DJ Premier
Notable Releases of the Week (9/18)
This week’s Notable Releases come from heavy music lifers Napalm Death, new Griselda signee Armani Caesar, NJ punk up and comers Teenage Halloween, rising UK singer/songwriter Fenne Lily, and more…
Notable Releases of the Week (9/11)
This week’s Notable Releases include the latest addition to Griselda’s unstoppable year (Conway), the David Bazan-fronted Lo Tom’s second album, The Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi’-esque album, and more…
Public Enemy's new album features Beastie Boys mems, Run-DMC, Ice-T, George Clinton & more
The tracklist was just revealed and it includes the recently-released new version of ”Fight the Power” (with Nas, Black Thought, Rapsody & more) and the recent single ”State of the Union (STFU),” plus tons of huge guests…
22 New Rap and R&B Songs Out This Week
This huge week for hip hop includes great new song by Black Thought/Pusha T/Killer Mike, Conway/Dej Loaf, MC Eiht/Conway, Calvin Harris/The Weeknd, Jazmine Sullivan, Octavian/Gunna, Cordae/Roddy Ricch, A$AP Ferg/Lil Wayne, Leikeli47, and more…
25 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Fenne Lily, Samia, Sad13, Portugal. The Man (‘Annie’ cover), Thundercat/Smino, Tunng, Loma, Tricky, and more…
25 early 2000s rap albums that every current rap fan needs to know
Music nostalgia tends to move in 20-year cycles, so early 2000s rap is unsurprisingly leaving a mark on today’s new rap music. Here are 25 albums from that era that hold up especially well today…
Armani Caesar makes Griselda debut with "Simply Done" (ft. Benny the Butcher & DJ Premier)
Following a standout verse on Westside Gunn’s ‘Flygod Is An Awesome God 2,’ new Griselda signing Armani Caesar makes a very promising debut for the label…
Freddie Gibbs, Griselda, Boldy James, Alchemist & the new-old sound of rap in 2020
Three of this year’s best rap albums have come from artists who make dusty, psychedelic, vintage-sounding rap, and who have turned this sound from a niche into a movement.
watch Jamo Gang's (Ras Kass, El Gant, J57) powerful video for protest song "Francis Scott Key"
The song is off the hip hop supertrio’s debut album, which features DJ Premier and members of Atmosphere, La Coka Nostra, Psycho Realm, and Slipknot.
Public Enemy release DJ Premier-produced protest song, "State of the Union (STFU)"
”Our collective voices keep getting louder. The rest of the planet is on our side. But it’s not enough to talk about change. You have to show up and demand change,” says Chuck D.
