DJ Premier

Summary

DJ Premier is a human^[1]. He was born in Houston^[2]. He was born on March 21, 1966^[3]. He worked as a record producer^[4], disc jockey^[5], businessperson^[6], music executive^[7], and composer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,597 views/month, #6,591 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• DJ Premier's place of birth was Houston^[2].
• DJ Premier was born on March 21, 1966^[3].
• DJ Premier held citizenship in United States^[10].
• DJ Premier's professions included record producer^[4].
• DJ Premier's professions included disc jockey^[5].
• DJ Premier worked as a businessperson^[6].
• DJ Premier worked as a music executive^[7].
• DJ Premier worked as a composer^[8].
• DJ Premier's professions included rapper^[11].
• DJ Premier's education included a stint at Prairie View A&M University^[12].
• DJ Premier was educated at Waller High School^[13].
• DJ Premier was a member of Gang Starr^[14].
• DJ Premier is recorded as male^[15].
• DJ Premier's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• DJ Premier's genre is hip-hop^[17].
• DJ Premier's genre is East Coast hip-hop^[18].
• DJ Premier's genre is boom bap^[19].
• DJ Premier's genre is jazz rap^[20].
• DJ Premier's genre is hardcore hip-hop^[21].
• DJ Premier's record label is recorded as Wild Pitch Records^[22].
• DJ Premier's discography is recorded as DJ Premier production discography^[23].
• DJ Premier's Commons category is recorded as DJ Premier^[24].
• DJ Premier's family name is recorded as Martin^[25].
• DJ Premier's given name is recorded as Christopher^[26].
• DJ Premier's given name is recorded as Edward^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1966-03-21^[30]

• Genre(s): boom bap, east coast hip hop, hip hop^[31]

• Community tags: boom bap, east coast hip hop, hip hop, producer^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 084e06f5-3c82-4b71-bd94-dd69e7bd515e^[33]

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Origins and Family

DJ Premier was born in Houston^[2]. He was born on March 21, 1966^[3].

Education

Educated at Prairie View A&M University^[12], a university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1876^[36] and Waller High School^[13], a high school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1887^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer^[4], disc jockey^[5], businessperson^[6], music executive^[7], composer^[8], and rapper^[11].

Why It Matters

DJ Premier ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,597 views/month, #6,591 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was DJ Premier born?

DJ Premier was born in Houston^[2].

What did DJ Premier do for work?

DJ Premier worked as record producer^[4], disc jockey^[5], businessperson^[6], music executive^[7], and composer^[8].

Where did DJ Premier go to school?

DJ Premier was educated at Prairie View A&M University^[12] and Waller High School^[13].