DJ Premier > Dr. Dre
Dre has a great sound, but I think the fact that he is a producer/rapper instead of a producer/DJ subtracts from his music in some ways, from hip-hop perspective at least. Even if you like Dre's sound better, is the gap really large enough to compensate for Premier's scratching, sampling (both musical and vocal, the latter he is untouchable in), and his music's flirtatious relationships with the vocals?
Premo is the prototype of hip-hop production.
Dre has a great sound, but I think the fact that he is a producer/rapper instead of a producer/DJ subtracts from his music in some ways, from hip-hop perspective at least. Even if you like Dre's sound better, is the gap really large enough to compensate for Premier's scratching, sampling (both musical and vocal, the latter he is untouchable in), and his music's flirtatious relationships with the vocals?
Premo is the prototype of hip-hop production.