DJ Premier Breaks Down Gang Starr’s “You Know My Steez” | Beat Break Ep. 1
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2018
- DJ Premier breaks down Gang Starr's "You Know My Steez" for Beat Break: #MomentOfTruth Edition
DJ Premier reveals the 'Moment of Truth' opener, “You Know My Steez,” was a rarity for Gang Starr - a recording session that happened without the producer’s physical presence. Guru misses his entrance, but steez is more important than timing.
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Hip-hop was founded on adaptability, and Gang Starr is no exception. As MC Guru plainly states on the intro to the duo’s 1998 classic album ‘Moment of Truth’: “We adapt with the times...but it’s always Guru and Premier.”
Four years removed from the seminal ‘Hard to Earn,’ Guru’s street corner philosophies and Premier’s gutter-soaked production sounded more focused than ever. Leave it to a producer/DJ from Texas and an MC from Boston to refine the New York sound.
‘Hard to Earn’ was the apex of their climb to legitimacy, but ‘Moment of Truth’ was their rebuttal from the safety of rap’s Iron Throne. They wrapped a wizened jazzman cool around everything from working with the youth and the prison industrial complex to good old-fashioned Black Power, helped further by the likes of M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, and Scarface among others.
“The rejected stone is now the cornerstone,” Guru affirms on opener “You Know My Steez,” a bold claim for bars and beats that have held strong for 20 years. Just ask a young Joey Bada$$, who credits Moment of Truth with inspiring him to pick up the mic.
“Beat Break: DJ Premier” is a behind-the-scenes look at eight of the biggest records on ‘Moment of Truth.’ Rest in peace, Guru.
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That moment of truth album took me through some hard times
"No matter what we seize, we must seize the moment of truth..."
Same
We were spoiled with how many great songs were on this album it's a masterpiece.....edited for Jay Coleman music and spelling connoisseur:))
📠
Say it again fam!!!
Premier's stories about him and
Guru are the most wholesome ones I've ever heard in hip hop.
There was a time when I was hustling in midtown Manhattan guru was parked on 41st and 8th Avenue just chilling in his car nobody had a clue that rap royalty was in their presence. So I stepped up to the passenger side and said what up Guru he greeted me and began a conversation about the the streets in midtown all the hustle and bustle going on around us and through out all of that conversation we had he said to me You have choices & options that far outweigh the street grime I was doing. I must say it was the best advice I ever gotten from a person who didn't know me from a can of corn. This was 1991 and it was that year my life of crime stopped Thanks Guru s.i.p
Dope. Guru touched so many folks.
He changed your life. That's an awesome story about one of the greatest of all time, Thanks for sharing. I'm a reformed criminal myself so maybe someday we will meet in a dark alley and swap some real stories.
RIP Keith Edward Elam aka GURU ... the .music never dies
Word up! Peace from Fresno CA!!
The royalty beat was magical! That beat can bring tears to my eyes. Pure nostalgia. #RIP Guru.
"Whatever I do, Wherever I go
I want to take nothin' less than the best
Whatever I choose, I choose to do
I have to stand out from all the rest
Whatever I do, wherever I go
I want to take nothin' less than the best
Whatever I choose, I choose to do
I just wanna stand out from all the rest"
How did we lose our way? New York rap PLEASE return to your ROOTS!!! I've been influenced by this man since I was a child and he has not budged one inch from the authenticity he and Guru established 30 years ago. I can't even touch a sampler, keyboard, beat machine, without thinking "what would Preem do"? I was raised on the Chain and the Starr...
DJ premier really from Texas near Houston
Danny Wears the Crown he is from Houston where he was born
No one cares you're a nobody
Guru is the Goat!
Dj premier is number 1
Even watching the Breakfast Club he references Guru in the present tense. He even made the same analogy when his father died. It must be a way of coping with Guru's loss and keeping his memory alive.
Preemos memory is just golden!!! we appreciate you!!! GOAT!!!
Premo greatest producer of all time
"Steez" - One of my All Time favorite beats!
williest1 yes it is but do u think premo misses guru
"That makes me know that what we're doing
We had the right idea in the beginning
And and we just need to maintain our focus and elevate
See what we do we update our formulas
We have certain formulas but we update em
With the times and everything y'know
So y'know the rhyme style is elevated
The style of beats is elevated but it's still Guru and Premier
And it's always a message involved."
To us preem every album is gold !!! "Guru was naw is" ....
LONG LIVE THE GOAT!!!
Facts!!
I could literally listen to Premier talk about hip hop all day.
No one can duplicate GURU STYLE.
No way. Untouchable
You cannot test the lyrical manifestations of the guru
True. And nobody can ever duplicate Preemo. An untouchable duo right there.
Haha if Premo didn't point it out I would never have noticed Guru didn't come in right. Still dope regardless !!! RIP to a Rap Legend.
Because I’m like the wizard and you look lost like Dorothy.... BAAAAAAAARS!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 one of my favorite tracks!
I grew up on this music , and im from SLovakia this shit was really hard to get by in my times. Still love this shit . REspect from SLovakia
My favorite Gangstarr track, and I have so many favorites.
I miss the Music but I still bump the Old shit
Preem is such a great guy. Man is just smiling all the way through. Keeping it real. The actual GOAT right there folks. RZA coming in hot for the 2nd place, but Premier is the best to ever do it. And seemingly just such a fucking great dude.
Ahh I always wondered about the beginning, it felt like an odd spot for Guru to come in at first but after a few listens it just sounds right for the song, I’m glad they kept it in
WORD up....one of the best....if not The best.. Been down since "Manifest"
One of the best tracks in hip hop ever !!
