For episode 47 “So Wassup?” DJ Premier tells one of his favorite stories about the creation of “Code of the Streets” off the Hard To Earn album. Preemo goes back to 1992 television show called “Crime Chronicles” and explains how a song Guru produced for that song ended up becoming “Code of the Streets.”
DJ Premier kicks off the new year by giving us a doubleheader for Episode 46 of “So Wassup” as he delivers the goods on the creation of M.O.P.’s “Rugged Neva Smooth” and “Downtown Swinga.”
For the 45th episode of DJ Premier’s “So Wassup?” Preemo details the creation of the ultra jazzy “Breakfast @ Denny’s” by Buckshot LeFonque.
For the final song on Ab Soul’s remarkable return with Herbert, the Carson, California emcee pairs with the legendary DJ Premier on the verbally vicious “Gotta Rap.” Trademark Preemo cuts and Soulo rhymes? Yeah. A must listen.
Rather than focus on another artist he produced for, DJ Premier takes us back to “Tonz ‘O’ Gunz” from his personal favorite Gang Starr album Hard To Earn. Preemo talks about the mentality behind the song and how he constructed the beat on the 44th episode of “So Wassup?”
For the 43rd episode of DJ Premier’s “So Wassup?” Preemo tells the story behind how Nas’ “I Gave You Power” from his sophomore album It Was Written. Originally titled “Gun,” Nas had the concept but wasn’t sure how he would execute it. DJ Premier started with a drum pattern and the duo began to build.
DJ Premier collaborates with Columbia’s Feid for “La Pido A Dios” from Feid’s upcoming EP “Sixdo.”
DJ Premier talks about how he finally ended up connecting with AZ following his stellar verse on Nas’ “Life’s A Bitch” and the work they put in for “The Come Up.”
Back after a hiatus, DJ Premier sets things off on the next run of “So Wassup” episodes by telling the story behind Heavy D’s “Yes Y’all.”
With DJ Premier behind the boards, First Family’s very own Teflon is back at it with “Contraband.” From the forthcoming album Two Sides To Every Story where half is produced by Jazimoto and the other half is handled by DJ Premier.