Twenty years ago, Jay-Z changed the landscape of hip hop with his debut album “Reasonable Doubt.” To commemorate and celebrate the historic occasion, TIDAL has put together a documentary commemorating the classic named Jaÿ-Z: RD20. The 36-minute black-and-white film features commentary from those who had a hand in making the seminal album including Memphis Bleek, Kareem “Biggs” […]
Yesterday, Macklemore debuted yet another cut off his forthcoming album, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made – and this time it’s a track that might just silence any critic who tries to discredit his place in hip-hop. With Premier producing and scratching on the record, “Buckshot” hits hard with refreshing graffiti inspired bars from Macklemore – […]
There are not many things that fascinate me more than a good sample. Lifting 3 or 5 seconds from one song and crafting a new song out if it is a dope skill set to me. Especially from a song or artist this is pretty obscure. That’s why the sample that DJ Premier utilized for […]
We understand now why Dr. Dre and DJ Premier were pictured together on Instagram. About two weeks ago, the two of the most accomplished producers in Hip Hop were in the studio working on Dr. Dre’s upcoming album, “Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre.” News of a collab between Dre and Premier was confirmed thanks […]
Dr. Dre and DJ Premier appears together in a curious new pic online. Over the weekend, Houston‘s own DJ Premier uploaded the photo to his Instagram page with the caption “PUTTIN’ IN WORK… #premierwuzhere.” It’s unclear of where and why the two producers got together, however a recent Instagram post by Ian Schwartzman—manager to DJ Premier and PRhyme—suggests […]