Author Topic: DJ Premier upcoming album to feature Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg (Read 573 times)

woof · « **on:** October 11, 2015, 04:38:42 PM »

At the beginning of the year, DJ Premier announced he would be dropping an album that payed homage to New York City’s famed D&D Studio which closed in January after nearly 25 years of operation. The album, he said, would be named Last Session at 320, in reference to the lab’s address on 320 West 37th Street.

Ten months later and more details on the project have been revealed. Premo recently sat down for an interview with HipHop4Life and announced the project will feature some heavy hitters including, Nas, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ed Sheeran, Christina Aguilera, Black Moon, Smif-n-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah and possibly Eminem.

Along with the album, the legendary producer has also put together a documentary about the studio that will accompany the LP. There is still no release date for the album.

In 2003, Preemo bought the studio from its founders and renamed it to HeadQcourterz, in honor of his late friend Kenneth “HeadQcourterz” Walker. In the 12 years since, it’s been the starting point for hits for artists including Gang Starr, Rakim, KRS-One, Biggie, Nas, Jay Z, Common and others.

Premo might already be working on another project. A couple weeks ago, Royce Da 5′ 9″ hinted at putting together the sequel to their collab project PRhyme. Royce and Preem dropped the first installment in the collab last December after announcing the album three months prior. The LP features guest appearances from rappers Killer Mike, Jay Electronica, Common, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Slaughterhouse, Mac Miller and Dwele. It debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200 chart after moving 13,547 copies in it’s first week on shelves and was spearheaded by the lead single “Courtesy.”

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