Exclusive: DJ Premier's Top 5 Beats

[SemiKalosi]

"...and that's what I still make., that type of shit"

[calico1248]

Freddy Fox - My thoughts

Fat Joe - On the real

Nas - Nas is like

Gangstarr - Moment of truth

Gangstarr - Zonin'

(no specific order)

[gorillatree3]

Boom was fire



[JET3051988]

i got salute 2

full clip

boom

and ny state of mind

wats da 5th??????

[OLWHOADIEBASTARD]

@JET3051988 mass appeal

[AfroSmitty]

What about

Ludacris- MVP

[TheRealIsshh]

Defeat - Afu-Ra

Above The Clouds ft. Inspectah Deck - GangStarr

Hip Hop - Royce Da 5'9"

NaS Is Like - NaS

Its Been A Long Time - Rakim

[ardaorhan]

my top 5 preemo

Rakim - When I Be On Tha Mic

Guru - The Anthem

Nas - Nas Is Like

Nas - NY State of Mind

Gangstarr - Mass Appeal

[ardaorhan]

preemo has good taste in his own joints :)

[MeAgainstTheRadio]

All his beats are good..

Some of my faves are Full Clip, Born In The Trap, Represent, The Come Up, Salute Pt 2, Boom, Livin Proof, Supa Star, Up Against The Wall (Both Mixes)

[TheSmokezalot]

Krs One - Mc's act like they dont know

[unbiased000]

personally some of favorite preemo beats are off of the group home album (suspended in time,)

jeru da damaja (brooklyn took it, mental stamina)

the last song on moment of truth, i think it was called dedicated,

memory lane and represent.

[Indepeoplemusic]

Cool!

[gittasu]

Who the hell is that guy standing in the background and what the fuck is he doin' there? It's just annoying.

[YoUnGSpaCeLY92]

@gittasu Thats premiers artist...

[Xploitzer]

@gittasu It's Nick Javas dumbass

[Mariotaina281979]

Y'all crazy! No order,

Come clean

Mass appeal

So whassup

Ny state of mind

Livin proof

[Sp33dyMik3]

Gangstarr- Above the clouds

Royce Da 5'9- Boom

Nas- Memory Lane

AZ- The Come Up

Rakim Nas Krs Kayne- Classic

[OoSABINoO]

RAKIM - WHEN I B ON THE MIC

[KingJami3]

It's been a long time with Rakim

Classic with Rakim Nas and KRS

The Come Up with AZ

just a few of my favourites

[idontnowht2put]

above the clouds

[nujrz4lyfe]

Come Clean -Jeru & Supa Star-Group Home,... could easily have made that list too

[PANDGEOVIDEOS]

LOL Y DOES EMINEM ALWAYS REFUSE TO HAVE HIS BEATS?!

[philhouse64]

royce boom yea that shiit was just fuckin crazy

[geischeissen]

Nas Ny state of mind

pete rock take you there remix

pete rock mecca and the soul brother of all souled out

atcq bonita applebum

Biggie suicide thoughts by lord finesse

[lamontjjr]

NAS NY STATE OF MIND PT.2

GANG STARR - MASS APPEAL

MOP - YOU DONT KNOW

RAKIM - NEW YORK ( YA OUT THERE?)

GANG STARR - LOYALTY

[Threal23]

@ESSENCEOFEACHTHING Same shit i was thinkin about "Supa Star" that beat is sooo ill

[MrWhySoSerious20]

Gangstarr-Next Time off the moment of truth album

[BlackZepellin]

T.R.O.Y

[ThaCholo]

1) NY State of Mind - Nas

2) D´evils - Jay-Z

3) When I B On tha Mic - Rakim

4) 10 Crack Commandments - BIG

5) Work - Gangstarr

[RealspitHiphop604]

vlad went from doing videos like this to uploading lil b singles

[1993bitek1993]

My Top 5:

1. Nas - Memory Lane (Sittin' In da Park)

2. Group Home - Supa Star

3. Gang Starr - JFK 2 LAX

4. M.O.P. - Downtown Swinga (Remix)

5. Crooklyn Dodgers '95 - Returnof the Crooklyn Dodgers

[ss2lakhan]

Nas(all shy): how was that, did i do ok?

