Before there was a “Shook Ones Pt. 2,” Havoc and Prodigy took us to Juvenile Hell as Mobb Deep. On that album was a hidden gem that only true Mobb Deep fans know about and that’s the DJ Premier produced “Peer Pressure.” Did you know that this was originally a remix of a Large Professor production? How did this all come together? Allow the legendary producer to tell you a story.
Cordae has been on fire lyrically and the emcee incorporates a Black Panther Party theme for “Sinister” and invites Lil Wayne to preach the power to the people.
In true Kay Slay fashion, he assembles a group of emcees that you may not expect would fit on a song together. With Snoop Dogg on the hook, “The Jungle” finds Too Short, Papoose and Sheek Louch talk about life on the block.
For the sixteenth episode of DJ Premier’s “So Wassup,” 1/2 of Gang Starr explains the foundation of “ALONGWAYTOGO” and how it was originally set to be on the soundtrack for the movie Poetic Justice. What happened? Allow Preemo to explain.
DJ Premier digs into the vault to explain the origins behind “1, 2 Pass It” from the D&D All-Stars. The legacy of D&D Studio is the topic at hand here and how Preemo put together this massive posse cut that originated at the 40s and Blunts party. Mad Lion, Doug E Fresh, KRS One, Fat Joe, Smif N Wessun and Jeru The Damaja assembled for the cut and, somehow, Jay-Z was left standing outside in the cold…literally.
Jadakiss has been on a tear as of late. Freddie Gibbs recognized this and scooped up The Lox member for a lyrical romp titled “Black Illuminati.” Dope beats, dope rhymes, what more do y’all want?
From AZ’s excellent Doe or Die 2 comes the video for the Pete Rock-produced “Check Me Out.” Hearing the ageless emcee drop bars over a Chocolate Boy Wonder production will never get old. The video is nothing more than two legends getting busy. And that’s good enough for us.
Did you know that “Boom” wasn’t originally for Royce 5’9″? Any idea who that beat was supposed to be for? DJ Premier explains how Royce ended up with “Boom” and how this incredible beat was created. Sit back and enjoy the story behind this classic record.
Killer Mike and El-P are trapped in the Night of the Living Dead in the video for “Never Look Back.” Clearly, looking back will get you eaten by zombies. From RTJ4.
DJ Premier explains the science behind the Gang Starr Foundation and how the classic song “Living Proof” came together in the latest episode of “So Wassup.”