DJ Premier Breaks Down His Classics With Nas, JAY-Z, Biggie & Gang Starr | Genius Level

[@surfwayvv]

Guru has some of the illest most underrated bars in hip hop,the man was nice asf with the pen

[@surfwayvv]

The same sheisty cats that you hang with, and do your thang with could set you up and wet you up, nigga peep the language It's universal, you play with fire it may hurt you or burn you, lessons are blessings you should learn through-"moment of truth" Gangstarr, my favorite song if his no doubt

[@ohdagee]

He's on my top 3. Moment Of Truth was full of jewels that I still live by today! I never thought of GURU being an underrated MC until I started participating in discussions. It's mad crazy knowing a lot of people that don't name him on their top 5 or at least top 10. Facts!

[@chaunt100]

Guru was so dope legendary code of the streets soliquy of chaos tons of guns

[@jamalevans1574]

Yasir Shakur tru

[@danielayleen5534]

Yasir Shakur without doubt

[@Mcfreakplays]

Best producer of all time? Who agrees with me?

[@beezy364]

Ruthless dr dre? J dilla? Cmon bruh

[@Thirty3mad]

Ruthless madlib?

[@Mcfreakplays]

+Bizzy jones ofc we got a lotta great producers but he is really the best tbh. Look at his work, how he helped all them rappers and him to grow up with his art.

[@falloutskyy]

Def one of the best

[@marlostanfield4679]

No doubt about it.

[@TheRealBeatMaster]

Represent is one of the greatest samples ever flipped

[@spitteastwood]

📣"FACTZZZZ"!!!!!!!💯⬆🕧👍☝🔥🔥🔥

[@osmaniqbal8354]

The craziest part about it is that the Represent that ended up on Illmatic was technically a remix! Premo made the original, Nas laced the track but then when he heard what Large Pro and Q-Tip had done, he wanted to rework it. It took some convincing from Nas but eventually it was redone and the end result is the track that ended up on Illmatic.

[@greedokenobi3855]

TheRealBeatMaster .. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYrQeoZujduYa80

[@airforceallie]

Rap Genius, I love how you have a host here that has true knowledge and appreciation of the music and not just someone hired to do a job. It greatly increased the chemistry and enjoyability of this video, keep it up!

[@KO-iq2kv]

Yea man you can tell he’s humble & a genuine fan

[@JusDOrange9470]

word,propsfor the host.

[@darkskinwhite]

Rob Markman is a legend

[@vsatonthebeat4101]

NY State of Mind will be on of the greatest beats ever made for more and more years.

[@bdfhip-hop2894]

Old is Gold NY State of Mind 2 Was Sick AF too

[@vsatonthebeat4101]

BDF HipHop There was a second one?!

[@sharif8326]

Old is Gold bruh

[@foreverseethe]

Old is Gold lol you mad young!👦or mad old🕵.

[@TheFresh654]

Old is Gold word

[@AZATM49311]

Above the clouds. He killed that

[@spitteastwood]

"AYO"!!! "ABOVE The CLOUDS" One of my "TOP 2" Preemo Jointz of "ALLLLLL TIME"!!!!!!! Between DAT and "You Know My Steez"!!! Jus SUMTHIN Bout da WAY dat Preem ALIGNED dem fuckin SAMPLEZ Up on dem two jointz waz like "Magical Musical ALCHEMY"!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@muthafuckinill9864]

IamMr IDIA facts

[@IT-fj1nx]

As did Deck

[@jackmurphy2501]

That whole album he murdered along with guru, truly a masterpiece

[@scottpaulson206]

Jus wrote that... Glad to see another comment mentioning the same

[@walttroyton9193]

DJ Premier solidify what Hip Hop music is suppose to sound like! Hard drums, dope samples and scratches.

[@noahmahler]

The Beats he made are legendary, you are looking at a living legend

[@georgekumria8652]

The beat that DJ Premier made for the song "Boom" by Royce Da 5'9 is a great classic beat also.

[@borisnevrly1120]

without question...Only Preem can make shit that sounds like Super Mario lagging sound FIRE

[@idontlikestuff]

Yall aint ready for Grouphome - Sacrifice then. That beat.......... Damn.

[@AaronStarks]

For me 'Livin' Proof' for Group Home is his greatest beat. It gets me HYPED!! And I agree, he's the The Greatest Hip-Hop Producer Of All Time.

[@jdrawles60509]

Aaron Starks yes! That and Suspended in Time... Up against the wall!

