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 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.”
It’s episode 40 of DJ Premier’s “So Wassup?” and Preemo takes us back to 1991 when he went to the West Coast and teamed up with MC Eiht. It’s been a relationship that has lasted for decades but we have to go back to where it began with “Def Wish II.”
DJ Premier reflects on connecting with KRS One ahead of his Return of the Boom Bap album and how he and The Blastmaster concocted “Higher Level.” Here’s the story of how KRS One nearly burned Preemo out but the soundtrack to Blacula bailed him out.
DJ Premier tells the story about how he produced Krumb Snatcha’s “Gettin’ Closer to God,” which was Krumb’s real-life story. Preemo explains how what we ended up hearing wasn’t what was originally planned.
Ah, the show’s namesake. DJ Premier tells us all about the creative process behind “So Wassup” from Moment of Truth.
DJ Premier tells the story of how “Work” came to be after it was initially made for the soundtrack to the film “Caught Up.”
DJ Premier reflects on linking up with Bahamadia and going the smooth route with their collaboration “True Honey Buns.”