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A Rock Tribute by DJ Premier Live In Montreal (2003)

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DJ Premier – Live In Montreal (Rock Tribute) (2003)

Something left fielded I uploaded. A line-in recorded mix by DJ Premier before the Gang Starr performance in Montreal (back in 2003). Everybody knows by now DJ Premier is a big Rock & New Wave lover, but you can’t see him much mixing that genre. I love rock too, grew up on rapcore and 90s punk myself, but now not anymore. By getting older you learn to appreciate older music…

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gimantalon, January 26th 2011 | Posted in Mixtape

DJ Premier Revisits Gang Starr’s “Step In The Arena”

To mark this month’s 20th anniversary of Preemo and Guru’s sophomore LP, Premier provided the background of the defining duo’s first timeless full-length. Preemo revealed rarely known details about the album’s creation, including the real life robbery-gone-wrong that inspired one of Hip Hop’s greatest cautionary tales, “Just To Get A Rep,” how Preemo’s surprising Punk Rock roots affected the length of certain album cuts, and every other possible detail you could ever think of wanting to know about the album that cemented Gang Starr as a timeless tag team.

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gimantalon, January 26th 2011 | Posted in Interview

Reks “25th Hour” Video Clip

You can download the clean mp3 version under this post, enjoy!

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gimantalon, January 26th 2011 | Posted in Clips

Reks – 25th Hour (Clean) CDQ

Instant buy when it coming to vinyl… now for all the DJs: here’s the clean version of Reks x DJ Premier collabo “25th Hour”. Play that street shit! First single from his upcoming album “R.E.K.S. (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme)“, available march 8th (i already know it’s going to be in my top 3 of 2011 lol). I’ve head the video will be dropping today or tomorrow… Check it out:

All the digital people can get this earlier (like always), you can buy the digi single here on iTunes for only $2.97. Support!

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gimantalon, January 26th 2011 | Posted in Track