false0001-01-01 00:00:00Prime Cuts, Volume 120012001-01-012001-01-01129Gangsta RapHip Hopd16f2cd3-ef2a-411f-ae52-5162768947a5084e06f5-3c82-4b71-bd94-dd69e7bd515e69d3ca14-9bf4-3171-86e6-09504c31ec48/media/data/media3/Music/DJ Premier/Prime Cuts, Volume 1/folder.jpgAfu‐Ra feat. Ky ManiAfu‐Ra feat. RZAAG feat. Gang Starr & O.C.All CityBossBrand NubianCharli BaltimoreD.I.T.C.Das EFXDJ PremierEdo.GFreshcoGroup HomeGroup Home feat. Gang StarrJ‐LiveLord Finesse & DJ Mike SmoothM.O.P.Mos DefMr. DongNYG’zO.C.Ras KassSauce MoneyScrewballShyheimSkam 45 2 Life & AkiraSonja BladeThe LOXThe Notorious B.I.G.Tony Touch feat. Gang StarrToo $hortDJ PremierLord Finesse & DJ Mike SmoothChristopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He is considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. He was half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr—alongside the rapper Guru—and presently forms half of the hip hop duo PRhyme, together with Royce da 5'9".
Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of those composed by the Gang Starr Foundation. Notable works for artists and collectives he has worked with include Afu-Ra, A$AP Mob, AZ, Christina Aguilera, Common, D'Angelo, Dynamic Duo, Evidence, Feid, The Game, Griselda Records, Group Home, Jeru the Damaja, J. Cole, Jay-Z, Joey Bada$$, Kanye West, KRS-One, Limp Bizkit, M.O.P., Mos Def, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., O.C., Rakim, Royce da 5'9", Run the Jewels, Showbiz & A.G., and more.
As a businessman, DJ Premier has his own record company named Year Round Records. Among its artists are New York group NYGz, New Jersey rapper Nick Javas, and Houston rapper Khalil. Tha Blaqprint by Blaq Poet, which features 13 Premier productions, was released by Year Round Records through Fat Beats Records in June 2009.