Regardless of who you are; DJ Premier is not letting anyone into his cypher with a ghostwritten verse.
Bieber tried to get on the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher using a verse penned by Ludacris, only to be denied by DJ Premier.
DJ Premier has become the man giving the green light in the cypher sessions, along with executives at BET. During a recent interview, DJ Premier spoke on how emcees get selected to participate and explained why he had to deny Justin Beiber from entering the cypher.
“They’ll give me the list,” Premier said. “We have arguments upon arguments. Shout to Stephen Hill. Shout to Jesse Collins. Believe me, we be arguing over who should be on it and all of that. Lots of big fights over the phone.”
While Preem acknowledged that he has some pull to a certain degree, he also noted that he doesn’t have complete control of the cypher.
“Trust me, if I had a lot more pull through the whole situation, there’d be a lot of other emcees on there. But again, they look at it more with ratings and stuff like that. So, when you get some of the artists that people may be surprised to see on there, they’re all more current in the Hip Hop world of today. So, they make sure they’re in the cyphers.”
Still, ratings didn’t come into play when dealing with Justin Bieber’s request to be on the cypher.
According to Premier, Bieber was forbidden to enter the cypher once it was learned that he planned to use a verse penned by Ludacris.
“Justin Bieber even asked if he could do the cypher. Everybody was worried that it might mess up the integrity of BET but I was like, ‘Long as he got a dope rhyme, let him spit.’ But, then we heard, ‘He wants Luda to write his rhyme.’ I was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no, no, no.’ If you ain’t writing your own rhyme, you can’t do it. So, Justin, you gotta take a backseat on that one. Write your own rhymes, honey. You gotta call him honey on that one.”
Gotta give major props to Preem for his actions! You just can’t step up to a cypher and expect to get respect when someone is writing your verse.
Last 5 posts in Awards/Award Shows
- Sean "Diddy" Combs Named AS Wealthiest Hip Hop Artist Of 2012 - April 18th, 2012
- NE-YO TO RECEIVE HAL DAVID STARLIGHT AWARD - April 10th, 2012
- The Beastie Boys Set To Be Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame - March 21st, 2012
- Ludacris Performs at Maxim and Ford Mustang’s Academy Awards After-Party - March 2nd, 2012
- P. Diddy Couldn’t Be Any Happier After Recent Oscar Success - February 29th, 2012
Last 5 posts in Celebrity News
- Jennifer Hudson Gets Justice After Family Murderer Found Guilty - May 14th, 2012
- Beastie Boys Rapper Adam Yauch Passes Away At Age 47 - May 7th, 2012
- Rappers At DJ Prostyle’s Birthday Bash Bring The House Down! - May 3rd, 2012
- Rihanna Not Ready For Romance With Ashton - April 5th, 2012
- Christina Aguilera Voices Her Opinion About Cee-Lo - March 28th, 2012
Last 5 posts in DJ Premier
Last 5 posts in Gossip/Rumors
- Rihanna Not Ready For Romance With Ashton - April 5th, 2012
- Adele Denies Rumors Of Taking A Long Break From Music - February 16th, 2012
- Bruno Mars May Get A Clean Slate Today - January 18th, 2012
- Kanye and Kim Kardashian Relationship!?!? - January 6th, 2012
- Wiz Khalifa In $2 Million Dollar Lawsuit For “Black and Yellow” Song - January 5th, 2012
Last 5 posts in Hip Hop
- Swizz Beatz Working On Bringing K-Pop To America - February 21st, 2012
- DMX Believes He’s Being “Played” In Child Support Case - February 20th, 2012
- Lil Wayne Surprise’s Girlfriend With A Huge Ring - February 16th, 2012
- Travis Porter's Strap Arrested At Airport - February 16th, 2012
- Adele Denies Rumors Of Taking A Long Break From Music - February 16th, 2012
Last 5 posts in Music
- Andre 3000 Is Set For Jimi Hendrix Role - May 9th, 2012
- Jay-Z Will Stream His Concert From SXSW In Texas - March 8th, 2012
- Busta Rhymes Talks About His Latest Collaboration With Chris Brown - December 23rd, 2011
- David Banner Breaks Down Ignorant Rapper - December 23rd, 2011
- Kanye West Claims To Be Risking His Life On Stage - December 22nd, 2011
Last 5 posts in Music News
- Britney Spears Is Now Part Of X Factor - May 10th, 2012
- Documentary For Amy Winehouse Set For East End Film Festival 2012 - April 30th, 2012
- Lil' Kim Releases Dates For "Return Of The Queen" Tour - April 24th, 2012
- Flo Rida Did Not Buy A Car Until He Got A Record Deal - April 17th, 2012
- Cam'Ron Set To Release One Song A Day For 30 Days - April 17th, 2012
Last 5 posts in People - U.S.
- Lil Wayne Pays Off 'Love Me or Hate Me' Producer - May 14th, 2012
- 50 Cent Back On The Grind - May 9th, 2012
- Diddy Touches Up On G. Dep Guilty Verdict - May 4th, 2012
- Joe Paterno Passed Away From Lung Cancer At 85 - January 23rd, 2012
- Mack 10 Gets Hit Hard In Court - January 23rd, 2012
Last 5 posts in Radio
- David Banner Breaks Down Ignorant Rapper - December 23rd, 2011
- 40 Glock Touches up on Rosemo 700’s Death - November 29th, 2011
- DMX New Song Will Debut On Dr. Drew's Show - November 7th, 2011
- LoLa Monroe Signs With Taylor Gang Label - October 31st, 2011
- Justin Beiber Not Happy With S.978 Bill - October 31st, 2011