
DJ Premier
Actor · b. 1966
Christopher Edward Martin, known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He has been frequently lauded as one of Hip-Hop's greatest producers by publications such as Vibe. He formed the hip hop duo Gang Starr alongside American rapper Guru, with whom he has released seven albums.
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Movie6.7DocumentaryMusicSOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders, to new faces, to the global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive material, to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · 63 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryExploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story of quirky friends who became unlikely legends by engaging their listeners and breaking the biggest rap artists ever.
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015 · 27 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicThe "Beat Kings" is the first documentary exploring the original architects of hip hop; "The Producers". For over three decades, beat makers have built hip hop's foundation, constructing the beats behind the rhymes. For the first time, 20 influential producers tell the history of creating hip hop's most definitive records.
Beat Kings
2006
Movie7.8DocumentaryMusicA feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world's best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl.
Scratch
2001 · 36 votes
Movie4.8MusicDocumentaryReasonable Doubt is the debut album of American rapper Jay-Z, released June 25, 1996 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States and on Northwestside Records in the United Kingdom. The album features production by DJ Premier, Ski, Knobody and Clark Kent, and guest appearances from Memphis Bleek, Mary J. Blige, and The Notorious B.I.G., among others. Similar to Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995), Reasonable Doubt incorporates a mafioso theme, while it also integrates topics such as betrayal and reminiscence.
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2007 · 4 votes
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10 years after releasing his debut album The Documentary, Compton rapper, The Game, recently released a double album in two separate installments. The first disk was titled The Documentary 2 and the second which dropped a week later was called The Documentary 2.5. This 50 minute film is the official making of and we get just that, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions that went into his latest body of work.
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This documentary feature, produced in association with The Grammy's, looks at the history, songwriting, and recording process of five different genres of music through the eyes of 5 of the most influential producers/DJ's in the world as they create new music tracks with influential collaborators from rock, country, classical, R&B and jazz.
Re:Generation Music Project
2012 · 8 votes
MovieMusicDocumentaryBonus DVD from the Best Of Gang Starr CD. Contains 11 music videos including 'Step in the Arena' & Skills
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TV7.7DocumentaryA documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
Classic Albums
1997 · 8 votes
TV7.4DocumentaryOscar and Grammy Award-winning producer and artist Mark Ronson explores the intersection of technology and musical innovation with his heroes and fellow hitmakers – including Paul McCartney, DJ Premier, Charli XCX, Dave Grohl, and Questlove.
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021 · 20 votes