Depending on how tapped in of a hip-hop head you are, the following statement is either a fact of life or a revelation: Roc Marciano is one of the most impactful MCs of his generation. Since 2010’s MarcBerg, he’s been a catalyst of a new indie rap scene, dropping albums …
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Roc Marciano and DJ Premier have released “Prayer Hands,” the second single from their upcoming The Coldest Profession album. On the two-minute track, Roc gets busy over some classic Premier chops, rhyming, “I’m like Magic/I can shoot it or pass it/ became a legend because everything I’m doin’ is rooted …
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DJ PremierandRoc Marcianojoined forces for their first collaborative track, “Armani Section,” while also announcing an upcoming joint EP in the works. The joint venture will be released later this year but a date has yet to be announced. According to a press release, the song is “a declaration that true …
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Gang Starr has released a new single, “Finishem.” The song incorporates vocal lines recorded by MC Guru, one half of the duo alongside DJ Premier, before his death in 2010. The song arrives on the fifth anniversary of Gang Starr’s LP, One of the Best Yet, which marked the group’s …
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O.A.R. are geeking out over the fact that they got to work with producers Brady Watt and DJ Premier. On Friday, the rock band released their self-reflective “Gonna Be Me (the friendship song),” their first single of the year. “The first time we played Madison Square Garden, we walked out …
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Three decades ago, Nas and DJ Premier teamed up for a run of songs on the rapper’s acclaimed debut album Illimatic. In the time since, both have become hip-hop legends in their own right. But later this year, Nas and DJ Premier will go all-in on their first full-length collaborative …
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Snoop Dogg and DJ Premier have reunited for a new single, “Can U Dig That?” The track is a potent, laid-back ode to all things West Coast, centered around a classic Preemo scratch sample — “Welcome to California… life is a bitch out here.” Over a beat that blends classic …
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Feid closed out the 2023 Latin Grammys with an energetic performance that featured hiphop legend DJ Premier. The Colombian artist opened his set with an acoustic version of his song “Prohibidox” about forbidden love. Then, DJ Premier dropped the beat for their collaboration “Le Pido a Dios.” The hip-hop producer …
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John Morrison was 10 years old when he started making beats on his Casio RZ-1, the same drum machine sampler that Prince Paul used to produce for De La Soul’s landmark 3 Feet High and Rising. Three years later, in 1993, Morrison heard Digable Planets‘ debut album, Reachin’ (A New …
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Macklemore pays tribute to his less-than-savory childhood idols on his new song, “Heroes,” featuring DJ Premier. The track boasts throwback boom-bap production from Budo, with Premier crafting a hook out of his signature scratching and chopped-up samples. Over his two verses, Macklemore puffs his chest as he recounts his childhood …
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