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Jamaica
Coordinates: 18°10′57″N 77°19′18″W / 18.1823878°N 77.3217773°W / 18.1823878; -77.3217773
Jamaica (
i/dʒəˈmeɪkə/), officially the Commonwealth of Jamaica, is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length, up to 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width, and 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno name for the island was Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water" or the "Land of Springs".
Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it became an English colony in 1655 under the name "Jamaica". It achieved full independence from Britain on August 6, 1962. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. It remains a Commonwealth realm in concert with the Monarchy of Jamaica holding ultimate executive power, where Queen Elizabeth II is the current head of state and Queen of Jamaica.Kingston is the country's largest city and the capital.
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North Carolina
North Carolina (
i/ˌnɔrθ kærəˈlaɪnə/) is a state in the Southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 10th most populous of the 50 United States.
North Carolina is comprised of 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte. In the past five decades, North Carolina's economy has undergone a transition from heavy reliance upon tobacco and furniture making to a more diversified economy with engineering, biotechnology, and finance sectors.
North Carolina has a wide range of elevations, from sea level on the coast to 6,684 feet (2,037 m) at Mount Mitchell, the highest point in the Eastern US. The climate of the coastal plains is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the state falls in the humid subtropical climate zone. More than 300 miles (500 km) from the coast, the western, mountainous part of the state has a subtropical highland climate.
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The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated. Located north of Manhattan and Queens, and south of Westchester County, the Bronx is the only borough that is located primarily on the mainland (a very small portion of Manhattan, the Marble Hill neighborhood, is physically located on the mainland, due to the rerouting of the Harlem River in 1897). The Bronx's population is 1,400,761 according to the 2010 United States Census. The borough has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2), making it the fourth-largest in land area of the five boroughs, the fourth most populated, and the third-highest in density of population.
The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River into a hillier section in the west, closer to Manhattan, and the flatter East Bronx, closer to Long Island. The West Bronx was annexed to New York City (then largely confined to Manhattan) in 1874, and the areas east of the Bronx River in 1895. The Bronx first assumed a distinct legal identity when it became a borough of Greater New York in 1898. Bronx County, with the same boundaries as the borough, was separated from New York County (afterwards coextensive with the Borough of Manhattan) as of January 1, 1914. Although the Bronx is the third-most-densely-populated county in the U.S., about a quarter of its area is open space, including Woodlawn Cemetery, Van Cortlandt Park, Pelham Bay Park, the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo in the borough's north and center, on land deliberately reserved in the late 19th century as urban development progressed northwards and eastwards from Manhattan with the building of roads, bridges and railways.
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WBLS
WBLS (107.5 MHz.) is an urban adult contemporary FM radio station in New York City. WBLS is owned by Inner City Broadcasting Corporation along with sister station WLIB (1190 AM). The two stations share studios in the West Village section of Manhattan, and WBLS' transmitting antenna is located on the Empire State Building.
On August 22, 2011, Inner City's creditors petitioned the United States Bankruptcy Court to force the firm to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy on grounds that the company's executives failed to accept a buyout offer. The filing resulted in majority control of Inner City being taken over by YMF Media, owned jointly by Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Companies, and basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson's Magic Johnson Enterprises. On May 21, 2012, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved an local marketing agreement of WBLS and WLIB by YMF Media.
The 107.5 frequency in New York City signed on in July 1951 as WEVD-FM, simulcasting its sister station at 1330 AM. Within a few years, WEVD-FM moved up the dial to 97.9, and 107.5 went silent.
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9th Wonder
Patrick Douthit (born January 15, 1975 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina), better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and lyricist from Durham, North Carolina, U.S. He began his career as the main producer for the group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J. Blige, Jean Grae, Wale, Jay-Z, Murs, Drake, Buckshot, Chris Brown, Destiny's Child, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Mac Miller, and David Banner. As of 2010, 9th Wonder raps under the name of 9thmatic.
9th Wonder has a smooth and soulful production style that relies on samples from artists such as Al Green and Curtis Mayfield. He attributes the bass lines that he uses in production to DJ Premier, Pete Rock and J Dilla, while he claims to have learned "Aahs" from RZA.[clarification needed]
9th Wonder's first significant career breakthrough came in 2003 when, as an up-and-coming producer, he released an unofficial remix album of Nas' 2002 album God's Son entitled God's Stepson. Released through internet outlets, the album garnered significant attention and acclaim. The producer has said that he was not thinking in terms of using it to generate a buzz or promote his skills and that at that point: "I never thought any of this of me as a producer was going to happen." The album has since been credited as starting the now regular trend for unofficial 'home-made' remixes of whole albums.
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A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of MC/producer Q-Tip, MC Phife Dawg aka Phife Diggy (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 1991. Along with De La Soul, the group was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse, and enjoyed the most commercial success out of all the groups to emerge from that collective. Their innovative fusing of hip hop and jazz has had a lasting impact on hip hop music, helping to expand the art of hip hop production. Many of their songs, such as "Bonita Applebum", "Can I Kick It?", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", "Scenario", "Check the Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)", "Award Tour" and "Electric Relaxation" are regarded as classics by the hip hop community.
They released five albums between 1990 and 1998. The first three LPs were highly acclaimed, but the group disbanded in 1998. In 2006, the group reunited and toured the U.S., and planned to release an album after some works in the studio. The group is regarded as iconic pioneers of alternative hip hop music, having helped to pave the way for innovative hip hop artists. John Bush of Allmusic called them "the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s," while the editors of About.com ranked them #4 on their list of the "25 Best Rap Groups of All Time." In 2005, A Tribe Called Quest received a Special Achievement Award at the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. In 2007, the group was formally honored at the 4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors.
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Big Pooh
Big Pooh (born Thomas Jones) is an American rapper, who, along with fellow rap artist Phonte, was a member of the acclaimed North Carolina hip hop group Little Brother. In addition to numerous records and EP's by Little Brother, Pooh released a solo album in 2005 entitled Sleepers to positive critical review. Furthermore, he has been guest featured on numerous tracks by other artists. Big Pooh also appreciates basketball and has served as a guest writer on a basketball blog.
In January 2007, in response to the departure of Little Brother member, co-founder and main producer 9th Wonder, Pooh stated in an interview that "there are no hard feelings and no beef", adding that "this is just a decision that had to be made so all three of us could move forward and continue to provide the world with dope music."
In 2007 Pooh appeared on the Little Brother download-only mixtape entitled And Justus for All, which was released free on the internet February 13, 2007, mixed by DJ Mick Boogie.
In 2009, he released a new interim "street" album, The Delightful Bars, with four slightly different versions of the album available, including one iTunes exclusive "Candy Apple" edition which contains 13 tracks, each featuring different artwork showing a nude model sprinkled with candy. The video for the album's lead single, "The Comeback," features a kitchen scene with Pooh surrounded by women preparing ingredients, baking and packaging "Delightful Bars" candy bars.
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Bishop Lamont
Philip Martin (born October 31, 1978 in Inglewood, California), better known as Bishop Lamont is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label but left in 2010.
Martin started rapping at age thirteen. Dr. Dre met Martin while on set filming The Game's music video for "Dreams". After giving him praises on an L.A. radio station, Dr. Dre signed Martin in 2005. Martin was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section, but he was already signed to Aftermath by the time the issue hit stands.
According to Martin, Dr. Dre said that along with Eminem, Martin is the only other rapper that made him uncomfortable. Dr. Dre said that this is due to his protégé's controversial and political lyrics.
Martin is credited for his numerous soundtrack contributions. He has appeared in the soundtrack for the video game True Crime: Streets of LA. He can also be heard on three EA Sports video games. The tracks "The Best" and "We Got Next" are included in Madden 2007 and NBA Live 06, respectively. Also, the track "I'm a Soldier" was included in NFL Street 2. His song City Lights was in The Midnight Club: Los Angeles soundtrack. In addition, Martin has the title track "Welcome to Havoc", featured in Havoc, a film starring Anne Hathaway.
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Cannonball Adderley
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Adderley is remembered for his 1966 single "Mercy Mercy Mercy", a crossover hit on the pop charts, and for his work with trumpeter Miles Davis, including on the epochal album Kind of Blue (1959). He was the brother of jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, a longtime member of his band.
Originally from Tampa, Florida, Adderley moved to New York in the mid-1950s. His nickname derived originally from "cannibal," an honorific title imposed on him by high school colleagues as a tribute to his fast eating capacity.
His educational career was long established prior to teaching applied instrumental music classes at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cannonball moved to Tallahassee, Florida when his parents obtained teaching positions at Florida A&M University. Both Cannonball and brother Nat played with Ray Charles when Charles lived in Tallahassee during the early 1940s. Cannonball was a local legend in Florida until he moved to New York City in 1955, where he lived in Corona, Queens.
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CL Smooth
CL Smooth (born Corey Brent Penn, Sr., October 8, 1968, New Rochelle, New York) is an American rapper, poet, and is best known as the vocal half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth.
After the pair split in 1995 Pete Rock, whose work with CL had garnered him a reputation as one of the most acclaimed producers in hip-hop, went on to produce (and remix) tracks for dozens of marquee-name and/or well-respected acts, and to release a batch of solo and instrumental albums. C.L. Smooth remained musically inactive.
The pair managed to reconcile their differences only long enough to record five isolated tracks in the ten years since their split: "Da Two," "Back On Da Block," "Fly 'Til I Die," "Appreciate," and "It's A Love Thing." There were talks of a definitive reunion and a new album in 2004; however, the speculation was dismissed by both parties after another fallout.
During his period of hiatus, C.L. Smooth declined even to appear as a guest on other artists' albums, with the exception of "Only the Strong Survive" with DJ Krush in 1996. Recently, however, he has contributed featured guest vocals to songs by AZ ("Magic Hour"), Nujabes ("Sky is Falling") and Dipset affiliate J. R. Writer (the remix of "Mesmerize") or Supafuh ("Act of Faith").
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Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (born August 1, 1963), better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American Grammy Award winning musician, rapper, actor, and record producer. He is best known for the song "Gangsta's Paradise", and the theme song for Kenan & Kel a Nickelodeon show from 1996 to 2000.
He recorded two singles in the late 1980s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me". Neither single was successful, but Coolio had made connections in the Los Angeles rap scene, and ended up joining the group WC and the Maad Circle in 1991. WC was the group's lead rapper, but Coolio was another rapper in the group. He had a few verses on the group's debut album, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed, including on the single "Dress Code". The album was regionally successful, but did not make much impact on a national scale.
Three years later in 1994, Coolio signed to Tommy Boy Records and released his debut solo album, It Takes a Thief. The lead single "Fantastic Voyage" was put into heavy rotation on MTV, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Fantastic Voyage" would become one of the biggest rap singles of the year. The album also contained a few minor hits in "County Line" and "I Remember". It Takes a Thief eventually peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200, becoming certified Platinum. The album received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective to often violent and profane themes of typical gangsta rap.
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Cormega
Corey McKay (born April 26, 1970), better known by his stage name Cormega, is an African-American rapper best known for his narratives about inner-city life, having been born in Queensbridge, Queens. McKay is notable for consistently producing as an independent artist, refusing to go mainstream.
Cormega was raised in Long Island City, Queens, forming childhood friendships with future rappers such as Nas, AZ, Nature and Capone-N-Noreaga. When he was 4, he witnessed his mother's murder. After that, he moved in with his father and stepmother who had recently returned from Dallas, Texas and moved back to New York City.
Cormega is known and praised for his intricate, complex, multi-syllabic lyricism and raw, straight delivery. Despite being an underground artist he has gained considerable acknowledgement in the rap community and is regarded as one of the best lyricists to grace the mic. McKay often reflects about the hardships of inner-city life and succeeding in a world where we are very much on our own.
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DJ Green Lantern
James D'Agostino (born 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Green Lantern, is an Italian-American DJ and hip hop music producer from Rochester, New York. In 2002, D'Agostino was signed by Eminem to become the official DJ for Shady Records after DJ Head stepped down for undisclosed reasons. D'Agostino left the label in 2005 due to a dispute with Shady Records rapper 50 Cent.
DJ Green Lantern came to prominence with his "Invasion" mixtape series, the first set of officially sponsored mixtapes from Eminem's Shady Records. On the series, spanning three mixtapes (later to be spun off into the Armageddon series), the DJ broke several diss records, furthering the issues between Eminem and Benzino/The Source as well as the entire Shady camp and Ja Rule/Murder Inc.
He is also recognized as a producer, featuring on his own mixtapes several "Green Remixes," including, most notably, a remix of the Nas and Tupac Shakur collaboration, "Thugz Mansion." He also produced D-Block's "2 Guns Up", an acclaimed street single, which originated as a freestyle rap on his Hot 97 radio show, "In the Lab" (the most memorable of which has also appeared as a mixtape, "The Best of In the Lab"). "In the Lab" is formatted as a one-hour (with commercials) mix show, in which DJ Green Lantern blends a cappella and instrumental tracks from various artists, as well as breaking new and underground music (such as the Ghostface Killah and El-Producto collaboration "HideYaFace").
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DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known by his stage name DJ Premier (also known as Preem, Premo, or Primo for short), is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru. Born in Houston and raised in Prairie View, Texas, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, for much of his professional career. Rolling Stone identified Premier as arguably Hip-Hop's greatest producer of all time.
The Source named DJ Premier one of the five greatest producers in hip-hop history, while the editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list. He also made the "Finals" in the search for The Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time by Vibe. He attended Prairie View A&M University.
Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of the Gang Starr Foundation's songs. His work also includes production for heavyweight rappers such as (alphabetic order) Apathy, Big L, Bun B, Canibus, D.I.T.C., Fat Joe, Game, Jay-Z, Kanye West, KRS-One, Lord Finesse, M.O.P., Mos Def, Nas, Rakim, Royce Da 5'9", The LOX, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, rock band Limp Bizkit, Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Ill Bill, Joell Ortiz, and pop/R&B singer Christina Aguilera, among many others.
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Eddie F
Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell is the co-founder, partner, and DJ of the Uptown Records rap group Heavy D & the Boyz. Ferrell is a producer, arranger, songwriter, executive and entrepreneur. He is also mostly known for his various work and projects serving as the founder and owner of Untouchables Entertainment Group, Untouchables Records, numerous major label clients and their artists.
The Mount Vernon, New York native made his entry into production in 1987 on the gold certified Heavy D & the Boyz debut Living Large with “Mr Big Stuff.” Eddie continued to show his production prowess on their follow-up platinum releases, Big Tyme and Peaceful Journey, creating such classics as “Somebody For Me” and “You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet,” to name a few. He has been largely responsible and instrumental in delivering or developing much of the talent coming out of the Mt. Vernon area such as Heavy D, Al B. Sure, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Dave Hall, and even Diddy who lived with EF in the early stages of his A&R career.
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Elzhi
Jason Powers (1979) (better known as Elzhi – often printed as eLZhi) is a hip-hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. Many Underground fans know him as "Detroit's Best Kept Secret". As a former member of Slum Village he now records as a solo artist. He is known particularly for his complicated rhyme schemes, involving polysyllabic ‘patterns’, internal rhymes and alliteration, as well as evocative imagery, simile and metaphor. On May 10, 2011, Elzhi released his highly anticipated mixtape Elmatic, produced by Will Sessions, as a tribute to Nas’ classic debut Illmatic. The mixtape has received glowing reviews from critics and fans alike. In his youth he would make visits to the Hip-Hop shop in Detroit, where they had Open mic nights in where rapper Proof was the host. He would find himself surrounded by Detroit's most talented MC's such as Obie Trice, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, Royce da 59, One Be Lo, J Dilla, Baatin, D12, and even Eminem during his battling days.
In 1998, Elzhi recorded a number of songs with Detroit hip-hop artist DJ House-shoes with DJ Rios. These recording sessions yielded the material that would become the Out of Focus EP. The project was abandoned due to his life getting in the way and no real viable outlet for music as opposed to California and New York. During the mixing process DJ Houseshoes passed the DATs onto Dilla who intended on remixing the whole album before his passing.
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Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad.
Fat Joe's first album was Represent, released in 1993, followed by Jealous One's Envy in 1995. From 1998 to 2006, he was signed to Atlantic Records, releasing four albums under the label, Don Cartagena in 1998, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) in 2001, Loyalty in 2002, and All or Nothing in 2005. Around the release of All or Nothing, Fat Joe became involved in a highly publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper 50 Cent, who attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank". His most popular song in which he performed was his Remy Ma duet "Lean Back" with Terror Squad. The song was a number-one hit in the summer of 2004.
Starting in 2006, when his album Me, Myself, & I was released, Fat Joe was signed to Imperial Records, which distributes through Terror Squad Entertainment. His follow up album wasThe Elephant in the Room, which was released in 2008; Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2), the sequel to Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.), was released in October 2009. His tenth album The Darkside Vol. 1 was released on July 27, 2010.
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Freddie Foxxx
Freddie Foxxx, also known as Bumpy Knuckles, (born James Campbell in 1969) is an American rapper and music producer from Long Island, New York.
Foxxx released his first LP, Freddie Foxxx Is Here in (1989) through MCA Records, produced entirely by Eric B. of Eric B. and Rakim fame, and himself. He soon parted ways with the label and became a member of Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit establishment. In 1993, only promo copies of his second album, Crazy Like A Foxxx, were circulated when Epic Records decided to shelve it.
Foxxx then began to be known more for his cameos on songs by Boogie Down Productions, Naughty By Nature, M.O.P., Missin Linx OC and, most notably, his appearance on Gang Starr's The Militia from their Moment of Truth album (1998). The song was issued as a single, building a buzz for Foxxx and helping him to prep for his next full-length release.
This time around he applied the lessons he'd learned from previous experiences with major record labels, and went the independent route. The LP featured production from hip hop heavyweights DJ Premier, Pete Rock and The Alchemist. The members of M.O.P. provided the album's only cameo.
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Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, and formerly Little Jimmy Ice, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success. Ghostface Killah debuted his solo-career with Ironman in 1996, which was well received by music critics. He has continued his success over the following years with critically acclaimed albums such as Supreme Clientele (2000) and Fishscale (2006). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979 kung fu film Mystery of Chessboxing.
Ghostface Killah is critically acclaimed for his loud, fast-paced flow, and his emotional stream-of-consciousness narratives containing cryptic slang and non-sequiturs. In 2006, MTV included him on their honorable mention list of The Greatest MCs of All Time, while the editors of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), praising him as "one of the most imaginative storytellers of our time." Ghostface's storytelling abilities have widely been praised, with Q magazine calling him "rap's finest storyteller."
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Grap Luva
Gregory Phillips (born September 11, 1971,Bronx, New York[citation needed]) better known by his stage name Grap Luva is a hip-hop producer and rapper primarily active during the 1990s as a member of the group INI (composed of him, Rob-O, Rass, Marco Polo and his older brother, Pete Rock-- who is himself one of the most influential producers in hip-hop history.) His first appearance was as a guest on the track "The Basement", included on Mecca and the Soul Brother (1992), the first album released by Pete Rock and his creative partner CL Smooth. Grap Luva is noted for being among the star-studded lineup of producers involved with The Best Part, the debut LP by the rapper J-Live. He has been largely silent in the 2000s; his activity has been limited to sporadic guest appearances on albums by Grooveman Spot, Marley Marl, Kev Brown and the Nextmen. He currently resides in Washington, DC.
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GZA
Gary Grice (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names GZA (pronounced /ˈdʒɪzə/ JIZ-ə) and The Genius, is an American hip hop artist and founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. Within the clan, he is known as the "spiritual head," being both the oldest and the first within the group to receive a record deal.
GZA has appeared on his fellow clan members' solo projects and since the release of his critically acclaimed solo album, Liquid Swords (1995), he has maintained a successful solo career. Steve Huey of Allmusic has called him "one of the best lyricists of the 1990s," while the editors of About.com ranked him #17 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), making him the highest-ranking Wu-Tang Clan member on the list (ahead of Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon).
Gary Grice developed an interest in hip-hop by attending block parties as a child in the early '70s. He formed a three-man group with his cousins, who would later be known as RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard. The group, All in Together Now, saw the three rapping and DJing, switching off names and performing local shows; since they lived in different boroughs, GZA and Ol' Dirty would travel from Brooklyn out to Staten Island to meet up with their cousin RZA, after which the three would travel across NYC and challenge other MCs to battles. After some years of this, GZA was signed to Cold Chillin' Records as a solo artist under the name The Genius. He put together an album called Words from the Genius, produced mostly by Easy Mo Bee, but after it failed to sell—and his rocky experience on tour—Grice became fed up and asked for release from the label.
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Heavy D
Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), better known as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, singer, actor, and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included G-Whiz (Glen Parrish), "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), and Eddie F (born Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s. The five albums the group released were produced by Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, his cousin Pete Rock and Eddie F.