Premo: YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!­!!!!!!! Bumbaclot!

[JohnBeast824]

Damn that nas part was crazy

[ayoitsmeeeh]

Above the Clouds HASSS TO BE IN THAT TOP 5

[theprodigy1600]

NOT IN THIS ORDER !!!!!!

Kool G Rap---ON THE RISE

AZ----THE FORMAT

NaS----NAS IS LIKE

NaS---NY STATE OF MIND 1/2

GangStarr ---MASS APPEAL

[ardaorhan]

@theprodigy1600

dope list bro

[theprodigy1600]

@ardaorhan thanks man

so many other hot joints to pick

[theprodigy1600]

@ardaorhan what beats u feelin'?

[iKoolOut]

The Come Up by AZ definitely goes in my top 5 premo tracks though.

[cenzi6]

Primo and Fred Flintstone.

[SuperVideo333]

ahaha dj premier made nas sound like a pussy XD

[russskates26]

For me

1. Above The Clouds

2.N.Y State Of Mind

3.Mass Appeal

4.Supa Star

5.D. Original

[oskamadison]

My Premo 5:

Gang Starr-Speak ya Clout

Biggie-Unbelievable

Biggie-Unbelievable

Royce the 5'9-Boom

Rakim-New York (Ya Out There)

[oskamadison]

@oskamadison I meant Kick In The Door at 3...

[Gegchez]

gangstar-above the clouds

gangstar-you know my steez

nas-nas is like

nas-new york state of mind

nas-memory lane

i think thats my top five?

[canibusnj]

HUGE PREEMO FAN, DAMN IT'S REALLY HARD TO PICK. HE'S DONE SO MANY BANGIN JOINTS! MY TOP FIVE OFF THE THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

1. D&D ALLSTARS 1,2 PASS IT (ORIGINAL VERSION)

2. N.Y. STATE OF MIND 1

3. MASS APPEAL

4. JERU THE DAMAJA (HIS ENTIRE FIRST ALBUM BUT IF I HAD TO PICK ONE IT WOULD BE YOU CAN'T STOP THE PROPHET.)

5. BAHAMADIA 3 THE HARD WAY

HONORABLE MENTION: M.O.P. RUGGED NEVA SMOOVE (PREEMO REMIX)

MANY MANY MORE IF I COULD CHOOSE!!!!!!

[ffeda]

1. NY State of mind

2. Come clean

3. D. Original

4. Mass appeal

5. Code of the streets

[WuTangBoston]

got fuckin chills when Preem started talking about how Nas didn't know how to start off NY State of Mind!!

[xIJOS3RAMOSIx]

@WuTangBoston Same here man!

[merph1]

supa star, i gave you power, royalty, on the front line, recognize

[Valid925]

"My World" - O.C.

"Come Clean" - Jeru The Damaja

"Inna City Life" - Group Home

"F.A.L.A." - Gang Starr

"Too Perverted" - Jeru The Damaja

Honorable mention: "Salute" - M.O.P.

[bradjohanson94]

my current top five (always changing...)

mass appeal - gang starr

lazy! - freddie foxxx

a million and one questions - jay-z

mathematics - mos def

B.I. vs friendship - gang starr feat MOP

in no particular order

[MegaDerrick95]

Top 5 Premo Beats

5:Nas Is Like - Nas

4:Gang Starr  - Full Clip

3:Gang Starr - Above The Clouds

2:Nas - New York State of Mind

1:Gang Starr - Mass Appeal

[takeadump6]

@MegaDerrick95 um.. you forgot mass appeal are you on crack, when the drop the room drop kit

[FreshPrinceSthlm]

On September 14th we gotta all watch "Nas Is Like" in honor of Nasir Olu Dara Jones' Birthday, We gotta give him the respect he needs and give him the highest viewed video on YouTube!! Let's give him what he deserves and what these fake ass motherfuckas (any rapper on the radio) don't deserve to have

Copy and paste to all Nas' videos and all music videos let's get this shit noticed.

