Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966 in Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name DJ Premier, is an African-American record producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with vocalist Guru. Originally from Houston, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, for much of his life since childhood and professional career. Premier is hailed as an architect of " East Coast hip-hop known by its heavy drums and spars...
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Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966 in Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name DJ Premier, is an African-American record producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with vocalist Guru. Originally from Houston, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, for much of his life since childhood and professional career. Premier is hailed as an architect of " East Coast hip-hop known by its heavy drums and sparse loops."
The Source magazine named DJ Premier one of the five greatest producers in hip-hop history, while editors from About.com ranked him as #1 in its Top-50 Hip-Hop Producers list.
Some of Premier's most lauded non-Gang Starr productions have been his collaborations with lesser known artists. With MC Jeru the Damaja, Premier crafted one of the East Coast's landmark albums in The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994, as well as the 1996 follow-up, Wrath of the Math. Also from the Gang Starr Foundation, Premier would produce and...
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