NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of DJ Premier on 6 August 2019. DJ Premier has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 3 January 2013. DJ Premier's music has been featured on 31 episodes.

Christopher E. Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known as DJ Premier (or Primo by his fans, fellow musicians, and critics), is a prominent American hip hop producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duos Gang Starr and PRhyme.

Contrary to popular belief, he did not found nor even co-found Gang Starr.

He was introduced to DJing while attending school at Prairie View A&M in Houston,…