DJ Premier

DJ Premier is a legendary Hip Hop producer from America. He was one half of the Hip Hop duo Gang Stars. The Duo included DJ Premier and MC Guru. Rolling Stone’s once recognized DJ Premier as ‘arguably Hip Hop’s best producer of all time’. About.com ranked him as the number 1 Hip Hop producer of all time. The Source included him its list of 20 Greatest Hip Hop producer. Also, Vibe Magazine included him in its list of best Hip Hop Producers. He has collaborated with many esteemed MCs such as Nas, Jay Z, Mos Def, Ludacris, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, Biggie Smalls, Big L, and many more.

 CAREER

In the mid 1990s, he found Gang Star Foundation which included acts such as Jeru the Damaja, Group Home, Big Shug and Gang Starr. DJ Premier produced the first 2 albums of Jeru, which are considered as Hip Hop classics. DJ Premier’s production style resembles that of his peers. He uses sampling from Jazz, funk and Soul music. He uses combination of samples to create a chorus. DJ Premier cites Marley Marl and Jam master Jay as his inspiration. He was a student of the Prairie View A&M University and there he further evolved as a musician.

MONEY MAKING

DJ Premier is a shrewd businessman. He owns a record company named Year Round Records. Its artists include NYGz, Nick Javas, MC Khaleel. The album, The Blaqprint, was released by Year Round Records. An album fully produced by DJ premier, starring NYGz, will be released by Year Round productions. Also, DJ Premier will release the debut album of MC Khaleel. The album will be titled, Already!. He earns money by hosting a 2 hour long radio show called- Live From HeadQCourterz on Friday. He starred in the 2012 documentary, RE-GENERATION music project. He will be producing a beat for Immortal Technique in his latest album. He produced a song for Game in his latest album. He would soon release a collaboration album with Nas. The album is slated to be released in 2014.

RICHNESS

DJ Premier has a net worth of $ 20 Million. He has been producing music for the last 20 years and has collaborated with almost all big names in the industry. He is considered to be one of the greatest Hip Hop producer of all time. He has produced for Kanye west, Jay Z, KRS-One, Mos Def, Snoop Dogg and Biggie. He has been active since 1984 and has had a massive influence on Hip Hop music. His real name is Christopher Edward Martin. He was born on March 21, 1966, in Houston. Along with the Gang Star, he has produced many high-selling albums such as- No more Mr. Nice guy, Step in the Arena, Daily operation, Hard to earn, Moment of Truth, and The Owners. The album sold really well and earned DJ Premier a fortune. He produced other famous albums as well such as- The Sun rises in the east, Living Proof, Wrath of the Math, Rare play volume 1, Rare play volume 2, The Blackprint, DJ Premier presents get used to us, Beats that collected dust, Primo Pimping EP and StOoDiOtYmE EP .

COLLECTIBLES

1. No more Mr. Nice Guy- Gang Starr

DJ Premier’s 1999 album- No Mr. Nice guy.

2. Step in the Arena

Step in the Arena- Gang Starr.

3. Daily Operation- Gang Starr

DJ Premier’s 1992 album- Daily Operation.

4. Hard to Earn

Hard to Earn was Gang Starr’s first album to have a Parental advisory sticker!

5. Moment of Truth

Moment of Truth sold about 5,00,000 copies and was certified Gold. It featured many other artists such as Scarface, G-Depp, Freddie Foxx and M.O.P.

FAMOUS QUOTES BY DJ PREMIER

“My crew used to listen to “Taking It to the Top” by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. My MC’s name was Top and it was just doing variations of that word. “Top.” If you listen to the old Gang Starr records it was just one line like, ‘Money’s growing like grass with the mass appeal.’ “DWYCK” didn’t have a hook, just a transition.”

“The mainstream has always been about exploitation. That’s nothing new. Once something grows into a larger audience, it all gets watered down. The decision to go mainstream versus underground is the fight that we all struggle with because we all want to get rich from our hard work in whatever craft we do.”

“My all time favorite producer in hip-hop is Marley Marl. He made the beats bang and he also scratched on the tracks that he produced as well as establishing a sound. I could always tell when it was a Marley Marl production. I followed closely in his footsteps when it comes to that.”

“Speaking for myself, I know how to juggle the mainstream and keep my underground ties intact. I love commercial music when it is done right. There is good commercial and there is bad commercial. There is good underground and bad underground.”

“I never heard an emcee rhyme like Rakim…and to only do 6 songs and 2 DJ cuts with so much originality and skill, when I heard it I knew that I had to make an album one day in my life… Rakim had the most deadly rhymes and attitude unmatched by any one in rap.”