Thumbs this up so people could see

[DanCiTi]

his beat for Classic by Ye, Nas, KRS, and Rakim needs more love.

[TheDarcDefender]

I can't have a Premo top five...it's impossible for me...maybe like a top 30...lol

[bkruse92]

Boom - Royce Da 5'9

Full Clip - Gang Starr

So Ghetto - Jay Z

MC's Act like they dont know - KRS One

Deadly Habbitz - Gang Starr

[bigdubdavis]

damn i wish i was born 2 years earlier just so i could have been there when ny state of mind was recorded

[kidscape426]

Jeru the damaja - whatever

[DatHowYzer]

what about above the clouds? with that asian sound, that beat was crazy. thats like my top 5 beats of all time, guru and ins killed that shit.

[EMCEEHRAS]

whats with premos right eye its hell lazy haha

[sisd888]

he named just 4 beats

[ajpujols03]

Like I said though too many to choose from, makes you have to leave out tons of bangers. Recognize - Lox None Of Ya'll Better - Jadakiss Boom - Royce 5'9 Nas Is Like - Nas Come Get Me - Nas The 6th Sense - Common When I Be On The Mic - Rakim The Come up - AZ The Format - AZ My Way Remix - Limp Bizkit (Some of the best scratching ever) So Ghetto - Jay-z

[ajpujols03]

I'm with everyone on here when I say Primo is the best to ever do it, and picking just 5 of his joints out of his expansive catalog is hard. But I'm gonna try here

1) A Million and One Questions - Jay-Z

2) 10 Crack Commandments - Biggie

3) Invincible - cAPONE & Noreaga

4) Big Picture Intro - Big L

5) Hand It Down Intro - Jay-Z Album but Memphis Bleek tearing it up

[westside159]

i like the mass appeal beat

[2KILLAVILLE]

NY State of Mind, 2nd Childhood, Mass Appeal, Kick In The Door,Unbelievable, The 6th sense, New York( Ya Out There),invincible, Aint The Devil Happy, P is Still Free, The Come Up, My Mind Spray, Gave you Power, Let em Know, Playtawin, Skills, Rap Phenomenom, Above the Cloud, D' evils, 2nd part of A Million, New York Strait Talk, zonin, Nas Is Like, Mc's act like they Don't Know, Lesons of Today, A Million 2nd part, Mathmatics, Brooklyn Took IT, How I'm Living, Playing Yaself and more

[tr1ck0]

return of the crooklyn dodgers and change by shades of brooklyn.. my fav. beats

[tr1ck0]

man i'd have to think real hard to come up with a top 5 or top 10 list of premo beats. shit.

[daggakid90]

mos def-mathematics

fat joe (old fat joe)-shit is real

gangstarr-moment of truth

nas- ny state of mind

gangstarr-full clip

[MastaAce496]

01. N.Y. State of Mind - Nas

02. It's All Real - Pitch Black

03. Supa Star - Group Home

04. Above the Clouds - Gang Starr

05. D'evils - Jay-Z

06. Big Picture - Big L

07. Up Against the Wall - Group Home

08. It's Been a Long Time - Rakim

09. Memory Lane (Sittin' In da Park) - Nas

10. Kick In the Door - The Notorious B.I.G.

[danthedonHBB]

dunno who else is gonna agree but one of my top from premier has to be "check the technique". "you cant stop the prophet" aswell.

[Eminem117Nas]

1.Nas - is like

2.Gangstarr - Mass appeal

3.Gangstarr - Skillz

4.AZ - The Format

5.Royce Da 5'9 - Hip hop

Well any beat from Primo is sick

[818pablito]

nas-ny state of mind

krsone-outta here

gangstarr-deadly habitz

gangstarr-peice of mine

krsone-mcs act like they dont know

[jezpaa]

i wouldnt never find good songs dat i didnt know without premier thanks to premo best dj in da world!

