DJ Premier
Hip hop music, Record Producer
1966 –
Who is DJ Premier?
Christopher Edward Martin, better known by his stage name DJ Premier, is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru. Born in Houston and raised in Prairie View, Texas, and Brooklyn, New York during his teen years, he has lived in Brooklyn for much of his professional career. Rolling Stone identified Premier as arguably hip hop's greatest producer of all time.
The Source placed DJ Premier on its list of the 20 greatest producers in the magazine's twenty-year history, while the editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list. He also made the finals in Vibe magazine's search for the greatest hip-hop producer of all time. He attended Prairie View A&M University.
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- Born
- Mar 21, 1966
Houston - Also known as
- Premo
- DJ Premiers
- Primo
- Chris Martin
- Premier, DJ
- Christopher Edward Martin
- Christopher Martin
- Christopher E. Martin
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Prairie View A&M University
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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