[@grezzer1427]

Living proof is dope AF and gangstar is legendary

[@silvametaru]

i know right? That beat is hard as a mf.

[@bighou2359]

Yeah you got a good ear man. I loved that joint too.

[@karlhenry9031]

Hip Hop royalty here! What a pleasure to hear these stories of how some of these songs came to be. GangStar for life. One of Hip Hop greatest DJ/Producer. Long live Premo... rock on my friend..

[@DJMarkflexx81]

Group Home - Supa Star is a classic !!!!!

[@jaybee3055]

DJMarkflexx81 the whole group home album is laced with fat beats wasted on some dudes who couldn't rap

[@kanezwilliams3883]

jay bee Damn!!!! You hit the nail on the head!!!!

[@timsohn7057]

Entire album honestly

[@DJMarkflexx81]

Gangstarr / Guru & DJ Premier ......... my all time favorite group !!!!

[@thetruth2509]

"Recognize" beat for The Lox is underrated.

[@pvls0014]

WORD

[@shukky3960]

Half and Half w/ M.O.P very underrated

[@greedokenobi3855]

Sean Gray .. “Now I know you couldn't wait to hear kiss over premier” ........ classic joint from my favorite LOX album of all time.

[@greedokenobi3855]

Sean Gray ... And CNN - Invincible is also underrated.

[@glebski1531]

Pitch Black. It's All Real. nuff said

[@NADAANAE]

genius is really killing it with these videos. shoutout to genius man

[@mrnoname9563]

For those, who dont know the instrumentals at the start: 1. Nas - NY State of Mind 2. Jay Z - Intro: A Million and One Questions / Rhyme No More 3. Gang Starr - Mass Appeal 4. The Notoroius B.I.G. - Ten Crack Commandments

[@Ellz125]

If you're really a Preemo fan, you already knew

[@ericyoung7803]

Mr No Name classic. period.

[@ColinTBlack]

Haha the basics

[@therealdubzz6945]

Amen 🙏🏾 💯

[@TheGaffla]

As I read my essay

[@DJMarkflexx81]

Jay Z - A Million & One Questions is a classic jam !!!!

[@ColinTBlack]

Oui!

[@5543]

Godfather of boombap #RESPECT

[@DJMarkflexx81]

DJ Premier is my idol , legendary . He's a pioneer of that golden era hip hop east Coast sound .

[@jlee5180]

Indeed! Pete Rock and Premier are close for me, but Premier definitely gets my vote for number 1. Rip Guru💫

[@Nectarman]

Dj Premier made the best era of hip hop. He is a treasure. Don't ever get it twisted.

[@wolverineweaponx6304]

My top 5 producers.... 1. Dj Premier 2. Pete Rock 3. Erick Sermon 4. Dr. Dre 5. J. Dilla

[@ull4h]

That's one hell of a line-up. Can't top that. If I had one change it'd be RZA instead of Dre. But they both cool...

[@mlondolozipute1980]

1. DJ Premier 2. Dr Dre 3. Kanye West 4. Just Blaze 5. Swizz Beats

[@wolverineweaponx6304]

Hashmat Ali I hear u bro.

[@alexmason6191]

Lord finesse must be there too

[@mustaphakhalib]

Alchemist DJ Premier J Dilla Kanye Raekwon

[@ajjingunia]

J dilla Questlove Preemo D'Angelo and a young Alch all kicking it....legendary

[@simonbar-on1155]

Straight out the fucking dungeons of rap

[@reidbtable]

Most influential producer in hip hop.!!!! Period.

[@kieranduff9711]

The GOAT, nothing but straight facts and knowledge

[@DJMarkflexx81]

Showbiz & AG - Next Level (The Nite Time Mix) was my introduction to DJ Premier !!!!!!

[@jaredgreenberg4063]

My favorite producer 🐐

[@BooneLuleyo]

The entire "PRhyme" album is legendary. DJ Premier is one of the greatest.

[@iLLestTv]

Greatest producer ever

[@marksanchez4596]

Im from long beach and we all know he is a G.O.A.T LIVIN legend for real. Whne i think of new york hip hop its him best beats ever str8 up salute to DJ Premier

[@displayname8848]

21:04 KRS impression on point! 😂😂😂

[@T1Str3tcH]

DisplayName true lol

[@drbiggerthomas]

DisplayName min

[@PharaohLawLess1]

R.I.P Guru....man.....his word game was and is nice

[@harlem6365]

Not a wack beat produced by this LEGEND, ever.

