MUSICIAN

DJ Premier

1966 - Today

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Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He has been frequently lauded as one of hip hop's greatest producers by publications such as Vibe. He formed the hip hop duo Gang Starr alongside American rapper Guru, with whom he has released seven albums. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of DJ Premier has received more than 2,273,218 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. DJ Premier is the 1,946th most popular musician (up from 2,104th in 2019), the 9,919th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,024th in 2019) and the 761st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, DJ Premier ranks 1,946 out of 3,175. Before him are George Lynch, John Tchicai, Lily Allen, Jimmy Heath, Michael Amott, and Mike Ratledge. After him are Percy Heath, Sébastien Izambard, Keiko Matsui, Steve Coleman, Juan Atkins, and Clem Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, DJ Premier ranks 338. Before him are Maurizio Gaudino, Michela Figini, Roger Ljung, Hope Sandoval, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, and Bebel Gilberto. After him are Rok Petrovič, Finn Christian Jagge, Chiaki Yamada, Olaf Marschall, Alain Mabanckou, and Gem Archer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, DJ Premier ranks 9,919 out of 20,380. Before him are Jay Roach (1957), Gerard Way (1977), Rand Paul (1963), Bebel Gilberto (1966), John Wells (1956), and Robin Hartshorne (1938). After him are Roberta Williams (1953), John Houbolt (1919), Dana Carvey (1955), Jon Gries (1957), Percy Heath (1923), and Josh Hamilton (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, DJ Premier ranks 761. Before him are Sammy Cahn (1913), Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), XXXTentacion (1998), Sylvia Robinson (1935), George Lynch (1954), and Jimmy Heath (1926). After him are Percy Heath (1923), Steve Coleman (1956), Juan Atkins (1962), Clem Burke (1954), Rex Brown (1964), and Vicki Peterson (1958).

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