Myers was born on May 24, 1967 in Mandeville, Jamaica, the son of Eulahlee Lee, a nurse, and Clifford Vincent Myers, a machine technician. His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York, in the early 1970s, where he was raised.
Heavy D & the Boyz were the first group signed to Uptown Records, with Heavy D as the frontman and only rapper, and Eddie F was his business partner in the group and one of his producers. The other two members, T-Roy and G-Wiz were the dancers. Their debut, Living Large, was released in 1987. The album was a commercial success; Big Tyme was a breakthrough that included four hits.
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Inspectah Deck
Jason Hunter, (born July 6, 1970) better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Although he has not gained the same level of mainstream success in his solo career as some of his Wu-Tang counterparts like Method Man, he has acquired critical praise for his intricate lyricism, and for his verses on many of the group's most revered songs. He has growingly become a producer in his own right, taking up tracks for fellow clansmen and his own projects.
Born July 6, 1970, Hunter routinely mentions the Park Hill Projects in Clifton, Staten Island, where he grew up, going to school with the future Method Man, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah. Coming from a musical family, his father died when he was six years old, and seeing his mother support the family contributed to his laid-back, quiet mentality; this led to his stage name, as he decided to play a low-key counterbalance to the antics of Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and RZA. This is also referenced by Method Man at the end of the track "Can it Be All So Simple?" on Wu-Tang's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) :
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J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla, J Mukandila and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. According to his obituary at NPR.org, he "was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists, working for big-name acts like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes and Common."
Renowned producer Pete Rock placed J Dilla on his list of the top five producers of all time, while the editors of About.com ranked him #15 on their list of the Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers. Andy Kellman of Allmusic stated that—by 2004, after being active for well over a decade as a producer—J Dilla had accomplished enough to be considered "an all-time great." J Dilla made the "Elite 8" in the search for The Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time by Vibe. Also, The Source placed him on its list of the 20 greatest producers in the magazine's twenty-year history.
Yancey's career began slowly. He has now become highly regarded, most notably for the production of critically acclaimed albums by Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Common, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and Erykah Badu. He was a member of Slum Village and produced their acclaimed debut album Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) and their follow-up Fantastic, Vol. 2.
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James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of funk music and is a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance.
In a career that spanned decades, Brown profoundly influenced the development of many different musical genres. Brown moved on a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music making. Brown performed in concerts, first making his rounds across the Chitlin' Circuit, and then across the country and later around the world, along with appearing in shows on television and in movies. Although he contributed much to the music world through his hitmaking, Brown holds the record as the artist who charted the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting number one on that chart.
For many years, Brown's touring show was one of the most extravagant productions in American popular music. At the time of Brown's death, his band included three guitarists, two bass guitar players, two drummers, three horns and a percussionist. The bands that he maintained during the late 1960s and 1970s were of comparable size, and the bands also included a three-piece amplified string section that played during ballads. Brown employed between 40 and 50 people for the James Brown Revue, and members of the revue traveled with him in a bus to cities and towns all over the country, performing upwards of 330 shows a year with almost all of the shows as one-nighters. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1990 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Jeru the Damaja
Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja (born February 14, 1972) is an American rapper and recording artist who has worked extensively with Guru and DJ Premier of Gang Starr, whom he has known since high school. He is best-known for his 1994 debut album, The Sun Rises in the East, which was ranked as one of the 100 greatest hip-hop albums of all time by the editors of About.com, calling it "one of the quintessential '90s hip-hop albums."
Jeru the Damaja was born February 14, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York, and spent his early years in that borough's East New York neighborhood, where he began rhyming at block parties as a youth. He first showcased his hardcore Brooklyn style to audiences on "I'm the Man," a track from Gang Starr's 1992 album Daily Operation. The following year he released his first single, "Come Clean," which was produced by DJ Premier and became an instant underground hit.
His first album, The Sun Rises in the East, was released in 1994 and produced entirely by DJ Premier. The album was well-received but Jeru was criticized by the Fugees for his lyrics, particularly for the song "Da Bitchez". Fugees member Pras lightly mentioned Jeru on the track "Zealots," from the group's landmark 1996 album The Score, with the line "No matter who you damage, you're still a false prophet," referencing Jeru's single "You Can't Stop the Prophet." Jeru responded lightly in the intro of the track "Me or the Papes" and also on the track "Black Cowboys."
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Jim Jones
Reverend James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana along with the killings of five other people at a nearby airstrip. Over 200 children were murdered at Jonestown, almost all of whom were forcibly made to ingest cyanide by the elite Temple members.
Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple in that state in the 1950s. Jones and the Temple later moved to California, and both gained notoriety with the move of the Temple's headquarters to San Francisco in the mid-1970s.
The incident in Guyana ranks among the largest mass suicides in history, though most likely it involved forced suicide and/or murder, and was the single greatest loss of American civilian life in a non-natural disaster until the events of September 11, 2001. Among the dead was Leo Ryan, who remains the only Congressman assassinated in the line of duty as a Congressman in the history of the United States.
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Kanye West
Kanye Omari West (
/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
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La The Darkman
Lason Jackson, better known as La the Darkman, is a rapper from Brooklyn.
As a teenager in New York City, the Crown Heights, Brooklyn-bred emcee born Lason Jackson negotiated his first deal just as he was finishing high school. Having studied the game as a protégé of the Wu at the height of their success LA, who considers RZA a mentor, was more than prepared when an in-studio freestyle on WKCR's The Stretch and Bobbito Show drew the attention of major and indie labels alike. Securing a distribution deal through Navarre Distribution, he released his debut album Heist of the Century in 1999, through his own Embassy Entertainment. The project, on which LA also served as A&R and Executive Producer, went on to sell over 350,000 copies independently. His success gave him an opportunity to tour internationally with the likes of Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and of course, the Wu-Tang Clan. Somehow, while he never stopped being an artist, LA’s career as a business man took precedent. Relocating to Grand Rapids, MI, LA launched a management company, invested in real estate, and opened an operated a children’s clothing store. But he was always a musician.[citation needed]
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Large Professor
Large Professor (born William Paul Mitchell on March 21, 1973, in the Harlem section of New York, New York. USA), also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York City-based hip hop record producer and emcee. He is also best known as a founding member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source, and as a frequent collaborator with Nas.About.com ranked Large Professor #5 on its Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list.
Mitchell moved in his early childhood to Flushing, Queens, where he was raised. His production career started early in his adolescence. As a young teenager, he would make pause tapes, in which he would pause a beat and blend it in with other sequences. Eventually, he managed to own a Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard that allowed him to make his beats in the comfort of his own home. He became a protégé of the late Paul C, a record producer and musician with whom he credits for teaching him virtually everything he knows about record production as well as the associated technology used for making hip-hop music. Paul C was doing production work with Eric B. & Rakim and Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud, and then, at age 17, Large was given the opportunity to program beats for Eric B. & Rakim's album Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990) while still attending high school. While working with them, he discovered Nas, who got a management deal with Serchlite Publishing (headed by MC Serch from former group 3rd Bass) and produced three tracks on Nas's debut album, Illmatic (1994), after he was signed by Columbia Records. His work with Eric B. & Rakim eventually led him to work on Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's Wanted: Dead or Alive (1990), producing (officially credited as a co-producer) the album's lead single and iconic hip-hop classic, “Streets of New York.”
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LL Cool J
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J (an abbreviation for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor from Bay Shore, New York. He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", and "Mama Said Knock You Out". He has released thirteen studio albums and two greatest hits compilations, including 2008's Exit 13, the last for his record deal with Def Jam Recordings. He has also appeared in numerous films, and currently stars as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles.
As he grew older, Smith found a way to escape the effects of his abuse, and his bullying attitude: hip-hop music. He fell in love with it at the age of nine, and by 11 he was writing lyrics and making his own songs with some DJ equipment his grandmother gave him to stop him riding motorcycles or doing karate. Before too long, LL was an established member of the Hip-Hop community in his area. He gained notoriety through his many rap battles against well-established MCs, including the battle against Chicken and Porn that rocketed him to fame.
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Marley Marl
Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.
In Hip-Hop's Golden Age, Marley Marl was the house producer of the Juice Crew, known for The Bridge Wars, a feud with Boogie Down Productions seen as one of the earliest and most influential hip hop beefs. The Juice Crew included Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shanté, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Craig G, MC Shan and Masta Ace, and produced many songs for outside artists including King Tee, LL Cool J, and Lords of the Underground. He was also an important figure in the careers of Eric B. & Rakim, producing their first hits "My Melody" and "Eric B Is President".
Marl was the first to sample a breakbeat and reprogram it, which he did with The Honey Drippers' "Impeach the President" breakbeat on the MC Shan single "The Bridge" from 1985. This was an extremely important feat as it completely changed the way hip hop beats were made, as well as other sample based genres. In his early records, Marl mixed James Brown samples and synthetic beats in a fashion previously unheard of, for the most part.
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Masta Killa
Jamel Arief (born Elgin Turner; August 18, 1969), better known as Masta Killa, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though one of the lesser-known members of the group (he was featured on only one track on their 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)), he has been prolific on Clan group albums and solo projects since the mid-1990s, and released his debut album No Said Date in 2004 to positive reviews.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Masta Killa was the last member to join the Wu-Tang Clan; consequently he did not appear on the group's debut single "Protect Ya Neck". He was also the only member who was not a rapper at the time of the group's formation. He was extensively mentored by the GZA during his early days with the group, evident in the similar flow they both employ. He derived his rap name from the 1978 kung fu film Shaolin Master Killer, (Shao Lin san shi liu fang). Masta only appeared on one track on the Wu-Tang Clan's first album, in the closing verse to "Da Mystery of Chessboxin". Masta only narrowly made the track, and was almost left off in favor of Killah Priest. In fact, on the No Said Date DVD, Killah Priest claims that he and Masta Killa were in competition for the spot on "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'", and while Killah Priest fell asleep, Masta Killa stayed up all night writing and Killah Priest woke up the next morning to Masta Killa's verse. Since he was a developing rapper at the time Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was being written, his verse in "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" was the only one that could hold up with the other, more experienced Wu-Tang members.
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Method Man
Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman. He won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige. In 2007, the writers of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).
Method Man appeared in the motion pictures Belly, How High, Garden State as well as a minor role in The Wackness. More recently, he appeared as a crewman in George Lucas' film Red Tails. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red, and he had a recurring role on HBO's Oz as Tug Daniels and as Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire.
Born in Staten Island, New York, on April 1 , 1971, Clifford Smith divided his childhood between his father's Long Island residence and his mother's home in the Park Hill section of Staten Island aka Killa Hill. He has two sisters, Terri and Missy.
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Nas
Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones ( /nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas ( /ˈnɑːz/), is an American rapper and actor. He is also the son of jazz musician Olu Dara. Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums since 1994, four of which topped the Billboard charts upon release and has sold over thirteen-million records in the United States alone. Nas was also part of the hip hop supergroup The Firm, which released one album under Dr. Dre's record label Aftermath. Aside from rapping, Nas is also an occasional actor and has appeared in feature films such as Hype Williams' directorial debut Belly, Ticker and In Too Deep and the television show Hawaii Five-0.
His rise to fame began in 1991 with his feature on hip hop group Main Source's debut album on the track "Live at the Barbeque". In the years that followed, Nas garnered attention from music industry A & R's and record labels with more impressive features and a solo single "Halftime". His debut album Illmatic, released in 1994 by Columbia Records, received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community and would go on to be widely hailed as a musical landmark and a classic in the genre and is consistently ranked as one of the greatest LP's of all time. His follow up album It Was Written debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts, stayed on top for four consecutive weeks and went platinum twice in only two months, propelling Nas to worldwide notoriety.
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Pete Rock
Peter Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. After the duo went their separate ways, Rock continued with a solo career that has garnered him worldwide respect, though little in the way of mainstream success. Along with groups such as Stetsasonic, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots and Gang Starr, Rock played a major role in the merging of elements from jazz into hip hop music (also known as jazz rap). He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, the RZA, and J Dilla as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production. Pete Rock is also the older brother and younger cousin, respectively, of rappers Grap Luva and the late Heavy D.
Pete Rock was born in The Bronx, New York, the sixth of seven children of Jamaican immigrant parents. His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York when he was seven years old. During high school, he met his future recording partner CL Smooth. According to Rock, his father was also a part-time DJ who had an impressive record collection. Rock would often accompany his father to a cricket club called Wembley in The Bronx and watch as he spun records for the guests. His first job was as a paperboy, in his neighborhood.
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Pharoahe Monch
Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972), better known by his stage name Pharoahe Monch is an African-American rapper. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.
Pharoahe Monch's name is derived from the monkey doll Monchhichi. After receiving a bad haircut, which left Monch looking like a "chimpanzee", girls in Monch's class at the High School of Art and Design began calling him "Monchhichi", which was later shortened to "Monch". Monch adopted the "Pharoahe" prefix after meeting future Organized Konfusion partner Prince Po.[citation needed]
Monch released three albums as part of the rap duo Organized Konfusion with partner Prince Poetry: The self-titled Organized Konfusion, Stress: The Extinction Agenda and The Equinox. The duo handled a large amount of production on these albums themselves. All albums received positive critical reviews, but moderate sales. As a result, the duo split up after recording their final album The Equinox in 1997. Prince Poetry has since denied the possibility of an Organized Konfusion reunion.
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Planet Asia
Planet Asia aka King Medallions (real name Jason Green, born October 24, 1976) is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard. He is also well known for his vast discography of mixtapes.
During the 1990s, Planet Asia moved from Fresno, California to San Francisco, California and started rapping religiously. From 1997-2001, Planet Asia had been releasing various popular 12 inch singles. These singles such as "Definition of ILL" and "Place of Birth" were released by various labels such as Stones Throw and ABB Records. He reached full acclaim in 2001 when The Source gave him the First Round Draft Pick and Independent Album of the Year awards for How the West Was One. How The West Was One was recorded with fellow rapper Rasco under the group name Cali Agents and landed him a deal with Interscope Records.
While signed to Interscope Records, Planet Asia was not promoted like more popular Interscope acts Eminem and 50 Cent. The Fresno rapper stayed with Interscope until 2003 without releasing an album. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for the song "W" by Mystic. Planet Asia has collaborated with famous artists such as Linkin Park, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Tupac Shakur and Ghostface Killah.
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Raekwon
Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded numerous solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with other hip hop artists.
Raekwon is often cited as one of the pioneers of the Mafioso rap sub-genre. In 2007, The editors of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). The Miami New Times described Raekwon's music as being "street epics" that are "straightforward yet linguistically rich universes not unlike a gangsta Iliad."
Corey Woods joined the Wu-Tang Clan, a nine-member hip hop group based in the Staten Island borough of New York City, in 1992. He went under the stage name Raekwon the Chef and aliases Raekwon, Shallah Raekwon, and Lex Diamonds. Wu-Tang Clan debuted one year later with Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. Singles from the album included "Protect Ya Neck" and "C.R.E.A.M.", the latter of which reached #8 on the Billboard rap chart.Wu-Tang Forever followed in 1997 and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA, quadruple the certification given Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Alongside other solo albums by its members, Wu-Tang continued recording as a group, releasing The W in 2000, Iron Flag in 2001, and 8 Diagrams in 2007.
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Rah Digga
Rah Digga (born Rashia Fisher) is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in the book How to Rap. Rah Digga is a resident of Newark, New Jersey.
Rah Digga was born in New Jersey and went to study electrical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She learned how to rap by studying the raps of KRS-One, Rakim, and Kool G Rap of the Juice Crew.
She starred in the movie Thirteen Ghost, and she worked with hip-hop group Twice the Flavor before joining the Outsidaz, leading to a feature on the track "Cowboys" from the Fugees album The Score. Being seen by Q-Tip at the Lyricist Lounge lead to her meeting with Busta Rhymes, and joining his Flipmode Squad, later appearing on "numerous Busta Rhymes albums". Her debut solo, Dirty Harriet, was released in 2000 featuring Busta Rhymes and Eve. She also worked with Bahamadia on the track "Be Ok" from Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1.
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Rakim
William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), known by his stage names Rakim, is an American rapper. One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time.
Eric B. & Rakim's classic album Paid in Full was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV, while Rakim himself was ranked #4 on MTV's list of the Greatest MCs of All Time. Steve Huey of Allmusic stated that "Rakim is near-universally acknowledged as one of the greatest MCs -- perhaps the greatest -- of all time within the hip-hop community." The editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). Rakim began his career as the emcee of the rap duo Eric B. & Rakim, who in 2011 were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Rakim is the nephew of American R&B singer and actress Ruth Brown. He grew up in Wyandanch, New York, and became involved in the New York hip hop scene at 18. Eric B. brought him to Marley Marl's house to record "Eric B. is President." At the time Griffin was fresh out of high school and on his way to college, but he decided to forgo higher education and instead chose to record with Eric B.
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RJD2
RJD2 (born Ramble John "RJ" Krohn on May 27, 1976) is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks for many prominent rappers. However, he has now left Def Jux and has signed with XL Recordings. His 2007 album, The Third Hand, is a striking departure from his usual style and features RJD2 singing and playing instruments on nearly every track.
In 2009, RJD2 established his own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections and reissued three early records as well as a box set. RJD2’s new full length The Colossus was released on January 19, 2010 on his new label, which is distributed by The Orchard.
RJD2's work has been used heavily in media and advertisement, particularly the singles "The Horror" and "Ghostwriter". Since 2007, RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine" has been the theme song for AMC's Mad Men.
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Roc Marciano
Roc Marciano is an American rapper, songwriter and producer from Hempstead, Long Island (New York). Originally a member of Busta Rhymes' crew, Flipmode Squad becoming the sixth member after the departure of Lord Have Mercy, Roc left in 2001 to form the UN [1], a hardcore underground hip hop group consisting of three other MCs (Dino Brave, Laku & Mic Raw) with whom released an album on Carson Daly's 456 Entertainment in 2004. Notably, Roc appeared in the 2005 Wu-Tang Clan compilation album, Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, and in Pete Rock's 2008 album, NY's Finest, drawing acclaim [2] for such performances. Since 2008, Roc Marciano has been working on his solo career, and to widespread internet acclaim,[3] released his entirely self-produced debut LP, Marcberg [4] in the Spring of 2010. The album was applauded for its throwback 90s east coast style, coming as a breath of fresh air amongst the various other hip hop albums released that year. His stream of consciousness narrative and boom-bap, rugged beats have also been the subject to many compliments from critics and bloggers alike. In 2011, Roc Marciano collaborated with Gangrene, the duo of rapper/producers Oh No and The Alchemist, to release the collaborative EP Greneberg. Roc Marciano is currently signed to Decon Records.
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RZA
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. He is widely considered one of the most influential and landmark hip-hop producers of all time. He subsequently gained attention for his work scoring and then later acting in films. His revolutionary techniques of sampling, speeding up tracks to fit the beat laced, and his cinematic skits sprinkled throughout albums have greatly inspired other producers in the industry. He produced for a slew of Wu Tang solo albums as well as group albums that dominated not only commercially, but also thematically and artistically. His production from the mid 90's to the late 90's brought about one of the greatest 'bouts' or 'runs' of inspiration the industry has seen, creating various classics.
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Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He was originally known as Puff Daddy and then as P. Diddy (Puff and Puffy have been used as nicknames, but never as recording names). In August 2005, he changed his stage name to simply "Diddy", but continues to use the name P. Diddy in the UK as the result of a lawsuit. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He formed and recorded with the group Diddy – Dirty Money.
Combs was born in Harlem and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He worked as a talent director at Uptown Records and then founded Bad Boy Records in 1993. His business interests—under the umbrella of Bad Boy Entertainment Worldwide—include Bad Boy Records, the clothing lines Sean John and "Sean by Sean Combs", a movie production company, and two restaurants. He has taken the roles of recording executive, performer, producer of MTV's Making the Band, writer, arranger, clothing designer, and Broadway actor. In 2011, Forbes estimated his net worth at $500 million, making him the richest figure in hip hop.
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Sheek Louch
Sean Divine Jacobs, November 9, 1976. better known as Sheek Louch (also known as Donnie Def Jam and "Donnie G"), is an African American rapper and member of The LOX (aka D-Block), along with Styles P and Jadakiss.
At around the age of 12, he was inspired to rhyme by his friend Jason Phillips (Jadakiss). He and Jason would later form The LOX with Styles P. Mary J. Blige "discovered" the trio, and they would soon be signed to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records. Their first album, Money, Power & Respect, was released on January 13, 1998.
Sheek and his fellow LOX members later parted ways with Bad Boy Records, and joined the Ruff Ryders group, which included DMX. Their second album, We Are the Streets, was released on January 25, 2000. Meanwhile, Sheek, an aspiring entrepreneur, began working on their D-Block brand, building a studio, and looking for new talent to join their roster. He also opened a D-Block car wash and D-Block "fitteds" around the same time.
