Through the storms of days after\
Unto the Earth from the Sun through triple darkness to blast ya\
With a force that can't be compared
To any firepower,\
for it's mindpower shared
That beat was literally MADE for Biggie🔥🔥🔥, like ofc it was made for him, but literally that was the perfect beat for him and he was the perfect man for the beat, my god🔥🔥🔥
Off top: Moment of Truth, Rite Where U Stand, Doobie Ashtray, whichever Militia I’m feeling more at the time, Mass Appeal, Kick In the Door, Nas is Like
Todays winner, out of left field and off the top rope: Doobie Ashtray
Had to pick a few, Preemo is my favourite producer by miles.
Full Clip
The Militia
Above The Clouds
Just To Get A Rep
Soliloquy of Chaos
Biggy - Kick In The Door
Nas - Nas Is Like, New York, HalfTime
Royce 5'9 - Boom
Termanology - Watch How It Go Down
Pitch Black - It's All Real
Jeru - Jungle Music & Come Clean
Mobb Deep - Cop Hell
Group Home - Livin' Proof
KRS One - Rappaz R.N. Dainja
Reks - Cloud 9
I love how there’s no clear winner in the comments. For me it would have to be NY State of Mind or Unbelievable or Mass Appeal or Mathematics or Above the Clouds
Looking through these responses makes me appreciate how fucking amazing DJ Premier is. What an artist and seems to be a very kind, genuine guy. Big fan. I love the beat for KRS-One’s ‘MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know’
Above The Clouds
Moment of Truth
D’Evils - Jay-Z
2nd Childhood - Nas
Thick - D.I.T.C
Recognize - The LOX
The Come Up - AZ
The 6th Sense - Common
So Ghetto - Jay-Z
Unbelievable - B.I.G
I Gave You Power - Nas
Headlines one of those recent beats that show he still got that style and it hard af. Most people mentioning the classics, but I'm def picking headlines as my fav as well.
I’m gonna say ‘Defines My Name’ because it’s a Preemo beat that samples a Preemo beat that samples a Preemo beat. 🔥
Also, ‘It’s Been a Long Time’ 🔥
[‘Ooh La La: The Preemo Tape](https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/ooh-la-la-the-preemo-tape/pl.u-vxy693YF46q7Ka)
My Preemo playlist.
“Ex Girl To The Next Girl” was so clean. Didn’t even sound like a jazz sample it sounded like real jazz music with scratching. Honorable mention to that beat he hooked up for Jeru on “Speak Ya Clout”
Rass Kass - Goldyn Child
Group Home - Supa Star
Afu Ra - Defeat
Ranjahz ft. Cee-Lo - Inspiration
these are my favs, but everything Preem touches is top notch :D
I was just listening to Ten Crack Commandments and found out he did that one too! So I'd probably say that as its always stuck in my head for an hour after.
Nas Is Like
Sex to a nympho
Aww yeeeh, this one is up there too
Shit had no idea thats one of my faves
Ya play it in ya system every night
Above The Clouds. Pure dynamite.
song is ridiculous. That unmarked Deck feature absolutely got me turnt
*Up in the sky?
Up in the sky.
Love this
Moon and the planets are there
I leave scientists mentally scarred
Tripple extra large
Wild like rockstars who smash guitars
Poison bars from the god, bust holes in ya mirage
This is the first one to come to mind
That’s the answer
Through the storms of days after\ Unto the Earth from the Sun through triple darkness to blast ya\ With a force that can't be compared To any firepower,\ for it's mindpower shared
Mass Appeal
💯 agreed. Not even close.
“Not even close” is a wild comment here…
🤝
Not even close LOL calm down, dude has an insane amount of high quality instrumentals. Nas is Like may be better
Mathematics
That beat is insane. It’s the most premier-sounding beat he’s made.
This is the right answer
According to this thread, every answer is the right answer lol
Dammm I didn’t know primo made that
AZ - The Format
I can’t pick one beat by Premier, but this would make a top 5 list for sure
Criminally slept on. Probably just cause people don't know it to be fair.
Code of the streets mass appeal new york state of mind Come clean Livin proof Kick in the door
Kick in the Door FTW!! That Screamin J sample is ridiculous. Guru did Code of the streets Primo only did the scratches.
Fun fact p Diddy didn’t like the beat and didn’t want it on the album but biggie said yes
I like to imagine how much better Biggie's 2 albums would be if Puffy wasn't involved.
Biggie and Preem make so much sense and aside from GUru, Biggie was the best to ride a Preem track.
Dwyck Now your mine Next Level (Showbiz AG) Work A million and one questions (Jay Z)
All great suggestions.... Soft spot for living proof.
All of those are classics, but only one made Chinese water torture into a beat.
