AdvertisementFaith Newman: 'Who Is This Kid? And I Signed Him'April 30, 2014Frannie KelleyfacebookEmailFaith Newman in late 1993 or early '94 at Sony Studios with, from left to right, DJ Premier, Large Professor, Nas, Q-Tip and L.E.S. — all the producers on Illmatic except for Pete Rock. (Courtesy of Faith Newman)