DJ Premier Divulges Nas “Illmatic” & Comedic Big L Stories

    DJ Premier quite literally dropped knowledge during his recent interview with Only Hip Hop Facts as he let loose a few Hip Hop facts of his own. The noted producer shared personal stories and facts about Nas, Jay-Z, Large Professor, and even the late Big L who would have celebrated his 39th birthday today.

    According to Premier, Big L’s humor was very similar to that of another late rapper. The producer went on to detail one of his funniest encounters with Big L before comparing the rapper’s laidback humor to that of Biggie’s.

    “I watched him and Showbiz argue over their knowledge of Malcolm X while we were waiting for Fat Joe to come to the studio to record ‘The Enemy.’ And it was the funniest argument I’ve ever seen,” DJ Premier revealed. “Cause Big L he talks like he raps…Big L was funny just like Biggie. Super funny and not even trying to be funny, like a comedian. He’s just naturally funny.”

    DJ Premier later compared the past musical partnership between Nas and Large Professor to that of his relationship with Guru, and also credited the pair as being a “dope team” before touching on the knowledge he gained from Large Professor.

    “I watched Large Profess make ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell,’ ‘One Time 4 Your Mind,’ and ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Remix)’, all in one day,” said the beatsmith. “I sat there and watched him do it on the SP-1200…This was before I even did a beat for Nas. And I was like ‘yo’—that’s how I do beats now because of the way Large Professor did it. He would just walk in and make it right there on the spot. That’s how I do. I don’t have like a whole CD of beats picked from. I walk in, do it, and say ‘here.’”

    The full interview with DJ Premier can be viewed below.

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    43 thoughts on “DJ Premier Divulges Nas “Illmatic” & Comedic Big L Stories

      1. All the history and dope stories from this interview and that is what you take from it? You guys are pieces of shit to the 10th degree! RIP BIG L

      2. what so you can lick his balls?,,,,wtf,,,is you thinking nigga,,,,where the fuck is your thinking coming from?,,,this nigga!!!psss

      3. he IS gay. i remember this story about when Biggie was recording Ready To Die, they were in the studio and Big was getting his dick sucked by a couple of bitches. he asked Preme if he wanted to mess with them and Prem turned him down. what kind of straight man turns down two sexy bitches who are ready to fuck?

      4. ^ CITE YOUR SOURCE PLEASE. NO SOURCE, THEN SHUT UP AND STOP TRYING TO MAKE UP STORIES.

      5. WELL YOU SEE SOME PEOPLES CONCERN AINT ALWAYS GETTIN PUSSY…IN LIFE THERE ARE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT STUFF THAN GET URE DICK SUCKED….GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE BITCH…

    1. that’s suspect is yall niggas talkin’ about somebody sus, but you won’t even post your name up. just sayin

    2. My last paycheck was $7500 working 12 hours a week online. My sisters friend has been averaging 11k for months now and she works about 20 hours a week. I can’t believe how easy it was once I tried it out. The potential with this is endless. This is what I do, Rich4.C0M

    3. PREMO GIVES US GREAT STORIES ABOUT BIG L AND ILLMATIC, AND YOU GOT THESE DUMB NIGGAS POSTING SOME SHIT LIKE HE’S SUSPECT AND NEEDS TO COME OUT THE CLOSET. DA FUCK? WHAT MADE YOU TYPE THAT SHIT? OR ARE YOU GUYS LONELY AND NEED ATTENTION?

    4. Premo that nigga tho, a Texas representer. Checkout thegrandreport, they got some good stuff on there too

    5. Nas went hard as f*ck on Illmatic, but the production left something to be desired. I personally liked It Was Written… better.

      1. I agree with It Was Written being better. Fell in love with it, the story telling and beats were dope as hell. Still, Illmatic was nasty. I like the beat selection just because it made you pay more attention to the lyrics. Gave it a gritty, hungry underground feel.

    6. No one cares about these stories. He sounds like a granpa remembering the good old days. Maybe if he started making music that sounded like Noah 40 or Mike Will, girls would be willing to get with him again. YCMCB, we got the rap game by the clit and the best producers working with us. We are so good that producers take a pay cut to work with our artists.

