Producer’s Spotlight is a new feature here on the blog. Let me give you a little background. As a lover of music and part-time DJ, I’ve always loved putting together mixtapes (or a collection, if you will) of songs by a favorite artist (sort of a greatest hits), new music of the current month, or songs by a favorite producer. Out of all the mixtapes I put together, my favorites by far are those that feature music by the same producer. The great thing about these mixtapes is that they seem to flow incredibly well since most producers have a certain style that they stick to. I’m excited to share these with everyone, because a lot of people are unfamiliar with the person behind the song — the one that gave the music its style and make it do what it do.

The tracklisting is not in order of favorite to least favorite — they’re all favorites. The order is based on what I felt flowed together musically one after another. The way this article will work is I will first give you a little background on the producer or artist, then I will provide the tracklisting of my mixtape along with links to low quality mp3s for you to hear. Songs will also be available on my Myspace page if you prefer to listen there. Most mixtapes will be able to fit on one CD, so feel free to recreate the mix! Enough with this info, let’s get on with the article…

DJ Premier is a prominent American hip hop producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with MC Guru on the lyrical side. Originally from Houston, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York virtually his entire professional career. Premier was introduced to DJing while attending school at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas. DJ Premier’s original stage name was Waxmaster C, although he had already changed it to DJ Premier after he had relocated to Brooklyn and joined Gang Starr. He chose the name “Premier” because he wanted to be the first to do what he did. Besides co-producing almost the entirety of the Gang Starr catalog with Guru, DJ Premier has created countless classics for many groups and solo artists since the early 90’s - working with virtually every major rapper from the period. These include notable tracks for artists such as Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., KRS-One, Jay-Z, Common, Big L, M.O.P., Mos Def, Dilated Peoples, Snoop Dogg and Royce Da 5′9″.

Tracklist:

1. Gang Starr - DJ Premier In Deep Concentration (from 1989’s No More Mr. Nice Guy) Listen
2. Jay-Z - A Million And One Questions (from 1997’s In My Lifetime, Vol. 1) Listen
3. Nas - Nas Is Like (from 1999’s I Am) Listen
4. KRS-One - KRS-One Attacks (from 1993’s Return of The Boom Bap) Listen
5. Gang Starr - Ex Girl To Next Girl (from 1992’s Daily Operation) Listen
6. The Notorious B.I.G. - Unbelievable (from 1996’s Ready To Die) Listen
7. Nas - N.Y. State Of Mind (from 1994’s Illmatic) Listen
8. The Lox - Recognize (from 2000’s We Are The Streets) Listen
9. Common - The 6th Sense (from 2000’s Like Water For Chocolate) Listen
10. Jay-Z - D’evils (from 1996’s Reasonable Doubt) Listen
11. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ten Crack Commandments (from 1997’s Life After Death) Listen
12. Gang Starr - Discipline (from 1999’s Full Clip) Listen
13. Nas - Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park) (from 1994’s Illmatic) Listen
14. AZ - The Come Up (from 2005’s A.W.O.L.) Listen
15. Fat Joe - The Shit Is Real (from 1995’s Jealous Ones Envy) Listen
16. Heavy D - Yes Y’All (from 1993’s Blue Funk) Listen
17. KRS-One - Mortal Thought (from 1993’s Return of The Boom Bap) Listen
18. Mos Def - Mathematics (from 1999’s Black on Both Sides) Listen
19. Limp Bizkit & Method Man - N 2 Gether Now (from 1999’s Significant Other) Listen
20. X-Ecutioners - Premier’s Xecution (from 2002’s Built From Scratch) Listen

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