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Jadakiss

Jadakiss is an American rapper from New York. He is a member of the famous rap group ‘The LOX’. He appeared in several video’s of Puff Daddy’s songs during the late nineties. Eminem mentioned him as one of the greatest rappers alive in the song ‘Till I collapse’. He owns the D-block records. He released an album named ‘The Last Kiss’ in 2009. His new album is all set to release in 2014.

EARLY LIFE AND MUSIC CAREER

Jadakiss.

Jadakiss was born on 27 May 1975 in Yonkers, New York, United States of America. He became interested in rapping at a very young age and by the age of 16 became an avid freestyler. Jadakiss was noted for his amazing free styling ability. Jadakiss formed the group ‘The Warlocks’ in 1994 along with friends Styles P and Sheek Lounch. The group changed its name to ‘The LOX’ (Living of experience) and was signed to Bad Bay label. Jadakiss developed a very strong bond with the legendary rapper ‘The Notorious B.I.G.’ The group’s first hit song was- ‘We will always miss Big Poppa’. In 1998, The LOX released its first album, ‘Money, Power and Respect’. The album received an universal acclaim and was a mainstream success. However, after the album got released Jadakiss decided to leave Bad Boy label. He though the approach of Puff Daddy was pretty radio friendly. In 2001, Jadakiss released his solo album named ‘Kiss the game goodbye’. The album featured many guests such as Snoop Dogg, The Alchemist, DJ Premier, and DMX. It received bad reviews from the critics. Many critics called the album ‘Uninspired’. Jadakiss agreed to the claims and said that he did the album out of contractual agreements. His next album was called ‘Kiss of Death’. It was released in 2004 and released a critical acclaim. It did a very good mainstream business as well; Much successful and dope than its predecessor. Jadakiss then signed to Jay’s Roc-a-fella record company. Jay Z wanted to collaborate with Jadakiss for a long time. He released an album named ‘The last kiss’. It was quite successful receiving good reviews from the critics and selling good numbers. He then decided to collaborate again with the Ruff Ryders records. He featured on 2 DJ Khalil tracks in 2011. He even featured on the tracks ‘Welcome to the hood’. He even released a mix-tape named Consignment in between. In 2013, Jadakiss announced his next album ‘Top five, Dead or Alive’. He released a track to the album featuring The Dream. The album will feature many artists such as The Lox, Young Jeezy, Wiz Khalifa, Chris Brown, and Lil Wayne. Jadakiss is one of Eminem’s favorite rappers. Eminem acknowledged Jada’s skills in the song ‘Till I collapse’.

RICHNESS

Jadakiss’ favorite car.

Jadakiss has a net worth of $ 6 Million. He is one of the dopest rappers in the Hip Hop industry. The first LOX album was declared platinum by R.I.I.A. Also, his solo efforts have managed to achieve decent sale numbers. He has achieved this fortune as a result of his rapping abilities. His albums have fared really well in the market. His rapping skills are recognized by the entire Hip Hop community.

FAMOUS QUOTES BY JADAKISS

“People have no discrepancy for me or my lyrics or the song. They just know I didn’t get the right push right. If I were in a video I could have gotten that plaque and all of that but uh.. They’re alot of polotics they had to pay that 3 Million to get us off Bad Boy so they weren’t gonna spend anymore money than they already spent.”

“ Yeah yeah Ruff Riders is definitely still goin’ strong.. Im the main man over there right now. Um as I am rebuilding that back up to as strong as it was I’m pullin’ D-Block up the walls slowly. Yanno I mean that is my main goals right now to get the R Factor how strong it used to be and bring D-Block up one day at a time.”

“I mean definitely. Now more so than ever before. Yanno when we was coming up it was really more underground. Now mixtapes are big, mixtapes are everywhere and its now harder to get on them and its just most of the mixtape DJs have record deals got their own spot, yanno just hip hop is getting bigger every day.”

“Jada just working on this album, pushing it. Yanno squeeze the juice out of it as much as I can squeeze it. Three or four singles hopefully. Yanno get the next one out in the next 6 to 8 months. Davel in movies, Clothing line, book deals, everything that anybody else would want. Big ventures, cop Basketball teams, whatever I can do. Im just trying to get it in.. I just wanna WORK!”

“Definitely, substance of the music is down. That’s why me myself, I listen to old cds. I like the new artists, and all that but I dont think I could start listenin’ to them until for a few more years. I listen to the old cds. Like I’m stuck on them. Im stuck on Puns album, Bigs album, Reasonable Doubt and Cuban Link. Im like an old head.”

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