DJ Premier is an American record producer and DJ, and the
instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with MC Guru
on the lyrical side. Originally from Houston, he has lived in
Brooklyn, New York virtually his entire professional career. He
is hailed as an architect of "hardcore East Coast hip-hop known
by its heavy drums and sparse loops."
Premier's signature
style is, essentially, a two-bar break to make up the rhythms of
his tracks, and a scratched chorus. His early Gang Starr work
relies heavily on melodic samples, but starting with Jeru's The
Sun Rises in the East in 1994, he began to use ominous atonal
samples as well. (These may have been inspired by the atonal
piano samples that figured heavily in Wu-Tang Clan's
groundbreaking debut, 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
One notable exception to Premier's style is his more varied beat
from Nas' classic track, "Represent"; the chorus is much more
musically distinct from the verses than is typical for him.
Also, though most of Premier's tracks contain the crackles and
pops from the records he samples, he has employed more polished
beats in his more mainstream productions
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