My 100 Favorite DJ Premier Beats (Part 4 of 4: 25-1)

[rjgoeson]

Great list only I hoped to see jeru tha damaja me or the papes somewhere in the top 25

[TheNewCoolKidz]

nas is like finally someone notices that song!

[Timbawolfsfan05]

Moment of truth should be 1

[Valid925]

It must have been HARD AS HELL to put together this list man, so I respect that, but I think the most glaring omission from your top 100 is "My World" by O.C. That beat was absolutely incredible.

[raoulhery]

top 5 : so gettho, devil (jayz) memory lane (nas) 6th sense common and AZ the formattop 5 : so gettho, devil (jayz) memory lane (nas) 6th sense common and AZ the format

[Phearoe]

wha bout the illest brother.... wa bout BYS..... wa bout battle.... wa bout what im here for..... wa bout conspircy..... wa bout black poet stuff.... wa bout brooklyn trooper..... there is nuff u mist out.... n only bout 5 of the tracks in ur top 25 wud b in myn.... gd to c premo fans appeeicatin his wrk thou still

[Phearoe]

nas shud nt b number one.... definatly guru i think.... big up premos work as always....

[JUSTHERE4THEVIDS24]

Jeru The Damaja Me Or The Papes isnt on the tope 25 mm mm mm lol

[gr8xman7]

Still d.r.e or n.y state of mind. I personally like dre better but I just wanna hear what other people think.

[comrade9191]

I have all the songs 20 and up except for jay z

[hc9400]

Props for the vid! BUT WHERE THE F*** is in Memory of* :D Thats one of my all time favs...

[geoff5001]

amazing list! i also love half & half,and all for the cash!dope beats! peace buddy

[m7silvestri]

Illmatic is the best album of all time and Premier is partly to think. nas and premier need to have a collaboration once more for the fans of hip hop

[mach1man22]

Haha Sike #7 is number 1.

[blackrepublican2007]

woooooo....... follow instructions is one of his dopest beats ever.

[martinythug]

finally found song pitch black- its all real yeaah

[Jstan85]

R.I.P Guru

[mariottide888]

the best is worst comes to worst remix

[DJDisgust]

az - the format

rakim - when ib on tha mic

just thought those should be here.

[savethetrees00]

The sheer fact that people are mentioning songs that have been left out of a top 100 is a testament to how good premier is...there plentyyy of artists that dont even have 100 DECENT productions/songs

[nastynas373]

its a good list. personally i put my top 3 at When I B On the Mic, Better than ive ever been (Remix), and mass appeal. also, Jungle Music - Jeru the Damaja is solid

[MrOneManShow30]

NEVER MIND MY BAD I DIDNT SEE THE REST OF THE LIST KICK IN THE DOOR WAS ON THERE...MY FAULT

[MrOneManShow30]

nice list no love for Kick In Tha Door BIG

[Nasfighterfire]

sha million and one ould be in your top 25 i think

[EpicKreashinzV2]

I agree with you on all of them except for Gay-Z.

[Nasfighterfire]

@EpicKreashinzV2 Jay-Z may be crap nowadays but he was hard back in the days of Reasonable Doubt which is one of me favourite albums of all time. Your hatin' for no reason

[EpicKreashinzV2]

@Nasfighterfire No I'm not he's a fucking faggot. He rips off ideas from other people. Let's see: Young Forever = Forever Young (With Gay Rhymes) Empire State Of Mind = New York State Of Mind, 03' Bonnie And Clyde = 97 Bonnie and Clyde (It also rips off Tupac's Me and My Girlfriend) He's a soft ass pussy bitch and is now basically incapable of coming up with his own material. He even has to get baby bitch Alicia Keys to do a chorus for him.

[inla12]

what about Fat Joe - The Crack Attack ?

[rahulcoco]

Listen to Mop and gangstarr Half & half .. you guys will like that

[BryterLayter26]

straight out the fuckin dungeons of rap!

