So Wassup? Episode 22 | Fat Joe "Sh*t Is Real"

In episode 22, DJ Premier takes us through the creation of how "Sh*t Is Real", from Fat Joe.
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[@cookinsoul]

One of my favourite DJ Premier beats and Fat Joe tracks , I know this one word by word !! classic !!

[@cehashi]

me too bro!! ;)

[@TheMixCurator]

🙌

[@titanjake8640]

It is a tie for me.. Fat Joe and MilkBone ish is real! Dope flows, dope production

[@KayGeee86]

🔥🔥🔥

[@basquecheetah5989]

Fenomeno

[@deebrown1113]

This is my Top 3 Premo Beat .

[@donjonesmusic860]

HAWWWWD AS FUQ

[@cyrusgill1594]

🔥

[@jameswomack819]

I was going to say top 5 but ur right. I find myself doing this track in my head! 💯 ✊🏾

[@titanjake8640]

Yessah.. We had hiphop on lock then.... Hence the drums are also chopped on Jeru's album...it just works

[@mauriceriddick4168]

@@jameswomack819 Word!!!! I'd say D. Original by Jeru is definitely top 3 Preemo joint

[@ransmomebloke1949]

94! The Year of Premier! Fat Joe-Shit Is Real Jeru-Come Clean Group Home-Superstar Notorious BIG- Unbelievable Gang Starr-Hard To Earn

[@tankerwife2001]

Don't forget Nas - Represent, NY State of Mind, and Memory Lane on illmatic

[@dannybx78]

This is the one me and every Premier fan have been waiting for. Jeru The Damaja's "Perverted Monks In The House" had the same drum sample too.

[@pookeyblow]

Kid Dynamite - Uphill Peace of Mind. Classic break!

[@al5603]

True indeed and I'm also waiting for All City's The Actual.

[@majr6852]

@@al5603 That's dat shit right there...

[@chrisbigknowledgegarland6366]

Fat Joe has been in the game for damn near 35 years!! Gotta respect it💯💯💯

[@LdotSdot210]

and maintained mainstream viability the entire time. a truly astounding accomplishment.

[@lotus___freedom]

@@LdotSdot210 Yes, he's even big here in Europe. Fat Joe been an icon.. Global!

[@hiphopefx]

That’s why I loved that he got to be mainstream for a while, he put in work

[@maylay_rising]

I can't wait till you get to "OC Jewels" album!

[@satishrobertson8771]

Man some of Preem’s best work on that album: My World, War Games, and those two joints with Freddie Foxxx

[@maylay_rising]

I say it's my world, and I won't stop and if you stand in my way you bound to get dropped

[@bryanhughes6213]

@@satishrobertson8771 classic

[@frankiefingerz8047]

Yo preemo u gotta do strickly for da ladies lord finesse!!!

[@hviii7452]

This got me hooked on Fat Joe back in 93/94…

[@dapof.323]

This song was more than phenomenal it was a watershed moment. It demonstrated how dope Fat Joe could sound over the right beat and it also demonstrated how essential Premier was in establishing the presence of an MC.

[@omgmazin]

💯💯💯

[@rustymixer2886]

Best fat Joe track ever

[@AQuestionofCharacter]

This beat sounds like life on wax. This was number 1 on rap city for what seemed like a year.

[@scienz]

not the Primo remix tho

[@simonsinistaj1917]

@@scienz I believe it was the Preemo remix. If I’m not mistaken that’s the only version of the song that had a video for it. I remember seeing that on heavy rotation as well on BET’s Rap City.

[@dantegood2195]

@@simonsinistaj1917 - Naw. Ur memory is correct. The primo remix STAYED on rap city countdown for months.

[@Olyphantman]

I bumped this instrumental on cassette for YEARSSSSSS! Preemo had that precise simple exquisite cut right in the beginning of that hook that gets me till this day. “Down on a-down on a-down on a reel to reel” shouts to Extra P.

[@AQuestionofCharacter]

You ain't the only one lol! Constant rotation

[@Olyphantman]

@@AQuestionofCharacter 💯

[@JayBaker]

"That was the way it was, one day I went to visit my aunt and stuck up my cuz..." 90's HipHop forever. Salute!

[@TheMicklachey]

I got that jealous ones envy top 20 album all time. Shit is real, the intro with krs and respect mine w Raekwon. What an album.

[@taps727]

Yeah i have 3 CDs in my car for emergencies related to my phone and this is one of them

[@twocents6951]

Great album. Definitely Joe’s best imo

[@TheMicklachey]

Easily

[@scienz]

hard hard hard album

[@JimNastics369]

I remember bugging out when I heard Raekwon on the track... classic album!

