DJ Premier & The Berklee Symphony - Regeneration (Feat. Nas) [Lyrics in Description]

DJ Premier's new Classical remix for RE:GENERATION featuring Nas and the Berklee Symphony Orchestra. DJ Premier was given Classical and began his immersion into the genre with Bruce Adolphe, a former classical music professor at Juilliard. They met at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music not far from DJ Premier's home in NY. After learning about classical music theory, the inspirations of some of the genre's most profound composers and how traditional pieces are structured, DJ Premier went out and bought tons of classical symphonies on vinyl to mash up his own creation. We then took that mash-up and orchestrated it for sheet music. In the first step of the actual recording process, DJ Premier partnered with Stephen Webber, a professor and conductor at the Berklee College of Music. Steven taught Premier how to conduct and helped him in studio with the 58-piece Berklee Symphony Orchestra you hear on the track. Of all the takes, the one you hear is the "wild" version (which means they recorded it without the metronome in their headphones) DJ Premier conducted himself. Then DJ Premier brought that instrumental track back home to NY and Nas laid down his rhyme on top of it. DJ Premier has not produced a track for Nas since "2nd Childhood", in 2001 on the "Stillmatic" album.

Lyrics interpreted by CCooke3:

[Nas]

Regeneration
Composer; DJ Premier
Maestro; Sir Nas
Yeah
Nas in the building
Premier's in the building
Yeah
This is how we redefine, the music
Let's go

Yeah, ya'll know I gets it on, sip on Dom
Clear the throat, wet the pallet,
Compose a ballet, then expose a rare talent
The kick drum will have you numb, the snare's valid
That's how Premier styles it
Yeah ya'll know he gets it on, that's a given
Every song I've written, make the sky clear blue
Like the beginning scenes of The Simpsons
Dominions of the British Empire
Would listen to Bach, with tea and biscuits
Preem revisits, songs centuries old
Hip-Hop; symphony's orchestras out cold with it
You know the flow's administered,
By the deputy, rhyme prime-minister,
Sir Nas, I'm certified
Please be seated and your shirt and tie, dresses on
Arrive early, when the curtains rise, bet it's on
A certain etiquette involved with this
Unlike any other music genre is, bring the drama in

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[mirmir211]

Nas best rapper alive thumbs up if you agree

[gboi909]

Holy God! Wow, just wow! This joint is AMAZING! If you ain't LIKEin this, then eat a dick, cuz you ain't a fan of REAL HIP-HOP!!

[HipHopeKnowledge]

720p daaaaaannmmmm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PawelKosinsky]

Pretty cool, but I think it's based on Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra concept.

[kenster866]

can you say "superb" Premiere always down with new ideas. thank God for his contribution to Hip-Hop

[timidmarco]

Check out my channel I have a track like this but different- its a quartet. I think i got it. Maybe. You be the judge

[MrStopalpanico]

The BOMB TRACK!