[itseddyhere]

fucking love the last bit hahaha

[abcsmoshed]

i would thrown in above the clouds....god damn

[Lsuperbeasto]

Lol you people and your commical top 5 list LMAO

all garbage

[78donjon]

@Lsuperbeasto I agree!!! I hate when ppl put these commercial ass lists up. Real headz kno that the best beats aren't all radio singles. And some of my fave Premo beats aren't even songs. They're intros and interludes

[lovehoes09]

reconize an represent!!!!!!!!

[redcomic619]

1. Gang Starr - Mass Appeal

2. Wu-Tang - C.R.E.A.M.

3. RA the Rugged Man - Chains

4. Nas - The World is Yours.

5. Gang Starr - Code of the Streets

[sisd888]

@redcomic619 the world is yours is produced by pete rock

[redcomic619]

@sisd888 I know. CREAM was produced by RZA, and Chains was produced by Ayatollah.

[11221jigga]

1nas ny state of mind

2lox reconize

3jayz d'evils

4jayz so ghetto

5nas i gave u power

[KingBoyMC]

1.Wu Tang-CREAM

2.Rakim-Guess Who's back

3.Immortal Technique-Dance with the devil

4.Tupac-Ambitionz as a rider or thugs get lonely too

5.Rugged man-Stanley kubrick or Uncommon valor....

Tho Snowgoons have made many sick beats which could be part of my top 5..

[RetroTheSkywalker]

Lol Nas killed NY State Of Mind on accident lol

[Maziyar]

2:46

that's an artists eyes. you know what an Artist look like? got soul got life unlike these... hollow empty boring mothafuckas makin money winning the shine of the camera for their 15 minutes is up like wassup now? You ain't made the rock ready aim fire.

[thuglikepac0]

DAMN primo never blinks lol

[hugebodylover]

THE BEST BEAT ALBUM IS GROUP HOME FIRST ALBUM~PERIOD!

[ineligible76]

1. Gangstarr- from"JFK toLAX"

2.Nas-"Memory Lane"

3. Cormega-"Dirty Game"

4. Jeru the Damaja- "D'Evils"

5. cannot forget KRS-ONE-"Wannabemcees"

there is just to many for me to list. : )

[ineligible76]

@ineligible76 ...Jay Z.."D'evils"..not Jeru the Damaja..my mistake.

[isaachaaze3]

Premo and Group Home was the hardest

[SDSOverfiend]

Can't Stop the Prophet - Jeru

Nas Is Like - Nas

The Legacy - Group home

Rite Where You stand - Gangstarr

Just to Get a rep - Gangstarr

[spindatish]

why isnt betrayal in anyones top 5? the lyrics are deeper than a chilean miner! also the track he did with nas, krs and kanye "classic" (more recent i know! and kanye had no business bein on that tune in my opinion) absolute banger!!! who else could take the intro to the b-side of carl douglas "kung fu fighting" and make it sound the way it did! he's a fuckin genius!!!

[danewceo]

Big L Rest In Peace

[TackyD]

My Top 3 Preemo Beats - Hands Down All Time Favorites:

*in no particular order...

Dwyck - Gang Starr ft. Nice & Smooth

Come Clean - Jeru Da Damaja

Unbelievable - B.I.G

There are a whole lotta other ones that I like but those 3 are the ones that blew my mind away when I heard them and were on constant rotation for a long time afterwards...

*I know people are putting up 5, but for me the other ones that I like just don't compare and/or have the impact that these 3 had in my humble opinion.

[getyoasshome]

in no particular order

gang starr "over the clouds"

nas "sittin in the park"

b.i.g. "unbelievable"

every song he produced on jeru's "sun rises in the east" album.....

KRS "my life"

honorable mention

group home "living proof"

gang starr "dwyck"

jeru "D original"

[Beyonder313]

Nas - Nas Is Like off of I Am

Mos Def - Mathematics off of Black On Both Sides

Royce Da 5'9" - Boom off of Rock City

Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean off of The Sun Rises In The East

Gang Starr featuring Big Shugg and Freddie Foxx - The Militia off of The Moment Of Truth

[thedanger4ever]

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. II

JayZ - 99 Problems

Dr Dre - nuthin_but_a_g_thang

M.O.P - Ante Up

Ice Cube - Today Was A good Day

[getyoasshome]

@thedanger4ever premeir didnt produce today was a good day or nuthin but a G thang....