Sheek released his solo debut Walk Witt Me on Universal Records through D-Block Records. Early promotional material, such as within the liner notes of Styles P's album A Gangster and a Gentleman, indicate that the album's original title was Walk With Me.
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Styles P
David Styles (born November 28, 1974) better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo MC.
Styles P, a member of The LOX and the larger D-Block Hip-Hop collective, grew up in Yonkers, New York rapping alongside Jadakiss (Jason Phillips) and Sheek Louch (Shawn Jacobs). In their late teens the trio met Mary J. Blige who was so impressed with their tough street east coast lyrics, she gave them a big break by putting their demo in the hands of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Diddy immediately hired the trio to write for Bad Boy Records. With the label, The LOX quickly started collaborating on hits with Diddy, the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Mariah Carey which gave them instant notoriety and status within the hip-hop and mainstream charts.
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Termanology
Daniel Carrillo (born in October 8, 1982), better known as Termanology is a rapper from Lawrence, Massachusetts. He first came to wide attention with the 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down". A solo album, Politics As Usual, was released in 2008. He has made a number of collaborative albums, such as 1982 (released in 2010) and is known also for his prolific mixtape output.
In collaboration with the New Hampshire producer DC the MIDI Alien, Carrillo independently released the album Out the Gate in 2005. The single "This Is Hip Hop" attracted the attention of The Source, which featured the rapper in its much-coveted "Unsigned Hype" column. A friendship with the Gang Starr Foundation member Krumbsnatcha led to a meeting with DJ Premier, who was a fan of "This Is Hip Hop". Termanology's DJ Premier-produced 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down" generated considerable national and international interest, including an appearance in XXL's "Show & Prove" column.
The debut solo album release Politics As Usual on Nature Sounds in 2008 gathered together many of hip hop's most revered producers as DJ Premier was joined by names like Pete Rock, Large Professor, Easy Mo Bee, and Buckwild. It was well-received by critics, though many reviewers noted it lacked the focused aggression throughout that "Watch How It Go Down" had promised.
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Torae
Torae (born Torae L. Carr) is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York.
Torae gained recognition by collaborating with DJ Premier and Marco Polo. He and Polo went on to receive critical acclaim for their collaborative LP entitled Double Barrel. In 2007, Hip Hop DX featured him in their DXNext underground Hip Hop series. In the same year, he was named Chairman's Choice in XXL. In addition to Polo and Premier, Torae has worked with producers Eric G., Black Milk, and Khrysis. Torae has collaborated frequently with fellow Brooklyn MCs Skyzoo and Sha Stimuli. He has also worked with Tash of The Alkaholiks, Teflon, Chaundon, Sean Price, Masta Ace, Wale (rapper), Nefew and Talib Kweli.
He released his second studio album, For The Record, on November 8, 2011.
MIXTAPES:
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Trouble T Roy
Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967 — July 15, 1990), better known as Trouble T Roy, was a hip-hop dancer with the successful group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until 1990.
On July 15, 1990, Dixon was killed by an accidental fall. While on tour in Indianapolis, he and others were having fun after a performance and walking on a raised exit ramp outside the arena. Dixon lost his balance, fell from a height of approximately two stories, and hit his head. He was rushed to the hospital and later died there.
Heavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album, Peaceful Journey, to his memory in 1991.
Pete Rock & CL Smooth dedicated their song "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" to him in 1992. Pete Rock discussed the song's genesis in a 2007 interview with The Village Voice:
I had a friend of mine that passed away, and it was a shock to the community. I was kind of depressed when I made it. And to this day, I can't believe I made it through, the way I was feeling. I guess it was for my boy. When I found the record by Tom Scott, basically I just heard something incredible that touched me and made me cry. It had such a beautiful bassline, and I started with that first. I found some other sounds and then heard some sax in there and used that. Next thing you know, I have a beautiful beat made. When I mixed the song down, I had Charlie Brown from Leaders of the New School in the session with me, and we all just started crying."
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Wikipedia Persondata
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Rock, Pete Filmography
- Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D (2012)
- Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
- Copyright Criminals (2009)
- Big Pun: The Legacy (2008)
- 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005)
- Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 (2004)
- American Rap Stars (2002)
- Brown Sugar (2002)
- Run-DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000 (2000)
- Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
- Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
- Who's the Man? (1993)
- We Good - Pete Rock
- Verbal Murder 2 - Pete Rock
- Truth Is... - Pete Rock
- Truly Yours '98 - Pete Rock
- Tru Master - Pete Rock
- Tha Game - Pete Rock
- Strange Fruit - Pete Rock
- Rock Steady Part II - Pete Rock
- Respect Mine - Pete Rock
- One MC One DJ - Pete Rock
- One Life to Live - Pete Rock
- Mind Blowin' - Pete Rock
- It's the Postaboy - Pete Rock
- It's About That Time - Pete Rock
- It's A Love Thing - Pete Rock
- Head Rush (More Base) - Pete Rock
- Half Man Half Amazin' - Pete Rock
- Give it to Ya - Pete Rock
- Fly Till I Die - Pete Rock
- Da Two - Pete Rock
- Beef - Pete Rock
- Appreciate - Pete Rock
- #1 Soul Brother - Pete Rock
- Soul Survivor - Pete Rock
- Warzone - Pete Rock
- The PJ's - Pete Rock
- The Best Secret - Pete Rock
- That's What I Am Talking About - Pete Rock
- Take Your Time - Pete Rock
- Ready Fe War - Pete Rock
- No.1 Soul Brother - Pete Rock
- No Tears - Pete Rock
- Niggaz Know - Pete Rock
- Mind Frame - Pete Rock
- Made Man - Pete Rock
- Just Do It - Pete Rock
- Don't Be Mad - Pete Rock
- Death Becomes You - Pete Rock
- Da Villa - Pete Rock
- Comprehend - Pete Rock
- Cake - Pete Rock
- Best Believe - Pete Rock
- All We Got is Us - Pete Rock
[Kardinal]
Yeah, I see you P'Rrahh
It's Mr. Kardinal, we good
Worry about us, it's Kardinal Offishall
Knahmean, circle niggaz in dis
Y'knahmean, straight from T Dot
Linked up with the grand master of the beats, P'Rrrah
It's the Pete Rock, y-yeah, NY to T Dot
C'mon - yeah, raisin my fist
is like the bat sign, bringin out lyricists
I attract heat, I be the under overground
Microphone magician, subteranean, unindentified
sky-toucher, maneuver the machines
And rip apart MC's and hang 'em from the seams (yeah)
Large nigga seem scary, out in the hood
Shootin tic-tac-toe in your Burberry
For generations, a cold verse killer's been chillin out
Waitin in the cut, spillin out
Hot shit, yeah they feelin me now, cause I linked with Pete
The best at it since Nas and "Illmatic"
Respect is automatic, got it, well hold it
A lot of MC's will need it to pay they rent, sewed it
And eventually fold it (uh-huh) check my resume
I'm like H&R; Block when I rock
Y'all niggaz get the greatest return, plus a 3rd degree burn
when I earn airtime like H. Stern
Kardinal's like a 20 carat diamond
Up in the rough dust, New York check the shinin
I'm intertwinin, line for line combinin
with Mr. Rock rhymin, flowin on time and
Stop your whinin, y'all couldn't let go
since I flowed over the remix of "Grindin'"
[Chorus: Kardinal]
We good (we good) don't worry 'bout us, nigga we good
Kardinal and Pete Rock crank up in the hood
When I'm in the USA, they say "yes DJ"
When Pete's in the blend they say "my nigga come again"
We good (we good) don't worry 'bout us, nigga we good
Kardinal and Pete Rock crank up in the hood
When I'm in J.A. they say "yes DJ"
When I'm in the C-A-N they say "my nigga come again"
[Kardinal]
Yeah what makes the best rapper, ice on the wrist?
Ice on the chain? Ice in the bucket with the Crist'?
Ice grill, iced down, ice inside my frown
Ice start sparklin on the spaghetti strap gown (HU!)
Kardinal, nickname No Gimmicks
Still the nigga to get up in it, rip the place down
Rock a wife beater, show off my belly when I'm ready
The type to drive around on bootleg Pirellis
MC's gettin stuck like clubgoers in Chi-Town
Rip any prick from Brixton to my town
The T Dot, yeah you know me
Bringin back the bad bwoy style, yeah ya owe me
Gun finger in da air, shootin blanks
Thinkin bout the day I can live next to Phil Banks
'Til then, my circle niggaz straight out the hood
Don't worry 'bout us, nigga we good
[Chorus]
We good (we good) don't worry 'bout us, nigga we good
Kardinal and Pete Rock crank up in the hood
When I'm in J.A. they say "yes DJ"
When I'm in Brixton they say "my nigga come again"
[Kardinal]
Yo yo, protect your +Head & Shoulders+ when the Kardinal bust
Boy I take care of two in one shot like +Pert Plus+
Buck buck! Niggaz get dumb live on acetate
Massacre masses of MC's on mixtapes (yup)
Street cats get taken out with street raps
Live from the streets where peeps meet to see a weak nigga see defeat
Y'know, take a week to look back
And reflect on how you can't spit when Kardinal speak
Unique like o-ccasional crackheads
Monster talk to settin off a gourmet verse like rice pilaf
(Fuck off!) I'm great
Save the petty black trash talkin for Ricky Lake
[Chorus]
We good (we good) don't worry 'bout us, nigga we good
Kardinal and Pete Rock crank up in the hood
When I'm in the USA, they say "yes DJ"
When I'm in the C-A-N they say "my nigga come again"
We good (we good) don't worry 'bout us, nigga we good
Kardinal and Pete Rock crank up in the hood
When I'm in J.A. they say "yes DJ"
When Pete's in the blend they say "my nigga come again"
Yo, Terror Squad, Pete Rock collabo'
From git-go, yo yo
Aiyyo it's such a shame
All these dick riders tryin' to corrupt the game
But what it bring, nuttin' but pain
and one in your fuckin' brain
Ain't nuttin' changed since the album I'm still whylin'
I'm still violent I've been waitin' for this moment
like Phil Collins, for all my life I've been trifer than trifer
Hyper than hype, when fightin' to fight
It's like, tonight is the night
And I ain't even tryin' to let a nigga slide
I've been dyin' to get a gat
I dared to try now prepare to die
I rush your crib like Jehovah's Witness, blow up any
Soldiers, infants, hold up, did you notice my heroic entrance?
I'm so relentless in this field of rap, everything is real in fact
Fully backed by bullies who be peelin' caps
I sack the rapper like linebackers, play my rhyme backwards
You can hear the Devil
Speak his mind with fine graphics
Things get drastic, Express for my plastic
I pack clips, between my nuts and my fat dick
Grab a hold 'cause you never heard a
Verbal murder like this
Cash comes before soul, so watch your shit
Every cat wanna be enormous
Plottin' on the next one
Murder one
Grab a hold 'cause you never heard a
Verbal murder like this
Cash comes before soul, so watch your shit
Every cat wanna be enormous
Plottin' on the next one
Murder one
Aiyyo my whole circle, make you feel it like the color purple
My niggaz comin' through and still hurt you
Wipe y'all Kleenex cats who stay full of germs
We hit Fifth Ave, while y'all still hit Stern's
Don't really care 'bout y'all, really hear 'bout y'all
Yo on our side we do our thing, play the cut
Let the phone ring, Pete Rock connect team
From M-V to L-C, my thugs straight thuggin' it
Snatchin' niggaz out of the booth, unpluggin' it
Strange Fruit, my niggaz live to shoot
Yo it's a strange thing, a nigga never had a suit
Yo so bust what happen?, Remember the unknown's a clap-man
Cat stackin', move out the hood that's in Manhattan
Got big headed, misleaded, then dreaded
Yo the beef deaded, his whole squad afraid to set it
Yo I heard son, son is rockin' iceberg Dunn
Got up out the hood, wouldn't believe that, this cat would
Head mad swollen, flamboyant this man golden
Yo the Senator, crime sinister, John Dillinger
Better respect my words or I'm the minister
What?
Verbally I catch bodies
Let's separate the men from the boys, guru
Verbal attack, Cappadon
Big Pun, Punisher, Noreaga, nore, Pete Rock
Common Sense, com
Yo, we just begun the story, Com, Pun and Nore
Look to the sun for glory as time runs before me
I'm after the day of judgment I'm still before the
Jury, explainin' why I was in a gun orgy
He was fuckin' wit me, I ain't no duckin' MC
With the knowledge there's a little thug blood in me
This stud bumped into me, beef it was fin' to be
My appetite for destruction is finicky
He was an industry type, influenced by magazines and snipes
Rocked Adidas but he had no stripes
I could tell in high school that he had no fights
Hold dick better than he hold mics
He spiked his punchlines
With current events, called for backup
Like one time when he heard it was Sense
That deliver words with intents to kill
Whether the hip-hop type, country rapper, or big wheel
I peeled some raps back, that peeled his cap back
Fucker thought I was Abstract
Now his life is backtracked
In the center of the party
His crew identified the body
Left him signin' the wait-list sayin'
"I can't take this fake shit"
Yo, Yo
Big Pun, Noreaga
Com Sense for the nine eight
[Black Ice]
Hey yo
When you look at me and my brothers what's your first impression
Does the sight of us leave you guessin or do you understand the stressin
The aggression, the look of no hope on me and my niggaz faces
Like the lord overlooked us when he handed down his graces
You see embraces, fall short on the numb tips of street entrepeneur fingers
Still stuck in the walls of the project halls where the coke smell still lingers
External blingers is all we can be cause on the inside we been given nothin to shine on
And a record deal's harder to get than coke, so my niggaz get they grind on
Cause the TV tells us, aim high nigga, make all goals lateral
But see that takes paper that we don't have so, niggaz put they souls up as collateral
Now, some niggaz reclaim 'em, some blame 'em, make an excuse to sell 'em
But when a nigga goes from not doin to doin, what can you tell him?
Not to be a nigga? Shit I gots to be a nigga, that's how I pay the bills
And I'ma do that whether I got to sling this coke or exploit these rhyme skills
See America makes you an opportunist, and at the same time they institutionalize you
So the fact that niggaz get, big record deals
big money and go to jail shouldn't surprise you
That's what lies do, you see most of these guys
do have raw talent just an infinitile education
So the business feed you all the weed and ecstasy
and a little bit of paper to provide some pacification
from all the bullshit frustration they serve you
Meanwhile they corrupt your perception of what the real is
See they takin all our businessmen, and givin 'em the mindsets of drug dealers
Took all our messengers, made 'em rappers
just flappin they jaws afraid to admit their treason
Took all our soldiers for the cause, made 'em killers for no reason
And bein fucked up, well that's in this season
So, if you're negative you're positive, and if you're positive you're called a hater
But I maintain control of my soul cause I know it gets greater later
And I told y'all the last show shit, a nigga no hater, I just know what the truth is
Been intertwined in this puddin for 'bout a year now so I know where the proof is
See, it lines these midtown Manhattan skyscrapers
where former hustlers like myself sign papers
and pull off fucked capers like, 16 infamous stars of the time
They got us choppin and, baggin and
servin that shit to niggaz 16 bars at a time now
The crime is undetectable by the feds
cause in heads of our kids is where the track is
And music is potent it's straight to the soul
so it's much more addictive than crack is
Now, the high is just an illusion all lies and confusion
But to feel that rush just once, my young bucks'll go through it
So in essence, they still floodin the streets with the thugs, drugs and the killing
They just usin these record labels to do it
Takin our hearts off demos, puttin us in limos
tryin to fuck up divine direction
But, young black men have been trained to chase money
and pussy, so we fall victim to our own erection
And begin to convince ourselves we're on our way somewhere where we're not goin
But ignorance is bliss and niggaz love this so, niggaz take pride in not knowin
We not growin, nigga I give a fuck how slick you flowin
if you ain't showin nuttin to these kids or addin nuttin positive to the earth
Black Ice been destined to touch the world ever since I was born
To be real, fuck a record deal, God gives me what I'm worth
This I dedicate to the girl I rate
As a ten then again she was probably an eight
Her ass was kinda phat so she moved me yo
When I scoped out her mental was straight said let's roll
Stared this shorty everynight and everyday
On the rebound around left right and hey
I'm a critical brother when it comes down to broads
But this wop here is like the grammy awards
Had style and grace and class a lot of taste
On a slow dance we romance around my place
Like a king from queens is how she made me feel
And if I did dirt it was locked and sealed
No doubt was all about me and my love thing
If the phone called paul I was lettin it ring
Absolutely, she looped me the hook was good
Niggaz buggin on me buggin in my neighbor hood
Yeah boss, but on course is my game plan and
Shorty wop keep me chillin with the name brand
Kicks and whips, going all out chicks, flicks and tours
Yeah you know who you is kid truly yours
This I dedicate to the mixtapes I hate
Exclusive shit it really holds no weight
Put ya skills on the plate backspin to eighty-eight
Now this I dedicate to a girl I hate
Try to post fly with ya mabeline eye
Sportin dkny working on ya alibi
Immitation at best miss american express
Dismiss the charge, kool g rap and large pro
Here to let you know were not the mens
I'm through with you but still talk ta ya friends
Don't stop to say hi or even reply
The position is filled with fresh new material
Keep ya head up, catch some black cat luck
Sped off in my truck not givin a fuck
Lookin at my front door, it's locked and closed
So I use the window for all you ninety-eight hoes
Ave yo go head hood rat
I can't see where ya any good at
Put that trash back on tha rack
You a put back a stripper
Just like a chicken peckin wherever wood at
You sewer rat better be careful where you step ya foot at
You might get snapped, caught in the trap
Sneekin bout a cheese stack so sewer that and ease back
You fleece that it's g rap many cats wanna be that
Better believe that iced up, find me where it's below zero degrees at
Skis at see the g stack puffin on scarface and garcia vegas
G rap and pete rock we bond papers
Both of us together we bomb makers bottles of dom breakers
Many mansions on farm acres pushin porsches with four doors
Diamonds with no flaws with the pretty mamas
On beaches of bahama shores
Pinky ring is like a stone age without the dinosaurs
Your highness, live from the bricks, one six
Pete Rock bang your head, break the drumsticks
Verbal assault, rhymes rippin' through the mix
Specialist, with the smash hits that can flip
Savagely attack this, clash with, accurate aim
Spark the flame, burn this inside the vein
Ride tracks like the Soul Train, hold ya brain
In the state of shock, make 'em drop hits of cocaine
I bang with the big boys, those who hold name
Amateurs get hung with they own gold chains
I swing blades, best bring grenades against
A tru master, way beyond your freshman attempts
Spit rounds on the floor, evidence of the war
It's on 'til the death, 'til we settle the score
You can never measure, to the standard, of the most
Popular demanded, rap classics
Pop corks while the style knock your tops off
Ghetto summer jam's got the streets blocked off
Plots to knock me off get stopped short
Armed with my thoughts, move the world with an unknown force
Aiyyo, we had the bass pound speakers, shell toed Adidas
Original rap with new school leaders
(True)
Graffiti art names with fat gold chains
Shock the world cousin, while hip-hop remains
I'm a true master, you can check my credentials
Master in the MC field
Master, preacher, poet, a teacher
From the master from the master
Yo I drop jewels like hail, rap rides the third rail
Transmit def styles with sign language in braille
In hot pursuit of Donald Trump rap loot
Produce what you feel with Navy Seal mic troops
Spark the S-P, slaughter, Pete Rock of Gibraltar
Miraculous lyrics that tread water
A rap nigga, show respect, write rhymes that connect
Collaborate, break bread with Kurupt and Deck
Keep my feet blessed, fresh with the Scottie Pippen's
In the game of life, I play all positions
Stop look and listen, total package, yes a true master
Produce rhymes, slang hits faster
The master of the game, solo artist by name
Paint the masterpiece that lies inside the frame
Passionate bright colors, the number one Soul Brother
All eyes on us, guard your grill and take cover
Aiyyo, we had the bass pound speakers, shell toed Adidas
Original rap with new school leaders
(True)
Graffiti art names with fat gold chains
Shock the world cousin, while hip-hop remains
I'm a true master, you can check my credentials
Master in the MC field
Master, preacher, poet, a teacher
From the master from the master
I'm the epicenter of this natural disaster
I'm disastrous with smashes, cold and hot flashin'
Masters of self, a whole carload of explosives
Like Zorro your host is
Death with the intellect from wizards to warlocks
I'm sore ock, I'm raw ock with four glocks, smallpox
More ways to get paid, more ways to display
More rhymes to say, more AK's to spray
God is good growin' up in the hood
Done some things bad, done some things good
Me and Pete is like rhymes to chemicals, clash
Atom bombs to mustard gas
We intervene, I break ya, take ya to a whole difference scene
AR-15's and beams Got em jumpin, like
I swallowed a gang of jumpin' beans
Explode and reload, we dumps machines
Radical in war, Kurupt's a mad star
I'm a hard dogg, raw dogg, hog with the gold paw
Dogg Pound Gangstaz
I'm a Dogg Pound Gangsta
I'm a Dogg Pound Gangsta
Inspectah Deck and Kurupt and Pete Rock to drop the beat
Masters of art
Be the sharpest motherfucker
With the beats, with the rhymes
[raekwon]
Wall to wall.. that's my word
I want approximately.. everything you got
The verdict.. that's right
Yo...
