DJ Premier: "Drake and J Cole brought back lyricism"

[Cody]

DJ Premier Thinks Drake & J.Cole "Brought Back Lyricism," Hopes To Work With Them | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHopDX

The Texas native may not share a lot of fans or styles with the Toronto artist, but you can count him as a fan. “He brought lyricism back. For a 22-year-old man, he brought lyricism back. When [Gang Starr's] Step In The Arena came out, I was 22-years-old. And I just thought about it, I was like, Damn, I was a youngster. I wasn’t 30, 31. I was 22 and coming with heat. And that’s why I like that he’s bringing stuff back."

Drake wasn't the only young emcee to catch Premo's ear and gain his respect. “J. Cole, I like that he’s bringing lyrics back,” he said of the Roc Nation emcee/producer. “Everything doesn’t have to be super, over-lyrical, but we do pride ourselves on cats that can spit, because [rap music] was always a competition about who got the dopest rhymes.”

I hope he gets them on a song together on his upcoming album.

[tha_chronic]

Re: DJ Premier: "Drake and J Cole brought back lyricism"

wow you really don't hear much from premo himself these days..it's super hard to get him on your album as well so this is a serious recognition by the one and only..