45 King interviews DJ Premier to talk about Heavy D, differing opinions on unsolicited material, DJ’ing, and more.
Part 2 of DJ Revolution’s interview with DJ Premier brings out more untold stories such as the first time DJ Premier had ever seen a DAT machine, fist fighting with Guru, and more.
No promotion of projects in this interview, just serious conversation. DJ’s Premier and Revolution sit together in Headqcourterz studios to talk about the history of D&D, the story of moving into his current studio room, and the origin of the of the studio’s name.
D.C. area producer Hec Dolo shows off his intense record collection while talking of his transition from an MC to a producer and his musical influences. He also talks about how essential a portable record player is when digging, his process of working with a beat, and when he prefers to work with Logic vs … Read more
The Hip-Hop Chronicle interviews engineer Young Guru as he discusses working with Bad Boy and his connection with D-Dot, Chucky Thompson, and Tracy Lee. Young Guru also touches on his his start DJ’ing for Nonchalont to moving to New York and becoming D-Dot’s engineer, which finally lead to working with numerous other artists.
Native New Englander Dawaun Parker talks about attending school at Berklee, musical roots in Boston, working with Dr. Dre and Eminem, and working on his first solo project, The Decision.
Flyprints interviews producer Just Blaze about his stance against bullfighting, respect for other living beings, and the progression from DJ’ing to production.
Note: Head straight to pt. 2 after the jump for the music talk.
45 King presents part 2 of his special guest show with Prince Paul as they ramble on about TV game shows and memories of metal cassette tapes and boom boxes. I worked real hard to have it real easy. –45 King
45 King reveals the first beat he was paid for while Prince Paul talks about his work on Spongebob Squarepants. 45 King also reveals that he no longer digs for records stating, “I rely on Kid Capri and Diamond D.”
Splash! Mag sits down with DJ Premier to review and discuss clips from Yo MTV Raps, Tyler The Creator, and the documentary Secondhand Sureshots. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Secondhand Sureshots, you should definitely do it ASAP. The most surprising elements of the interview were details concering Primo’s collaboration with German … Read more