◇ image via WikipediaDJ Premier
DJ Premier is a Boom bap and Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Sonnyjim, Carl Douglas, Run the Jewels, Lane Boy and Marc Rebillet. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Premier arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 9th Wonder, Conway the Machine, Statik Selektah, Termanology and Pete Rock, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into AZ, Common, Drake, Eminem and The Game, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 91 connections around DJ Premier, reaching back through Sonnyjim and forward to AZ. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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DJ Premier connections
DJ Premier grew out of Sonnyjim, Carl Douglas, Run the Jewels and Lane Boy, shares an orbit with 9th Wonder, Conway the Machine, Statik Selektah and Termanology, went on to shape AZ, Common, Drake and Eminem. 91 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced DJ Premier
Sounds and acts that shaped DJ Premier.
- Sonnyjimartist
- Carl Douglasartist
- Run the Jewelsartist
- Lane Boyartist
- Marc Rebilletartist
- Galt Macdermotartist
- Royce da 5'9"artist
- The Elovatersartist
- Kendra Morrisartist
- Capone-N-Noreagaartist
- Compton's Most Wantedartist
- MC Eihtartist
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Dream Warriorsartist
- 7L & Esotericartist
- Marley Marlartist
- Show & A.G.artist
- Zack de la Rochaartist
- Jam Master Jayartist
- Whodiniartist
- Grandmaster Flashartist
- Afrika Bambaataaartist
Artists similar to DJ Premier
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with DJ Premier.
- 9th Wonderartist
- Conway the Machineartist
- Statik Selektahartist
- Termanologyartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Large Professorartist
- Big Lartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Bluartist
- Hit-Boyartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- O.C.artist
- Meyhem Laurenartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Benny the Butcherartist
- Boldy Jamesartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- EPMDartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- DJ Jazzy Jeffartist
- D.I.T.C.artist
- Guruartist
- Jadakissartist
Bands DJ Premier shaped
Where the influence of DJ Premier travelled next.
- AZartist
- Commonartist
- Drakeartist
- Eminemartist
- The Gameartist
- Griseldaartist
- J. Coleartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Kanye Westartist
- Logicartist
- Limp Bizkitartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Mos Defartist
- Nasartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- O.C.artist
- Rakimartist
- DJ Green Lanternartist
- Mike Skinnerartist
- The Infamousartist
- Den Sorte Skoleartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Big Lartist
- Teriyaki Boyzartist
- Lane 8artist
- Pete Rockartist
- Statik Selektahartist
- Terrace Martinartist
- RIP SLYMEartist
- Jadakissartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- Lecraeartist
- Bishop Nehruartist
- Non Phixionartist
- Hudson Mohawkeartist
- Snowgoonsartist
- Jake Oneartist
- Verb Tartist
- The Leftartist
- Termanologyartist
- Jared Evanartist
- A-F-R-Oartist
- Oneohtrix Point Neverartist
- Illmaticartist
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