[jonmak81]

phat list fella disagree with the rankings thats a matter of personal taste though, but still a heavy selection no the less...only thing is where is Who Got Gunz from Gangstarr The Ownerz it's a classic!!!

[williewilsonwilliams]

great list ! you got almost all of them

[Guru420420]

Good list, NY State is my number 1 too. Missed some great ones though, Come Clean would have been in my top 10. Code of the Streets and Tonz of Gunz are missing too.

[SpicyGrape]

Dj PREEEMMMOOO!!!! Fuckin' beast!

[kritikosthrilos]

That;s ma man!!! Awesome list!!!!!!!

[hiphopfoelife]

it think group home - supa star should be at last top 10 or even 5,but that's just my opinion...

[aarondavid92]

kick in the door or platinum plus should be number 1

hard beat which biggie killed

[thelos3r]

Also Unbelievable & The One & Only. Gotta Be Higher Up On The List.

[thelos3r]

I Agree With burtoncourneya1. Its A Good List But Above The Clouds, Make Em Pay, I Gave You Power, Ten Crack Commandments, The Big Picture (Intro) & Seven Days (Remix) Should Be Higher Up. But Im Glad To See Somebody Finally Recognized "Recognize". That Beat Is Sick & Gets No Love.

[thebarnesman]

So gay

[krankpunktexe]

extremely addictive

[GregpipeONE91]

WOW ny state of mine !!!!

thats really the best

[MidlandKruiskade]

No offence, but where's the respect? Mass Appeal by Gang Starr is one of, if not his best beat? You didn't rate in in your WHOLE top 100? Above the clouds would be top 5 for sure.

[SOUIFFA]

@MidlandKruiskade Mass Appeal is Number 7 you deaf fuck.

[Bcrawshaw]

It amazes me that in all these 'top dj premier beats' videos, that Inspiration by Da Ranjahz feat. Cee-lo never gets a look in. So so overlooked imho.

[burtoncourneya1]

good list, not great. I understand its just your opinion but seriously how do you leave off F.A.Y.B.A.N by screwball???? no sauce money either, neither friend or foe, mc act like they dont know, stick to your gunz, ebonics/ sorry i was just gonna say screwball and then started rememberin all these tunes, i could keep goin but il stop

[AMAruofAssassinz]

@burtoncourneya1 ahaha no problem man, I know what u mean, this list is anythin' but accurate, and pretty old, my actual one would look alot more different. mcs act like the ydont know is on this list tho.

peace

[MustardOverlord]

@AMAruofAssassinz

I'm sure I speak for everyone who sees this when I say: make a revised list man!

[IBEASTILY]

@AMAruofAssassinz

One major one you forgot tho.... should be top 10... Afu-ra ft Gangstarr - BLVD.... My #1

[demonikfunk]

@AMAruofAssassinz speak ya clout, jeru's section is some ill shit, and ya playin yaself, cmon man its playaz anthem backwards :)

[slikdarelic]

im not even gonna debate what order it should be... u put in mad work!

da relic

[rosieboi]

@slikdarelic co-signed! everyone stop bitching about the list i might not agree with all the choices but music is all a matter of opinion. props for linking so many great primo beats into this compilation

[dre767]

lol @ all the people bitching about the list... this isn't YOUR top 100, he's sharing his top 100 with us. It might have been better to just use instrumentals, I bet you'd have a very different list. Sometimes the emcee(s) make the beat that much better, or worse.

[DCP1292]

I saw you on dj premiers blog the other day. Is your name AMAru?

I'm that guy you replied to :P DJ Real

[AMAruofAssassinz]

@DCP1292 hahaha yeah man whut up bro :P, hope you enjoyed my list, tho it's not that accurate anymore

[TheNizah]

@AMAruofAssassinz haha i c u alot on premierblog

[OziiBeats]

D.I.T.C - Thick

[OziiBeats]

you forgot one song , i don't know the name but is from Big L & D.I.T.C ft Dj Premier

[TheEazyDuzIt95]

Premo could make an ill beat with a vuvuzela, yeah he's that good.