[@sypialnia_studio]

Its amazing how long Fat Joe is in the rap game and how relevant he still is. He used to be a graffiti writer as well, his street cred is undeniable.

[@dalemccants913]

Lost my mind wen this came out! Kept it bangin in my truck for a year straight. Salute

[@KD_SWAGGER]

D.I.T.C. is one of the most underrated rap groups in Hip Hop. I enjoyed these history lessons DJ Premier gives us for each of these episodes.

[@michaelbull4344]

Premo is one of the best hip hop producers of all time. On top of that he knows and remembers his history and been around since the 80s says a lot for his legend status!!!!

[@AxeMan808]

Lord Finesse (Legendary Producer/Rapper) brought in Diamond D (Legendary Producer/Rapper) and Shobiz (Legendary Producer) who brought Andre The Giant (Legendary Rapper) to work on album with Primo. Man those crystallizing moments.

[@kenjeshadugui]

One of the greatest hip hop songs ever. Still in my Playlist. Feeling that EPMD "You Gots To Chill" LP in the background...

[@80xn]

Music video in black and white. I got it on VHS. Gotta salute the 💾 on this one.

[@doderiolarkisso4038]

This remix will never get old..every time i listen to it i get goosebumps when the drums hit

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

We need some Jay Z related stuff like A Million, So Ghetto, some of the Reasonable Doubt stuff

[@duckmercy11]

He's too protective of his music cause of Tidal.

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

@@duckmercy11 You do have a point.

[@CallMeMicahT]

Hands down my favorite Fat Joe track of all time.

[@bedstuy11]

fat joe's in town

[@ginovazquez1507]

I need an episode with O.C. and my favorite premier beat My world

[@Snek407]

Man what a song this is, Joe killed it

[@dmaster5556]

Hell yeah, I knew this one was bound to get an episode sooner or later. Still waiting on that Craig David - 7 Days (Remix) episode! lol

[@KeirB4]

My dream to hear that one!! 🔥

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

Yea the Craig David remix does need to happen. That would be so dope

[@dayzpapi]

Oh no!

[@duckmercy11]

Yo, what's the name of that beat in the background?

[@Dwayne3007]

Fun fact about that remix. It was actually Craig rapping on the intro to the remix and not Nate Dogg.

[@mik7517]

As much as I like this beat it gives me a PTSD. I freestyle battled over it back when I was 14, in 2006, I totally fuxked up and got pretty much booed off of the stage 🥲😆

[@Avonbarksdaleable]

Haha 14 is pretty young though at least you had the guts to go up there 👍🏾

[@magnifiquetechnique7609]

One of Fat Joe illest tracks. That album is 🔥

[@drjones694]

Fat Joe really doesn't get enough credit He has so many hits

[@jackharlowgan5280]

I think he got his flowers to some degree by doing that Verzuz, which was heavily viewed. If anything his core fans might be tight because he didn't play some hard bangaz like this one!

[@drjones694]

@@jackharlowgan5280 I agree but when folks name their top 5 He definitely gets forgotten and he's been billboard hits for almost 20 years impressive

[@Madvillany718]

Wack songs like Lean Back don’t help.

[@PureFact]

@@drjones694 because hes very far from being in a legit top 5. Had his classic joints tho

[@jackharlowgan5280]

@@Madvillany718 Lean Back made him an interantional star and was ringin off in the clubs and streets! And the lyrics was still G shit, he didn't compromise himself. He just made a HIT record to get out of the dirt! And it worked. It was smart. But niggas that still wear baggy jeans and oversized fitteds call it selling out lol

[@realdeal139]

Jealous ones envy was a straight classic!!

[@nycbloodymoney23]

this is my favorite Fat Joe track of all time and one of my top five favorite beats of all time. i love driving around sunroof and windows open blasting this track.

[@JimNastics369]

I love that "Jealous One's Envy" album! I still rock the tape every now and then

[@jayfonda1534]

This is one of dopest Hip Hop Channels on KZbin. DJ Premier is such a genius.

[@AMOKIAN]

My wife and really enjoy this series and the walk down memory lane of Preemo Classics😎🔈🔈🎧🔈🔈🎤🎤

[@thedfferencetab1977]

My favorite Joe record ever, happy I got to tell Preemo that in person a few y back

[@WaveLordLuis]

Beautiful series Preme!! I been a hip hop fan since ‘83 and being of Puerto Rican descent Fat Joe has always been a staple in our history of urban music. SALUTE to everything you’ve done from day one! KEEP ROCKING

[@JD-ny3vz]

Damn 83 you been down for a minute

[@Purplegorillaz]

One of my favorite Premo & Fat Joe Beat & Song...Got to listen to this after watching this. Biggz Was Here. 33.