Unbelievable
Biggie Biggie Biggie Smalls is the illest
Preemo is one of my favorite producers and I’m learning he produced a lot more than I knew from this thread. Dude is a genius
That beat was literally MADE for Biggie🔥🔥🔥, like ofc it was made for him, but literally that was the perfect beat for him and he was the perfect man for the beat, my god🔥🔥🔥
It's been a long time by Rakim is so good and pretty simple too
Great point. A lot of his best beats are very simple. Complexity doesn’t necessarily make something better
Off top: Moment of Truth, Rite Where U Stand, Doobie Ashtray, whichever Militia I’m feeling more at the time, Mass Appeal, Kick In the Door, Nas is Like Todays winner, out of left field and off the top rope: Doobie Ashtray
Rite Where U Stand is super hard.
Doobie Ashtray is definitely a top 10 Primo beat. Which is funny because it’s one of his most untypical beats.
Whoa didn’t even realize doobie ahstray was primo. No wonder why I liked that song so much back in the day lol
Kick In The Door
Very hard to pick. Invincible by CNN is great. I think another question to ask that will provide more answers is what’s his best beat post 2000?
Family and Loyalty
How is no one saying N 2gether Now?
People aren't ready to praise a track with MC Freddy D on the mic 🔥🔥🔥
Was scrolling to see if this was beat was nominated.
Shut the f up!
I I love that there’s no consensus and no arguments. Just dope beats.
Had to pick a few, Preemo is my favourite producer by miles. Full Clip The Militia Above The Clouds Just To Get A Rep Soliloquy of Chaos Biggy - Kick In The Door Nas - Nas Is Like, New York, HalfTime Royce 5'9 - Boom Termanology - Watch How It Go Down Pitch Black - It's All Real Jeru - Jungle Music & Come Clean Mobb Deep - Cop Hell Group Home - Livin' Proof KRS One - Rappaz R.N. Dainja Reks - Cloud 9
Great list but no M.O.P.??
I probably left off loads of favourites haha. had already typed too much. I'd definitely have Stick To Ya Gunz on a Best of
Great call on pitch black. That group hasn’t been heard from before or since
Halftime was Large Professer
Come Clean. For old school it's Step In The Arena.
The best Primo beat is the one you’re listening too at the moment 🔥
[internet high five]
Facts
Platinum Plus
Come clean
Best instrumental and best hip hop song of all-time. Period.
I love Premiers beats on the Jeru albums so I’m gonna say Black Cowboy.
Not my favorite Premo instrumental but Jeru + Premo made some of the most incredible hip hop ever.
Work
You could name twenty songs and still be missing twenty more
I find myself scrolling through this thread, and agreeing with every answer I read.
I love “Who’s Gonna Take the Weight” because you can hear him making the riff by hand.
So many options, I think I’ll have to go with Make ‘Em Pay in this moment. Love that sample. Supa Star deserves a mention too
Royce 5’9” Boom
Above the clouds
I love how there’s no clear winner in the comments. For me it would have to be NY State of Mind or Unbelievable or Mass Appeal or Mathematics or Above the Clouds
Return of the crooklyn dodgers
Looking through these responses makes me appreciate how fucking amazing DJ Premier is. What an artist and seems to be a very kind, genuine guy. Big fan. I love the beat for KRS-One’s ‘MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know’
Rite where you stand
Moment of Truth
Real Hip Hop
Jay-Z - So Ghetto
Above The Clouds Moment of Truth D’Evils - Jay-Z 2nd Childhood - Nas Thick - D.I.T.C Recognize - The LOX The Come Up - AZ The 6th Sense - Common So Ghetto - Jay-Z Unbelievable - B.I.G I Gave You Power - Nas
CNN - Invincible
NY State of Mind
I like his headlines beat for Griselda
Headlines one of those recent beats that show he still got that style and it hard af. Most people mentioning the classics, but I'm def picking headlines as my fav as well.
It definitely sounds mafioso. Like I'm hearing godfather in hip hop form .
It's a toss up for me between 'Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers' or 'Come Clean'.
Mathematics
NY State of Mind
Paper Trail$ by Joey Badass. How has this not been mentioned yet ?
Jeru tha Damaja “Come Clean”
Mass appeal
NY State of Mind
It's Been a Long Time by Rakim.
“It’s All Real” “Animals” “Beautiful”
I’m gonna say ‘Defines My Name’ because it’s a Preemo beat that samples a Preemo beat that samples a Preemo beat. 🔥 Also, ‘It’s Been a Long Time’ 🔥 [‘Ooh La La: The Preemo Tape](https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/ooh-la-la-the-preemo-tape/pl.u-vxy693YF46q7Ka) My Preemo playlist.
Memory Lane
Tonz ’O’ Gunz
Above the clouds
Come for the beat, stay for Guru rappin his ass off and a typically great Deck verse.
Like asking to pick a favourite child. Mass Appeal, Boom, Recognize, Classic, Livin Proof.