Call me the black champion guess down, wanna test now
So let's grab the mack and vest, bless him if he stressed out
Amazin glazin purple haze patients
Blazin asians in mercedes benz stations
Yo moving through the tavern, guns that burn, sons that learn
Stabbin an intern, corporate book of words
Iceatollah motorolas, gun reloaders, broads with rollers
When wet lense stolers, lex glowers who owe us
Call up comissionary gordon, son go warn the warden
That the lord is back, rollin with his sword again
Mix tape, masturbation mate rate plates ice traits
Guns wit bitches jumpin outta white cakes
It's on for real, indeed, lex leonardo
Shells that's hollow, six whipper through the 52 globe of horror
Carry the stainless steel armor
Nurture the church avenue drama, yo, african gold from ghana
Puffin these marijuanas make allah catch alzheimers
Feedin bread to birds yellin fuck old timers
Chorus: raekwon
It's called game, game get ya life kilt, game recognize
Write wills, game slight chills things stay the same
Game, subliminary mill's smash grills night chills
Regardless what pah things won't be the same
Game'll get ya life kilt game rcognize
Write wills, game slighht chills things stay the same
Game, subliminary mill's smash grills night chills
Mic skills baby pah won't be the same
Game
(check this out, one two, yeah yeah this is me p no doubt)
[prodigy]
Segregate those fake punks
Separate the bullshit from the authentic
Vintage rhyme division got the globe listening
My rap scroll belittled your goals and visions
Prohibition got my whole block pissin christians
One-fifty-one dunn'll have you off balance walkin
Don't let your e-motions get involved talkin
To the wrong culprit, the killer be the soft spoken
So what's ya intentions, you want to glow for the moment?
Throw on ya two pennys then you boltin
I rock for the few chosen, who got they third minds open
Write a page that'll engage war and encite fights
Be on the look for the bright lights and north winds
The trumpets be the mics ya size malevolent
You don't be long in my evesight, pee's a powerful soldier
Of the light and things won't be the same
The game's over
Chorus
[ghostface]
Mc ultra high-brolic bank roll alcahol vulture
Garlic balls dice the shield of ocre
Tally ho pitty-pat backgammon pro
Pink salmon five spring rolls know me, you love my intro
Half a face wig sewed together like manhattan chase
Lookin like statue of praise, check behind the drapes
Castor troy layin for travolta mic gun pump
Layin on the floor clark's bleedin watermelon chunks
Hold up... sprinkle the hash, tony chapstick
Snatch rza last piece of fish right off the glass dish
Butter roll beats bagel tracks wavey hair decks
Lay it down straw hat style, butterball crown
Time life investments, when broke I wrote the old testament
Crashed domes now perform excellence
Words with the president, brunch with yeltsin
Gorbachev under meth's nuts, he out in belgium
Six and a half monkeys, twelve nazis
Four disappear, three eight two one flash to thin air
God's replica no wheel drive motionless mind cresica
Tilt the hat like esther
Chorus
[pete rock]
Aiyyo, I rumble into action, son I'm right on target
Legendary status with the way the track started
It's on, at any second with the high stakes
Drama, the game's teeth sharp like pirahana
There's a million style biters who try to create
Make no mistake real niggaz challenge the fake
Most valuable sp-1200 gold medals
Rae progidy ghost rhyme professional
The original, pete rock is like soul on ice
Dynamite with the mic device
Now roll the dic, for the game of death
[tragedy khadafi]
Subliminal thug-ism
Rap mysticism
For all my niggas locked with life in state prison
We combinate, like dime piece and sperm jizm
Queens niggas going to trial, just sit and listen
Fake crooks come in all types of categories
Beat you in the head with lies and war stories
Claiming that they name ring bells in territories
With fat cat, al capone, scarface
Meanwhile they going to trial for rape case
You weak, I punch you in face, cut your face
You halfway, wanna-be thug, stay snitchin'
Latin king, surgery-type with face stichin'
The house game? missle style? play in the kitchen
Allow me a God for real, sallah position
Performers, weak convicts you shouldn't fool wit
They foul, snitchin' on the niggas they went to school wit
But now, you catch them in the club on some smooth shit
Shuh-poww!! blow'em out the frame on some prove shit
I'm not the type of cat you wanna fool wit
It's strange fruit...
Chorus
[tragedy khadafi]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[pete rock]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[tragedy khadafi]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[pete rock]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[cappadonna]
A yo, the world plant seeds in my mind, then it's dart time
They used to be crime, scary hours, robberies, and big chrome nines
In park hill, when the cameras don't never be off
I live inside the tv, these words is hot sauce
Put your mind back together, killa bees of course
Church in the studio life you can't abort
Pete rock and don make the world pay child support
You under arrest for giving out stress, I'm not settling for less
Each bags? , midtown, in the wild, wild west
Representin some deep impact
Aluminum wu bat, I got it like dat, slang combat
I plant two seeds in your head, kid stand back...
[chorus]
[pete rock]
What, what, what...
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[tragedy khadafi]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[pete rock]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[tragedy khadafi]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[sticky fingaz]
Nigga you know better
I blow three thru ya ? sweater
Fuck what you think
I'm bustin you blink
Nigga see me in the club, start ducking and tucking they link
Like I resorted to robbing niggas for table scraps
In the hood we do away with cats
And in the river with throw away the gats
Everywhere I go turn crime scene
Knowhatimean? #!?
Don't make me trip, make me flip
Be so much bloodshed, you think I'm a crip
Even before I signed the contract, always was respected
Couldn't give a fuck if a sold another record
I ain't in it for the cream
As wild as it seem
Battle me and win? hahahah!!!! not in your dreams!!
I'm still a young nigga
Straight up dumb nigga
For no apparent reason, pull out the gun nigga
It's not the drugs nigga
I just a thug nigga
So whatcha wanna swallow,
Your pride or your blood nigga? ? !!? ?
Chorus
[tragedy khadafi]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[pete rock]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[tragedy khadafi]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth
[pete rock]
The world plant seeds in my mind, strange fruit
[peter gunz]
I started with, 'the new york niggaz got crazy game'
And drove the whole motherfucking world insane
I been rolling with my man p.r. since the c.l.
This is my favorite rap producer nigga on the dl
From mount vern to bx flossin in the g.s.
Switchin lanes tossin made game to your bitch
Playing the averix? and the pepe's
No shirt on your girl sweat me and i'ma hit it if she let me
I got my man pete on the co and that's my dark side
For y'all niggaz that don't know the red bone player
Niggas in the bronx call me mayor
Maybe because they know I never pay her
Look in your girl phone book it leaves you speechless
Open my number - instead of peter reads peaches
Can't be reached beacause I'm reachless none'll lease this
A fact that I'm black and breechless money peep this
Ya see even on my block I got to watch my back
Because certain sheisty motherfuckers know I'm rolling with shaq
And plus I am tall and slim with the joker grin
I bet ya girl knows nigga who the fuck I am
One two rock the house
Come on help me turn it out
I'm getting down for mine so get down for yours
Sending this one out rock steady no doubt
Repeat
[lord tariq]
Yo fuck whut them niggaz said there ain't no end to my road
Of yellow bricks being sold to keep me out of the cold
And it's a pity my lingo causes quakes in new york city
Many cases got acquitted cause my lawyer's far from shitty
Henney rock sippin city block rippin through your vest
Guess who bring your best crew and your techs too
Cause I gets much liver lord tariq
I'm one of the fiercest 85ers kicks no jiver
Because I am a survivor and my rhymes are legal tender
Giving your bitch ass something to remember
So do not return to sender as you enter the lord's house of prayer
Bow down and say it m.b.p. because I'm your money boss player
I got mad bonanza money marks franc and yen
Enough power to take your crew of soldiers flunk 'em in the end
Who you is and where you been nigga frontin on the run
But it's done I call you son cause you act like one ... whut
Chorus 2x
[pete rock]
Aye yo world premier uptown in riot gear
Hall of fame plus all-star game rap career
Got the golden gloves all my niggaz show love
It's pete rock y'all same as it ever was
In the basement treats and prolific beats
Hardcore for the streets take no defeats
My state of the art I demonsrate with heart
Super rap heroes and legendary parks
We battle for a name graffiti tag the "a" train
Rock steady blood flows deep in the veins
So inject the dope inhale the smoke
Fine tune ya scope for the great black hope
Is back on the scene with the ill team
Open your eyes for hip hop's visine ... clear va vision
The renaissance man, no gnat in my hand
Episode numero uno check out the man
Spread a verse like a thesis or a virus
Open the iris nigga, I'm the individual you can't get rid off
Prominent aura dominant moral Islamic
Amazing phenomenon like Haley's Comet
Ya gettin' headaches from this bullshit
I'm the anesthetic to cure shit
Fuck that cut up shit, I be that pure shit
Expedition thoughts are truck
My mind shine like bins spinning thoughts
Bright as fuck, congruent like four sides of a square
I got a surprise in nine-eight, rappers better prepare
Timeless take every letter from the word I adverb
And put it together that nigga O.C.'s quite clever
Always and forever, no one can do it better
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with same blood
One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella
Ain't nothing you can tell us, word up
Yo, I impact the earth like a meteorite magnetic
The P.R., O.C. experiment
Serving justice when we bust this
Ya now instructed to thrust one fist in the air
Regulate the anthem for revolution prepare
For the victorious comeback of the year
Assemble the militia as insert the scripture
Lyrics for the instrumental picture
Graphic in nature, respect mics I hold
Certified gold, five hundred thousand sold
News flash, yo, it's hip-hop built ta last
Survivor of the aftermath when guns blast
Waving a white flag while you dressed in drag
Remember what I keep in the trunk of my Jag
Surprise nigga respect due when I deliver
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with same blood
One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella
Ain't nothing you can tell us, word up
Since day one when I came upon the scene
For this mic I fiend respect, played a part before the cream
I figure respect last longer because cream come and go
I done seen five to ten and even fifteen a show and blew it
Now I know, now my ill escape is real estate
No more will I make that mistake
Respect is what matters 'cuz that shit hold weight
Word up ya gotta earn respect in ninety-eight
Rehabilitate the rap game, honor our name
Hold it down to the last frame
No doubt, emergency escape route
Take the easy way out if that's what you about
If not then show ya heart
Create light from dark all aboard the Ark
As the rain falls I reminisce on Biggie Smalls
And Tupac the new world is yours
80 pause for the cause, respect due
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with same blood
One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella
Ain't nothing you can tell us, word up
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with same blood
One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella
One two, one two
I'd like to (what) introduce myself
You know who it is - it's Skillz
We, are, hip, hop
Uhh, uhh, let's go, c'mon
[Skillz]
Yo, they say I'm too cocky when I'm rappin
I say that I say what I say just so I can see they reaction
And my response when they askin - shut the fuck up nigga!
I wrote your record, I'm the reason you braggin
Y'all dudes not thugs, you 8 deep in the Coupe
That's not gangsta, that's a movin group hug
I can not be seen - I got a team
that'll spit bars and leave SARS on your pap screen
If it's the best then I'm above it
To spit game sick trick, it's no wonder y'all love it
You ain't even seen the best of it (nope)
Don't play wit'cha life nigga cause I'll add a -less at the end of it
Sell lives and y'all lie to sell
Without lies, your whole album would be borin as hell
I don't fail, dimes I bag and bail
And I done ran through more checks than Frank Avedale
[Chorus: Pete Rock]
Yo, this goes out to DJ's and MC's
Unlock real hip-hop, Rock holds the key
Magnificent, Skillz on the mic sound tight
Gotta, hit the stage then release the rage
New York to VA we crash the gate
Pete Rock and Mad Skillz collaborate
[Skillz]
Uhh, yo, yo
Cats, say I ain't mad, but I'm master menace
And y'all dudes will not eat until we get finished
And when that happens it's too late (uhh) cause after that
I'ma snatch your meal and then break the plate
I'm sick of hearin how y'all spit it
Hit send after you say your verse nigga, cause I don't get it
Outflowin these pros is gettin old
I'd swear I was in a marathon with some five-year-olds
What's bad for y'all, is that we won't stop
With that VA swingin that Mount Vernon knock
And when it hit the block it's called instant heat
Aiyyo Pete we done stumbled on a masterpiece!
It's called "One MC, and One DJ"
It's a match made in heaven like Snoop and Dre
And we, here to stay so y'all better get it right
We the future like LeBron, y'all the past like Mike
[Chorus]
[Skillz]
Uhh, yo, yo
Now who you know that wanna fuck with Skillz?
You better rethink your answer nigga and get real
If you think you can outstick me then your boy I'll bet
Cause I ain't met a motherfucker who can do that yet
Who came out - and put VA on the map (you)
Who still make jaws hit the floor when he rap
Y'all better switch occupations..
I'm the last nigga to spit acapella and get a standing ovation
On the real, who gon' stop me?
Plus I'm on MTV now, so I done got real cocky
On some rock star shit, go it alone
Pick a rollin stone and I ain't even holdin the chrome
Leave the soldier alone, huh - don't get mad at your chick
if you see my pic when you unfoldin her phone
On the real, y'all know how Skillz get down
He say what he feel and he don't give a fuck who's around
Ten wars in the game no chains remains
Quick to spit more shit than like 0 dog and kane
Betty white taught a nigga no pain no gain
So I grabs the mic and spit like I'm going insane
Y'all better duck down protect ya chest with a vest
Reminscing with a verse like roxanne's yes
You know my steez chester gets the cheese
Try to find out who made the gun clap with a phone tap
Soul brother #1 beats weigh a ton
From the west to the east now ya days is done
Last to laugh last as we stash the cash
Party til the sun come up then we smash
Alright all night flashlight nobody on that bullshit
Keepin it tight ya heard me a menace ii society
But right now I'm on some who wanna get high with me
We got one life to live til it's done
Lets all get together and have some fun
You got my back I got yours son
It's the mc eiht and soul brother #1
Loving the way it sounds already
Eiht found the flow the soul brother's rock steady
So brace ya self ain't having no fear
As the planets revolve shift into high gear
Move ahead of the pack living right and exact
Peepin shorty in a dress for the way she was stacked
But hold on the topic gotta say peace to all the brothers
That lock it down for they town living the one life
Guided and influenced by the one james brown
Godfather of soul now let the horn blow
Reflect to the days with me and marley in control
Hip hop pays now it's back to the future
With the twist of the dial
Reloaded with my man from the menace file
Reppin for the west so I takes a deep breath
Exhaling on the track kid ... so fresh
Chorus (2x)
I heard music calms the savage beast
To the g's in the clubs put away ya piece
For the gun clap leaves nothing but the blood stain
Sips on ya drink puffs on ya mary jane
Lots of lovin this time bringing no pain
Girls they love when a homie use his brain
Relax let your conscience be free
And smoke blunts to tha sounds of the e and p
What ya didn't know we shut shut shut 'em down
To the east and west team coming straight to ya town
How ya like it but please don't be afraid of us
Like me nigga busta these two is dangerous
Can't hang with us too blind ta see
Been puttin shit down since the p was free
I ain't mad at y'all don't be mad at me
I been just like y'all tryin to collect my fee
Chorus (4x)
[pete rock]
Aiyyo, check this one out
Somethin smooth
Calm you down
Check out the story
Ya know what I mean? 1998
It's vinia on the hook up
Pete rock
Aiyyo, a type love story, with the guts and glory
Yes a high priced shorty, dollar signs when you saw me
Havin naughty intentions witcha
Rear suspension, a star, the first convention
Got the camera's attention, I mentioned no names
I guess times changed from the subway trains
To the first class planes, still the same type of freak
In the penthouse suite, and rendezvous to meet
I guess we goin deep cover you still got the hunger
For the chocolate boy wonder, back to the days of thunder
Thighs and light eyes, caramel surprise
Soft skin and healthy size, I'm just that type of guy
Fly and cool, ms. jamaica at the pool
Takin her to school, debate the golden rule
Only fools fall fast, sellin out for the cash
But this love's gotta last from the ash to the dust
Build trust, beyond the lust, kick back
And split a dutch, chill out and tell tales and such
You're mind blowin
Chorus: vinia mojica
Mind blowin, decision
Causes head-on collision
You know it
And I know it
That you need me, I want you
[pete rock]
Yo, a ghetto superstar, got a taste for caviar
So far, you're up to par, with the luxury car
The lex or the benz, connect with your friends
Once again in the lens tryin to follow the trends
From tens to hundreds, designer tight threads
And strong black dreads, catch the "ooh" from the heads
("you see that dime kid? ")
Yo a med school grade, my pen still on the pad
Remembering, what we had, fubu past the fad of lugz and thugs
Now we sip each other's wine on persian rugs
Givin love and backrubs
In tubs with the bubbles, carefree from the struggle
I like your new muscle, so appealing to my hustle, to knock
It's the one and only pete rock
Got a lock on this lady might even make a baby
No time to act shady, it's strictly for the ladies
Mind blowin
Chorus
[pete rock]
Aiyyo, playin trivial pursuit, with lottery loot
Feedin me grapes and fruit in your birthday suit
Parachute over paris, you way above average
Type built for marriage, with twins in the carriage
Thank aladdin for the wish and deep fry fish
There's no way we can miss (swish!) it's all good
When we back in the hood, twistin trees with no wood
When I was stressed out, you always understood
To my legend, no question, you're the answer
With the legs of a dancer, can't refuse a jolly rancher
Born a cancer zodiac, with features that attract
Causin cardiac arrest, no stress, take my hands
And caress your chest, sleep and dream about the rest
When it comes to beauty girl it's no contest
Grab ahold of yourself, and, open your eyes
Get wise to my exercise and realize
We got one life to live baby, just one
We only got one life to breeze, see us live through our seeds
[Postaboy]
Uh, yeah, yeah
Harlem, Postaboy, let's go
Harlem, PB, Pete Rock, woo woo
Uhh, let's go
I'ma show you how we get down like, with this pound like
Since I'm in a Caddy P this what it sound like
Uhh, yeah this what you clowns like
And since you're on my dick nigga this what uptown like
Geah, I'm on top of my A game
Blew two hundred thou', got it back on the haste gang
Posta back in the building
The 106 hall of famer t-shirt is back in the ceiling
I'm a new artist but it's like I'm platinum plus
E'ry day, spend superstar rapper bucks
Go to the dealer, cop trucks after trucks
High as a kite, rollin dutch after dutch
Honey leavin the scene with me
Now she wanna get a room, but at 119 with me
Lowrider jeans, fanny pokin out the pants
Do the snake, the wop and the uh-oh dance, ohh!
[Chorus]
Make way it's the Postaboy
Yeah the Postaboy, with the Wonder Boy
We got the ladies in the club makin all that noise
Winning Team outside, you don't see our toys (woo woo)
Make way it's the Postaboy
Yeah the Postaboy, with the Wonder Boy
They got the ladies in the crowd makin all that noise
Beep beep, I'm a boss, I don't drive my toys
[Postaboy]
You can find me uptown, uptown, low in cement B's
Rollin up in the club like the {?}
I don't know why you hate me, I'm tryin to date me
a hot mami like Tammy at AE
Jump, I say that I'm focused
And just how thirsty all these hoes is
Wide door knockers with the rings in they noses
I J, then they knockin at my door like Jehovahs
I start checkin my peep mo'
I come from Harlem, the home of the hustler negroes
Like, R.P., Alpo
Jim Ice, Nicky Barnes, and my nigga Bumpy John
All I need is a pair of my Pro*Keds
Half moon part and a two-wheel moped
Quarter water, Jimmy Chu's for my honey
It's the Postaboy, Winning Team, good money
[Chorus]
[Postaboy]
I said throw yo' lighters in the motherfuckin urr
The roof on fire and not a muh'fucker curr
There's so many bunnies and I'm seein over her
Every time I turn around, couple durr, couple durr
Hey! I'm mean mixin my two-step
Now little birdie wanna call me Hugh Hef'
Pimp so hard 'til there ain't no juice left
I been around the world, I done toured the U.S.
Here we go, c'mon
Now here we go, c'mon
Now here we go, c'mon
Now here we go, c'mon
Yeah!