Premier is the fuckin GOAT, so many god tier beats and this album is one of the best ever. Shout out Guru also an all time great.
The way GURU came in on the upbeat was dope. If Preemo was there when GURU recorded it, we wouldn't have the classic we have today.
You buggin.
I disagree as well
@@WilMars-rr1ny Stuff like that makes a world of difference. I'm not saying it would've been wack. I'm saying it would've been different. I can't hear it any other way.
+Jacqueal Jackson Oh kuz regardless it woulda been an all time classic!
DJ Premiere an absolute Legend #handsdown
Moment of truth is the greatest
Gods of rap tour coming and I’m most excited for this guy
Going to gods of rap too, cant wait
"there is always a massage involved!
The world needs this video, real talent!
Premiere and GURU are legends.
That's real talk he gives credit to those who came before him that's what DJ premier is probably the best producer ever
Love this brotha🙏🏿 God bless Guru.
Love this track!
That editing - the way Guru's verse comes in as Premier raps - is slick!
A BIG R.I.P TO GURU and crazy respects go out to one of my favorites if not the best to ever do it in the field of production and arranging and cutting DJ PREMIER as a collective known as GANGSTARR .......
This whole album is incredible and in my top 10 easily, right from the bat is hits you with with this banger and then the grimey new york head nodding beat robbin hood theory it's seamless how the tracks play out with a couple of smoother ones like work and royalty etc what I'm here for is a great tune aswell the piano is amazing
I’ve been a gang star fan since I was a kid ! Much respect!
This video makes me happy
“We all must face a moment of truth baby”
Its the 3rd stab on like about the 6 i think that Guru starts and it feels totally natural. Great call to keep it like that
The best.
RIP Guru. Once i heard Gangstarr i knew these cats were on a whole other level
When you Google hip hop in the dictionary, there should be a picture of premier and Krs. These 2 have repped the genre/lifestyle the best.
The GOAT
#1OfTheBestYet 💯💯💯💯
He is a calm dude. RIP Guru.
So that's why Premiers so good, dudes always got an eye on what's coming next. XD
✌☮ to the God's and the one nation13 crew 🌐
Their best album
1 luv Preeeeeeeem’ !!!
#STARGATE
#DEFENDER
Hope i get to meet premo some day I met guru
Met both Guru and Premier along with Bumpy Knuckles and Rakaa Iriscience in 2003 at a record shop in Torrance, CA while they were pomoting The Ownerz. Very humble and grateful individuals. They were all vibing with the fans. Great memories.
Its a shame a groundbreaking and influential group such as gang starr only has one gold record
Can someone chop it up and put it together? I'd like to hear the version we almost got. RIP Guru
i wish they made one more album before GURU died.
'LET'EM KNOW .. DO UR THANG 👑GOD' .. #REALHIPHOP #HIPHOPLEGENDSONLY
Steez wuz da Biggest Hit n 98
I see Jay Dilla on his computer screen!!!
NYGZ hat ! ! !
RIP guru
"Not was he is!"
The best DJ ever and the best MC ever: RIP GIFTED UNLIMITED RHYMES UNIVERSAL- 'for those who can't follow that spells GURU within my circle' Gang Starr = THE best hip-hop group EVER, no questions hands down!
Cause I'm like the wizard and you look lost like Dorothy..
Best producer EVER! There is no debate game over lol. IMO his best work was Moment of Truth album and Group Homes first album.
Who is the man on the wall in the video? Somebody tell me please.
GURU REST IN POWER!!!!🕯
🌼☀️👑☀️🌼.
Moe is the East Coast Dr Dre.
Producers NEED to learn the MPC!!!
Rip my homie gigolo Joe
Never 4get moment o truth dropped & u came through knockin it in the geo metro naaaaaameeeeaaan!?!
Then it was off 2 south street
The best albums between 1994-1998 were definitely "Hard To Earn", "Muse Sick-N-Hour Message", and "Moment Of Truth". Reality rules, and it's a part of the aware urban culture, for us history lovers and realists.
Music for the mind while keeping it real and the underground sound that keeps feeding us meals of great pleasure and regret for what the industry has become. We all need to get-get-get on it and dethrone these clones and all these knuckleheads. Reality never fucking stops --- not for the industry, not for the government, not for any damn rapper or "DJ" who just puts a generic beat in and have the "MC" spit "fire" (in reality, it's all lies, and any person with a mind can spot it with a little bit of text-challenging). I'm growing up on a combination of Keith Elam's monotone voice (live forever, even 9 years after the long day in hell), Christopher E. Martin's incredible creativity on the tracks, Carlton D. Ridenhour's booming voice inspiring and spitting history-inspired lines, William J. Drayton's high-pitched voice breaking up the preacher's seriousness with a dash of comedic relief, Norman Rodgers', Lord Aswod's, Gary Rinaldo's, the Shocklees', and Johnny "Juice"'s legendary sampling and violent, blood-spilled tracks.
Preem got caught talking in past tense about Guru lmao. These people are wicked
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RESPECT...gang starr is brutal music...ok also Nas
What does GURU stands 4? P2TG
Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal
Urban Explorer Sorry it’s been 14 Hours!!!!!! Since getting back at ya but I’ve been BIZZY so, hey THANX! P2TG
Htown
Real MC's and DJ's are the minority
Right about now I use my authority 🔥
2 weakling “ cant handle the whole wait” !!!
I never liked that song. *Interesting.*
Honestly on my first listen I didn't feel it. Something about the thick drum sound seemed broken. But the lyrics were FIRE, and over time the entire sound was like an acquired but essential taste. The entire album is an undisputed classic.
It must be hard to listen to music without having ears…
Step in the arena helped change how I listened to hip hop