Blaq Poet ~ talking about Premier
Shortly after Blaq Poet released his latest project, The Blaqprint, we caught up with him to talk to him for a brief moment about working with DJ Premier. We love Premo.
L.F. – What is your earliest memory of Hip-Hop in New York?
Blaq – Off the top right now, earliest memory was like, seeing Grandmaster Flash, and Melly Mel. Him and the furious five standing up there in the Bronx with the… “Don’t push me cause I’m close to the edge.” Just seeing the way they dressed, the way they was just coming across, rapping’, expressing themselves. It was crazy.
L.F. – What is hip-hop culture to you?
Blaq – You know it’s a way of life. The hard-core hip-hop I love the most, but I love all hip-hop. You know what I mean? The culture is me. The culture is me and everybody else that rap and is into music, and is helping to spread the culture all across the world.
L.F. – How has your relationship with DJ Premier affected your work?
Blaq – Well when it comes to Premiere, he just makes me more of a perfectionist. You know he’s a perfectionist, he wants to get everything right. He was more on point, making sure everything I do is bangin’ bangin.’
L.F. – How did you first meet Premiere?
Blaq – I met premiere in the early nineties. You know back in the days. Him and GURU had just come out to New York you know, and me and hot beam was down together at the time. And PhD was on fire at the time, they had come flippin out there. Him and Guru had been talking. They were coming to give us kind of a welcome to New York. I was like you know, I like what you doing, one day we gone work together. Years passed by, he blew up… It looked like we lost touch, but we got back in touch with each other in two thousand, for the school board Y2k album. Premiere laced the school board with two ill beats, and from there it was over. We were back in touch with each other.
L.F. – Have there been one or two specific things that you have learned from Premiere over the years, that have affected your life or your music?
Blaq - You just got to take care of your business. Make sure everything is right as far as the music goes. Everything… down to the little high hats, kicks and snares. Everything got to be sounding right. You just got to stand for hip-hop man. A lot of stuff rubbed off on me. As far as how to organize beats, and how to organize music and be a better artist.
L.F. Last words?
Blaq – yeah man you know. Stay on top of your business, man. Don’t let nobody tell you that you cant get it done. Stay on top of your business, stay on top of your dreams man. And don’t listen to nobody man. Follow your heart man. Your heart will tell you when your listening to the right people. Do what you do. And stay out my way!
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