[rosieboi]

@TheEazyDuzIt95 ha ha brilliant!!!!!!!!!

[millwallfan06]

ny state of mind i agree no.1

[inalg]

OMG.please.remember.to.put.OC'­s-My.World.on.the.next.list.!!­

[inalg]

OMG.please.remember.to.put.OC'­s-My.World.on.the.next.list.!!­

[AngryUrsaring]

I respect your list, definitely not easy making a top Primo beats list, as he has A LOT of great beats.

Two of his beats I've really been into lately though, which aren't on your list are As I Read My SA and Check The Technique from Gang Starr.

[Bentrefler1]

Great mix man, but the font was a bit hard to read- otherwise it was a sick top 100

[BossHogg5220]

My top 5

1. Gang Starr-Mass Appeal

2. Lox- Recognize

3.  Jay-Z- A Million and One Questions

4. Jadakiss- None of Y'all Better

5. Jeru The Damaja- D. Original

Overall great list, thanks for posting 100 classics AMAruofAssassinz.

[kweninc]

really like your list ....but Why everyone keeps leaving off "Microphone pon Cok" by Rage & "True Honey Buns" by Bahamadia

[guschdi1337]

#9 best beat ever

[rytnutcase69]

Group home superstar needs to be on the top 10 that beat is fucking sick

[hisan01]

D Original, Come Clean?!? Jeru The Damaja!!

[DrOCkABlEs]

mass appeal #1

[lyricsfromsweden]

The lists is missing some classics: All City - The Actual, O.C. ft. Freddie Foxxx - MUG, Blaq Poet - Poet Has Come, Group Home ft. Guru - The Legacy

[ningdoggjyfh]

Gangstarr mass appeal should have been number1 imo

[freonfiss]

i saw all your 4 clips and I was lookin at the list best 25 while i was listening to the tracks....and saw that you have left the Number 1 with three dots...so i realized that you have left one out from your TOP 100, which by the way for me is #1....

Just when I opened the comment box to write: #1 EVER Nas- NY State of Mind,

I hear it the end.......

Respect!

Nice choice....

[VNSeraphin]

I was sure to find Guru The Anthem in the top 25...

[AMAruofAssassinz]

@VNSeraphin dunno why you expected this track on this video, this is a premo beats list, the anthem is produced by dj roach

[Fyahstarter]

CRITICS!!! YOU CAN NOT FIT EVERY PREMIER TRACK IN A 8MIN VIDEO.... just vibe out to what's being played!!

[DCP1292]

ans yeah like the other guy mentioned, you missed Jadakiss None of Yall Betta

the violins in that song are serious. thats one of his trademarks if im not mistaken

[DCP1292]

Mass Appeal is my favorite. after that it goes: 2. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth 3. Nas - Memory Lane 4. Nas - Nas is Like 5. Nas - NY State of Mind 6. Fat Joe da Gangsta - Shit is Real 7. AZ - The Come Up 8. Biggie - Unbelievable 9. Gang Starr - Royalty 10. Big Shug - Play It The songs like Mass Appeal, Royalty, and Play It with those piano keys are my fav type of Premo beats.

[DrIzZeY1]

Gangstarr- Zonin......shoulda been on this list...that was the last greatest beat they used together....

[larrence029]

damn, handsdown dj premo is a top 5 producer of all time maybe numba 1

my five (((no order)))

dj premier

alchemist

9th wonder/ j.dilla

dr.dre

timbaland

honorable mention to swizz beatz, just blaze, kanye west, rick rubin, pete rock, and marley marl

[DaBoay86edYa]

@larrence029

you got Kanye West on here and not RZA

Hmmmm

[larrence029]

@DaBoay86edYa o shyt my bad he didnt hit my mind at the time

[jbanco]

this list is as dope as it gets...i would've also added Mobb Deep - Cop Hell somewhere in there also...that was bananas

