DJ Premier Musical artist

Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known by his stage name 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''.For its 20th-anniversary issue in 2008, The Source selected DJ Premier for its list of the 20 greatest producers in the magazine's 20-year history. He also made the finals in Vibe magazine's 2010 search for the greatest hip hop producer of all time—he finished second after Dr. Dre received 62 percent of the votes.DJ Premier hosts a weekly two-hour show, Live From HeadQCourterz, on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hip-Hop Nation every Friday.

Personal facts

DJ Premier
Birth dateMarch 21, 1966
Birth place
Houston , Texas , United States
Hometown
Brooklyn
United States
New York

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Musical artist

Career started1984
Career ended1984
associated musical artist
Kool G Rap
Kanye West
KRS-One
AZ (rapper)
Jay-Z
Nas
Bun B
Diggin' in the Crates Crew
Gang Starr Foundation
Termanology
Torae
The Notorious B.I.G.
Big L
The Game (rapper)
Buckshot LeFonque
M.O.P.
Blaq Poet
Royce da 5'9
Fat Joe
Mobb Deep
BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Hip hop music
instrument
Sampler (musical instrument)
Drum machine
Keyboard instrument
Turntablism
record label
Virgin Records
Chrysalis Records
EMI
Wild Pitch Records

DJ Premier on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://premierwuzhere.com
  2. https://soundcloud.com/premier-wuz-here