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DJ Premier Takes It Personal

Premier is passionate and deadly serious about what he does, and on this evening he was relentless in articulating his philosophy of hip-hop.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Written by Andrew Mason

Hip-Hop

Remembering the life of J Dilla, featuring conversations with those closest to him, including Q-Tip, Common, Busta Rhymes, Questlove and more.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Written by Ronnie Reese

Hip-Hop

When greats like Pete Rock and DJ Premier acknowledge people of influence, they often mention Large Professor.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Written by David Ma

Hip-Hop

Pete Rock keeps active nowadays by doing what he perfected as a teenager: putting sounds into his sampler and banging out beats.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Written by David Ma