Over the globe again from the realm of illadelph
The planet overwhelmed yo just brace yaself
Ya wanna go against me first face yaself I pose threat
To whoever within ya commonwealth the top ten
I'm crushing ya crap concoction
To the utmost examine this upclose it's shockin
Now mic droppin is only ya option
Here come the spliff scientist in the flesh have you forgotten
His excellency the most poetically inventive official hip hop shit
That's ya incentive to cop this actual fact and not the likeness
'cause possibly clones 'd try to do it like this
Fathom this lyrically fabulous vocabulist
Hold mic like four fifth and lick shot somewhat like pete
Malik rock think not I don't smoke I just sleep drink and eat
Think pot and I want the top a vehicle that brakes
God I want the top a vehicle that brinks got composing
To the ink sock my hip hop is wild megawatts
Continue with forever exist and never stop
Yo whut up whatever ock we can thicken tha plot because
And it's time for that and it's about that time
It's time for that and it's about that time
Rob 0 it's time for that and it's about that time
Pete rock it's time for that and it's about that time
Black thought it's time for that and it's about that time
[rob o]
I'm rob 0 what, energize like a power plant blow speakers
Without an amp do things these wack rappers can't
And start again 33 rpm the hearts of men
Are cold like the steel I hold on microphones
Let my words express move men like chess
My mic will stand erect like projects
It's drastic top draft pick in this rap shit
You just a fraction caught up in tha midst of action
My catalog is current events breath the contents
What I move crowds for local events the show stopper
98 feature spot rocker rob odendo
Now every mc wanna mention me out of envy
Unofficially top of the charts I played my part
Held it down from the start you know the m.o.
Yeah yeah rob odendo
Chorus
[pete rock]
Yo it's the capital p book rhymes of the century
Speak rap line essientially on tha m-i-c
I hold the mic appliance like science
My competitors and clients worldwide as my words coincide
With real life think twice transmit like true lies
It's televised take my manuscripts out of context
Who want next situation is complex
Stop the nonsense it's 98 time to set the record straight
Separate movers and shakers from those that hesitate
Ya featherweight name carry weight in every state
Ya name brand no frills niggaz is marinate
It's pete rock new world innovator
Crush immitators five years since the creator
It's nuff said as I paint the town red and move ahead
You're beautiful, the way you wear that, share that
Have many ladies but nothing can compare to that smile
That style that drives men wild
That ring could have Big Daddy walkin' down the isle
Proper you a show stopper, girl endure dropper
I can see me leavin' Suze and bring it home to mama
What you lookin' at is pure bred stallion
I'm slayin' it, you really care to know whose jay in it
Oh, how lucky are we catch you comin' out the shower
And I'm right there to wipe down your body
Spread that scented lotion all around your curves
Anything you want, all she deserves
Baby, calm your nerves, make this work
Only thing in life you fear is being hurt
Here to protect thought otherwise
I'm here to correct you can trust me
You and I now that's a hot couple
When it's off in the same club
Now you askin' for nothing but trouble
Watch you jumpin' at the Red Labels
Got my woman and her girlfriends dancin' on the tables
Shut down the joint, me I'm just laid back and all
Surrounded by the gangsters puffin' on the cigar
Badder chick in the world keep niggaz cranked
Yes, the hottest chick on the planet keep a nigga ranked
The question is, can you top that homie?
You can probably pull something close but stop that homie
Not even, could have that even if I stopped breathin'
Don't hope for that my ghost will be pokin' the steel
Read my will my boys get it all, no gimmicks
But I'm here to let you know my jump off is off limits
Life and love get made for a thug
Once I settled in you made me a gentleman
Tot game is crazy diamonds off the lettle
Travel through these ghettos drop to top
Let 'em see what I'm workin' with came to win
How the don keeps the fun to blow in the wind
World war is magnetic that attracts loot
She look Wall Street briefcase, pen strife suit
The hair rub in a bun, spectacles on her nose
Any deal she makes, my business grows
They say, a woman's never satisfied
Till she have me to fill it to her heart's content
It's my blessing, God gave you to me
And words can't describe, what you do for me
Your C.L. is, love me or love me not
But no-one can match this chemistry we got
Why they all fall, you C.L.'s wive
[Intro: RZA]
Yo... before the Greeks and the creeks..
It's an old Pete Rock classic, nigga, yo
[RZA]
Before the Greeks and the creeks, before you can stand
Before your hands and your feet, from a band or a beat
We would stand on the street, with our hands on our heat
Twelve grams, twelve feet away, balled up in a sheet
Of Reynold's wrap, one smack, leave's your dentals back
Your voice get quiet like the voice in the instrumental track
Slick from the lip lisp, son, sip the citrus
My voice unfolds, with the soul of The Whispers
On the block, we rock loud like The Pistols
Up in the crib, my wiz drinkin' a Harvey's Bristol
Natural flavor, yours be artificial
I blow holes in skin, like big nose through snotty tissue
They go berserk, when the dollar dollar bill is on
The thrill is gone... upgrade to the silicone
That's birth of four billion, eight hundred milli-on
It's not official until I smack the W, silly on
From the valleys of Ohio, to the sounds of Cairo
Still hit, like the whirlwind kick of Ryu
Zig-Zag-Zig Allah, still puzzled like the jigsaw
You renig', you get jinxed, pa, Pete Rock exclusive..
[GZA]
We boat guard the road, like trucks on the turnpike
Smoke by the load, just to see what it burns like
Architectural design, intellectual rhyme
Official stripe, movin' on a diagonal line
With thugs trapped, scholars they want the books back
The piece, they turn us off, the moment they look back
The castling position, made weak by a wind calm
Knights lose armor from the pressure, we bring on
And fire all these shots in the rhymes with mad flames
Kept the cramp game, and he posted on bad squares
The king's the kick, the queen's the snare
The bass are minor pieces that move in a pair
Quick to break through, an un-parallel opponent
I do it on the regular, at any given moment
Check the venue, those to make the saga continue
Before you check the credits, the swords is all in you
[pete rock] to all my bronx niggaz (yeah!)
"and I say right about now get ready to get down
To the funky sound of the man they call"
"pete rock""and method man"
[method man]
Dumbheads, what? cherryheads.. what?
Appleheads, what what what?
(meth-tical, you know how we do dunn, yeah
Hit it off you know what I mean, like this y'all)
P.r., take them to the bridge, uhh!
Chorus: pete rock
Float on this magnificient track wise intelligent
All-star jamerican yes the rap vet
Reinforce your threat, who got the money to bet
Against the number one, holdin down the position
Crush the competition with the limited edition
Heavy caliber rhyme, shootin down ya peace sign
The war's on for real, run grab ya shield
Yo meth, take the steel and let these cats know the deal
[method man]
Style blazin, iron lung on this collaboration
Money for the takin I ain't sweatin confrontation
With p.r.ah, we beez the mens of tomorrow
Master, license to kill, bringin the horror
To ya house like amityville, keepin it more than real
Niggas ain't supposed to feel, hot nicks ya know the deal
If you read the resume, gives a fuck what niggaz say
Timb boots to pave the way, here I come to save the day
Yes stoppin the fuckin press, transform to mister mef
See that logo on my chest, save a damsel in distress
Hot shit, in the song, got to get until it's gone
Kids wanna get it on get smacked up and shit upon
Right til ya prove me wrong, think you can do me hunh?
Can't we all just get along, in this modern babylon?
Dueling with my nemesis, layin down laws
Don't start if you can't finish it, I'm telling you pah!
Got the power of a meteor shower, comin down
On all ya cowards, trickin ya funds and sniffin powders
Here we come, straight from the slums, dynamic duo son
Ghost rider jonathan and soul brother number one
Chorus: repeat 2x (sampled and scratched by rock)
"sendin this one out.. to my man" -> prodigy
"meth-tical" -> meth"pete rock"
"half man, half amazin" -> nas
"make it hot nigga!" -> big pun
"for you!""knowhati'msayin? " -> prodigy
[method man]
Leapin tall buildings in a single bound, faster than a round
Blastin out a forty pound, y'all niggaz fuck around
Take that and handle it, method man I get
Strong with titantic shit, that means abandon ship
Get a life and get a grip, there ain't a problem that I can't fix
Transmittin live from apocalypse
And the cho-co-late, boy wonder, my sidekick
Cowabunga, these evil doers days are numbered
We flexin like the x-men on rap veteran
That be's no question, boy ya need protection son
I'm burnin up check the temperature
Ya fuckin wit the last emperor, iron lung dangerous son
For all who enter the, 36, deadliest chambers
For all the prejudiced, entertainers
There ain't a damn thing you can tell us, bite ya tongue
I be the troublesome, don't sleep niggaz is holdin son
[pete rock]
Pick em off form long range break em down to small change
A new york giant stand in front of ya ...
Squad, what up god, a million to one one odds
That you can't stop this bullet
I'm like refrigerator perry rush right through it and just do it
So act like ya knew it, the mount vernon/shaolin fluid
The rap committee coming live
Through ya city, swing hard like ken griffey
Gain stats, now who's next up to bat?
Knock em out the box, method man and pete rock
Celebrating victory, rap world remedy
Take a double dose deadly
Deadly kid.. yo!
"c'mon!""one two!"
"the numba one set and sound" -> bdp
"meth-tical" -> method
"pete rock, this one's for the crew" -> cl smooth
"half man, half amazin" -> nas
"one two!""the numba one set and sound" -> bdp
"meth-tical" -> method"on arrival"
"pete rock, this one's for the crew" -> cl smooth
The joy of children laughing
These are the makings
12 it's like this Little Brother, Pete Rock
Another sure shot, another banger
'Soul Survivor, Part II' for me and you, let's get it
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
Yo, master of ceremony, controlled territory
It's Tay, the mad journalist always trying to write a better story
And laying tracks 'cause it's better for me
Calm but predatory, sun niggaz even when the weathers stormy
My crew is down to do whatever for me
Got my back like scoliosis when I'm handling mine
Find it hard, though to manage my time
Between the gaming and rhymes, without severing my family ties
But yo, that's what happens when the world is loving you
Groupies skipping pills with ill plans of fucking you
A high price for fame that's non-refundable
All in the hopes of one day coming out with a double U
I know it sound crazy, right?
Even though it's hard sometimes I still got to stay in the mix
It's Pete Rock on the snare drums and laying the kicks
And on the real I wouldn't trade it for shit
Let's get it up right now, come on
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
I got the magna rocks still heating up the spot
P.R. and L.B. got that shit for blocks
Hip hop when we walk, hip hop when we talk
You can hear it our slang and see the New York
We bought back 94 when the music was pure
Everybody made jams 93' and before
Hearing 'Illmatic' first on the trip to the store
Lost my mind but I knew it was
That we had to work toward forward
On we move now, my life is the roof
Putting the pen to the pad when it's time to spread news
Daily digesting some more wack shit
Mother-fuckers better stick to the script
We need you back Jay
Y'all dudes know now we not for play
You want it funky, come around my way
(For Real)
You can choose to rock or choose to roll
I chose Pete 'cause he got the soul
Yeah, let's get it going y'all
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
King cobra rapper crew
Ill Capitan, never roll a foot solider
We push over, you pushovers
Lil' pussies need to douche over
Mass and Gills, Scott hare will make em' gush over
Pussy and poetry, two things that's good for ya
We rock hard just like the hood told us
That fake shit I never could show you
We ought to keep it true and authentic
In they videos trying to walk wit it
L.B. put the street talk in it
From right now till the day that we forfeit it
Just making sure that y'all get it in time to put my heart in it
Little Brother crushing all gimmicks, like what
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
I wanna give it to ya, baby
I wanna rock with you
So get on the floor with me
It's Talib Kweli in the place to be Brooklyn
Most definitely yaknowhatImsayin', Mount Vernon
And Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth, the brothers who brought ya
Escapism, Return Of The Mecca, Straighten It Out, The Creators
Yeah, right about now, we about to make history
The track make you nod like smack through the needle
Niggaz don't sell crack is they evil
America's build on the backs of my people
Cats say they packin' the heat but they actin' like Chino
'Cause when it's time to bounce it back they fall back in the field though
I went from crashin' the beat in the passenger seat
Drivin' like many straight trees don't even mix coke with the Henney
Flow with so many styles ladies open all night like Denis
24 hours party people soakin' in the Remy and Cris'
The video is directed by Benny and Chris
Treat a pager like a website with plenty of hits
I tell 'em this, you gotta be at least a dime for a piece of mind
I deal with porters and keys just like the leachious mind
I like mature girls just now reachin' they prime
Know how to conversate to the man and don't eat no swine
If you ready to roll than we can rock shit
My niggaz so cold we hot
Pete Rock, murderville keep the joint on smash
See the don come through enough bray that cash
Talib Kweli, he can speak to the mass
Why the great minds think alike 'cause we keepin' it fly
See we keepin' it fly till the day I die and you can't deny
Son we keepin' it fly, how we keepin' this fly
Better master your eye, 'cause we keepin' it fly
Bring it back to life
Psychedelic we sell it and niggaz jealous fellows
Go get your hate up get your weight up, I'm tellin' you straight up
You need to turn that frown upside down you use less muscles
The smile is easier than it sound, it's true
Lookin' all crooked, I be tellin' these dudes
They should Straighten It Out on a Pete Rock track like C.L. Smooth
See we livin' in the Matrix way before the movie
Kids fiend before the camera screaming, just shoot me
Now they scream a million miles away from the sun
But you still feel the heat when we packed us the way of the gun
Like tape digs, raise kids to escape the slave ships
Instead they wanna pump weights not the state
Better exercise take from work the rest get left inside
And whips chicks and kicks money we specialize
I be the respirator so hip hop is kept alive
So many niggaz buggin' me, I need a fuckin' pesticide
Pete Rock, murderville keep the joint on smash
See the don come through enough bray that cash
Talib Kweli, he can speak to the mass
Why the great minds think alike 'cause we keepin' it fly
See we keepin' it fly till the day I die and you can't deny
Son we keepin' it fly, how we keepin' this fly
Better master your eye, 'cause we keepin' it fly
Bring it back to life
You put light back to life 'cause these rappers ain't actin' right
Thinkin' they cut like Mack the knife, rap the fight
Battle right through the afterlife
'Cause when you die make you look way past the life
And high sight, I drop the type of rhyme to give the blind sight
Sparkle a shine bright like lemon lime, sprite up in the limelight
Yeah as we still at the track, you feel it when the chorus tack
You deal it twist a cap back with a skillet, official would kill it
'This is fake the way we sill it as the great Pete Rock and Kweli
Got Pete to make you chicks knees knock to Pete Rock my life
It's the soundtrack other niggaz sound wack
Like white kids tryin' to sound black
I spit on mics wet up the essence where L drowned at
This Guerrilla Monsoon Rap first comb rap
Soon rap come through a crossroads and all these lost souls
Will stand out with stress signals like morse code
Pete Rock, murderville keep the joint on smash
See the don come through enough bray that cash
Talib Kweli, he can speak to the mass
Why the great minds think alike 'cause we keepin' it fly
See we keepin' it fly till the day I die and you can't deny
Son we keepin' it fly, how we keepin' this fly
Better master your eye, 'cause we keepin' it fly
Introducing C.L. then face defeats
Then I remind you of third street when it was sweet
See'd us move on and grow to another plateau
With me and havin' that dough
In the last days when critical times are left
To deal with my grand daddy's endeavors
Whut corrected my errors the first shot came in 91
E.P. done my struggle to label this untouchable foundation
Due in 92 top ten review, respect new when that flew
They 'Reminisce Over You'
Had Marie too, sporting my Nike's at the door
Paper saw the Main Ingredient L.P. in 94
Now it's me the bold coppin' toys for dolo
At ease he'd rather die at his feet than live on his knees
Don't mistake the forest for trees
Off course why try and climb a mountain
A baby walk across in tha military mindset place ya bet
Ya fumbled all those chicks with the bucks off safety
Skirt chasin' what they rate me in this whole rap affair
But when it really comes down to it who cares
Like the tortiosse and the hare ya know the race I run
But ya losin' all the nights, let the rabbit get the gun
Number one wit a bullet and pit named black
It's the best that ever did it on a Pete Rock track
Aye yo, two cool cats who reclaim the name
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth in this here rap game
But the good news is that there is a crew
Not 5 not 4 not 3 da two
In tha beginning let it be like the record spinning
As a child I stack 45's in a pile blow the dust off
Put it on before I can walk
Play static on my pop dukes automatic
I knew I wasn't average music in my bloodstream
My pops watch his son live his dream
Now as time flew the original classy rock crew
Shine through on streets and avenues
The next chapter you read it MC Shan said it
Got ta give the man behind wheels credit
Yes, yes, y'all BLS and Marley Marl
The Rap Attack put my talents on the map
Now it's Pete Rock for days in tha Basement
As I amaze watch me blow in 98 ways
I specialize in rap DJ and produce wit more
Hot Tracks then Carlos DeJesus
Aye yo, two cool cats who reclaim the name
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth in this here rap game
But the good news is that there is a crew
Not 5 not 4 not 3 da two
Aye yo, two cool cats who reclaim the name
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth in this here rap game
But the good news is that there is a crew
Not 5 not 4 not 3 da two
What it look like ain't nothin' changed but the weather
Still riding with C.D.'s and leather roll fives and better
For all that's folded in ya pocket how long it take
To reup and clock it, drop and make a profit
And lay my position with you that we know what to do
And what not to do here's my crew now you get yours to bare witness
It's nothing personal it's business
That's my word which is my bond, behind writing ta step back
And watch it all tighten stop this fighting each other
God knowledge ya wis that ya know who the enemy is furthermore
Don't hide it divide it then X ya squares
To keep them other cats folded like beach chairs
Got an eye on that street aristocrat
Let C.L. show ya where the strengths at
Turn it up right here or just call the cop
'Cuz we on it like this to tha last stop
The next Humphrey Bogart mastering art
Like a jeweler wit a diamond cutter, take'em apart
Don't start whut ya can't finish
When ya bubble wit skills that never diminish
Ya best team against mine is a light scrimmage
So play like Popeye and eat spinach
Aye yo, two cool cats who reclaim the name
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth in this here rap game
But the good news is that there is a crew
Not 5 not 4 not 3 da two
Aye yo, two cool cats who reclaim the name
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth in this here rap game
But the good news is that there is a crew
Y'all don't want, beef
No y'all don't want, that
Get caught up in these streets
Get shot up by them heats
Y'all don't want, beef
No y'all don't want, that
Get caught up in these streets
Get shot up by them heats
Word to my cousin, the truth and no lie
Me and my dawg was in his brand new Land, puffin' on lye
Tameka came by, glossy-eyed as she cried
Lil' Jay got sprayed with a chrome four-five
That's my motherfuckin' man, get in the Land
Head to the rest, grab vests, switch whips to the Caravan
I heard an ambulance right up the block
Plus more shots, the shit's gettin' hot, pull up and park
By the back, pass the gat, hit the lights and lay back
Hold up, now roll up, yo where them niggaz at?
