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Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

Gang Starr

10/1992

Ex Girl to the Next Girl by Gang Starr

from Daily Operation

64
R&B

[Chrysalis 50405]
written by DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

& Guru (as Keith Elam)

KRS-One

09/1993

Outta Here by KRS-One

from Return of the Boom Bap

106
US

61
R&B

[Jive 42147]
written by KRS-One (as Lawrence Parker), DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

, James Brown (sample), Eric Sadler (as Eric "Vietnam" Sadler), Hank Shocklee & Slick Rick (as Ricky Walters)

Jeru the Damaja

11/1993

Come Clean by Jeru the Damaja

from The Sun Rises in the East

88
US

53
R&B

[Payday 127000]
written by Jeru the Damaja (as Kendrick Jeru Davis), DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

, Chylow Parker, Fredro Starr (as Fred Scruggs), Sticky Fingaz (as Kirk Jones) & Sonee Seeza (as Tyrone Taylor)

Gang Starr

02/1994

Mass Appeal by Gang Starr

from Hard to Earn

67
US

42
R&B

[Chrysalis 58111]
written by DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

& Guru (as Keith Elam)

Jeru the Damaja

05/1994

D. Original by Jeru the Damaja

from The Sun Rises in the East

74
R&B

[Payday 127022]
written by Jeru the Damaja (as Kendrick Jeru Davis) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

Gang Starr

06/1994

Code of the Streets by Gang Starr

from Hard to Earn

123
US

83
R&B

[Chrysalis 58148]
written by DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

& Guru (as Keith Elam)

09/1994

Dwyck by Gang Starr

from Hard to Earn

107
R&B

written by DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

, Guru (as Keith Elam), Greg Nice (as Greg Mays) & Smooth B (as Darryl Barnes)

10/1994

Suckas Need Bodyguards by Gang Starr

from Hard to Earn

121
R&B

written by DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

& Guru (as Keith Elam)

Jeru the Damaja

11/1994

You Can't Stop the Prophet by Jeru the Damaja

from The Sun Rises in the East

114
R&B

94
UK

written by Jeru the Damaja (as Kendrick Jeru Davis) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

The D&D All-Stars

10.

08/1995

1, 2 Pass It by The D&D All-Stars

from The D&D Project

108
US

66
R&B

[Arista Street 12846]
written by DJ Premier

, Steele (as Darrell Yates), Fat Joe (as Joseph Cartagena), Jeru the Damaja (as Kendrick Jeru Davis), KRS-One (as Lawrence Krisna Parker), Mad Lion (as Oswald Preece) & Tek (as Tekomin Williams)

Guru

11.

08/1995

⑤ Watch What You Say by Guru

from Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality

93
R&B

28
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
featuring Chaka Kahn
[EMI 58438]
written by Branford Marsalis, DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

, Guru (as Keith Elam), Bahamadia (as Antonia Reed), Chaka Khan & Damian Holland

The Crooklyn Dodgers

12.

09/1995

Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers by The Crooklyn Dodgers

96
US

77
R&B

as Crooklyn Dodgers ' 95
[from the movie Clockers]
[MCA 55114]
written by Chubb Rock, O.C., Jeru the Damaja & DJ Premier

Blahzay Blahzay

13.

10/1995

④ Danger by Blahzay Blahzay

from Blah Blah Blah

46
US

24
R&B

56
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Fader 127049]
written by P.F. Cuttin', Outloud, DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

, Kendrick Davis, Fredro Starr (as Fred Scruggs), Sticky Fingaz (as Kirk Jones) & Sonee Seeza (as Tyrone Taylor)

Group Home

14.

11/1995

Livin' Proof by Group Home

from Livin' Proof

108
US

101
R&B

written by Lil' Dap (as James Heath), Melachi the Nutcracker (as Jamal Felder) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

Mona Lisa

15.

02/1996

Can't Be Wasting My Time by Mona Lisa

from 11-20-79

65
US

20
R&B

featuring Lost Boyz
[Island 854538]
written by Alfred Antoine, Andre Evans, Johnta Austin, Tim Patterson, Garfield Duncan, Lost Boyz & DJ Premier (as Christopher E. Martin)

Bahamadia

16.

02/1996

Uknowhowwedu by Bahamadia

from Kollage

105
US

53
R&B

[Chrysalis/EMI 58517]
written by Bahamadia (as Antonia Reed), DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

& David Willis

Group Home

17.

04/1996

Suspended in Time by Group Home

from Livin' Proof

82
R&B

[Payday 127051]
written by Lil' Dap (as James Heath), Melachi the Nutcracker (as Jamal Felder) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

Big Shug

18.

07/1996

Crush by Big Shug

107
R&B

written by Big Shug (as Cary Guy) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin)

Jeru the Damaja

19.

10/1996

Ya Playin' Yaself by Jeru the Damaja

from Wrath of the Math

105
US

57
R&B

67
UK

[Payday 120100]
written by Jeru the Damaja (as Kendrick Jeru Davis) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

20.

