Jake's Semi-Obscure DJ Premier Productions Compilation

DJ Premier is the total package, the Michael Jordan of East Coast production. Sure, Pete Rock's always had the best horns, RZA's got the dark and cinematic shit on lock and Prince Paul is the undisputed god of innovative sample layering.But as far as crafting a beat for the explicit purpose of providing a complimentary backdrop for an MC to showcase their talents over, Premier is second to none. There's a reason rappers save their best street verses for their Premier track, it's because everyone sounds their best over a Premier beat. If you rap, and you can't tear up a Premier beat, you need to get another hobby.
The main gripe people have about Premier is that his production formula is so rigid. This claim isn't inaccurate, if you drew up a structural outline of every Premier track, 95% of them would be borderline identical: A brief instrumental sample intro for live DJ's to cut up as they see fit, followed by a straightforward, punch-you-in-the-face drum kit under a sample that rises and falls in about the time it takes for a rapper to get a punchline across, with a deftly scratched chorus of perfectly on-beat vocal samples, usually relevant in content to the song's topic. This uniformity is in stark contrast to more avant-garde producers like Madlib and the late J Dilla who rarely tread the same musical terrain twice. Though more creatively experimental, Madlib and Dilla just don't have the quantity of cookie cutter, beat-and-rhyme-marriage street bangers that Premier's catalogue boasts. Premier's formula works, plain and simple. By never deviating from his initial strategy, Premier has maintained a consistency of quality that remains mostly unrivaled by his peers.

This compilation is simply a collection of Premier tracks that I liked. I tried to omit the obvious stuff (Gang Starr albums and classics everyone already has: Come Clean, New York State of Mind, Unbelievable etc.) in favor of songs that don't get the shine they deserve. Enjoy.

Afu-Ra———Lyrical Monster

All City——— The Actual

AZ ——— The Come Up (Produced by DJ Premier)

Bahamadia——— Rugged Ruff

Big Daddy Kane——— Just Rhymin' With Kane feat Just Ice

Big L——— 139 (feat Tony Touch)

Big Shug——— On the Record

Biz Markie——— And I Rock

Blaq Poet——— we gonna ill <<<<<------------Click to listen on youtube

Boot Camp Clik——— Take It Personal Freestyle (Sean Price, Steele, Buckshot)

Brand Nubian——— The Return

Cee-lo——— Evening News <---------Click to Listen on Youtube

Cormega——— Make It Clear

D.I.T.C.——— Time to Get This Money (Edit: this beat was Produced by Ahmed; Premier on the scratches)

D'Angelo——— Devil's Pie

D'Angelo ft. AZ ———You're My Lady (DJ Premier remix)

Devin The Dude——— Doobie Ashtray

Dilated Peoples——— Clock Work

Gang Starr——— The Piece Maker

Ghostface Killah——— Return Of Theodore Unit Ft Wigs and Trife Da God

House of Repz——— U Gotta Love Us (Street)

J Rock——— The Real One (Co-produced by DJ Premier & J Rock)

J Rock——— Neighborhood Drug Dealer Remix

J-Live——— The Best Part

Just-Ice——— History <-----------Click to listen on Youtube

Just-Ice——— Gangstas Dont Cry

Keith Murray ———My Style Is Incredible

KRS-ONE ——— Wannabemceez

Leaders Of The New School——— Freestyle with Kurious Jorge

Little Vic——— The Exorcist

Ludacris——— MVP

M.O.P.——— Downtown Swinga 96

Mark Ronson——— Just (Feat. Blaq Poet) (DJ Premier Remix)

Nas ———Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) (DJ Premier Demo Mix)

Non Phixion——— Rock Stars

Pitch Black——— It's All Real

Pitch Black——— Rep Tha Hardest[Prod. By DJ Premier]

Ras Kass——— Goldyn Chyld

Reef The Lost Cauze——— Livin Proof Freestyle

Reks——— Say Goodnight

Royce Da 5'9" ——— Hit Em!

Royce Da 5'9"——— Royce Is Like

Sean Price——— Megasean

Shyheim——— On and On [Premier Remix]

Smooth B——— Game Over

Snoop Dogg——— The One And Only

The X-Ecutioners——— Premier's X-Ecution

Xzibit——— What A Mess <-------------click to listen on youtube

Zeebra ———Untouchable

Download (two parts):

http://rapidshare.com/files/431358628/Archive.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/431361958/Archive2.zip

Edit: there were a couple mistakes I made in the haste to make this compilation, Time to Get This Money, and the 50 song aren't Premier beats, he just scratched the chorus and the Choclair song was just on one of his mixtapes. Oh well, enjoy the rest of them.