[@pdee886]

This track and all the D.I.T.C. shit is FIIIYYYAAAAAA!!!! 💪🔥💯💯

[@LonokeCountyResearch501]

Lord finesse and oc so slept on‼️‼️‼️

[@tshiamomompati]

The now defunct Scratch magazine listed this remix as of the greatest remixes ever

[@S.dot187]

The hardest Fat joe song EVERRRRRR! And my favorite Fat Joe song! With one of the sickest Premier beats ever. Classic realest sh#t! Success is strong second!

[@ronjenkins9129]

My favorite Fat Joe song.

[@MrMegaManFan]

This is right up there near my top all time Primo beats. I didn't even like Fat Joe before this dropped, and after I heard "Sh*t Is Real" I was like man... I was totally wrong. He changed my mind just like that.

[@twin78]

1 of my all time favorite classic Joey Krack songs and Preemo beats!

[@thecunninlynguist]

Crack and primo got classics! The remix is fire too

[@rbiznezz2]

Preem got his timeline outta order on this one. “Shit Is Real” was one of the last ones from Fat Joe’s first album. So this remix was pre-‘J.O.E.’ I remember cause I was buying 12”s heavy during this time. Plus this beat is his 93/94 style. He wasn’t doing beats like this too much in 95 aside from the Group Home stuff.

[@epicon6]

Ok mr. expert

[@thablackkat9905]

You're not wrong but neither was DJ Premier. The label put his remix on his '95 album even though it was recorded and released years prior.

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

@@thablackkat9905 Thank you for connecting the dots. Because one thing that's always consistent is Premo's memory. That man has the mind of an elephant 🐘

[@Christcentric7]

You’re absolutely right!

[@sonryzesilva915]

Facts.

[@DJEF1]

So Wassup became one of the KZbin "MUST WATCH" episodes for me ! Always a nice story from "back in the days" behind... DOPE !

[@jackharlowgan5280]

facts!!!

[@r.m.4228]

FAT JOE The Don, one of the Realest to ever do it. Still underrated.

[@epicon6]

These videos are literally my favorite part of the week every week!

[@Diwani_Spark14]

One of my all time Preemo Beats Classic Jealous One’s Envy definitely a Classic. Fat Joe came with it. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@starkilla6499]

The beat, lyrics and video perfectly captured the Bronx vibes of the 90s

[@PhaceizDaname]

LMAO MY SISTER WAS IN THIS VIDEO 😂 GOOD SHIT PREEM!!!!

[@elliot2177]

that remix was crazy..I still listen to this til this day...Premo is th ebst to ever do it...

[@Bizzle223]

Primo is a legend and a 🐐 producer !!! Fat Joe is a legend as well !!! Luv n Respect ✌️

[@wandererkenshin7557]

The DJ Premier remix is amazing for Shit Iz Real, probably my favourite Fat Joe track ever.

[@jjeter7828]

Remix was better then the original! Bought that ASAP. The good old days

[@Brando-Chicago]

The intro is hard ......the way the drums drop in 🔥

[@XavierCoolDude]

For some reason I kind of missed Shit is Reak when it came out. I had heard Flow Joe and Watch the sound but missed shit is real until several later. Better late than never-it’s probably my fav Fat Joe cut and 90s Classic

[@NandoGriffiths]

Still get chills man…. I felt that song the first time I saw that music video…

[@chadoworld]

Word! The sample was perfect for the topic! I assumed Joe wrote to it because the beat and rhymes matched perfect! Never knew it was a Remix. Salute Preemo!

[@jackharlowgan5280]

facts!!

[@-Osiris-]

I say this all the time but Preemo is the best storyteller

[@Deezeone]

Showbiz made one of the most iconic album named.. Runaway slave... Fat pockets was number 1 for weeks on rapcity BET in 92 dres with show and AG was the dopest track remix .. they shout out to preem,.. damn I wish I could go back!

[@robertl.7143]

It's nice to see how the art was created during those times. Collaborations were from the hearts and not from the charts.

[@blitzkarnage5480]

One of the absolute dopest remixes right here, blew me away back in '94 and still goes hard today! Premier, please do videos for Gangstarr's Speak Ya Clout and I'm the Man. First joints Group Home appeared on I think and the idea of using 3 different beats for one song always intrigued me to know the history. Salute the floppy disk!!!

[@jkitch6408]

Hands down one of the best fat joe songs, WOW im subbed. I should be gong to bed but cant stop watching these

[@DrBigFMC]

Man I grew up listening to all this music. It's such a privilege to take a look behind the curtain and hear all these stories so many years later.