[@phonologic]

Great interview. He's really clear-headed and explains his process really well - the host also asked really good questions. Thumbs up

[@robertbresee952]

RIP GURU

[@nk-salinger]

So many great tracks behind this man, legend

[@michaelmills1141]

Whenever Preme starts telling stories, I feel like a little kid listening to my Grandpa telling stories back when I was little.

[@shortythepresident3913]

I wished they would'a asked him more about the equipment side of things. How he got his first drum machine and how he got started from DJ to producer?

[@wolverineweaponx6304]

Dj Premier is the greatest hip hop producer of all time.

[@georgerobles4976]

warren Conner DR Dre .

[@wolverineweaponx6304]

George Robles Not at all bro but if u live on the west coast i understand y u would say that.

[@itdoesntmatterwhoweare]

Dilla.

[@WhoseIAm7]

@@itdoesntmatterwhoweare Yep. Period.

[@MrCgreen1973]

NOW PRODUCERS ARE SAMPLING THE 90s , ITS ALL GOOD ; ITS ALL LOVE ... HIP-HOP !!!

[@ministerservertavares4714]

This was a DOPE interview, Nuff Respect to Premier for ALWAYS being TRUE to Hip Hop culture, he is the GOAT for Hip Hop producers, Word!

[@joevorhees5443]

Greatest producer of all time. Undoubtedly

[@Rio_sk]

Dope video and a very good host. The flow of the conversation makes it so interesting to watch. Good job Genius.

[@djmodesty]

DJ PREMIER Knowledge & experience is a treasure for our Hip Hop Culture. this video is really Dope and i want to pay respect to the King !!! Congrats also to the Genius Team who did a great work. Peace

[@GROB410]

Need a NaS collaboration album like yesterday 😫

[@MindfulMusic]

Great interview! I deeply enjoyed this as well. Very informative.

[@nealkalinsky5521]

This is a dope set up. Big up to DJ Premier.

[@JayBee6801]

I AM WATCHING THIS 2 YEARS AFTER THIS AIRED AND THE POSTHUMOUS ALBUM IS HERE AND IT'S AMAZING!!!! AND THAT ASAP FERG BEAT IS BANANAS

[@punaforager]

Premier is a hip hip wizard! He really was productive. There were other amazing producers during that time, like Lord Finesse, Large Professor, Diamond, and Showbiz to name a few, but Premier was a step ahead. Take it Personal was my favorite beat he ever made.

[@PEBmusic]

One of the illest ever! Respect

[@TheAssassin342]

Premiere top 3 all time!

[@georgekumria8652]

Thank you Genius so much for uploading this is amazing, they should do one with Kool G Rap.

[@michaelmills1141]

Lol, at 19:00 homegirl asks about that posthumous Gangstarr album that just dropped this weekend as I'm watching this. Thanks Preme!

[@robindevily9182]

dj is the only producer that wll make you look at your frend wied eyed as soon as the beat hits before any words are said you know if a premier beat is special

[@bradpitt1801]

That KRS impression on point af, great interview

[@bighou2359]

All I gotta say is Come Clean..........Period

[@aidanfine]

One of the best interviewers I've witnessed. Shoutout Genius for that

[@ClectaSkiMusic]

This is dope how could you dislike this,,..?

[@mckcleg]

He is a genius. Look at the repetitiveness of mass appeal and all the other great songs. He makes it work somehow. His ear for samples is almost unmatched

[@conancelious3005]

Great interview....been down with Primo from Day 1 with Gang Starr....and I agree with him on "Hard To Earn", one of my favorite all time hip hop albums....

[@brendons5528]

If I were to meet anybody in history, my #1 pick would be DJ Premier 🙏

[@Niwde8411]

I wish someone who really knew the music like that would interview him. He's always asked these same questions centered around his work with Biggie, Jay-Z & Nas.

[@AvenueImaging]

So happy you put this up!

[@realityrios21]

This kid always ask the questions I want to ask.... SUBSCRIBED

[@yteuropehdgaming9633]

My favourite DJ Premier beat is ''Who got Gunz'' from ''The Ownerz'' album. That beat goes hard.

[@ETwOneE21]

Word up. That whole album is classic

[@NotoriousTDA]

The GOAT.

[@kadiraydukureh7680]

Fantastic Krs one impression 😂😂 21:03 one of my favorite producers and he’s a top 5 producer

[@ColinTBlack]

A Million & One Questions is my favourite Premo joint.

