November 27, 2021

DJ Premier "So Wassup?" ("1, 2 Pass It" Episode, Video)


DJ Premier is back yet again with the latest installment in his video series, So Wassup? - a salute to the floppy disc! In Episode 15, Premo takes it back to 1995 with the D&D Allstar's "1, 2 Pass It." Lord Finesse was working out of D&D Studios on a remix and brought in DJ Premier -- after that, Premier was there from 1992 until the studio closed. As D&D grew, Arista Records gave them a deal to do a compilation and it inspired the posse cut that began with a 40s & Blunts party, where MCs came through and blessed the mic for the posse cut, "1, 2 Pass It." DJ Premier naturally produced the beat and MCs Mad Lion, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One, Fat Joe, Smif-N-Wessun, and lastly, Jeru The Damaja, jumped on the record. DJ Premier also shares that Jay-Z was outside but was not allowed in because it was too crowded, or else he woulda been on the record, too. Jay still came back and did Reasonable Doubt and In My Lifetime Vol.1-3 there, so no hard feelings. Salute to the legacy of D&D, now Premo operates at Headqcourterz. The original building was turned into condos and office buildings, go figure. While the D&D album was lackluster, this jam went hard! Anyhow... Premier throws the disc in the Akai S950, and let's the record play at the end. Check it out below...