A lot of Friday nights, Guru and I would go kick it with Biggie, since he was just three blocks down from… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I use whatever it takes to make the tracks identify what me and Guru are all about. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
When I miss Guru, I bump one of our records. Then I shed a tear and get back to work. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru always titled the Gang Starr albums. But once it came to 'Hard to Earn,' he wanted me to title it. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru and I had a house in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, for a while and we used to have wild parties there when… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru always wanted to do what he called a 'chick record.' By coincidence, every time we did one, he was either breaking… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Jazzmatazz' was Guru's thing, but Gang Starr was his baby. I don't care what anybody says. That dude loved Gang Starr. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Anyone from our era knows that Guru was in every club and every bar and every spot. He could go all night,… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
When I got my knee replacement and I opened my eyes straight outta surgery, the first person standing there was Guru's son. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru had such a different voice from most people. Plus he had a Boston accent! So, I always made sure the beats… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
The main thing is we never dissolved our Gang Starr contract. We are still signed to each other. We never disbanded the… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru died tragically and there were so many rumors about how he went out. I got to see him in the hospital… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
The radio stations strayed away from the raw hip-hop that they were playing in the early 1990s. We were like, 'All this… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru was actually who A&R'd and got Lord Finesse signed because he used to listen to the demos at Wild Pitch. And… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
That's the thing with social media: it's a gift and a curse. It's cool on one level, but it's also bad. — DJ Premier Copy Share
My crew used to listen to 'Taking It to the Top' by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. — DJ Premier Copy Share
All of our other albums were consecutive year after year: 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' 'Step in the Arena,' 'Daily Operation,' 'Hard to Earn.'… — DJ Premier Copy Share
Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It's just a different language. It's all borne out of hard times, struggle, and… — DJ Premier Copy Share
A lot of Friday nights, Guru and I would go kick it with Biggie, since he was just three blocks down from us. — DJ Premier Copy Share
All my idols have been in the studio with me, because they wanted to be there. — DJ Premier Copy Share
DWYCK' was only intended to be a B-side of 'Take It Personal,' because we had done a record with Nice & Smooth for their… — DJ Premier Copy Share
Guru's family gave me a piece of his ashes. I saw the gold box of ashes that his father had when we had the… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I always followed my heart and if my heart said I gotta pack up and go, I'm gone. — DJ Premier Copy Share
Every now and then there might be a beat someone turned down that I have as an unused beat. But everything that predominantly matches… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I've always cared about how certain songs fade into other ones and which songs should follow others. I studied that as a consumer and… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I'm known for taking a long time getting music out, partially, my schedule is bananas, I'm only human, and then on top of that,… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I grew up in a town called Prairie View. It's like 45 minutes outside of Houston. — DJ Premier Copy Share