03/1997

Me or the Papes by Jeru the Damaja

from Wrath of the Math

114
US

78
R&B

77
UK

[Payday 531100]
written by Jeru the Damaja (as Kendrick Jeru Davis) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

O.C.

21.

06/1997

My World by O.C.

from Jewelz

103
R&B

written by O.C. (as Omar Credle) & DJ Premier (as Christopher E. Martin)

SWV

22.

07/1997

② Someone by SWV

from Release Some Tension

19
US

5
R&B

34
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
featuring Puff Daddy
[RCA 64926]
written by Diddy (as Sean Combs), J-Dub (as Jeffrey Walker), Jeremy Graham, Harve Pierre, R. Price, The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), DJ Premier (as Christopher E. Martin)

& Too $hort (as Todd Shaw)

Gang Starr

23.

12/1997

You Know My Steez by Gang Starr

from Moment of Truth

76
US

32
R&B

[Noo Trybe 38624]
written by DJ Premier

& Guru

24.

1998

Royalty by Gang Starr

from Moment of Truth

49
R&B

featuring K-Ci & JoJo
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Virgin album cut]
written by DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

, Guru (as Keith Elam), K-Ci (as K-Ci Hailey) & JoJo (as JoJo Hailey)

Group Home

25.

04/1998

Livin' Proof by Group Home

120
R&B

[R]
written by Lil' Dap (as James Heath), Melachi the Nutcracker (as Jamal Felder) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

Jay-Z

26.

06/1998

A Million and One Questions by Jay-Z

from In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

49
R&B

[Roc-A-Fella 568592]
written by Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter) & DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

All City

27.

06/1998

The Actual by All City

from Metropolis Gold

75
US

48
R&B

[MCA 55445]
written by Greg Valentine (as Gregory Cordew), DJ Premier (as Chris E. Martin)

& Larry Troupe

Paula Perry

28.

08/1998

Extra, Extra!! by Paula Perry

from Tales from Fort Knox

92
R&B

[Motown 860793]
written by DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

& Quaruon Wages

Gang Starr

29.

08/1998

The Militia by Gang Starr

from Moment of Truth

112
US

68
R&B

featuring Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx
[Noo Trybe 38646]
written by DJ Premier

& Guru

Nas

30.

02/1999

Nas Is Like by Nas

from I Am...

86
US

30
R&B

[Columbia 79113]
written by Nas, DJ Premier (as Chris E. Martin)

, Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, C. Home, Robert Mickens, Large Professor (as W. P. Mitchell), C. Redd, Gene Redd & Claydes Charles Smith

Gang Starr

31.

04/1999

Full Clip by Gang Starr

from Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr

102
R&B

written by DJ Premier

& Guru

32.

07/1999

Discipline by Gang Starr

from Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr

58
R&B

[Noo Trybe 14333]
written by DJ Premier

& Guru

Limp Bizkit

33.

10/1999

N 2 Gether Now by Limp Bizkit

from Significant Other

88
US

53
R&B

184
UK

featuring Method Man
[Interscope album cut]
written by DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin])

, Fred Durst & Method Man (as Clifford Smith)

Jay-Z

34.

01/2000

So Ghetto by Jay-Z

from Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter

109
R&B

written by Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter), DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

, Steve Cropper & Buddy Miles

Rakim

35.

01/2000

When I B on tha Mic by Rakim

from The Master

119
R&B

written by Rakim (as William Griffin) & DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

Common

36.

02/2000

The 6th Sense by Common

from Like Water for Chocolate

87
R&B

[MCA 155704]
written by Common (as Lonnie Lynn), Bilal (as Bilal Oliver), DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

, Havoc (as Kejuan Muchita) & Prodigy (as Albert Johnson)

The LOX

37.

05/2000

Recognize by The LOX

94
R&B

featuring Eve
[Ruff Ryders 497345]
written by Sheek Louch (as Sean Jacobs), Styles P (as David Styles), Jadakiss (as Jason Phillips), DJ Premier (as Christopher E. Martin)

& Darrin Dean

Überzone

38.

2001

Bounce by Überzone

45
dance

written by Tim Wiles, DJ Premier (as Chris Martin [Christopher E. Martin]) (sample) & Jeru the Damaja (as Kendrick Jeru Davis) (sample)

Gang Starr

39.

11/2002

Skills by Gang Starr

from The Ownerz

91
R&B

[Rap-A-Lot 38849]
written by Guru (as Keith Elam) & DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

40.

04/2003

Nice Girl, Wrong Place by Gang Starr

from The Ownerz

99
R&B

featuring Boy Big
[Virgin 38859]
written by DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin)

, Guru (as Keith Elam), Levar Fletcher & Curtis Mayfield

XSO Drive

41.

08/2003

Can I Get It Back by XSO Drive

from You Got Served: Music From the Motion Picture

121
R&B

featuring Red Cafe
written by Makeda Davis, Jean-Claude Olivier (as Jean Claude Olivier), Sam Barnes (as Samuel Barnes), Red Café (as Jermaine Denny), Guru (as Keith Elam) & DJ Premier (as Chris Martin)