[allkicks4me]

GROUP HOME-SUPA STAR

NAS IS LIKE-NAS

A MILLION-JAY Z

UNBELEIVABLE-BIGGIE

GROUP HOME-LIVING PROOF

MY TOP 5

[jsbrown3000]

@allkicks4me You hit it right on the head, my dude!

[blaqdiemenz]

@allkicks4me

1/2 & 1/2 gangstarr mop

sayin something ed o.g.

the format - AZ

its all real - pitch black

reks - 25th hour

this list is going to change every 5 mins for me

man i aint say closer to god - krumbsnatcha, nas is like, skillz- gangstarr, group home suspended in time , crooklyn dodgers 95 , my world - OC , preem got way to many to pick

[187BG]

Limp Bizkits "all N together now"

Group Home " Supa Star"

Jadakiss " aint none of yall betta"

M.O.P " Breakin' the Rulez"

Ghostface Killah " Yapp City"

[Jnassbeats]

Im lovin these premo interviews...Thanks vladtv! 

[DameSlash12]

@Jnassbeats group home is the shit. i workout to their stuff.

[Kbairdy92]

@Jnassbeats yeah man really good intervews ps fuck solar

[thesupernova777]

Hard to narrow it down to 5 Preemo beats but, I'd have to agree with NY State Of Mind being # 1.

Honorable mentions would be Gangstarr- Above The Clouds, M.O.P- Face Off 2k Jay-Z- D'Evils, Jadakiss- Ain't None Of Ya'll Better, Janet Jackson- Together Again (Remix), Chubb Rock, O.C. & Jeru- Crooklyn Dodgers 95'...

The list literally goes on. Only cat with an equal amount of classics would have to be Rza circa 93-97.

[sheckyshebas]

I like The LOX's Recognize the most

[Igetsitin89]

AZ the format

jay z a million & 1 questions

Royce Da 59 Boom

[toneriggz]

Top 5 Premo beats? that's impossible, there is just too much heat...The Enemy, Seen It All, Livin Proof, Salute, Kick In The Door, 10 Crack, Stick To Ya Gunz, Ex Girl To Next Girl, No Shame In My Game, Discipline, Code of the Streets, Mass Appeal, Above the Clouds, Royalty, In Memory of..., Just To Get a Rep, etc etc etc...Top 100 is more like it...

[BrentWoodSean38]

Mos Def Mathematics was nice too

[jappanese]

whos the guy in the brown jacket?

[toneriggz]

@jappanese

that's Premo's artist, Nick Javas...

[daggakid90]

honorable mentions:

moment of truth

nas is like

a million and one questions

unbelievable

classic better than ive ever been

[SVisionTVNewJerZ]

N.Y. State of Mind makes me wanna kick some ass for real!

[ronnizamov96]

3:12 and on HOLARIOUS!!! LOL

[MrAloo14]

ur aaa been da bomb PRIMO n his scitsofrenic voice lol

[rsells12]

Yo didn't premo do that group home - superstar that beat is crazy

[zadkiel04]

Damn. I love Hip Hop!!!!

[32ghzt54]

Who's the dumb guy next to premo?

[birdbath318]

@32ghzt54 He's apparently some mc that everyone says is the ish but I never heard of him. He's down with Premo so it makes you wonder

[Dschaylizy]

@32ghzt54 if he's dumb, then what are you? he's nick javas

[delirious44]

I JUST PUT ALL THEM 5 JOINTS IN A QUEUE TO BUMP NOW

[LCWvids]

@delirious44 same

[Cypherassassin]

Watchandlearnbattlez!

[Cypherassassin]

Watchandlearnbattlez!

[carmellac2000]

I LOVE PRIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pimpinnevaslipin]

Premo " if other people ain't with it. . fuck'em "

real talk by the master himself

[DEEZTV]

Realness right there.