Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively in the mix with TWRK and DJ Premier! TWRK have tracks from OG Maco, Ape Drums & Post Malone whilst we revisit DJ Premier’s mix from last year…” Check out other Diplo & Friends shows here and subscribe to the fee... more info

Stereogum — DJ Premier is one of the greatest rap producers of all time, a sound scientist who always managed to conjure entire orchestras out of crackly old samples. He’s never worked with a live band before, but there’s a first time for everything. And now... more info

Stereogum — The classic sound of New York rap, the late-’80s/early-’90s style that we most often associate with the city, is based entirely around the drums, and on the way tough and haggard and stressed-out voices interact with those drums. DJ Premier is a ... more info

Soul Sides — (Gang Starr at D&D Studios, 2003. Photo by author.) I interviewed Gang Starr at D&D Studios in 2003 for an URB cover story. I later shared a few excerpts from that interview in 2010, after Guru’s passing. I was reading through this new New York ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Royce da 5'9", who maybe you recently heard with a bunch of other Detroit rappers on Eminem's "Detroit vs Everybody," teamed up with legendary producer DJ Premier for a collaborative project called PRhyme and the duo released... more info

Stereogum — It’s a bit weird to hear the yougn New York rap traditionalist Joey Bada$$ jump on a track with a rising dance-pop singer. But then DJ Premier did produce a bunch of songs for Christina Aguilera, so maybe it’s on-brand. And anyway, “Bad Thing,�... more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends in the mix – only on 1Xtra and Radio 1 with DJ Premier & HWLS! Hip Hop Month continues with a true legend in the 1st hour whilst HWLS go in for hour 2!” Check out other Diplo & Friends shows here and subscribe to the feed to ... more info

Stereogum — Word around the campfire is that Biggie Smalls, when he was recording Ready To Die, wanted to record a track with DJ Premier and M.O.P. and Jeru The Damaja. Can you even imagine what that would sound like? How fucking incredible that would’ve been?... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dave Chappelle announced three musical nights to go down at Radio City Music Hall with The Roots on 6/24, Busta Rhymes, DJ Premier & Janelle Monae on 6/25, and Erykah Badu on 6/26, which follow his five sold out... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey DJ Premier, one of hip hop's greatest and most influential guiding hands, is staying busier than a bee with a pollen monopoly. The Houston-born, Brooklyn-raised producer and DJ has a number of irons in the fire; as you'd expect... more info