I know one of them cats from the projects with Jay
The first nigga move, I'ma pull this gun, spray
No delay, we stay night to fuckin' dawn
It's on, my head spinnin', feelin' my cheeks get warm
Tears drip as I stepped out the whip
Slipped a clip, had to get hit, uh-uh that's that bullshit
Y'all don't want beef
No y'all don't want that
Get caught up in these streets
Get shot up by them heats
Y'all don't want beef
No y'all don't want that
Get caught up in these streets
Get shot up by them heats
Yo, I can't believe my man since 3rd grade got sprayed
Bullet laced as he laid, chokin' up blood with no aid
Made money for the purpose of his daughter
Victim of an unmerciful slaughter, explain harder
Or don't bother, I'ma heat yo' ass like lava
Identified was that tinted gray Chevy Impala
Fleein' the scene, as the back tires screamed
Now for them my man [Incomprehensible], ruined his whole dream
Of playin' ball pro, bitch that's how it go
You let me know, I'll hit your whole fuckin' team with the metal
Mental struggle got my hand under the bubble
Tryin' to blow steam and leave the scene blood puddles
Snakes, whattup nigga? These niggaz ain't explainin'
Well, fuck it then, it's time for some gestratin'
Hit him in the worthless shell he came in
Murder is a sin, but it's worse him dyin' on revenge and I ain't havin' it
Y'all don't want beef
No y'all don't want that
Get caught up in these streets
Get shot up by them heats
Y'all don't want beef
No y'all don't want that
Get caught up in these streets
Get shot up by them heats
I ain't havin' it, reached in the bubble and grabbed it
Automatic cocked back and squeezed through his Polo fabric
Nigga duckin' and runnin', irrationally gunnin'
Thinkin' to myself, do I gotta hit someone
Then I heard shots from a back route
Fired back out, got shot, dropped and blacked out
Put in a clap out, didn't map out or act out the plans
Now I'm consciously layin' while bullets is sprayin' the Caravan
We can't lose, I hear shotguns then 22's
Left arm booze, or blood soaked through my Adidas shoes
Heavy breathin', a lot of bleedin'
Bitches screamin', put over on my good shoulder, started squeezin'
Out the back window, she gave the wrong info
Suddenly crashed into a Pinto
Hopped out, flew through the back yard, word to God
It's on and I felt the gat slip through my palm
Kept runnin', hopped the fence, hopin' that I didn't leave prints
Spotted a black Ac' parked with dark tints
Broke the passenger's side, hotwired the wide and slide
Another unsolved homicide
Y'all don't want beef
No y'all don't want that
Get caught up in these streets
Get shot up by them heats
Y'all don't want beef
No y'all don't want that
Get caught up in these streets
Ain't no second time to appreciate
Ain't no second time to appreciate
Ain't no second time to appreciate
Ain't no second time to appreciate
Ain't no second time to appreciate
First of all, you better count your blessings
When you got C.L. now you got bad boy, your connections
In return, while we live and we learn then you know what it is
To only build a bigger future for the kids
In peace, in war, let's take it to the floor
Every time we take two steps the crowd takes four
Lay the heat, how I come to the street, how I cut through the beef
Let me handle that, that's why you make me chief
It's packed, what they want in this here
Can we weather the storm, six minutes, C.L. Smooth you're on
All the anger and the fear was in the dressing room prayer
That we came out to light it up and put it in the air
That's real, so holler back at ya boy, step aside Leroy
To all my ladies, who want tickets, enjoy
'Cause I spit it and you gotta get with it and you'll never forget it
Yes, I want the best out, count 'em all
Ain't no second time to appreciate
To the fans and to all my people that supported us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
Tell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
When it all goes down, baby, all we got is us
You tell 'em this is history in the making, avoiding disasters
This run is for the green jacket, I fit the masters
My crew havin' business, save, put it in through my office
The security is tight and the secretary is gorgeous
That's official, me and Pete in the lab, that's what they want
Pushin' that real hip hop up to the front
The game's been good to me, preserved my youth
Not only did it capture my goals and told me the truth
Look out my hustle, made a living, paid and driven
See why they tour around the world came to save us from prison
It's great, I rather love than hate
You think it fell out the sky, I'm here to tell you, why believe in faith
Hard work payin' of and them wishes comin' true
Bolt open and you out to lunch and left us two
Now you know we can't let that pass to get that cash
We in the big numbers, count 'em all
Ain't no second time to appreciate
To the fans and to all my people that supported us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
Tell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
When it all goes down, baby, all we got is us
Why my uncle doc left me everything when he died
And when pop passed, two weeks later I cried
And when great grandma left it all went crazy now
All I had left was grandma Pam, that's my baby
Can't talk bad about me, she tell 'em why we need to give her
All those roses while she could smell 'em
I live this moment used to stay how we was
How my mother came to her in a dream and told her
Corey will come out of this deep dark depression, stand by me
Give my insight a resurrection and heal me
And feel me, what you got is to love, got a thing
This little woman who brought back the thug, let's grind
Ghetto's of the mind while I'm in my prime
I left, so y'all can catch up, I'm ahead of my time
Your legacy and that lazy boy say it ain't fear
My next generation triple my digits, add 'em up like
Ain't no second time to appreciate
To the fans and to all my people that supported us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
Tell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with us
Ain't no second time to appreciate
I travel the land with the SP in my hand
Rock from New York, London and Japan
It's time to take command expand to higher lands
P.H. the next man not in da plans
I'm dead serious like as in response I hit niggaz in the head
P.R. the thoroughbred comes through intellectual
I rap lyrical, always on da humble and sometimes I'm spiritual
Hands down accept any mans challenge
I strive and keep the competition off balance
Da fruits of my talent is this it's simple
I drop science on the instrumental
I take seven ill drums put 'em in a line
And add seven more snares to make it combine
It'll take seven more horns before I start to rhyme
Now that twenty-one beats made up at the same time
I was bound ta shine haters get left behind
Ain't no time for them, stamp my name on rap
Perhaps you hear da words from pay next sequel
Part two something for tha people
I'm still number one
Now I appear return ten years the pioneer
Deliver action thrillers that explode in ya ear
Compensate for all the ups and downs in my career
Stop the small talk my focus remains clear
Should have won a nobel prize for thoughts and ideas
Critcally acclaimed while some of y'all cats in tha game for fame
Fame lives in my name Pete Rock it's simple and plain
Check it simply stressing it soon to start chin checking kids
God protected, so I'm selected to orchestrate the next great
And create, contemplate the world's fate P.R. the heavyweight
Put these thoughts in ya mind while we on the topic
You can tell I'm still on it by the way I rock it
Full swing introduce the ninety-eight product
Niggaz talk the gossip but they ain't got shit
I'm number one
This goes out to deejays and emcees
Unlock real hip-hop, Rock holds the key
Magnificient ya style is irrelavent
I'll flip the bass and erase any trace of sample evidence
Trust a few men within this circle of thieves
Single out the enemy with ease
Earned every stripe on my sleeve
The five star general keep it moving ya rap needs improvement
So here's a lesson ta learn, lyrics under fire burn third degree
And my steez is making hot tracks for G's
World famous, salute my capabilities with 21 guns and ammunition
The SP runs 91 rounds precision on target with this rap bullet
First string team in position
The medal of honor hanging from my neck swinging
I'm still number one
From the basics and warm, weather places
Dedicated to the brothers that never made it
Cut short, they prime read life between the lines
Photographed by rhymes yo it's hard times
All across the nation cold points of frustration
Created hot joints of illustration
Concentrate while stakes are high falling victim to the lie
Keep a sharp eye there's a steady supply of hate in the air
To them cats who stare the ice grill with the glare
But everything is fair in the city the sheisty the shiftee
I'n the epitomee of a raw deal now carry a sword and shield
And walk with a forcefield for real I overcame the odds
And got the hell out of dodge soul survivor of the war
And master in charge
Everyday I see the same ol' things
But my true and real live nigga keep on risin
And it's a shame but business never changes
And my crew knows what to do they're soul surviving
And if I die...
I watched the whole world from the side of my eye
I seen a lot of cats die and evil men lie
On the road to riches in pursuit of my wishes
It's a close call between friends and snitches
On the low the game brought moments of pain
Strong emotions plus the hardships of fame
No need to live forever just keep some type of cheddar
A buttersoft leather to rock in cold weather
Times are mad real official like the seal
Try to understand what I feel
My word to the wise it's where ya heart lies
Keep your biz straight far from family ties
I'm the illest soldier that represents the culture
Dignified bywords like fresh, fly and ultra
Champion heroics and passionate poets
Flashback to the future let it self focus
Everyday I see the same ol' things
But beautiful black sisters keep risin
And it's a shame but business never changes
And my crew knows what to do they're soul surviving
And if I die...
Still in basement for four years arranging
Lyrics and beats my first lote engagement
It's outstanding the boy wonder's back in the world
By popular demanding on top commanding
My own destiny go ahead try to test me
I been living right so expect no less g
Got positive reaction and affirmative action
The soul survivor guaranteed satisfaction
Everyday I see the same ol' things
But my true and real live people keep on risin
And it's a shame but business never changes
And my crew knows what to do they're soul surviving
And if I die...
And if I die before I wake I pray go God my soul to take
My crew knows what to do they're soul surviving
And if I die before I wake I pray to God my soul to take
Get your drank on, get your smoke on
Get your dance on, skin tight pants on
Get your party on, get your holla on
Doogie-dance, lil' mama, get your party on
Get your groove on, get your yak on
If you game tight, playa, get your mack on
Get your thug on, get your buzz on
But don't forget we livin' in a warzone
Bouncers actin' like cops in the club
Mother fuck around and get dropped in the club
They don't play enough 2Pac in the club
The industry done made too pop in the club
That nigga don't need no mink in the club
15 Dollas for a drink in the club?
Got it like a fuckin precinct in the club
What do these motherfuckers think in the club, come on
Whole lotta ass in the club
Ballaz spend a lotta cash in the club
Whole lotta dro gettin' passed in the club
But them cameras got the zone blasted in the club
I don't even bring ID to the club
Why they need to know my government name in the club?
I ain't got no paper for a bar in the club
I already got drunk fore I came in the club, come on
Get your drank on, get your smoke on
Get your dance on, skin tight pants on
Get your party on, get your holla on
Doogie-dance, lil' mama, get your party on
Get your groove on, get your yak on
If you game tight, playa, get your mack on
Get your thug on, get your buzz on
But don't forget we livin' in a warzone
Everybody act like thugs in the club they get drug in the club
Blowed like Shyne in the club lost they mind in the club
Puffin off like thugs in the club
Spendin' up yo whole paycheck in the club
Don't get no respect in the club niggaz sell dro in the club
But we can't blow in the club that's why I don't go in the club
Get your drank on, get your smoke on
Get your dance on, skin tight pants on
Get your party on, get your holla on
Doogie-dance, lil' mama, get your party on
Get your groove on, get your yak on
If you game tight, playa, get your mack on
Get your thug on, get your buzz on
But don't forget we livin' in a warzone
Whole lotta ass in the club
Ballaz spend a lotta cash in the club
Whole lotta dro gettin' passed in the club
But them cameras got the zone blasted in the club
I don't even bring ID to the club
Why they need to know my government name in the club?
I ain't got no paper for a bar in the club
I already got drunk fore I came in the club, come on
Forget about the world outside in the club
You can run but you can't hide in the club
Dance to the government lies in the club
Fuck that, party all night in the club
Still dames got no rights in the club
Party by the disco lights in the club
We spend a lotta cash in the club
But we don't got it on smash in the club 'cause
(Come on)
Get your drank on, get your smoke on
Get your dance on, skin tight pants on
Get your party on, get your holla on
Doogie-dance, lil' mama, get your party on
Get your groove on, get your yak on
If you game tight, playa, get your mack on
Get your thug on, get your buzz on
But don't forget we livin' in a warzone
Everybody's girlfriend's eating in the club
Everybody's boyfriend's eating in the club
Niggaz got a shank in a boot in the club [unverified]
Ready to cut a secret ID from the hands in the club [unverified]
Like what is corrupt in the club niggaz buy weed in the club
Crackers buy coke in the club
Get high in the club then die in the club
But they gotta bring identify in the club
If you see me in the club give a pound and a hug
Show love I'm just another thug in the club
But you can't rub me the wrong way
We can get it one, sho nuff, in the club
We can take it out in the club what's it all about, nigga what?
Why the fuck I came in the club get fucked up in the club
Loose a lot of blood in the club why the fuck I came in the club?
Get your drank on, get your smoke on
Get your dance on, skin tight pants on
Get your party on, get your holla on
Doogie-dance, lil' mama, get your party on
Get your groove on, get your yak on
If you game tight, playa, get your mack on
Get your thug on, get your buzz on
[Raekwon:]
Yo man get ya ass in here man
You know the fuckin' police lookin' for you man?
Come on man, them niggaz just left here man
Come on man you know we got mad fuckin' blow up in the motherfuckin' lab son
This nigga's off the hook man, Yo Chef talk to these niggaz man
[Raekwon:]
We baggin' ounces in the back of the Maz'
Ostrich on, Wollriches, three Quarter-ness
A.D.I.D.A.S. with' Stan Smith's the grants on the stove
And Aunt Lo about to come to the Lab-o
She givin' me some credit for clothes
That's the slang work for bricks, dicks analyze
You never know who lookin' it's deranged world
With' snitches is enterprisin' black man hold on
Like magnums in the wind cause when it get cold
Parole give a homey like ten
What's the prognosis? : drugs, guns, and ounces
Of gold fish fly reefer out-town, bitches is stone six
And birds back in 18 and played C.R.E.A.M gray beam
It's lean new A.D.I.D.A.S jackets
Flippin' up small dean visualizin' portraits
Fresh cuts brand new Porsche's going with hand-to-hand
Servin' the source yo, runnin' from the police
This day-to-day lifestyle where niggaz get arraigned & get chain
It's like cycle-blaow!
[Chorus: Pete Rock]
Drug dealers, stars & celebrities (ghetto celebs)
Even dudes with a few felonies (a few felonies)
In the PJ's this what they tellin' me (tellin' who?)
Sniffin' real hard but you not smellin' me (smell me)
The crowd yellin' for Chef, Killa & Pete Rock (Pete Rock)
Got 'em movin' like the millenium beat box (beat box)
Shit is all hood 'till they hear the heat cock (Whoo!)
Fall back & let the beat rock
[Masta Killa:]
Degrees of experience qualifies me to speak in certain areas where many can't reach
So I prepared a speech for y'all to then listen while I spit the hot venomous shit
My whole clique sick, infested with' the itchy tigger finger mob related Noodle-leanie
Universal flag Beanie, Son you wouldn't want to see me black down
Masta .4 pound clip full of hollow tip
Round turn the fuckin' sound up, my cup runneth over Hennessey
The Bill Bixby Ninja Scroll, niggaz that roll
My son did four in the hole, tenant population, neva told, facin' parole
Sipped the old gold style, beat it in trial
My mild-mannered .9 Bandit, flow drunk look at skunk weed
Stickin' razor sharp rip 'em, bites lift 'em we at the jam direct
The Ghetto Gospel, collaboration
Nine word could change the nation, no doubt!
[Chorus]
[Raekwon:]
Tuna salad & Puma rackets pushin' through the projects
Captain get your money yo show me no slackin
We drive the meanest Joints shoot through Medina with' a Evisu jeans
And ninas stop by juniors we hittin' cheeba briefly
Crackers observe you got the undercovers, niggaz just love us
We know that they suckers, you know what? - What? Mosey don't be nosey yo!
Watch these fake niggaz with' these thank you cards them shits is bogey
Snitches in the hood up to no good
We would kill a lot of motherfuckers but the timin' ain't good
So while my bankroll climbin' I be out on consignment
Breezin' Ki's with 29 letter melted cheeses
All of my papers now in real estate white folks
Been doin' this since '69 It's billions & killer weight
So prosperous moves with' the jewels, with Wu Nikes on
It's cool don't eva act like niggaz ain't who (?) One!
[Chorus]
[Raekwon:]
Yeah! We just sit back in the Luxury Toasters
Slidin' through the motherfuckin' projects
Stand away from you fake ass motherfucker's
Layin' up in the barbershops gettin' fucked up cuts
We don't respect y'all (respect y'all)
Knaw'sayin'? This is Shala Louis Rich, Pete Rock, Masta Killa, The Vatican
One! I'm gone
"Well this next number I'm gonna dedicate to my barber
Cause he been trimming me for the last past 3 years"
[Pete Rock scratching "The Lords! "]
[DoItAll:]
DoItAll home ladies & gentleman here we go
Move through the urban streets 4x4
When the terrain is rough I put the pedal to floor
I'm too fast for ya'll, y'all escargot
Pardon my demeanor but my walk is more meaner
And I kick on track heel toe ballerina
But I ain't no dancer, I spread like cancer
If you askin' about hip hop then DoItAll's the answer
Pete do you hear how I'm talking to these youngsters?
Born a nice guy but now I'm so such a monster
Lord Gang in the building, all run for cover
Pete Rock's so clever & Lords here forever
Put that all together watch us flow like rivers
This here thing gone stop? It will never!
I'm a say this like this cause this how I see it
It's Lords & Pete Rock We the best kept secret!
[Chorus: Pete Rock adlibbing]
Keep it to your yourself if your listening, Lords move your body like adrenaline
Pete Rock please bring the rhythm in cause ain't nobody out there quivelin'
The secret, the secret, the secret, we the secret
The secret, the secret, the secret, the best secret!
[Mr. Funke:]
This is Lord Gang, planet of the apes
Here to serve niggas run & get your plates
This is Funke man let's get it straight
I'm still nice so if you a hater then hate
Me & words work together like osmosis
Make it hard to breathe like you got tuberculosis
Why they call you Funk man? C'mon you all should know this
Cause I breathe funke simple chronic
Haletosis, there will never be another like me
For years I've watched niggas tryna spit like me
Yeah I hear you dog (Even try to riff like me!)
I'm raps Eddie Kane, you biters are all lame
When did it become cool to share names?
Haven't told the rules or parametes, who are these amateurs?
Posing for cameras, looking like idiots
This used to be glamorous, what an embarasment
[Chorus]
[Pete Rock:]
Been on a lotta tours, seen a lotta whores
Groupies frontin' like good girls but really whores
Recieve a round of applause after remarkable feats
I use the MPC to make y'all this heat
My name's Pete & I make the crowd rock
And I like moving in the whip with a loud knock
This is why, this is why, this is why I'm hot
I'm not MIMS but music's been my savior
Let 'em reminisce or give them something to saviour
Or for nonsense they captivated
The whole damn music industry is saturated
And looking back on them years, yup
I'm glad I made it, I reminisce I reminisce
Yeah I'm glad I made it now that's my favorite
Only to tell these dudes what's real
Cause half of these dudes that's real these dudes that squeal
And the life is I'll, so don't take it for granted
I thank the most high God for my son on the planet
[Chorus]
[Pete Rock scratching Lords]
"Underground's my style! "
"The Lords! " [x4]
"Underground's my style! "
[Pete Rock:]
Ugh here we go again, ugh my nigga Rell, Pete Rock 07, yeah sing it
[Chorus: Rell & Pete Rock adlibbing]
Well now that's what I'm talkin' about
That's all I really need in my life
Is your beautiful face & good music to take us through the night
Well now that's what I'm talkin' about
So everybody put 'em up in the air & let the records play
So we can lose it somethin' up in here
[Pete Rock:]
At the end of the show we gon' grab a bite to eat
Mad at your man it's alright to cheat baby girl
Lemme make you feel better rub your back
Your feet give a lil' cheddar when we get together
Your worries go away, anything that you want
I go & get today put it on my bill maybe
Even my name people play a lot but it's not a game
Relationships the same & people interacting
Got a little more attention when I started rapping
She left me a voicemail & text
Then she came right out & said she wanted some sex
I said boo my love is unconditional
Kinda like Lauryn Hill's it's unintentional
Not a epic saga or a motion picture we gon party tonight
Because tomorrow I'll miss ya
[Chorus]
[Pete Rock:]
Put your drink down & hit the dance floor
The way these chicks look I wanna dance raw
We could do it, until they turn the lights on
We could do it, until they play the right song
We could do it, 'till everbody's gone
Need a little time for us to be alone, seen the way you shake it
Now I wanna hear you moan, stop acting immature
Talkin' about you grown, when it's time to get it crackin'
Just make sure you ready don't be acting all scary
Like you just seen Freddy, baby girl it won't hurt
Like Biggie Smalls said "Miss what's under that skirt? "
It's a lotta pretty ladies that I seen on the daily
Nice soap bubbles & cuter than Halle Berry
I'm not here to ice grill or gun fight, just enjoy yourself & love life
[Chorus]
[Rell:]
That's what I'm talking about
That's what I'm talking about, me & you working it out
Sippin' on drinks no doubt, that's what I'm talking about
Put 'em up in the sky, baby girls
It's alright
Zone out now one two yo this goes out to all coasts
East coast, West coast and all across the nation worldwide
Know what I mean? Relax kick your feet up
Spark one let me show you how it's done, blow lady
Sunrise starts the day
Lay back ease your pain
Don't sweat simple things
Take your time do your thing
As grains of sand pass from hand to hand
I watch time stand still I'm just one man
That's out for all so all should be for one
Grew up on the drum with the J.B., uh
The son, who spun the record that his pop's collected
Went on to create and perfect the unexpected
Funky beat sound watch the family get down
Slide with the right and give cousin a pound
Watch the young ones play and think back in the day
When fresh was the style, plus the word to say
It's all love now, let me show you how
To take time out and show you what life's about
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Wo oh, just a matter of time
Feel the flow and let it go
Unwind, relax your mind
Stay a while, take your time
Bet you'll find, peace of mind
With a douse of soul, I'm back in control
My goal sees the world pass from young to old
Unfold a new tale, see yourself on scale
2000 the year my black people prevail
Yo straight up and down I got love for this son
Nine years in the mix and if time permits
I'll continue to make my melody for the tapes
And walk the fine line between love and hate
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Wo oh, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Wo oh, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Wo oh, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
Take your time, walk the line, just a matter of time
[The intro is a clip interviewing reggae artist Peter Tosh]
[Reporter:]
Peter? What's a bumba claat how you say it?
[Peter Tosh:]
Bumboclaat, bumba claat is one of Jamaica's password
One of the most highest potential of culture that relieves the spells of evil
[Reporter:]
Why? How?
[Peter Tosh:]
Well it's so scientifical
I've been investigatin this word so long to find out what these words mean
And what they are for, cause in the beginnin was the word and the word was with Jah
And the word was Jah the same was in this time
Cause so it was in the beginnin so it shall be in these days
[Reporter:]
Okay
[Peter Tosh:]
Well, I was born and raised and grown up
In colonialism and exploitation, and hear dat I heard dat and ummm...
