{"id":526321,"date":"2022-12-13T20:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dj-premier-explains-how-he-helped-travis-scott-sign-to-kanye-west\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T20:42:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:42:06","slug":"dj-premier-explains-how-he-helped-travis-scott-sign-to-kanye-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dj-premier-explains-how-he-helped-travis-scott-sign-to-kanye-west\/","title":{"rendered":"#DJ Premier Explains How He Helped Travis Scott Sign To Kanye West"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b59a7d3e47\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b59a7d3e47\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dj-premier-explains-how-he-helped-travis-scott-sign-to-kanye-west\/#%E2%80%9CDJ_Premier_Explains_How_He_Helped_Travis_Scott_Sign_To_Kanye_West%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;DJ Premier Explains How He Helped Travis Scott Sign To Kanye West&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDJ_Premier_Explains_How_He_Helped_Travis_Scott_Sign_To_Kanye_West%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;DJ Premier Explains How He Helped Travis Scott Sign To Kanye West&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/12\/dj-premier-travis-scott-kanye-west-signing-1200x675.png\" alt=\"DJ Premier Explains How He Helped Travis Scott Sign To Kanye West\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\"><span>Johnny Nunez\/Getty Images | Mauricio Santana\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">DJ Premier has revealed that he had a hand in Travis Scott inking a deal with Kanye West.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/5-10-15-20\/dj-premier-on-the-music-that-made-him\/\">Pitchfork<\/a><\/em>, the legendary producer and Gang Starr member remembered meeting an up-and-coming Scott, who is the son of one of Preemo\u2019s friends from his hometown of Houston.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit200\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was trying to get me to sign him at a time when the music he was making just wasn\u2019t in my lane. He came to my parents\u2019 house and sat with me, back when Nokia flip phones were a thing,\u201d Premier recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Even as a youngster, Premier could see that Travis had potential and thought he would be a good fit for Kanye\u2019s G.O.O.D. Music imprint, who he eventually signed publishing and production deals with in 2012.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cHe was sneaking pictures and his aunt is telling him to stop taking pictures,\u201d he continued. \u201cI was like, \u2018You know what? Kanye might be into what you\u2019re doing right now.\u2019 I called to co-sign him, like \u2018Yo, he\u2019s got something.\u2019 Next thing you know, he\u2019s signing with Ye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aaGmHwKCH7U\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aaGmHwKCH7U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DJ Premier-Travis Scott connection runs even deeper. During an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CDh_NKH_c5E\">Rap Radar Podcast<\/a><\/em> in 2017, the veteran beatmaker revealed that Travis\u2019 father and uncle taught him how to play the drums and bass when he was growing up in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravis Scott\u2019s dad was one of my OGs when I was a kid in Texas,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, Travis was nonexistent yet because his father wasn\u2019t even married back then. His father put me on, you know, I used to ride minibikes and I was into motorcycles real heavy and dirt bikes. His father taught me how to ride. Shout to Jacques, and shout to his brother Travis.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit300\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added: \u201cThey were the first to have everything in my neighborhood. Jack and Travis was always playing drums and bass in the house, and they taught me how to play drums and bass. Travis taught me bass and Jacques taught me drums.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With over three decades in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, DJ Premier is still going strong. Back in July, he released <em>Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1<\/em>, the first installment in a 10-EP collection aimed to celebrate Hip Hop\u2019s 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring his signature boom bap production and record scratching, the five-song project boasted appearances from heavy hitters such as Nas, Lil Wayne, Joey Bada$$, Run The Jewels, Slick Rick, Remy Ma and Rapsody.<\/p>\n<p>On his latest album <em>King\u2019s Disease 3<\/em> that dropped last month, Nas hinted that a joint album with Premier may yet happen after years of speculation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit400\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cDoesn\u2019t matter this is sheer relief, I feel the breeze this is \/ Superhero material, rap star status \/ Premier album still might happen,\u201d<\/em> he rapped on \u201c30.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Rashad Grove\">by Rashad Grove<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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