[TheNizah]

lol nas holds a fifth of the top 25

[GetDown9I]

i bet it took a lot of hard work to gather all his songs. props homie ima listen to this vid hela keyed later

[teef1027]

this list is amazing man-- you can see how versatile Premier is-- and how his beats changed for the artists-- He had a whole different style for KRS and Nas and Common compared to the stuff he made for Guru -- so tiiiight

[tassimo12345]

for real

[ninow187]

not that one :(

[dabigboppa]

Some of the greatest music ever created

[ninow187]

somebody who's knows the name of the song that goes like: Big baller shot caller in the chorus the beat is from dj premier if you know the name of the song plz write down artist and name of the song :)

[AlbertSkaates]

wanna be a baller by someone

[f1xingmyself]

its all about the benjamins

[iamnotstoned619]

boom n memory lane are top notch

and ten crack commandments

[krid1988]

mad props for premier, and good list.. NY state of mind is the fattest beat ever!

[kottto22]

@krid1988 - ny state of mind pt 2 is better than 1. in my opinion anyway

[DAI3792]

i agree

ny state of mind pt 2 sounds better than the first

[snook354]

you was missin that jadakiss none of yall betta, gang starr ft jadakiss rite where you stand and that guru hustlin daze

[theoflax]

omg my list would have been completely different, with ALOT more gang starr at the top hehe

[kkoorreenn]

hehe

[Stefanel26]

Above The Clouds...favorite

[Romario625]

iight good research

[manuelgm]

Xzibit - What A Mess, should be number 1 and you didn't even had it on the list

[shounenk]

primo is in another league. He created his own style, there like epic beats

[kkoorreenn]

boom is first no DOUBT!

[TsideKing]

10 crack commandment tha best 4 sho

[PKaisala]

above the clouds my favorite 4 ever !!!

[Caseylcd]

My favorite producer of all time!! Top 25 beats r classic!!

[NewYorkConsciousRapX]

you could tell that Rass Kass is west coast!...Still tight tho, word is bond

[janromic]

Full Clip should be at top 10

[AMAruofAssassinz]

no doubt and it will be in my next list

[kkoorreenn]

and put dilated pepoles's clockwork also!

[dachaseljak]

TRUEEEE (:

[HappyBirthdaySANTA]

@AMAruofAssassinz check out black milk the matrix!!!!!!! you'll love it

[JoseNAlexShow]

Krs-One Mc's Act Like They Dont Know should be in the top 5

but nice list thogh

[Mohachedachamalamo]

if you make a new list, you should include Non Phixion - Rock Stars ;)

[MrSoulFlower]

Where's Group Home's "Supa Star"? It's most definitely top 20 material!

[AMAruofAssassinz]

hahah word

old list, I'm not satisfied with it tho

Ima make a new one

[MrSoulFlower]

Very nice.

[frankcastle139]

Ha i just like that you did 100. i see all these "top ten premo" and im like man, i couldnt narrow it down to 50, let alone 10.

I agree w all these

Kick in the Door

The Come Up

Moment of Truth

Memory Lane

Nas is Like

Above the Clouds

Boom

but you dont think 'The Format' is top 25? its a simple beat but its unbelievable

[K4miKaZze1989]

Be true to hip hop and keep listening to it.

[NewYorkConsciousRapX]

Big Daddy Kane just said " Burn CD's", thats the song wit my boy Big L....when L died 1999...D@mn son, Kane was ahead of his time, gawd!

[MyNameIsNeutron]

1. 6th Sense 2. Nas is Like 3. Invincible 4. A Million and One Questions 5. It's Been a Long Time 6. It's All Real 7. Ain't Nuttin Changed 8. Ten Crack Commandments 9. Skillz 10. Secret (Remix) 11. MC's Act Like They Don't Know 12. Kick In the Door 13. Hip-Hop 14. Supa Star 15. Rappaz R. N. Dainja

[fleshnbone187]

I would personally have The Return (Brand Nubian) and What a Mess (Xzibit) in this huge list somewhere but otherwise everything is good.

