Posts Tagged DJ Premier

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March 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 132: Jeru The Damaja – “The Sun Rises In The East”

Now I knew about this album – maybe not quite at the time, but sometime shortly after, and I just never quite made it through to it. A shame. And good to be there now. Because not only is Jeru The Damaja great, and certainly career-best here on this debut, but also I was into all the stuff that came up around this time […]

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February 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 125: Gang Starr – “Step In The Arena”

This is the sort of straight-up banger that makes me pleased I signed up for and carried on this ridiculous ‘Challenge’. Here I am going through old albums I missed at the time. Mostly finding gems. A few duds. A few ‘who really cares’, a few ‘you had to be theres/time/place’  but mostly finding gems…then there’s something like this. You’d […]

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April 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Collusion 001: DJ Premier x Pete Rock Collaborative Tour

In a new initiative between Rhythm Group Entertainment, Illusive and Frontier Touring the Collusion series kicks off with a collaborative show by DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Two towering names in hip-hop, two giants in the field, names that transcend the genre. Tickets are on sale from today, Wednesday, April 9 for the one New […]