1. My Thoughts
2. Shake The Room (Feat. Flava Flav)
3. B.A.P. (Bumpy And Premier)
4. eVrEEbOdEE
5. wEaRe aT WaR
6. P.A.I.N.E.
7. The Life
8. FYPAU
9. D’Lah
10. More Levels
11. GrEaTnEsS
12. EyEnEvErPuTmY4cUsAwAy
13. Turn Up The Mic (Feat. Nas) (DJ Premier Remix)
14. The Key
15. OwNiT
16. The Gang Starr Bus
17. Word Iz Bond
Release date: March 27, 2012 (Vinyl, CD & Digital)
In anticipation for the LP we’ll see an EP released called “StOoDiOtYmE” early March with non album cuts!
Yesss, I’m so full of joy. The best DJ Premier beat of 2011 is decided thanks to 4,098 (!!) Premo fans to be exact. That’s a lot more votes in compare with last year… damn this blog is growing. Can’t thank the people who vote enough. And with no further yip yap, the best DJ Premier Beat of 2011 is with no surprise:
Evidence won the DJ Premier Blog Awards like a boss, 22% aka 912 votes of all voters voted for him. If you know we never had a list to vote for that big it’s really impressive. Too bad this single never had a wax release. We may still love vinyl, but it’s dying for real. Here’s the full list people:
What do ya’ll think? The funny thing is, I voted for Jump Up (Remix)… I think that instrumental is really underrated, I funked with that a lot in 2011. It was choosing between Fastlane or Jump Up (Remix). Last year an European artist won, now the first European artist is Shock & Amaze by Prop Dylan on the fourth place, also congrats to him! Looking forward to hear the best beat of 2012!!
Previous winners:
2010 winner: Première Salve by Soulkast (20%)
2009 winner: Rap Addiction by Blaq Poet (17%)
2008 winner: Say Goodnight by Reks (30%)
Once again, thanks to all the voters, you were with a lot! And congratulations to Evidence with the win! AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE !! 2k12 will bring us a lot of fresh new Premo beats!!! End of DJ Premier Blog Awards.
The X Label brings to you a limited edition recreation of Guru’s (MC Keithy E) Demo Cassette Tape. This recreation of Guru’s demo cassette tape consist of the exact image Keithy E made for the cover, Keithy E’s handwriting of the songs on the tape, and the actual songs from the demo. Pop it in your vintage boombox to listen to Guru’s never before-heard songs or put it on a mantle and keep it as an amazing collectors item that was a part of the foundation of Guru’s hip hop legacy. Tape info: In 1986 MC Keithy E (now known as GURU) completed a demo tape that featured the early members of Gang Starr; DJ Mikey Dee and Damo D (Beat Box). The tape that was recorded at “Radio One” studios in Boston, includes multiple racks featuring the young Guru rhyming and displaying his singing voice over a bare drum machine. The demo tape was clearly made and sent directly to Magnus Johnstone (a local DJ/Radio Host in Guru’s hometown of Boston) for his show. Both the demo tape’s cover and the actual tape are labeled “for Magnus”. Magnus Johnstone founded Lecco’s Lemma radio show in 1985. It was a groundbreaking hip-hop radio show, the first of its kind in Boston and one of the only rap radio shows in the world at that time. What made it even more revolutionary for the emerging Boston hip-hop scene was that Magnus encouraged local rap groups to come down to the station and perform on the air. Since the show was Boston’s outlet for up and coming hip hop artists, it was a big deal to appear on the show. This demo tape earned MC Keithy E and crew the right to be on the show and share their talents to the listeners.
Once again the man from Passaic, New Jersey, is back with another winner. Classifying K-Def’s Night Shift as a strictly “Hip Hop” release limits the amount of craftsmanship and creative ingenuity that went into this collection of songs, but don’t take our word for it; listen to the record. Consisting of 2 vocal tracks alongside a handful of expertly programmed instrumental tunes & covers, Night Shift is the type of project that doesnt ask for much, but offers plenty in return as far as replay value is concerned. Don’t sleep on Night Shift.
For the opening selection, K-Def recreated the standout cut, “Escapizm,” from Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s The Main Ingredient with none other than the author of many of Pete’s rhymes on that album, Rob O (of INI). It’s an effective way to give long-time fans a feeling of nostalgia and introduce new fans to a period in Hip Hop that was truly special. Check it out…
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