DJ Premier took a trip down the memory lane today on his Youtube Series, “So Wassup?” He talked about his experience DJing at the Playboy Mansion. He told a story about Fred Durst. In 1998 Limp Bizkit frontman secured DJ Premiere a gig at the famous Playboy Mansion.
Now, if hearing that such a prominent HipHop DJ got a gig at the Playboy Mansion didn’t shock you, then you won’t believe what happened next. He got to play “raw hip-hop.” Many would have expected a safer choice: pop or upbeat and fast-paced songs. However, DJ Premier was given full authority over the playlist. He even featured songs from the HipHop legend, Ghostface Killah!
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Premier described how they’d use the now-obsolete floppy discs to record and store music during his time. “Now, this one’s very special for several reasons. At the time, this is 1999. My former manager, Patrick Moxie, who had Payday Records and managed Gang Starr for our entire career. All the way up to our last album that we recorded together, ‘The Owners, ‘ which came out in 2002.” He narrates in the video:
Despite his initial hesitation to do the track, he changed his mind once he heard that Method Man would be part of the project. The record producer also described the events leading up to the deejaying job at the playboy mansion. “Me and Fred Durst built up a relationship,” Premiere explained. “He said, ‘Yo man, I’m doing a pajama party at the playboy mansion for Hugh Hefner, and I want you to DJ.”
Mr. Durst’s instructions were, “Keep it raw hip-hop.” “I remember when everybody started walking in all the playboy Bunnies. I was playing Ghost Face’s record one, and they just started walking in popping into the beat, and I just remember they’re just going one, and everybody’s piling in all in their bikinis and whatnot.” DJ Premier went on as he described the energy at the party.
Written by; Sheila Maina
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