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We all know DJ Premier as one of the most influential personalities in American show business, as he has earned net worth valued to be more than $20 million. DJ Premier’s real name is Christopher Edward Martin, but he is also known for other names – Premo, Chris Martin, Christopher E. Martin and Primo. He is not only a producer, but also a musician and businessman, and he has even appeared in some movies, such as “God Vs. Tha Devil”, “Time 2 Chill”, “Planet of the Beats” and “Step Ya Game Up”.

DJ Premier Net Worth $20 Million

C. E. Martin was born on March 21, 1966, in Brooklyn, NY, U. S. His career started in 1984, when Premier began earning his own net worth. Today we know him as a member of the band called “Gang Starr” – together with this band DJ Premier released his debut musical album in 1989, which was entitled “No More Mr. Nice Guy”. It was maybe not as successful as we can expect from DJ Premier, but still Premo’s net worth increased as “No More Mr. Nice Guy” hit number 83 on the U. S. Billboard Top R&B and Hip Hop albums. It was a great beginning for a rising star.

Later the popularity of “Gang Starr” started to rise, but DJ Premier himself earned a huge part of his net worth because he managed to collaborate with many influential names in show business and particularly the music industry. For example, he worked with Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Biggie and Jay Z, so now you can better understand how rich DJ Premier is, as he then had an opportunity to produce one of the greatest albums in the history of Hip Hop music. Later he also worked with Notorious B. I. G., famous Ludacris and Xzibit, so Primo’s net worth could only rise with every active year in the industry of entertainment.

Nowadays DJ Premier’s net worth is so big also because he is an owner of Year Round Records record company. But this is not all the spheres where Premier has shown his talent – he is also a host of the popular radio program called “Live From HeadQCortez”, and this show which lasts for two hours is being aired on Satellite Radio’s Hip Hop Nation every fortnight.

However, Premier’s net worth was not established only because of his active life in Hip Hop genre – he is also known as a personality who collaborated with such a popular band as Limp Bizkit – and this band is known not only for its influence on Hip Hop, but also plays such genres as alternative metal, nu metal, hard rock and glam metal.

Today DJ Prime’s estimated net worth is definitely the result of all his efforts which he has made while trying to improve his skills as a record producer. He has not only collaborated with numerous famous actors, but also earned huge sums of money as a result.

Now you know everything about the estimated net worth of DJ Premier.



