJ EVIL DEE,PREMIER, MR.WALT....

[@RareRapVideoz]

im the difference between indo and oregano

[@migatron1]

Imagine how fresh I am now I made these lyrics up a year ago

[@benf1925]

Smif-n-Wessun entrance is lit🤌🔥🔥

[@sammiller15]

Only a million?! What's this world [not] coming to?

[@vlove7796]

Music is a cold time capsule classic material right here live from VA 90's era golden!

[@youngfase5]

"You know the vibe"

[@turk3sh]

So that's where Jay's "Bring it On" chorus came from. Nice!

[@KoTM25681]

"Bring it on if you think you can hang. And if not then let me do my thing" -Fat Joe

[@MrYS-eo5zw]

Classic joint Sauce money, Hov, Jaz-O bodied that

[@mistagunn]

Yung Stat yessir...that and Can I live set a standard.

[@jerrypowersg20]

Yeah I peep that.... and " so gangsta" off vol.3

[@MrYS-eo5zw]

Jerry Powers and "U know em well"

[@STARSFashionArtLove]

Original flows😢🎶🎨🌟❤💛💚💖

[@boulevardhip-hop7556]

One of the greatest beats ever made

[@eliavgordon2108]

Good to see Doug E. Fresh ! Dope ! Off course KRS ONE as well the Teacha.

[@tatethomas-boyce2637]

Love these line ups we need more of these

[@LauraSchooler]

No I'm not Jamaican but yes I'm a Rasta

[@lenn675]

This will never get old.

[@LuanMiguel.]

Isso é mais que Hip-Hop, isso é hip-hop científico, e KRS como sempre, representando o quinto elemento do hip-hop ;)

[@viralbuthow000]

Jeru was a real one. Bruh...