DJ Premiers Sonic Inspiration in 3 Samples | The Formula | NPR Music
DJ Premier is a purist at heart. He picks samples based on feeling and the beats he creates from them are all about honoring that vibe. That lineage has played out from his parents record collection growing up in Houston to his own expansive discography over the last 30 years.
- Get a sneak peak of the final episode with Salaam Remi at npr.org/theformula.
PRODUCTION CREDITS Host: Rodney Carmichael; Producers: Nick Michael, CJ Riculan, Maia Stern; Animator: CJ Riculan; Directory Of Photography: Colin Marshall; Editor: Maia Stern; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Morgan Noelle Smith, CJ Riculan, Tsering Bista; Audio Recording Engineer: Andy Huether; Audio Mix Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Production Assistant: Shanti Hands; Supervising Producer: Nick Michael; Senior Producer: Abby O'Neill; Consulting Editor: Jacob Ganz; Managing Editor: Becky Lettenberger; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins, Lauren Onkey; Special Thanks: Alex Ariff, Bobby Carter, Charlie Ferguson
MUSIC CREDITS "It's All Because She's Gone," Steve Davis, Music (1970) "The Planet," Gang Starr, Hard To Earn (1994) "I Put A Spell On You," Screamin Jay Hawkins (1956) "Kick In The Door," Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death (1997) "Kung Fu," Curtis Mayfield, Sweet Exorcist (1974) "Nice Girl, Wrong Place," Gang Starr, The Ownerz (2003) "Rose Water", DJ Face [series theme track]
DJ Premier is a purist at heart. He picks samples based on feeling and the beats he creates from them are all about honoring that vibe. That lineage has played out from his parents record collection growing up in Houston to his own expansive discography over the last 30 years.
- Get a sneak peak of the final episode with Salaam Remi at npr.org/theformula.
PRODUCTION CREDITS Host: Rodney Carmichael; Producers: Nick Michael, CJ Riculan, Maia Stern; Animator: CJ Riculan; Directory Of Photography: Colin Marshall; Editor: Maia Stern; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Morgan Noelle Smith, CJ Riculan, Tsering Bista; Audio Recording Engineer: Andy Huether; Audio Mix Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Production Assistant: Shanti Hands; Supervising Producer: Nick Michael; Senior Producer: Abby O'Neill; Consulting Editor: Jacob Ganz; Managing Editor: Becky Lettenberger; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins, Lauren Onkey; Special Thanks: Alex Ariff, Bobby Carter, Charlie Ferguson
MUSIC CREDITS "It's All Because She's Gone," Steve Davis, Music (1970) "The Planet," Gang Starr, Hard To Earn (1994) "I Put A Spell On You," Screamin Jay Hawkins (1956) "Kick In The Door," Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death (1997) "Kung Fu," Curtis Mayfield, Sweet Exorcist (1974) "Nice Girl, Wrong Place," Gang Starr, The Ownerz (2003) "Rose Water", DJ Face [series theme track]