Gang Starr Has New Music. J. Cole Joins This Moment Of Truth (Audio)

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This week, DJ Premier made several cryptic social media posts suggesting that Gang Starr had new music in the tuck. One video clip, updating Nas’ part of 1994 Hard To Earn interlude “Aiight Chill, went as far as finding the Illmatic MC asking if Gang Starr really had an album in the works. Nearly 10 years after the death of Guru, Heads get their first official Gang Starr music since 2003’s The Ownerz album. To make things even bigger, the new song, “Family And Loyalty,” features J. Cole.

DJ Premier Discusses The Making Of Gang Starr’s Moment Of Truth Album (AFH TV Video)

“Family And Loyalty,” which carries on tradition for Gang Starr’s brand of song titles, begins with a somber string arrangement from Premier. The legendary producer uses his fader and harder drums to give the unexpected moment his signature street pulse, before the crisp Hip-Hop scratches. “Diamonds are forever, like loyalty / Or family, or real Rap songs like ‘C.R.E.A.M.’ or ‘My Melody,’” begins Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal. The sentiment of family and loyalty is powerful. Guru and Premier were great friends, roommates, and partners-in-crime outside of the group. More than 30 years ago, the Texas-born producer/DJ joined the fold of an outfit Guru and others started in Massachusetts during the mid-1980s. Gang Starr is forever, which is something the duo told its fans time and again, between No More Mr. Nice Guy and The Ownerz. He shouts out Preemo by name in the posthumously-released verse. Cole follows, speaking on his plans to heal the wayward souls. On his official debut to Premier product, the MC likens himself to “the realest one you ever met.” Bald Head Slick closes out the last verse, reminding all that is eternally one-of-a-kind.

Last year, Premier provided “the 1966 remix” to J. Cole’s “1985 – Intro To ‘The Falloff'” song from KOD, with blessing from the Dreamville head. Cole’s album was eventually named among the best of ’18 by Ambrosia For Heads.

DJ Premier Discusses The Making Of Gang Starr’s Hard To Earn 25 Years Later

In addition to new music from Gang Starr and J. Cole, the official AFH playlist includes songs from Nas, Little Brother, Skyzoo, Elzhi, Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Rapsody, Big K.R.I.T., Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Duckwrth, Joyner Lucas, Anderson .Paak & André 3000, Blimes And Gab, Billy Danze, Tobe Nwigwe, Aaron May, 2 Chainz, Ghostface Killah, Casey Veggies, Boogie, Erick Sermon, Eminem, EARTHGANG, Denzel Curry, GoldLink, Lute, Atmosphere, Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz, Drake, Omen, AZ, and others. There are other Preemo productions and Cole tracks.

At AFH TV, DJ Premier provided a 20th-anniversary “Making The Music” in-depth interview regarding Gang Starr’s Moment Of Truth. There are other videos related to Preemo and Nas. We are currently offering free 7-day trials.