November 18, 2021

DJ Premier "So Wassup?" ("Boom" Episode, Video)



"My saliva and spit can split thread into fiber and bits / So trust me, I'm as live as it gets," Royce said on "Boom," one of the illest records from both of their extensive catalogs. DJ Premier is back again with another video episode of "So Wassup," a tribute to the floppy disc. The beat was originally for a Capone-N-Noreaga session... Royce got there before CNN arrived, and convinced Premo to give him the beat. I believe CNN ended up with "Invincible," for their sophomore album, so certainly no loss there either! I remember Game Recordings; I thought they had terrible record covers with the women on the cover -- it was corny to me -- but I know Premo is heavy into porn, so I can understand it lol. Premier shares that Royce said, "I'm gonna do a record where I feel like I'm a bomb, is there any way you can put a tick in it?" Say less... Genius. While "Boom" never went not gold or platinum, the streets definitely consider it a classic record. The cuts of Lady of Rage and Guru put the nail in the coffin on this beat, no question. We heard that version of "Boom" from the movie Carmen: a Hip Hoppera, but we quickly forgot it and the vocal hook, lol. Luckily that never went to radio and wasn't the version that was pushed as a single. Check out the full episode below...