      1. who is this pop label ycmcb, oh right those 2 guys who kiss all the time but try to say they are gangster, didnt their best producer leave manny fres? and people dont take a pay cut to work with their artists they get jerked around for publishing or dont get paid at all. ycmcb the fakest label around, hell do they even make hip hop anymore or just that pop music shit?preem has more hip hop in his baby finger than ycmcb whole roster

    7. These old ass niggas need to give it up. When will they learn no1 gives a fuck and they are irrelevent. All these niggas will never come close to drake sucess.

      1. I care, Big L was dope and he got taken too soon. Every fucking article on this site is filled with haters, i wish all you weak motherfuckers would just drop dead already

      2. this is drake, i fucking suck. you were wrong about my career because i fucking suck. and i sucked asap rocky’s dick while kendrick lamar filmed it during the “problems” video. fuck the haters, im mad gay and this is drake

      3. HAHAHA…..EVERYONE CARES ABOUT THESE STORIES BECAUSE THEY ARE HIP HOP PIONEERS…YOU ARE IGNORANT OF HIP HOP…GO LEARN YA HISTORY BEFORE U OPEN YA MOUTH PUNK….FUCK MONEY AND FAME…RESPECT IS EVERYTHING

    8. I NEVER comment on the internet but the comments on this thread are shocking. DJ Premier and Big L showed more talent on their tracks than all these bling, trying to sound gangster and cool, talking about bitches and money pop ass rappers around today. The music used to be an art form now its a popularity contest with all you hipster ass kids (some try to be gangster hipsters). I get it if you want to be cool and listen to the same shit all your costumed friends listen to but at least have respect for the forefathers of the genre of music that is now commercial junk. that is like saying i love billy talent but fuck led zepplin and the beatles. big l’s content may have been just as thugged out and violent as anyone but he presented it in a clever way with impeccable flow. rap today may be fun but its a joke. and premo with the samples and the jazz pshhh one of the most important hip hop producers ever. get a grip, you tools grew up on the internet, use it to educate yourselves.

    9. You know Premo it would be really funny if you would stop producing because you are stuck in the 90’s.

      Although you made many classic beats there comes a time you got to reite.

      1. WHY NIGGA?WHATS WRONG WITH 90S BEATS?YOU LIKE NOWADAYS GAY MUSIC?YOU LIKE DIRTY SHIT SOUTH INSTRUMENTALS LIL WAYNE RAPS OVER?FUCK YOU!90S WAS THE GOLDEN ERA OF HIP HOP…NEVER FORGET THAT B!TCH

      2. Your comment solidify’s the reasons why hip hop has difficulties. Why should a hip hop artist have to retire? If they still have talent to offer, then they should continue to give the people what they want.

      3. It’s not a 90’s sound dumbass it’s HIS signature sound and it’s actually timeless, most of the newer producers sound alike except for a handfull and they aren’t mainstream.

    10. Preme is the G.O.A.T period…plain and simple…the most revered and imitated producer in the genre’s history. And he gets points for the fact that he never got confused and sold out to the new, dick sucking, pop garbage that Hip-Hop devolved into.

    11. hEY Premo! How about you shut your mouth and start making classics AGAIN! I have yet to hear a bangin’ beat from you in YEARS! The Blaq Poet album WEAK, Bumpy Knuckles- WACK….Where is the Pete Rock vs., the KRS One project? Just Like NAS took over KRS’s top spot in my book, there are alot of producers who are about to take your crown. STEP YOUR PRODUCTION UP CHRISTOPHER!!!!

      1. Dope beats DJ Premier produced in the last 4 years:

        2013:
        Joey Bada$$ – Unorthodox
        Papoose – Turn It Up
        2012:
        Bumpy Knuckles feat. Nas – Turn Up The Mic [DJ Premier Remix]
        Fizzyology feat. Busta Rhymes & Styles P – Play Dirty
        La Coka Nostra – Mind Your Business
        2011:
        Apathy feat. Celph Titled – Stop What Ya Doin’
        Evidence – You
        The Game – Born In The Trap
        2010:
        Canibus – Golden Terra Of Rap
        Young Maylay – Temptation
        Joell Ortiz – Project Boy

        You can’t hate on that.

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