Bumba claat, ras claat, blood claat, and every kind of claat
Yuh can tink of is bad words, and indecent language
[Reporter:]
Yeah
[Peter Tosh:]
And I born come here it in Jamaica, so why is it indecent?
So I went on an investigation and once upon a time I found myself in some circumstances
Held down by some spiritual vampires dat my mouth couldn't move
My tongue couldn't shake, my head couldn't move
And di only ting datcould mek mi move fi seh, MOVE YUH BUMBA CLAAT!
And I'm free, yes I! And from datday on I never stop seh bumba claat, yes I!
[Intro: Chip Fu]
Ta na na ta na ning ning wuy! Hey! Hey!
Ta na na ning ning ning wuy, Hey!
Ta, na na na, na na na (I'm ready fi di war)
Na na na (I'm ready fi di war)
[Chorus: Chip Fu]
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
[Verse 1: Chip Fu]
I'm ready fi di war, against di acts dat nuh clean and spirits dat nuh pure
And I'm sure dem a vampire though seh diseases dem caan be cured
My sons haved scored but when di lion roar I am sure
Dat all badmind individual livin in full get judged by Jah Jah's law
Siddung pon di riddim and di riddim is given and I kill it wid force
Di force weh it come from it live inna place dat build clean shores
I have my armor and my shield so I don't fear no more
Cause love Jah is guidin me for sure
I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
[Chorus: Chip Fu (Pete Rock)]
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war (Ready fi war now man)
[Verse 2: Pete Rock (Renee Neufville)]
Well it's di Pete Rock dat mek di tune inna yuh speakerbox
Man fi cook up big tune inna drum pan and a likkle teapot
EEDIAT! Dem a tek a likkle cheap shot trust mi, mi peep dat
Oonu know seh mi come from yard so mi nah walk 'round wid nuh likkle weak heart
BO! Ready fi war so each part of my inner spirit reach on
So we march fi all ghetto yute trust mi, mi see it hard
See it's Jah dat guide us through even though, wait hard
So come in songbird Renee and sing out yuh likkle sweetheart (I'm ready di war, fi di war)
[Verse 3: Renee Neufville]
It was a cool and lovely breezy afternoon
(How does it feel when we have no food)
And my stomach was growling cause I had no food
(This is how it feels when we got no food)
As I write this daily now we got to say
(How does it feel when we have no food)
Take off your shield and weapon and armor yes you do
(This is how it feels when we got no food)
[Bridge: Chip Fu]
I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
[Chorus: Chip Fu]
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I travel the land with the sp in my hand
Rock from new york, london and japan
It's time to take command expand to higher lands
P.h. the next man not in da plans
I'm dead serious like as in response I hit niggaz in the head
P.r. the thoroughbred comes through intellectual
I rap lyrical, always on da humble and sometimes I'm spiritual
Hands down accept any mans challenge
I strive and keep the competition off balance
Da fruits of my talent is this it's simple
I drop science on the instrumental
I take seven ill drums put 'em in a line
And add seven more snares to make it combine
It'll take seven more horns before I start to rhyme
Now that twenty-one beats made up at the same time
I was bound ta shine haters get left behind
Ain't no time for them, stamp my name on rap
Perhaps you hear da words from pay next sequel
Part two something for tha people
I'm still number one
Now I appear return ten years the pioneer
Deliver action thrillers that explode in ya ear
Compensate for all the ups and downs in my career
Stop the small talk my focus remains clear
Should have won a nobel prize for thoughts and ideas
Critcally acclaimed while some of y'all cats in tha game for fame
Fame lives in my name pete rock it's simple and plain
Check it simply stressing it soon to start chin checking kids
God protected, so I'm selected to orchestrate the next great
And create, contemplate the world's fate p.r. the heavyweight
Put these thoughts in ya mind while we on the topic
You can tell I'm still on it by the way I rock it
Full swing introduce the ninety-eight product
Niggaz talk the gossip but they ain't got shit
I'm number one
This goes out to deejays and emcees
Unlock real hip-hop, rock holds the key
Magnificient ya style is irrelavent
I'll flip the bass and erase any trace of sample evidence
Trust a few men within this circle of thieves
Single out the enemy with ease
Earned every stripe on my sleeve
The five star general keep it moving ya rap needs improvement
So here's a lesson ta learn, lyrics under fire burn third degree
And my steez is making hot tracks for g's
World famous, salute my capabilities with 21 guns and ammunition
The sp runs 91 rounds precision on target with this rap bullet
First string team in position
The medal of honor hanging from my neck swinging
[Leela James]
Had things on my mind
I tried to get by
Things ain't goin right
Workin day and night
Gon' keep on movin on
Cause a new day gon' come
Gotta hold on
Cause it won't be very long
[Chorus: Leela James]
We'll be alright (in the morning) no tears to dry (struggle comin)
Hold your head high (I know) ooh bye and bye (it won't be long)
We'll be alright (in the morning) no tears to dry (struggle comin)
Hold your head high (I know) ooh bye and bye (early morning)
[Leela James]
Feels like {?}
You know that's a crime
Too much on my side
Somebody tell me why
Well my brother stay strong
Sister hold on
Cause a new day gon' come
And it won't be very long
Won't be very long
It won't be very long
It won't be very long
It won't be very long
[Chorus] - 2X
[Leela James]
It won't be long, no
I said it won't be long
So don't you worry
Don't worry, worry
Cause struggle don't last always
No no no no
Joy come in the morning
Woo! Yeah, uh-huh
Uhh, turn it up, turn it up baby
Brand new, world premier
Pete Rock, ahh, Dilla Dawg
Jay Dee, yeah
Bring your crew dawgs
[J-Dilla]
I got a crew we call K-boys - why? Cause we like to get dough
The seaside boy be in the bar watchin hoes get low
Dilla Dawg and Pe-ter, skeet skeet
Spit shit on the track like Dog in _Beat Street_
When y'all need heat, just check the credits
Cause Pay J, gon' send a check next day FedEx
Yes J said it nigga, beats for trucks
Goin up in four months, need at least a buck
The way I rock ice you would think my name was Peter
Bitches tongues out like back in the day in the theatres (woo!)
And the heaters is kept where they supposed ta
Smoke ya like the welcome poster
And Dilla got killers that'll gat your boy like Reese's pop
Keep knots like a crumb snatcher boy
When these two niggaz collab', these niggaz collapse
Cause see it gets no hotter, holla at'cha boy
[Chorus: Pete Rock]
Yeah, I spit fire at that ass
Many often wonder will hip-hop still last
Cause I'm the one they call the Boy Wonder
Fuckin with J-Dilla, rappin niggaz, know how I feel-a
[Pete Rock]
Yo, this is not child's play
Similar to a gat when my mind spray
I spit rhymes like a pro son, rappin shogun
I lunge at you niggaz with a bolo punch
It's the, Boy Wonder at the cruise control
Are you really ready for some super dynamite SOUL
Relax, let me spark the L
And leave smoke on the track as the tires peel
When I rock what's real niggaz appeal to that
13 in the game, makin classic rap
And stay elusive, a lot of y'all fake-ass niggaz
wish you can do this, passion from the heart makes you true in this
Music, #1 sound, overground
Make haste on the freeway like the Greyhound
And avoid these clowns and let real niggaz know
Pete Rock blast off in 2004, uhh
[Freddie Foxxx]
Class is open.. come on in
All you wannabe-emcees sit down
It's Mister Bumpy baby..
Aiiyo Pete Rock, here we go again baby
We gon' do it 'til they learn the righty way
You ready to rock baby? Feel this
When nature imparts the mannest part, human nature
To follow that nature it's called a way
Cultivating that way is called education
But for men to love itself it's called masturbation
Bumpy talk about love they say it ain't right
I told you niggaz what +I Luv+ on +First Family 4 Life+
As I move around the world acquire new lights
New loves, new mics, new thugs, I'm still spittin'
I'm not content with my life (Why?)
Until I kill all my enemies, leave 'em bend with the knife
That's what's wrong with these niggaz, they scared to fight
So they think being a gangsta is bustin' guns on the mic
In the streets you black, but at home you white
At least like you like to think so - nigga
Step into my mind frame it don't stop
And I still keep the four pound hot-hot-hot
Niggaz hungry on my block B, we try'na eat
And it's them fake ass rap niggaz, we try'na see (Belie' that!)
I know deep down is bothering me
When a motherfucker think that he smarter than me (Who's that?)
When he ain't a better charter than me (Come on!)
And I do it on, rap below, and you'll never be HARDER than me
I'm try'na teach you stupid ass niggaz how to rock
Pete, Rock!
[Hook x2: Freddie Foxxx]
Knock-knock-knock, come on in
This is my house, reign again
Real nigga shit, I bring the pain again
It's some suckaz in the game we in
[scratched by Pete Rock] ("Bumpy Knucks")
[Verse Two: Freddie Foxxx]
You can't do it like the can't be (can't be), follow what's in me
Peace to the old time gangstas who sent me
The energy to keep it moving, be one of the best
and stick out my chest, like a true warrior
I caught this nigga selling bootlegs
He thought I didn't have a kind, while he was wrong, I shoot legs
To see what's white and I was black
He had a pen and a chequebook, I had 10 in my Mack
If half these rappers did that,
they probably stopped selling for a pad on the back
and a plastique plaque, that shit is mad wack
So here I come, back with another one, Bumpy outspoken
While you niggaz out joking and playing a game
I want a twelve inch piece of wax, ignite the flame
The penalty of succes is being bought by people who used to diss you
Money short, they won't hit you
Stuck in beef they won't git you
For they fuck you won't kiss you
When you dead, six feet in the ground, they probably forget you
To kick control is to take control
They can never have the mind, the body, the soul
of a true emcee, E-M-C-E-E, F-R-E-D-D, F-O-triple X
Disrespect, you be crippled next
Yo Pete Rock, how many times we gotta tell 'em son?
[Hook x2: Freddie Foxxx]
Knock-knock-knock, come on in
This is my house, reign again
Real nigga shit, I bring the pain again
It's some suckaz in the game we in
[scratched by Pete Rock] ("Bumpy Knucks")
[Verse Three: Freddie Foxxx]
I know you people think I'm angry, but I'm not
Underground, but I'm hot
All I got is the truth, and I give you what I got
Some niggaz is true, old and tired, or young and stupid
Hung a nigga with no patience, I shoot quicker than ?Quepitt?
So put it in ya deck and dupe it, pass it on
To see who Bumpy blast it on, remember me, and the wild shit I did
When I bodied men and raised it kids, now they grown and it's on
If I'm this kinda nigga when I'm livin', imagine the kinda angel I'd be
And all the foul niggaz I'd see, great men can't be ruled
My spirit is free, and I rip a whole in every fucking track, getting to me
Pay attention, you niggaz is clausing mainstream
Fishing through a wack song looking for a hot verse
A hot word, or a hot phrase, you' record companies' livin' proof, crime pays
Take you out nine ways and save ten,
for your no-lyric ass, when you want to do it again
And as long you keep it on wax I stay your friend
But if you ever take it to the streets you never rhyme again
I'ma the tester of the hard shit, not many pass
Matter of fact, not many motherfuckers come to class
'Cause they know I'll be all up in they ass, like last night's dinner
And Bumpy Knucks is the winner, yeah
[Hook x2: Freddie Foxxx]
Knock-knock-knock, come on in
This is my house, reign again
Real nigga shit, I bring the pain again
It's some suckaz in the game we in
[scratched by Pete Rock] ("Bumpy Knucks")
[Pete Rock scratches]
[Freddie Foxxx] "Lyrical style like Bumpy Knucks"
"Bumpy Knucks, Bumpy Knucks" ['til fade]
[Tarrey Torae singing in the background]
[Pete Rock:]
Yo it's been a blessing to be deemed a living legend,
And when they started snitchin I only gave them confessions
I ain't stressin shit that's outta my control
I done went platinum & I done went gold
I done made beats for dudes who hit below the belt
I guess it's about time I made a beat for myself
Be positive or negative, still bitin my rhetoric
And got a fanbase from Japan to Connecticut
Got that medicine for everybodys sick
And I rep New York like I play for the Nicks
And ya'll could credit my kicks & pay for ya dimes
Bein a rapper is not an alternative to crime
I done supplied it year after year
Beats that made babies beats that made your career
So be clear my nigga when you step in the booth
And be clear if your tellin the truth
[Chorus: Pete Rock & Tarrey Torae]
Niggas will pop you, sayin the gospel
From a rap song they heard with the hip hop apostle
Became chaotic & filled with mayhem
At the end of the day I'll always be a made man
And play the same hand that I was dealt
You ain't never walked in my shoes or feel what I felt
So I had to share it, it was on my brain fam
Pete Rock the Soul Brother still a made man
[Pete Rock:]
And tell them young boys burnin' spliffs in here
I done been in this game for like 15 years
This trick I'm pullin all the stops
Since when makin music needed the cops?
A little before but now DJ's gettin' popped
Rest in peace to JMJ, Justo & Carl Blaze
But what I've learned I ain't learned in no classes
But it's always been my pleasure to touch the masses
You bought a computer & now you connected
You burning CD's but you ain't buy my records
I respect it but it's gotta be respected just the same
Pete Rock the first in the hip hop hall of fame
With all the names you know plastered on the wall
Famous for they words not a basket or a ball
You can have a casting call & get nothing but actors
You can have a talent search & get nothin' but rappers
[Chorus]
[Pete Rock:]
You can dance like Diddy, or get swollen like 50
Or be like every other rapper get busted with a gliccky
The game real sticky & brothers get stuck
But cats should know when not to push they luck
Beggin' for a buck just to get on the train
I got a lot of bars that's stuck on my brain
I don't spit it in vein I do it for the public
Pete Rock did it for y'all I hope y'all love it
[Hook 1: Pharoahe Monch (Pete Rock)]
(Yeah), uhh, (uhh), yes
Yes, uhh, come on, (do it), yeah, uhh
You want that iced out watch don't ya (right)
You want a brand new glock don't ya (right)
You want to hold the block down for ya mens locked down
Till they get back home, Just Do It (Just Do It)
You want to start the revolution right (right)
You wanna burn the constitution right (right)
You want a solution for wack motherfuckers on the mic
Anyday all day, Just Do It, (just do it), just do it
(Live long, stay strong, just do it)
[Verse 1: Pharoahe Monch]
I get attacked by a wack marine rap machine
Or some brilliant current team seem when I dream
Fuck those individually iMac's on wide screen
Space shit from the basement like ?fyleens?, I mean
For real dog how you fuckin' with my team
We gleam shine like 7-45 high beam
You seem fine like menage a trois the fly scenes
Like you wait the sirenes and then I scheme to see
Niggaz online for coke and do line
Make a thousand a line man I ain't lyin'
That's sixteen g's a verse without tryin'
If you fail mathematics than press rewind
Please, do not get it twisted like rubic
Got emcees runnin' back for their teams like Mike Ruic
You wanna obtain things pursue it
For in the game remain strong and just do it
[Hook 2: Pete Rock]
Just do it anyway you pursue it
Pete Rock Pharoahe Monch can't be touched along
(Just do it,) just do it cause we roll right through it
Show love how we do this move back and pursue it kid
(Come on just do it,) just do it cause the street music
Come on bounce to it your body's movin'
(Just do it,) just do it cause there's nothing else to it
Live long stay strong, just do it
[Verse 2: Pharoahe Monch (singin till -)]
In this world today, too many people tryin' to maintain
We gon' take the liberty to explain something to you
Ain't nothing to it, your dreams just pursue it
Lord lord lord lord come on just -
Brace yourself for the awesome in wear
Pete Rock, Pharoahe in your atmos..
I'ma survive the desert of Queens like cactus
Maxin' in the cut with a vaccin for wackness
Why I react tactical flows with rap madness
My weaponry is definitely not average
Put a astrofist by my name for bein' passive
The bassist in the game should've been got they ass kicked
On the Pete Rock tip, we hit the streets
Like we rock classic Pete Rock funk or then the jazz shit
It's digitally remastered
Critically acclaimed black funk soul from the past hits
Pete's my numero uno soul a mano
I'm mister Jameson I set it off like Serreano
With the disco fluid from Queens to Frisco
Set it off, just do it
[Hook 1]
[Hook 2]
[Outro: Pete Rock]
You niggas hate me because I live like a champion
I'm eating scampian shrimp
And the vehicles I'm lampin' in you can't be in
I'm the one like Mr. Anderson
Rappers can't handle them
I hand em' a handkerchief and hang of shit, it's Pete Rock
The nigga you should be hangin' with, bangin' with
But you havin' problems trying to tame your chick
And I know it makes you sick, see me in the six
With your chick bumpin' my shit singing high pitched
She on her side kick, telling her girls we got that hot shit
Boppin' like "Who made the beat? " Green Lantern bitch
Yeah, so pay the nigga homage, I'm about them dollars
I could pay for you to go to college
Sometimes a little modest but yo I'm no trick, girl
Collect cash is the motto
Ya'll quick fast tryna come up in my world
This is grown man BI and y'all just squirrels
Don't be mad because you can't do what I can
Like when Jordan went up took that shot and switched hands
(With his tongue out)
Don't be mad 'cause you not me
I'm the fuckin' poster boy for the MPC my nigga
I had to spit this verse for the world and the rest of y'all boys
Rest in peace to Trouble T Roy
Usually produce a hit record now I'm making the noise
Calm and poise, got inflection in my voice
Should be the choice to make the people respect the movement
I did it dog of course I know what I'm doing
Pursuing what got tossed in the wind
There was a point in time me, Puff, Eddie and C.L. was friends
Hef set trends and put the hood on
But you know the hood is hood and the hood will do wrong
I ain't Rodney King so I don't care if we don't get along
The point of the song is to make the wrongs right
You at the top of your career but you not at your hype
D. Mac on Scotty G keep my hairline tight
Roll a backwood over a dutch, the shop is exit ten of the hutch
I spit this verse for unique two, five and dutch
Reminiscing when I got the name Rock
Round the same time Hef still lived on my block
The game flipped flopped and shit got controversial
Everyman for himself, I guess we going to commercial
Get it crunk, do your thing like Camron
Pete Rock coming with heat and that's word bond
Beastin' on the track like I lost my Akon
New York, New York, bring it back to the east dog
I'm tryna make ends meet, stay true to the street
Kill them with the beats, make stacks and still eat
This is for my son E and the rest of my family
Holla at your boy PR be the recipe
My nigga Green Lantern one time for your mind
Yeah, taking hip hop by storm once again
To bring you down, bust it off
To bring you down
Uh, make shot one time for the Mecca don
To bring you down and the Soul Brother #1
To bring you down
Y'all get done with the YG Menace II Society
To bring you down, feel the real steel, the hot metal
To bring you down, to bring you down
It's the Killa Bee, kill rugged, skill vest often
And land your fuckin' asses in a coffin, what?
You see cold steel, you niggaz wanna mill' like Shaquille O' Neal
Bullets are real, cock it back and then I peal off
Fuck the kamikaze Mecca is on the shotty hottie
The cops are runnin' white chalk around your dead body
Abandon ship, niggaz are ready to flip and bag a punk
They can't fight next night, twistalism by your grave sight
Over, yes, you over six feet under
You see, I'm not at ease you're diseased
A reason for the treason, hunt season I'm from rabbit ordeal
Where niggaz kick the beer loungin' off block
Till the early morn', word is bond, another brother gone
Would've been bullshit, quick talkin' with nines and banana clips
For million with bloodshed, the color red, two through the fuckin' head
Man, you're dead, death becomes you
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
Infrareds locked on yo' heads, here come the feds
Freeze now when I squeeze hot metal breeze
Right through your arteries to bring you to your knees
I think he's dyin' black
I got the track to send you silly ass niggaz back
Snatch you hoe, stab you pimp and watch him limp away
I fiend luchi till I'm fucked up old and gray
Hey, dog, I send you to the morgue
I'm from the Vernon ville blood spills shells drop
And when it go pop, pop, my glock hit that niggaz nut
'Cause I'm one of the hard ox's smokin'
Motherfuckers like crack rocks huh, so back up
Be ghost when I keep my toast murder she wrote, yo
Fully equipped with this death blow, flippin'
Because I'm on the level like the rebel
Crazy bodies and tombstones
Straight to the devil nigga light in ya bed's right
Because ya tune from me let miss due
Strictly nigga death becomes you
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen, to bring you down
So listen to what we say
Because this type a shit it happens everyday
No resurrection with protection slay cut up in the blender
Just like Mohammad blowin' up the World Trade Center
The hell raiser burner blazer stressin' major caution
See the Mecca Don swirvin' a tongue like Jordan
Anything you cherish I perish, I'm here to roll
And now your bucks are big, and let out ya asshole
Gun smoke when the hood is broke and need the riches
'Cause all this nigga want is more dough and more bitches
Buck, buck, buck, buck, rat, tat, tat, I'm on a mission nigga
I shoots to kill when I pull the motherfuckin' trigger
I'm sick in the head, I'm crazy I'm fuckin' wild
I swear to God, I come from the P now
I'm Menace like Dennis, so don't try to play me close
I wave my gun in the air yo I don't fuckin' care
It's Pete Rock on the mic check one, two
I got the glock, nigga, death becomes you
So listen, to bring you down
So listen to what we say
Because this type a shit it happens everyday
Oh... yeah... yeah (oh)... uh
[Chorus:]
S Villa, nigga, that's the crew when you rep' (Who?)
