PRhyme is an American hip hop duo composed of Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5'9" and New York–based record producer DJ Premier. They created their own record label PRhyme Records and released their first album, PRhyme, on December 9, 2014, and its follow-up, PRhyme 2, on March 16, 2018.[1] The production of each album is based on sampling a single artist's compositions: Adrian Younge for PRhyme and AntMan Wonder for PRhyme 2.[1][2] When the concept was originally pitched to Premier, he viewed it as a challenge since he recognized that he was previously known for his beats from obscure samples from many different sources, and this project forced him to find what he needed from a single catalogue of work.[3] For PRhyme 2, Royce described the process of receiving compositions to work off of directly from AntMan Wonder as being "like sampling from Mozart but Mozart is actually giving you the music".[3] The duo also appeared on the Southpaw soundtrack. In 2021, DJ Premier confirmed PRhyme 3 is in the works.[4]
PRhyme | |
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| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Royce da 5'9" DJ Premier |
| Website | prhymemusic |
Discography
editStudio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 [5] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [6] |
Independent Albums [7] | |||
| 2014 | PRhyme
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59 | 7 | 6 | Featured artists: Ab-Soul, Black Thought, Common, Dwele, Jay Electronica, Joey Bada$$, Killer Mike, Logic, Mac Miller, MF Doom, Phonte, Schoolboy Q, Slaughterhouse |
| 2018 | PRhyme 2
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40 | 23 | 3 | Featured artists: 2 Chainz, Big K.R.I.T., Brady Watt, Cee-Lo Green, Chavis Chandler, Dave East, Denaun Porter, Novel, Rapsody, Roc Marciano, Yelawolf |
References
edit- ^ a b Carmichael, Rodney (March 8, 2018). "First Listen: PRhyme 2". NPR Music. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Diep, Eric (September 24, 2014). "Prhyme Announce Collaboration LP That Features Jay Electronica, Common, ScHoolboy Q And More". XXL. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Hussein, Wandara (March 16, 2019). "DJ Premier and Royce da 5'9" are having fun on their hip-hop victory lap". Fader. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "DJ Premier Reveals 'PRhyme 3' Album with Royce 5'9″ is in the Works". 18 November 2021.
- ^ "PRhyme – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ "PRhyme – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ "PRhyme – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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