D&D
D&D Studios helped define ’90s hip-hop from 320 W 37th St. Iconic sounds, timeless records that changed hip hop. We back!

#hiphop always comes out for @russellpeters@idstroy @nems_fyl @crazylegsbxin the #greenroom #family @dndstudiosnyc #realhiphop
Amazing night. So good to see my brother. @russellpeters incredible set. No one does crowd work better! Great to catch up with the whole crew@jpjusticelaughs was so funny !Nothing but love respect#livecomedy #family #hiphopculture #goat #letsgo@dndstudiosnyc

32yrs ago on this date @jeru_thedamaja released his debut studio album “The Sun Rises In The East” on Payday Records
5/24/1994
#1994 #jeruthedamaja #djpremier #ditc #diggininthecrates #hiphop #realhiphop #hiphopmusic #hiphopculture #hiphoplife #hiphoplove #hiphopartist #hiphopaddict #hiphopjunkie #hiphopnation #hiphophead #hiphopcommunity #hiphopclassic #hiphopvinyl #90shiphop #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinyllover #vinyllife #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyladdict #vinylporn #vinylcollectionpost

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

D&D Studios played a key role behind the sound of 90s Hip Hop.
At a time before everything went digital, this was a space where artists, producers and engineers built records together in real time. The environment, the people and the process all came together in one place, shaping the sound of an era.
From Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt and Ready to Die, D&D became part of the foundation behind some of the most important albums in Hip Hop.
#HipHop #90sHipHop #HipHopHeads #Producer #Rap

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Happy Born Day
LAZE ‘E’ LAZE of M.O.P.
D&D Family!
Billy Danze, Dave, David Carpenter, DJ Premier, Vic Black, Doug, Laze ‘E’ Laze, Eddie Sancho & Lil Fame
in Studio B, HeadQCourterz(D&D Studios), at the end of 2014.
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Guru & Laze ‘E’ Laze in D&D Studios, 1990s.
@m.o.p.gram @billydanzem.o.p @bigdlot @cpr_producer @djpremier @vicblack718 @douglasgrama @thereal_laze_e_laze @eddiesancho @famem.o.p @guru.jazzmatazz @gangstarr

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Happy Born Day
LAZE ‘E’ LAZE of M.O.P.
D&D Family!
Billy Danze, Dave, David Carpenter, DJ Premier, Vic Black, Doug, Laze ‘E’ Laze, Eddie Sancho & Lil Fame
in Studio B, HeadQCourterz(D&D Studios), at the end of 2014.
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Guru & Laze ‘E’ Laze in D&D Studios, 1990s.
@m.o.p.gram @billydanzem.o.p @bigdlot @cpr_producer @djpremier @vicblack718 @douglasgrama @thereal_laze_e_laze @eddiesancho @famem.o.p @guru.jazzmatazz @gangstarr

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16 YRS Passed
Guru
July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010 (Aged 48)
Birth name: Keith Edward Elam
R.I.P.
One Of The Best Yet
📸 by Uli Heckmann
in Studio B, D&D Studios NYC, 1996
@guru.jazzmatazz @gangstarr @djpremier @bigdlot @douglasgrama @uli.heckmann
#happybirthdayto my brother @djpremier I love and appreciate you so much! #family #hiphopculture #goatthank you thank you thank you! @dndstudiosnyc @douglasgrama @_hochiee_

Paying our respects to DJ Premier on becoming the first honoree of the Children’s Cancer Association JoyRxMusic in honor of @iamrobstone.
Much love to Jon Cohen @faderfam for paying tribute to his partner Rob Stone and the extraordinary impact he made in such a short time.
Pictured: D&D, our sister Sarah Honda, and DJ Premier.
Grateful to pause and honor both Rob’s legacy and Preemo’s continued influence.
@rageagainstthemachine @thezackdelarocha @djpremier @cpr_producer @dndstudiosnyc great old picture that I just found.#danddrecordingstudios #family #realhiphop #hiphopculture #letsgo #realhiphopmusic #goatZack one of the best live performers ever!
Steele talks about episodes for their 2nd Album "The Rude Awakening" & D&D Studios.
Artist; Cocoa Brovaz (Smif-N-Wessun)
Album; The Rude Awakening
Label; Duck Down / Priority
Release Date; March 31, 1998
Executive Produced By Buckshot, Big Dru Ha & The Cocoa Brovaz
For detailed credits, please refer to past posts.
@realsmifnwessun @teksmokeelah @generalsteele @druha @buckshotbdi @beatminerz @djevildee @bpzyofficial #danddrecordingstudios @bigdlot @douglasgrama @kieranwalsh67 @leomorrisjr @joe_quinde @duckdownmusic @seandabarbarian @raekwon @shawnjperiodmusic @itsseanc @djtonytouch @iameekamouse @shaleek111ceo

From our brother Laze of M.O.P., timeless and always appreciated. “My emotions were on tilt.
D&D adopted us.
The moments that were the most classic times were never recorded or video taped.
We had no idea how this little outdated run down smoke filled studios sound would affect the planet.
As D&D sails off into our memory the majority of you will never be able to picture DJ Premier &
Guru, Krs one a youngjay z, biggie Smalls, lord Finess
Black moon/smiff n wessi
Freddie fox, Rakim,
Big daddy Kane, look g rap
Heather b,
Red man and many more legends of course the world famous M.O.P make history .
The factory that only baked original cakes and broke the mold.
I wish you could have been there”
Salute.As we look back on 2025, this memory from December 2014 just resurfaced from the official closing of D&D Studios.
The legendary Producer @djpremier met with fans during an exclusive Meet & Greet at the @massappeal pop-up store in NYC.
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"Moment of Truth" is Gang Starr's fifth studio album, released on March 31, 1998, and it's widely considered their magnum opus. The album marked a comeback for the duo, with Guru's thought-provoking lyrics and DJ Premier's signature jazz-infused production.
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#hiphop #massappeal #vinyl #gangstarr #merrychristmas
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