Several months remain for Hip-Hop 50, the culture’s half-century anniversary. Although the event programming might’ve slowed, the musical tributes continue to roll in. For the icon DJ Premier, that ...

As a year full of hip-hop heavyweights linking up for chart-topping diss tracks, DJ Premier’s latest song “Ya Don’t Stop” proves there is still unity in the culture. Yesterday (July 25), in a ...

Walking into DJ Premier’s studio compound is like embarking on a tour through music history. His career as one of rap’s greatest-ever producers and DJs began in 1989, when he and the late rapper Guru ...

DJ Premier is doing his best to ensure Guru’s legacy continues. On Friday (June 23), the veteran Hip-Hop producer revealed what appears to be artwork for either a single or an album from Gang Starr.

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 boom ...

The RZA and DJ Premier have both been able to produce legionary remixes, delivering fresh new versions that often supersede the original track. We decided to showcase some of their best remixes ...

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 ...

Hip-hop has always been driven by moments. Some moments define generations. Some reset the culture. And some return decades later with the same force they once carried. The announcement of Light-Years ...

DJ Premier has shared a new Gang Starr song called “Glowing Mic.” Hear the track, featuring a previously unreleased verse from the late Guru, below (via Rolling Stone). DJ Premier told Rolling Stone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Both Nas and DJ Premier are on hip-hop’s Mt. Rushmore, especially for those of us who came up listening to hip-hop in the 1990s.

Earlier this year, DJ Premier and Roc Marciano teamed up for the song “Armani Section” and said they had an entire collaborative project on the way, and now that project has been announced with a ...

The latest episode of The FADER Uncovered Season 2, the series in which host Mark Ronson talks with the world’s most impactful musicians, is up now and available for download wherever you listen to ...