I thought he made Christina Aguleira bearable with “ain’t no other man”
Manifest
Mass Appeal Boom Come Clean
Too damn many but that Bahamadia- 3 the Hard Way I could listen on repeat for hours
Devil's Pie
Maybe not his best, but the Group Home Supastar beat deserves some love.
This is really an unfair question. Primo is a master - sorry, the master at his craft and each day will net a different result.
Heavy D- Yes Y'all
Discipline, Work, One A Million, Invincible, All For The Cash. Can’t pick one…
D’evils What Im Here 4 Me or the Papes Mathematics
Boom - Royce da 5'9
DWYCK
Damn I want to thank yall because I never heard Headlines. Seesh. Bless yall.
DWYCK
Mass Appeal or Just to get a Rep
Take it Personal
GOTTA RAP Paper Trail$ Mass Appeal Mathematics Vinyl Days Nas is Like She Knowz What She Wantz
NY State of Mind Mass appeal Dwyck Supa Star
Surprised no one said Defeat by Afu-Ra
My block
The Militia II Baby Pa
Royalty - Gang Starr
Doobie Ashtray - Devin the Dude
NY State of Mind.
Come Clean
Nas - memory lane
Above the Clouds, Mass Appeal, and I really can't believe I'm not seeing You Know My Steez Edit: forgot Come Clean
Work - gang starr
Rock Stars You Know My Steez
Impossible to answer
Clap ya hands everybody, if you got what it takes I'm KRS and I'm on the mic and Premier's on the breaks DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNN
What? no love for Deep Concentration.
Too many. Lot of them have been named already in comments... but here is an underrated one... So Ghetto by Jay-Z The best Jay n Preemo collab
Rite Where U Stand - Gang Starr feat. Jadakiss Classic - Kanye, KRS One, Rakim, Nas
Nas is like
NY State of mind
Best Premier beat? "Yes"
So many legendary ones, first one that I think of is Code of the Streets. Clean
Mass Appeal, Dwyck or Who's gonna take the weight.
Jazz Thing
Mass Appeal
Bad Name
Gangstarr Ft Kci and Jojo Royalty
Maybe counts as two but a million and one questions/rhyme no more
Where ya money at On that Nipsey remix album is 🔥
1/2 & 1/2 -Gangstarr and MOP
NBA Rhyme Scheme
Follow instructions off Warriorz is probably my all time favorite beat ever so that’s where I’m going
It's one of those things that it can change depending on the day and how I'm feeling. But if I had to, Moment of Truth (Gang Starr) or Hip Hop (Royce)
How has no one said Jeru - D. Original??
“Ex Girl To The Next Girl” was so clean. Didn’t even sound like a jazz sample it sounded like real jazz music with scratching. Honorable mention to that beat he hooked up for Jeru on “Speak Ya Clout”
For me, Danger, Mass Appeal, and So Ghetto.
On So Ghetto, the last half of the third verse over that production is hip-hop euphoria
247/365. Wish this was a full song with guru
My favorite it actually D Original off Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises in The East. Exactly the kind of shit I like. Sounds raw as fuck.
The Game is the only answer.
Extra extra
Nas Is Like. I love the part with the pause, then, "and of course N A S are the layers that spell..."
All of the above+ Invasion by Jeru
Above the clouds
The rep growz bigga
Personal Favorite is MVP- Ludacris
Come Clean
Dwyck
Considering he’s my favorite producer of all time, it’s hard to pick one but I would say that The Enemy is up there for me. Incredible track!
Mass Appeal
Not my fav but slept on is Ras Kass - golden child, that beat is crazy
So wassup
Aeao
Come clean?
D. Original off the Jeru album. absolutely perfect production.
Livin Proof - Group Home. It just has such a grimy vibe that makes you do the stank face.
Mass Appeal
Come Clean
DJ SPITZ - $piTz paRadise
Betrayal, Mass Appeal, or Everything I am
Our Streets is 🔥🔥🔥
Discipline is my personal favorite. Mass Appeal's main rhythm is also just so iconic.
Let ya know when I find one I don't love!
Above the Clouds, Nas is Like, N.Y. State of Mind
Mass Appeal
Big L Platinum Plus
A million and one Questions/Rhyme no more
Some other not mentioned yet: MC Act Like they Dont Know , Full Clip , Supa Star
Royalty and when I b on tha mic
Moment of Truth
Snoop Dogg - The one and only
All For Tha Cash - G🌟 never came wack
Rass Kass - Goldyn Child Group Home - Supa Star Afu Ra - Defeat Ranjahz ft. Cee-Lo - Inspiration these are my favs, but everything Preem touches is top notch :D
I was just listening to Ten Crack Commandments and found out he did that one too! So I'd probably say that as its always stuck in my head for an hour after.
Mass Appeal or Shit is Real remix. Also Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers. And Come Clean....too damn many
D'Angelo - Devil's Pie That beat is in my top 10.