[@powcod7455]

I can't believe that I havnt heard this song until today. As soon as the beat started I couldn't help but to nod my head

[@shaup6334]

Yo primo I just want to thank you for giving us real hip hop heads the history behind the music. You paint the picture so vividly and we appreciate it so much. It’s cat’s like me that always wonder how was it going down the day that some of our favorite artists recorded some of the dopest tracks and I thank you for using your platform to give us a visual

[@wesriley7212]

Next so wassup episode? mop - stick to ya gunz, nas - nas is like, nas - come get me, rakim - when i be on the mic, cnn - invincible, mop - follow instructions, the lox - recognize, non phixion - rock stars, gang starr - rite where u stand, gang starr - who got gunz, blaq poet - ain’t nuttin’ changed, verbal threat - reality check

[@Zebpro]

Oh boy, please Preemo keep going with this series, it is so good, brings back so many memories and sometimes even some tracks I almost forget about... Yeah, silly me!! :-] All the details, the shoutouts, you're the man, period! Thank you again, respect!

[@PlatForumRadio]

DJ Red Alert spoke on the promos used back then to promote radio stations while being interviewed on Drink Champs with NORE. Real talk!. Music was done different back then. Airwaves where a place to share, produce and premiere hip hop music back then.

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Dat Gangsta ish off the next album was dope AF too!!👍🏿👍🏿

[@williedynamyte]

To this day this is one of my all time favorite Fat Joe tracks.

[@Mats-Hansen]

Maybe my favorite Preemo track ever... Just soo dope

[@irritablysavvy]

Hats off to Premier. Hats off to the producer and editor of this series.

[@nodythova8543]

I remember getting the promo, fresh out the box played it that night on my mixshow. The phones lit up instantly. Four hour show, I played it 3 times that night.

[@UngovernableDouche]

AG was an underrated Mc and producer . He definitely had a unique sound with both

[@DLM323]

"That was the way it was, one day I went to visit my aunt and stuck up my cuz" lol i still love this gem here! Preem do "All City" and "Pitch Black" for us!

[@gee7840]

I gotta listen to this song at least 4 times a week. That sample was so cold

[@mistajacks]

This is the song that was in my head everyday I lived in the Bronx.

[@duaneclarke9891]

Glad he did this one. Classic. Shout out to Fat Joe

[@TheOrignalCmC]

This. Set. Me. Off .in.'93 when it DROPPED..OMG...

[@tochiRTA]

can't wait for this one. super classic

[@Aligivyegane]

🔥🔥🔥

[@MiggieSmalls91]

Didn’t know you made this one?! Used to listen to it all the time on my cousin’s MP3 player. You the 🐐 premiere!

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

First and foremost it's almost certain that when Premo does a remix that it's replacing the original. That being said this was smooth as hell. Second I'm amazed at this Fat Joe back story. Thank you so much for sharing Premo. Never knew about the Apollo stuff

[@erick.roberts9074]

Me neither about the Apollo stuff, that was dope

[@O_DUBBZ_YUH]

We gonna need to have a So What's up for the Lord Finesse's - Strictly for Ladeez track Premo!✅

[@OfficialJalenHemphill]

I Had NO IDEA Premo Did This Joint. As An Old School Hip Hop Head, I Heard This Joint On a Mixtape. I Don't Remember Which One But That Was The First Time I Heard This Joint. This Was In Recent Years Too.

[@raysibley2038]

One of my favorite Preemo beats ever!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@soilrocktree]

That beat had so much mood to it. I miss the days of the sleigh bells.

[@hap6782]

You made the instrumental to one of my favorite songs. The lyrics hit hard, and the melody is next level.

[@lowercaseg3027]

Premo… speaking’ on O.C… Can you PLEASE do an episode of “My World”…? One of my favorites right there.. you guys killed it with that song..

[@KeirB4]

Oh damn yes very good choice! 🔥

[@daviddelgado8078]

Absolute banger! JEALOUS ONES ENVY is so slept inside, super classic all the way through.

[@realdeal139]

Preemo the goat!! Love this beat, it’s a classic!!

[@robertmvaughn4768]

Preemo Made Shit Is Real A BLAZING HOT "CLASSIC"!! SALUTE TO PREEMO ALWAYS!!

[@unpop5958]

Best Fat Joe song ever.

[@716Duece]

This joint and Hey Joey my favorite Fat Joe joints. Played them shits no stop

[@jungulbuny3159]

This entire album was hard as fuck with production from Dimond D , L.E.S. and Domingo. This one you press play and don't skip a single track. Classic!!!!!

[@Aligivyegane]

Man you the greatest classic hiphop producer

[@skillymusic]

Now we also need Fat Joe - That White ❗

[@munganduchivubwe]

The best DJ Premier league 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