Sorry for being a month too late (damn, time is running shorter and shorter when you reach mid 20’s ;)) but here are the results of the DJ Premier Blog Awards, we only have one category and that’s for the best Premo beat :D. I’m actually very glad with the voters count, it was a strong battle between the Demigodz and Ill Bill beat. And we have a 1k+ more voters than last years vote so fuck yeah! Thank you all!! And with no further yip yap, the best DJ Premier Beat of 2013 is:

Congrats to the whole Demigodz clique, they smashed the vote by collecting 29% (aka 992votes) of the votes! Damn what a beat, perfect old Pino soundtrack sample flipped!! What sad is… is that just like last year, this jam didn’t have a vinyl release (thank god they pressed up the LP). So it’s official I guess… singles on vinyl are death. Here are the full results by the way (check how close the top is):

So what was your opinion? My vote went out to the Tony Touch beat, pure gutter! …I wonder what the sample is… And with 2012 as a year without European artists they are now back in the game (late 2013, will be included in 2014 poll). 2014 is going to be a dope year, enjoy!

Previous winners:
2012 winner: Mind Your Business by La Coka Nostra (28%)
2011 winner: You by Evidence (22%)
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 the Demigodz with the win! AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE !! End of the DJ Premier Blog Awards.

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This is great news because Outlook Festival is one of the nicest festivals in Europe! 03 – 07 Sept! www.outlookfestival.com

In an interview with The NY Hip Hop Report Saigon tells us something banging about his new album, “It’s executive produced by Just Blaze, but DJ Premier did the majority of the production on the record. Just Blaze got a record on there, but DJ Premier is really at the helm.”

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Fuck yeah! the next chapter of “The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 3: The Playbook” is expected for May ’14. All I know he has three tracks produced by DJ Premier and one is featuring Big Daddy Kane, this is what Saigon said about the Big Daddy Kane feature: “The feature I been waiting my whole life for. This is bigger than the Jay-Z feature to me personally.” Maybe more Premo tracks to expect?

Related: Tef – Lifetime Membership (Featuring Saigon & Papoose) (Radio Rip)

This is something new… Instead of albums DJ Premier decided to give out his top 20 hip hop songs of 2013 first, via his radio show LiveFromHQ. But don’t worry, his list of albums are coming later on the blog! So here we go:

20. Busta Rhymes – Thank You (Feat. Q-Tip, Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
19. Dawhud – Battle Anybody (Feat. ACE one)
18. Jay-Z – Open Letter
17. Rapsody – Kingship
16. Statik Selektah – Bird’s Eye View (Feat. Raekwon, Joey Bada$$, & Black Thought)
15. Papoose – Faith
14. Drake – Pound Cake (Feat. Jay-Z)
13. Demigodz – Just Can’t Quit (Feat. Motive, Blacastan, Ryu & Scoop Deville)
12. K-Rino – Antagonistic Radio
11. Joell Ortiz – Roll Deep

10. P-Money – The Hardest (Feat. M.O.P.)
09. Rick Ross – Oil Money Gang (Feat. Jadakiss)
08. DITC Ent. – Come and Get Me
07. Bumpy Knuckles – Word (Feat. Sy Ari da Kid)
06. Durag Dynasty – 360 Waves
05. H. Stax – Field Nigga
04. Big Sean – Control (Feat. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica)
03. De La Soul – Get Away
02. Pusha T – Nosetalgia (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
01. Jakk Frost – Beard Gang Initiation (Feat. Malik B & Nima AB)

RIP Guru!! Click on the photo to go to the webshop with supa fresh hoodies! Only available till 1ste of January 2014. So be quick. Via DJ Premier // Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff // The Ave Venice Company

DJ Premier Remembers Guru W/ Gang Starr Store: “You Can NEVER Front On The Many Lives We’ve Changed”

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With Dynasty being the last beat of 2013 it’s again that time of the year my friends. We didn’t get NYGz, MC Eiht nor KRS-One, Pete Rock and Get Used To It DVD but it was a powerful year. Be aware, judge strictly on the beats, not the rhymes. It’s the beat that matters in this poll… And good/bad news, this year I didn’t had to cut tracks from the poll because there weren’t as many productions (compared to last year). So who will run away with the award?? This one could be hard to choose from!!

2012 winner: Mind You Business by La Coka Nostra (28%)
2011 winner: You by Evidence (22%)
2010 winner: Première Salve by Soulkast (20%)
2009 winner: Rap Addiction by Blaq Poet (17%)
2008 winner: Say Goodnight by Reks (30%)

In 2008 we had 359 votes, in 2009 we had 950 votes, in 2010 we had 3 118 votes, in 2011 we had 4,098 votes, in 2012 we had 2,454 votes. WHO WILL WIN THE AWARD??? VOTE VOTE VOTE!!

Thank you for your time and support over the years! -gim

Legendary New York hip hop collective D.I.T.C. is working on a full-length remix album, to be released in Spring 2014. The 2LP-release will include contributions by all original DJs/producers of the Diggin’ In The Crates Crew; Showbiz, Buckwild, Lord Finesse and Diamond D, as well as remixes by affiliated producers like DJ Premier, Marco Polo, 9th Wonder, The Alchemist, Boogie Blind, Bink, Apollo Brown, DJ OGee and quote, unquote “even more.”

The good folks over at Brooklyn-based record label Slice-Of-Spice teased followers on Facebook and Instagram that the remix album is set for an early spring release next year: “We look to get this monster ready for an early Spring release. x2LP, the full trimmings, and bonuses galore.”

A Showbiz remix of “Best Behavior” is the first official confirmation to our knowledge. Other than that expect remixes of D.I.T.C. originals with O.C., AG, Fat Joe, KRS-One, and deceased hip hop legends Big L and Big Pun.

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Not many things are known about him, but according to XXLmag Frank V will be signing to DJ Premier’s label Year Round Records! It isn’t official yet. He’s a singer/songwriter from Boston and released his first mixtape last year. I’m curious to see what will happen, I was always hyped for the Boy Big album 10 years ago but it never came. Maybe with this new rnb artist?