Full Name DJ Premier
Net Worth $20 Million
Date Of Birth March 21, 1966
Place Of Birth Houston, Texas, United States
Profession Record producer, Disc jockey, Musician
Education Prairie View A&M University
Nationality United States of America
Nicknames DJ Premiers , Premo , Primo , Chris Martin , Premier, DJ , Christopher Edward Martin , Christopher Martin , Christopher E. Martin
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/DJPremierOfficial
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/realdjpremier
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/djpremier
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm1500245
Record Labels EMI, Chrysalis Records, Virgin Records, Wild Pitch Records
Music Groups Gang Starr (Since 1989), Buckshot LeFonque
Fact
1 Considered one of the greatest producers of all time, known for his gritty cuts and hard beats. Samples artists on their own work, and takes from a variety of genres.
2 Has worked with Nas, Jay Z, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Rakim, and many, many others.
3 Half, with Guru, of the legendary hip-hop duo Gang Starr.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Martha & Niki 2016 Documentary writer: “Real Hip Hop Solid Scheme Remix”
Strictly Come Dancing 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Top Five 2014 producer: “When I B On tha Mic”
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap 2012 Documentary writer: “Full Clip”, “Mass Appeal Instrumental”, “Let Em Know”, “Boom”, “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know” – as Chris E. Martin / writer: “Real Hip Hop” – as Chris Martin
The Sitter 2011 producer: “Need Some Bad” / writer: “Need Some Bad” – as C.E. Martin
The Lincoln Lawyer 2011 writer: “Moment of Truth” – as Christopher Martin
Skyline 2010 writer: “Something 2 Ride 2” – as Christopher Martin
20 to 1 2010 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Dancing on Ice 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Fish Tank 2009 writer: “Just to Get a Rep Explicit” – as Chris Martin
Notorious 2009 writer: “Machine Gun Funk” – as D.J. Premier / writer: “Ten Crack Commandments”, “Unbelievable” – as Christopher E. Martin
Get Smart 2008 writer: “Ain’t No Other Man” – as Christopher E. Martin
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Video Game writer: “D. Original”, “Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?” – as C. Martin
Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics – Live and Down Under 2008 Video documentary writer: “Intro: Back To Basics”, “Ain’t No Other Man”, “Back In The Day”, “Still Dirrty / Can’t Hold Us Down”, “Encore: Thank You”
The Wackness 2008 writer: “I Can’t Wake Up” – as Christopher Martin
Idols 2007 TV Series writer – 1 episode
So You Think You Can Dance 2007 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
HaNefilim 2007 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Premiya Muz-TV 2007 2007 TV Special writer: “Ain’t No Other Man”
Idols 2007 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Freedom Writers 2007 as Chris Martin, “Code Of The Streets”
Inside Man 2006 producer: “Chaiyya Chaiyya – Bollywood Joint”
Domino 2005 writer: “3 Tha Hard Way” – as Chris Martin
Coach Carter 2005 as Chris Martin, “Same Team, No Games”
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 Video Game writer: “B.Y.S.” – as Chris Martin
Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004 writer: “Put Up or Shut Up” – as C. Martin
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 2002 Video Game writer: “Mass Appeal” – as Christopher Martin
8 Mile 2002 writer: “Unbelievable” – as Chris Martin
Biggie and Tupac 2002 Documentary writer: “The Militia”, “The Rep Grows Bigga”
Madden NFL 2002 2001 Video Game producer: “Mathematics Instrumental Version” / writer: “Mathematics Instrumental Version”
Scratch 2001 Documentary writer: “Code of the Streets” – as Chris Martin
Boiler Room 2000 writer: “New York Ya Out There”, “Supa Star”
Belly 1998 writer: “Devil’s Pie”
Caught Up 1998 producer: “Work” / writer: “Work” – as C. Martin
Soul in the Hole 1997 Documentary writer: “The Planet” – as C. Martin
A Brother’s Kiss 1997 writer: “Come Clean” 1994 – as Christopher Martin
Hak hap 1996 producer: “The Enemy” / writer: “The Enemy” – as C. Matin
Bullet 1996 writer: “Supa Star”
Clockers 1995 writer: “Outta Here”, “Survival of the Fittest/Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers”
New Jersey Drive 1995 producer: “Invasion” / writer: “Invasion” – as C. Martin
Kids 1995 writer: “Da Bichez”
Trespass 1992 writer: “Gotta Get Over Taking Loot” – as Christopher Martin

Composer

Title Year Status Character
The Breaks 2016 TV Movie
Hooked: The Legend of Demetrius Hook Mitchell 2003 Documentary

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store 2014 TV Special documentary original music

Producer

Title Year Status Character
The Breaks 2016 TV Movie executive producer: music

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Memories of Paul C McKasty 2013 Video documentary thanks – as Premo

Self

Title Year Status Character
G-Funk Documentary post-production
The Hip Hop World News 2016 TV Movie documentary Himself
Hip-Hop Evolution 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself
Hip-Hop Evolution 2016 Documentary Himself
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives 2015 Documentary
Uncharted 2015 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself
PRhyme’s Raiders of the Lost Art 2014 Documentary short Himself
GGN: Snoop Dogg’s Double G News Network 2014 TV Series Himself
Nas: Time Is Illmatic 2014 Documentary Himself, music producer
The Hip-Hop Fellow 2014 Documentary Himself
RapFix Live 2013 TV Series Himself
The AUCypher: A Conscious Hip Hop Doc 2012 Documentary short Himself
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap 2012 Documentary Himself
Sample: Not for Sale 2012 Documentary Himself – Interviewee
Re:Generation 2011 Documentary
The Wonder Year 2011 Documentary Himself
I Got a Story to Tell: The Lyrics of Biggie Smalls 2009 Documentary short
Jadakiss: The Last Kiss 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Video Game Himself – The Classics 104.1 DJ (voice)
Classic: Better Than I’ve Ever Been 2007 Video short Himself
And You Don’t Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop 2004 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself
Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 2004 Video Himself (segment “Nas is Like”)
Hip Hop Babylon 2 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself
Big Pun: Still Not a Player 2002 Documentary Himself
Scratch 2001 Documentary Himself – Gang Starr
Battle Sounds 1997 Documentary
The Voice of a Nation 1993 Video documentary
In Living Color 1992 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest

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