Christopher Edward Martin ( born Christopher Edward Martin ; born March 21, 1966 ) is an American producer and hip-hop DJ who performs under the pseudonym DJ Premier . Together with the rapper, Guru was a member of the hip-hop group Gang Starr . Born in Houston , he moved to Brooklyn , New York at a young age. The Source magazine named him one of the 5 best hip-hop producers in music history. . His creation is mainly based on sampling.
| DJ Premier | |
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| Birth name | |
| Full name | Christopher Edward Martin |
| Date of Birth | March 21, 1966 (53 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Houston , Texas , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | Producer , DJ , Beatmaker |
| Years of activity | - present time |
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| Genres | Hip hop boom beep |
| Aliases | DJ Premier, Primo |
| Labels | Wild Pitch / EMI (1987-1990) Chrysalis / EMI (1991-1998) Virgin / EMI (1998-2003) Year Round (since 2003) |
| http://www.djpremierblog.com/ | |
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Career start
He initially performed under the pseudonym Waxmaster C, but changed it to DJ Premier when he moved to Brooklyn, where he founded the hip-hop group Gang Starr with Guru . I chose the pseudonym Premier because I wanted to be the first in what he did. DJ Premier collaborated with many hip hop artists, including Apathy , Big L , Big Daddy Kane , Bun B , Canibus , DITC , Fat Joe , Game , Ill Bill , Jay-Z , Joell Ortiz , Kanye West , KRS-One , Lord Finesse , MOP , Mos Def , Nas , Rakim , Royce da 5'9 " , Snoop Dogg , The LOX , The Notorious BIG , Vinnie Paz , Xzibit , Dr. Dre et al. Also collaborated with renowned jazz artists Branford Marsalis and Buckshot Lefonque on their first album, released five tracks for Christina Aguilera from Back to Basics, and his collaboration with Limp Bizkit , D'Angelo , Craig David and Macy Gray is worth noting.
In 2008, he took part in the development of the game GTA IV . He played himself - a DJ on the Classics radio station, where the tracks of rap artists Old School sounded.
Discography
- No More Mr. Nice Guy ( Gang Starr Album) (1989)
- Step In the Arena ( Gang Starr Album) (1991)
- Daily Operation ( Gang Starr Album) (1992)
- Hard to Earn ( Gang Starr Album) (1994)
- The Sun Rises in the East (with Jeru The Damaja ) (1994)
- Livin 'Proof (with Group Home ) (1995)
- Wrath of the Math (with Jeru The Damaja ) (1996)
- Moment Of Truth ( Gang Starr Album) (1998)
- The Ownerz ( Gang Starr Album) (2003)
- Beats That Collected Dust (2008)
- Rare Play Vol. 1 (2008)
- Rare Play Vol. 2 (2009)
- Tha Blaqprint (with Blaq Poet ) (2009)
- DJ Premier Presents Get Used To Us (2010)
- Beats That Collected Dust Vol. 2 (2011)
- Premo Pimpin 'EP (with Weiss P.) (2011)
- StOoDiOtYmE EP (shared with Bumpy Knuckles ) (2012)
- The Kolexxxion (with Bumpy Knuckles) (2012)
- Hustlas Union: Local NYG (with NYG'z) (2013)
- Already (with Khaleel) (2013)
- PRhyme (with Royce da 5'9 " ) (2014)
Links
- DJ Premier on Twitter
- DJ Premier on the AllMusic website
- DJ Premier on Discogs
- Fansite / newsite about DJ Premier