DJ Premier

DJ Premier
  • Type: Producer
  • Country: United States
  • Born: 21 March 1966 in Houston, Texas, United States
  • Active: 1987 - present

Biography

DJ Premier, born Christopher Edward Martin on 21 March 1966 in Houston, Texas, is an American producer and DJ and the instrumental half of *Gang Starr* with *Guru* and of *PRhyme* with *Royce da 5'9"*. His chopped sample, boom bap production defined the New York sound of the 1990s, with landmark work for *Nas*, *Jay-Z* and *The Notorious B.I.G.* alongside all of *Gang Starr*'s albums, including the posthumous 'One of the Best Yet'.

DJ Premier Discography

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