[@kika117]

Dope dope dope! Love how the interview was conducted. Very conherent! Premo is the goat! Simple as that, hands down, end of debate.

[@Unreissued]

this dude is such a treasure of a human being

[@PharaohLawLess1]

The very 1st CD...not tape nor 8 track but CD I ever purchased was Guru's Watch What Cha Sayin'

[@yusukefukuda2901]

Gang starr is the greatest duo in the history of rap, 6 classics. No disrespect to outkast and mobb deep

[@erronking7783]

Outkast to me but all are legendary n had huge affect on rap equally.

[@Kendonezia]

Yusuke Fukuda sorry tha dogg pound 1st album dogg food kills them all.

[@bighou2359]

EPMD, Hello?????

[@chaunt100]

Can't leave out tribe De la

[@badnewzscubasteve]

chaunt100 de la and tribe were not duos smh

[@QuadrantBottomHalf]

Premiere is boom bap god. Nobody can touch him and he always consistent.

[@iambrotherpac]

that KRS ONE impersonation at 21:03 hahahahaha

[@DEDE-of3fn]

Credit to Premo for still being loyal financially to Guru’s family till today. It’s great to see. No more loyalty in music these days.

[@leejames3325]

relax in paradise, guru. 🙏

[@artemiihh7713]

Dj Preemo is a true living legend,in my opinion the best producer in Hip Hop history

[@artyonwax619]

Top Beats from primo Biggie kick in the door Krs One Mcs act like they don't know Gangstarr you know my steez

[@curtskywalker7441]

Great interview. Much respect to Dj Premier. RIP Guru. One love.

[@GoodxJ]

Gangstarr for life! Peace & Blessings.

[@b2d327]

....and although they didnt get into it, Group Home's first album has some of Primo's illest production to date.

[@tanjajensen1595]

Word!!! Same with the first Jeru album and MOP first family

[@yuyufool117]

This should have millions of views. New generation should watch this.

[@PLBoogie]

The God Rakim and Primo make Classic bangers and Rakim brings out the best in Primo. Besides most Primo classics have a Rakim sample in 'em..🙌💯

[@mirkojelic5584]

My favorite producer when i started to listen hip hop and then few years latter scratch&DJ still my favorite producer after many years...U can get any better then that...Still makes best underground sound after all that years of fame....That proves u if u do what u really love and stick to it , not follow trends as u get older to stay on the top....U can last decades and not sell out and b yourself !!! R.I.P. Guru aka Gifted Unlimited .......

[@dakarijackson3763]

Incredible interview, Primo is the best in my estimation.

[@arkhitektz3150]

goldyn chyld - ras kass classic - rakim,krs,nas next level (remix) - showbiz & AG return of the crooklyn dodgers - crooklyn dodgers my world - OC diabolical sounds - diabolic ny rider music - 8off the assassin everything the man touches turns to gold.there is 1000s of extremely talented producers out there that been making superb beats for 30 years...but preemos shit has that "hit" quality to it...its just so catchy and makes your head nod...intoxicating

[@beatsbykana]

always love when a legend stays current that's dope

[@xmadman19x]

@19:10 and god DAMN is that posthumous album FIRE!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yunggodzent]

Primo is a legend, thank you for your major contribution to the culture..GangStar is true hip hop

[@pSmurf954]

I love hip-hop.

[@murda4980]

I always was amazed at how a dude from texas captured the New York sound and be came a legend

[@senorrobbie1985]

I know right......even more impressive is how Preemo (from Texas) and Guru (from Boston) were at the forefront of holding BK down in the early nineties....absolutely proves that where you're from has nothing to do with where your heart and spirit makes its home!!!

[@drivmwempozv4445]

Dudes 51 but has the energy of an up & Comer!

[@reidbtable]

Hip hop royalty. Love this interview.

[@jackmurphy2501]

Rip guru man, he made Massachusetts proud

[@gregpaokfc]

DROP THAT PRHYME 2 WITH ROYCE.FIRST ONE WAS FOR SURE THE BEST ALBUM OF 2014

[@IIEthanGamingII]

THAT KRS ONE IMPERSONATION LMFAOOOOOOO

[@TG-nh9jx]

Gangstarr - JFK 2 LAX will always be one of my favorites.

[@BkBangatv]

Legendary Build. #Genius

[@tdilla4606]

I haven’t been this attentive since university...loved every sec of this

[@filmandblues]

Epic interview. It's rare when a journalist does such a great job asking questions