[pompeche]

i thrive on BOOM, above the clouds, work part 2, you know my steez, and az's the format!

peek KGR's on the rise again, and sauce money's against the grain

PREEEEEMO is the greatest

[HaddyD]

above the clouds is rediculous

[Whiran]

Kick in the Door had such a sick beat.

[jose4891]

word. its amazing how many people don't realize that its actually Premo who did that beat.

[jose4891]

what is? your about 2 months late

[mekz100]

premo is the king!

[9iine]

DJ Premier - The Real

[PlatinumBD]

DJ P makes the illest beats.

[ThaRealERAQ]

this is ill but the emphasis should have been on the beat not the artist or complete song.

[karey26]

Any Type of Way is a bit out the box for sure. Still dope but rarely see it in top 50 lists, let alone 3rd.

[Brost31]

NYSOM (1 and 2)

Battle

Above the Clouds

Crooklyn Dodgers

Mathematics

^^My favorite Premier beats

Every beat is ill though

[Superthug203]

How is Come Clean by Jeru not on this list????? That was without question one of his dopest and most innovative beats!

[watupange]

thats true! i forgot about that! but you know whats crazy, nas got like almost every best premo beat.. especially in illmatic.. i mean, represent, ny state of mind, memory lane..

[kidclassic1996]

for sure superthug!

[jimmy3610]

ohni see you had Crooklyn Dodger 95 at #50 my bad.

[jimmy3610]

Yo you missed True honey Buns, Ex Girl to Da Next Girl,Anticipation,Friend or Foe 98,Crooklyn Dodgers 95, 1,2, Pass It, Invasion, The Planet, DWYCK, BYS, Royalty,Brownsville. My man your post is good but you missing a few.

[MrHiphopist]

Anticipation isn't produced by DJ Premier. He just scratched it.

[Kbeets]

what if royce 5'9'' grew an inch?

[yungmoney514]

hed be Royce da 5'10 lol

[fleshnbone187]

#17 is the best.

[Crraabbmmaann]

songs that i love the most by Premier

-Invincible

-Moment Of Truth

-Intro-The big PictureZ

thos give me the chills

[OldSchoolApprentice]

Recognize is dope !

[WestSideRunna213]

you should make a 5th part for honorable mention

[AMAruofAssassinz]

nice idea man, i will make a new list anyway, and it will include a 5th part

[obilinx]

if you know ditc why didn't you put lord finesse into this huge list? no group home's supa star either.

[zinidan]

wats the name of the joint at 7:29? ...im sure its big daddy kane

[BR1AN21SON]

shoot it must have been crazy hard to narrow it down cause dj premier is just that amazing. i wish nas and dj premier made an entire album together.

[project291284]

shit...any body know how i can get d'evils beat??

cant find it no where!!

thanks!!

[Ntibs]

how can you put a number 1 there all classic beats

[qswdfhjkkjdhssy]

what about gang starr ft m.o.p half and half

[roc788]

Wheres Nas - It aint hard to tell??? He did do that beat right???

[AMAruofAssassinz]

nah that was large pro

[halizbladex]

ny state of mind is first i fuckin' knew it. preemo is a genious gotta love all these beats

[thewrestlingfiend]

WHERE IS COME CLEAN BY JERU

[fleshnbone187]

100 awesome beats, I guessed that NY State of Mind would be first.

[KillerBod101]

why do u people always put Nas's beat as number 1, the song is alright but it isn't as good as premier's other beats.

[SEVR808]

i personally like NY state of mind pt1 instead of part2

[AMAruofAssassinz]

you should watch the whole video, then you would know that I think the same way

[qswdfhjkkjdhssy]

haha

[gsuperior777]

he's the best

[Jerbear7]

Rock Stars by Non Phixion should be on here at the top

[liljohn38]

Agree!

[DontHateOnDonnie]

yo you got some taste man... the 6th sense is my shit!!!!

[Vladutzkaya]

...damn i havent heard 25 in a wile