It's been a long time, we shouldn'ta left you (You!)
It's the S (move!), crushin' your best dude (dude)
Spitin darts so nigga bring your vest too
Villa nigga, That's the crew when you rep' (Who?)
It's been a long time, we shouldn'ta left you
It's the S move, crushin' your best dude
Spitin darts so nigga bring your vest too
[Verse 1:]
(Guess who) just stepped in the basement with Pete?
Quick, swift with the flow boy S to the V
Hear the static in the records, the dust in the beat
Grimy like the ghettos when it's pitch black in the streets
Red alert nigga better beware, bring the heat
Soul Suvivor comin' through so it's hasta la vie
V.I.P. dog watch us just take it to the top
Plus we so Detroit like Murphy was in Robocop
Say we can't do a thing and man we ain't 'sposed
But I'm quick to return like I'm breakfast with the toast
Villa in the spot tryn'a gain and maintain, yeah (oh)
Tryna erase you lames, most slept in the game
[Chorus]
[Verse 2:]
Yeah yeah
Chop, retaliate your fleet with animal instinct
Walk with alligator feet, talk like Keith through alleyway and street
Avenue crime scene locked in my rhyme scheme
When plottin to blow, like watchin' a disappearing bomb string
Gone Bin-Laden; I'm a vocal assassin, my throat is a handgun
When you think I'm chokin', I'm in motion to land one
And get you open - basically sick, facin' me, nah
Your bones'll get thrown through a masonry wall
Without me breakin' the bricks
Whip, wallow in my venom
Split nozzle from a kit combo Get bravo from the womens
Lift pa {? } admit defeat and forget it
I'm well known to speak in heat of a minute
Like I'm late to a cell phone, reachin' the limit
Meet you in timely demise, I
Flow with the entire glow of a diamond insides
Let the fire blows from the cannon, I can win and I will
And render my peers still like a mechanic that builds
And strip away, nibble on simple prey
Simple minded, whistle silent when I ripple my mental rage
Trip'll ride and then flee from the scene paid (hey)
I'm on your head like a wooden contraption
Collapsin' the guillotine blade
'Til your eyes is bigger than DMC's shades
Not for low P grades, we 4.0 with the flow
You see Aze
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
Speak ghetto language for niggaz to hold
Tarnish bubble-gum raps when I switch and turn gold
See the plaques on the wall but we platinum status
One verse is like a gauge and blow a nigga off the atlas
Man listen, I'll break them bad habits for the pursuit of the green
I gots to get the cabbage
Me and my dudes, my man, we all savage
Can't reach the status quota your team, they all average
Comin' outta the dark, I undoubtedly spark ironically
My sane mind sharp as James Bond part for Sean Connery
Your rhyme odyssey possess a treacherous style
Bet you would bow if my nine possibly
Shot your knee on the left
Cuff gat, criminal act, tough rap, bust back
Like genital sex that's gushin with something that resembled the claps
You dealin' with a multiple manic-depressin'
And still in panic, and stress on all o' you
[Chorus: Pete Rock]
If the world comprehended at the same level all sense would be common
Some will late bloom some have impecable timing, I said I did it with precision
And please don't try to duplicate this rendition [x2]
[Papoose:]
I'm the mixtape artist of the year, hip hop quotable of the month
I'm the DVD most promotional on the front
Most call me Papoose, you could call me
What you want every Thursday, the Drama Hour
I opened up when that storm hit the south and New Orleans sunk
Me and Kanye the only MC's who spoke up
Taught you how to play monopoly, rise from the streets
Who am I? I'm the hip hop police - they was undercover
But I made them look obvious now they some lost souls
They souls is bodyless from chest to hustle hard
You heard that track? (I heard that)
God damnit I brought Green Lantern back
I'm the female rapper's favorite male rapper
Dropped 10 mixtapes, I gave y'all chapters
Say my name when you sneeze, Pap it's a blessing
And honor to be in this session Pete Rock is a legend
[Chorus x2]
[Papoose:]
I'm the callin' the stress of a guns melancholy
High watchin' the judge objectify me
I ever get wet I'm hopin' the sunset will dry me
Real thugs will come clever wisely, I was always ahead of myself
So now I'm one step behind me
When it comes to thoroughcation my son's reppin' lively
Even momma's boy carry they guns next to mommy
They got jails with more sales than omni
These funny dogs say money talks
None of my funds never polly, copt one lick shot
None of my tongues never tie me
Shotgun gun shots spread when they plunge from the shotty
I doubt if the suns ever try me
Cause all my niggas got bodies on they guns
Guns on they bodies
These hard punks want what they battery charged up
Claim they got big balls yet they really large cunts
Since it's everyday war when I spark up
I mix the green weed with brown & smoke a camoflauge blunt
[Chorus x2]
I'm all about makin it happen
Can it steady yappin
Cheddas stack cap I get it crackin
Bringin the action
Center of attraction
Late night on the creep trashin
Mashin on the party crashin
Rap with a passion
Not a quitter or a forfeiter
One of them raw rap cats
With hollow point rhymes
Comin to hit ya
I'm talkin and I shot at all them fake rappas
Who fake wanna be gun clappin
Cats claimin they the baddest
Claimin that they ran the streets ragged
Knowin they chillin hard in the village up
Up in the gay bar talkin to faggots
I'm not a gangsta
And I'm not a thug nor a blood
Or cripp
Strugglin brotha tryin to hard to get rich
I've been nice in this hip hop *ish
From way back when
Days of the jeffersons
Good times to what's happenin
You niggaz want beef
Then call my name out
Still rockin the Mecca when the soul brother
Like it just came out
Let's get it on
Lebanon
Strong as an ox
An' I spit flows blowin up yo' audio box
Document muh style I'm cool when I rock
And I rush like the Bus
Followin' muh blocks
G's up I'm on set y'all niggaz freeze up
I make dirty dolla's turn 'em in to clean bucks
My stocks rise
It's cool, it's no surprise
And them laws, the rules
You make, I straight defy
Rebel in the highest form
The fifth born
Gully nigga on the track screamin they saw'em
Stop the dat
Rewind that
Thoughts combine that
Criminal minds
An' rhymes
Underline that
Dolla' dolla'
Street scholla'
Flow then ya falla
Expert
Puttin in work
For the next saga
So yo get yo' lean on
Flows you fiend on
Fuckin with U. and N. the 2000 phenom
[Chorus]
Yeah, U. and N. sound greater than great
Still up, holdin my 'gz up
Not my name hold weight
And you can betcha bottom dollar money mo' I make
Let's get this cake
Son do what it take
Yeah, U. and N. sound greater than great
Still up, holdin my 'gz up
Not my name hold weight
And you can betcha bottom dollar money mo' I make
Let's get this cake, c'mon
Hold up
Applause for the cause you know
You could call it telephone love tap
High explosive experiment
Situate depressed upstate
Bless a blessed a what's up with you
What you talkin, pocket filled well then feel
Yeah it's good, like you should
I'm Dino, begs no pardon
Borrow no lending, begs no friends
Ya hear me all my mens love women, raw
Links with mommy cuban
Or takes me back to union
Baby girl got cousins and now one of 'em frontin
Checker flagging me down
Fast-en ya sound
How we quick to pick me up in that lex-ed iced edition
State ya position
Back jabbin this bone wishin
Ms. don't have me whiff missing
Puttin everything Dwight Gooden-nuff talk
You can have a ball and go walk
Hear me now, feel me later
Later Dino Braves smooth and get paid
Feelin the shook up
Keepin the stick up
Forever keep this hit the wikka wikka
A verbal contract the way life is put on you
Now the harsh facts circle your world at
Allow you like a wise author
Sci-fi writins and novels
Ridin ova potholes
Play King Arthur inside my brothel
The size of waffles gunshot holes
Blowin like the U.S marshall
Of Luis Armstrong
And the winner falls sprawl spot it
And at the same time he shot it
Frollic with raps and fiber optics
Like 4, 5, 6
Hard to get at
Sharp as an axe
Order jockage
Armored trizzack
Tryin to be modest
Fiery thoughts burn like L's with chronic
Make ya lungs black, sip gold hell in a bottle
Blow willa sinna maholla that's on the house
Compliments on my corner moral
How I get down
Chase his ass round like cat and mouse
You feel my passion?
(fuck life) if I ain't mackin
Niggaz wanna see me stagnant
Similar to two magnets
We can never be a package
A printed jewla
Show my crew love
Before this rap *ish
Who can fool us
Beautiful lust
Don't think I'm too cool to bust
Loot and do drugs
Who's who
Few knew it was fool proof
But true it was, crime organiza
Forty fiva
Hit ya Porsche up, (fuck) you in lava
Hit them to my product
Just a taste was life threatenin
Stretch his limbs out
To 5 seperate ends
Prey on my fall and every cent
Like I don't know it
I hold macs posin in flicks like Dinero in Ronin
[Chorus]
Yeah, U. and N. sound greater than great
Still up, holdin my 'gz up
Not my name hold weight
And you can betcha bottom dollar money mo' I make
Let's get this cake
Son do what it take
Yeah, U. and N. sound greater than great
Still up, holdin my 'gz up
Not my name hold weight
And you can betcha bottom dollar money mo' I make
[Redman:]
Eh you already know what it is nigga
Lemme tell you something (Eh fuck them Gilla House niggas)
Eh what you talkin' about bitch I'm a pimp
God damn right I'm a do it like this
[Redman:]
I tie up my Air Nikes prepare for the mic
Straight throwin' up the bike on Jersey Turn Pike
VROOOM, Get at me the Doctor is fine
Cadillac transform into Optimus Prime, I ain't lyin'
I'm the future satellite dish on the Coupe
Wanna be hood down I'll recruit ya
I talk with slang that swang like Slick Rick chain
King Tut's my new nick name
I'm at the Knicks game when it's on
I get Nuggets so I'm there with a Carmello uniform
I jerk to a pawn then I'm off to work
Train to box you in like Buddy McGirt
Expert got the Draft not Miller
I hustle my flows like weed you know the bags got bigger
NIGGA! Boy a puss
If the pen run outta ink I kill another octopus
Got the house like Dane Cook, Red L & Pete Rock
The pressure make the wiz blow on the teapot
Since 19 I had detox, I was rockin' Reebok's
Copying the Human Beat Bo
Now I'm from the East Side all grown up
Places I played in nigga all sewn up
I'm chasin' that dream 'till I'm at the Garden
On a thousand foot screen in red monkey JEANS!
[Chorus: Pete Rock (scratching 'Fire! ')]
Best believe we get high, nigga
Best believe we get by, nigga
Best believe we get fly, nigga la, la, la, la, la
Best believe we get high, nigga
Best believe we get by, nigga
Best believe we get live, nigga
[LD:]
Hot damn hoe here we go again (Let's Go)
My God damn flow buries hoes & men (Yup)
I got grams yo stereo was in four rush
Too rough for your scary flow to win (Yup)
Hard stop when I'm barely going in
Might as well start singin' like Mario & them (Yup)
So what's the scenario?
L Pete Rock Funk Doc yup here we go again (Yes Sir)
I stay high like a guy who supplies in the sky
You probably gotta fly just to buy (Whoo!)
Kinda guy walkin' by with a Desert 45
Probably be a legend before I die (Die!) You wanna see me pay?
You wanna freestyle? Freestyle's for the CBA
Brook niggas wanna be me eh
I'm down with the Kiiiing, got soul like VBK
[Chorus]
[Pete Rock:]
I be tossin' & flossin' my style is awesome
I grind in my house like Rosario Dawson
Got a studio up in the crib, my very own Hit Factory
D&D;/Quad as I reminisce over you my God
To the sounds of the Soul Brother #1
(Jump) all around like Everlast & them cause your boy back
Man I'm sick of this bubble gum rap
With a soda on the side that these labels & the radio is feedin' us
You ain't gotta eat that stuff
I'm speakin' off the cuff cause a brother like Pete don't really give a... (Damn)
Been a classic since Rakim was rockin' a fade
With a half moon part & Big Daddy Kane was writing for Biz Mark
And I really don't think that you little niggas wanna start
Listen guppy you swimmin' with a shark
You a puppy I'm a big dog, somethin' like Pete Rock the invincible
Plug it into you make it all official... check 1, 2
[Chorus]
[Intro x5: Children singing]
"Ain't no second time to appreciate"
[Verse 1: C.L. Smooth]
First of all, you better count your blessings
When you got C.L. now you got bad boy, your connections
In return, while we live and we learn, then you know what it is
To only build a bigger future for the kids
In peace, in war, lets take it to the floor
Every time we take two steps the crowd takes four
Lay the heat, how I come to the street, how I cut through the beef
Let me handle that, that's why you make me chief
It's packed, what they want in this here
Can we weather the storm, six minutes, C.L. Smooth you're on
All the anger and the fear, was in the dressing room prayer
That we came out to light it up and put it in the air
That's real, so holler back at ya boy, step aside Leroy
To all my ladies, who want tickets, enjoy, cause
I spit it and you gotta get with it and you'll never forget it
Yes, I want the best out, count 'em all
[Chorus]
"Ain't no second time to appreciate"
To the fans and to all my people that supported us
"Ain't no second time to appreciate"
To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us
"Ain't no second time to appreciate"
Tell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with us
"Ain't no second time to appreciate"
When it all goes down, baby, All We Got Is Us
[Verse 2: C.L. Smooth]
You tell 'em this is history in the making, avoiding disasters
This run is for the green jacket, I fit, the masters
My crew havin' business, save, put it in through my office
The security is tight and the secretary is gorgeous
That's official, me and Pete in the lab, that's what they want
Pushin that real hip hop, up to the front
The game's been good to me, preserved my youth
Not only, did it capture my goals and told me the truth
Look out my hustle, made a living, paid and driven
See why they tour around the world came to save us from prison
It's great, I rather love than hate
You think it fell out the sky, I'm here to tell you, why believe in faith
Hard work, payin of and them wishes comin' true
Bolt open and you out to lunch, and left us two
Now you know we can't let that pass to get that cash
We in the big numbers, count 'em all
[Chorus]
[Verse 3: C.L. Smooth]
Why my Uncle Doc left me everything when he died, and
When pop passed, two weeks later I cried, and
When great grandma left it all went crazy now
All I had left was grandma Pam, that's my baby
Can't talk bad about me, she tell 'em, why we need to give her
All those roses while she could smell 'em
I live this moment used to stay how we was
How my mother came to her in a dream and told her
Corey will come out of this deep dark depression, stand by me
Give my insight a resurrection and heal me
And feel me, what you got is to love, got a thing
This little woman who brought back the thug, let's grind
Ghetto's Of The Mind while I'm in my prime
I left, so y'all can catch up, I'm ahead of my time
Your legacy and that lazy boy say it ain't fear
My next generation triple my digits, add 'em up like
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- 80 Blocks (intro)
- The Promo (trackstar blend)
- The Promo
- Jimmy Page
- Santana
- Mic Check
- Onsmash (trackstar blend)
- On Ice
- Ha (trackstar blend)
- Lumdi (trackstar blend)
- Lumdi (remix)
- Get Em Lo Gang (trackstar blend)
- Step (trackstar blend)
- Sandman
- High Life
- Skinz
- Ebony Eyez (trackstar blend)
- Ebony Eyez
- Double Doors (trackstar blend)
- After the Marv
- Sky High (trackstar blend)
- Intro
- Monumental (feat. Tyler Woods & Pete Rock)
- Prevail (feat. Raekwon)
- That's Hard (feat. Sean Price & Styles P)
- Top of the World (feat. Memphis Bleek)
- Feel Me (feat. Rock & Bun B)
- Roses (feat. Freeway)
- Fire
- This One (feat. Top Dog & Jahdan Blakkamoore)
- Do It (feat. Hurricane G)
- Night Time (feat. Pete Rock & Buckshot)
- (I'm a) Stand Up Guy (feat. Black Rob)
- Go Off
- Time to Say
- Pete Intro
- We Roll (feat. Jim Jones & Max B)
- Till I Retire
- 914 (feat. Styles P. & Sheek Louch)
- Questions (feat. Royal Flush)
- Best Believe (feat. Redman & LD)
- Ready Fe War (feat. Chip Fu & Renée Neufville)
- Don't Be Mad
- Bring Y'all Back (feat. Little Brother)
- The Best Kept Secret (feat. Lords of the Underground)
- That's What I Am Talking About (feat. Rell)
- The PJ's (feat. Raekwon & Masta Killa)
- Made Man (feat. Tarrey Torae)
- Let's Go (feat. Doo Wop)
- Comprehend (feat. Papoose)
- Whatever You Say (remix I) (feat. Little Brother)
- Whatever You Say (remix II) (feat. Little Brother)
- Am I Dreaming?
- Hi Baby (instrumental)
- Watch Me (instrumental)
- City Star Strut (instrumental)
- Oh Yeah (feat. Phonte, Grap Luva & Kev Brown)
- Always (feat. Kev Brown)
- From the Basement (feat. Phonte & Grap Luva)
- Funky (instrumental)
- Night Cruise (instrumental)
- Hello Tokyo (instrumental)
- Shut 'em Down
- Juicy (remix)
- Can't Stop the Prophet (remix)
- The Bitch in You
- The Militia (remix)
- Flow On (remix)
- Jump Around (remix)
- Fakin' Jax (Rude Youth remix)
- Slow Down (remix)
- Reminisce (remix)
- Real Hip Hop (remix)
- The Rap World
- Before You Walked Out of My Life (remix)
- Fades 'em All (remix)
- Family Affair (remix)
- I Got a Love
- One in a Million
- Nothin' Lesser (feat. The Un)
- Give It to Ya'll
- Boston
- Ain't No Thang
- Game of Death
- Fakin' Jax
- Step Up
- Back on the Block
- The Militia (feat. Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx) (Pete Rock remix)
- You Can't Stop the Prophet (Pete Rock remix)
- Situations
- Stop Dat (feat. Krumb Snatcha)
- What You Say
- Grown Man Sport
- Center of Attention
- You Remind Me
- Hop, Skip & Jump
- (Pimp) Strut
- Glowing
- Smoking Room Only
- Flying
- Marching On
- Placebo
- Standard
- Midnight and You
- Fairground
- Stormy Weather
- Hip 2 Hip
- U Are What U Are
- Intrigue
- Truth Is (feat. Black Ice)
- We Good (feat. Kardinal Offishall)
- Just Do It (feat. Pharoahe Monch)
- Give It to Ya (feat. Little Brother)
- It's the Postaboy (feat. Postaboy)
- It's a Love Thing (feat. C.L. Smooth & Denosh)
- One MC, One DJ (feat. Skillz)
- Beef (feat. Krumbsnatcha)
- No Tears (feat. Leela James)
- Head Rush (feat. RZA & GZA)
- Fly Till I Die (feat. Talib Kweli & C.L. Smooth)
- Warzone (feat. Dead Prez)
- Da Villa (feat. Slum Village)
- Niggaz Know (feat. J-Dilla)
- Appreciate (feat. C.L. Smooth)
- T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) (Vibes mix)
- Let It All Hang Out
- Hip Hop Hooray
- Slow Down
- The Militia
- Stay Away
- Respiration
- Juicy
- Intro
- Fake'n Jax
- The Life I Live
- Square One
- Mind Over Matter
- Center of Attention
- To Each His Own (feat. Q-Tip & The Large Professor)
- CrossRoads
- No Words
- What You Say
- Props
- Center of Attention
- Grown Man Sport
- Mind Over Matter
- Don't You Love It
- Microphonist Wanderlust
- A Little Soul
- Play Dis Only at Night
- Something Funky
- For the People
- Hip Hopcrisy
- Smooth Sailing
- Pete's Jazz
- The Boss
- Get Involved
- Give It to Y'all
- Walk on By
- Cake
- What You Waiting For
- Nothin' Lesser (Jamie's mix)
- This Is What They Meant (GE-OLOGY's Hot Sauce n' Grits remix)
- This Is What They Meant (GE-OLOGY's Fish n' Cornbread remix)
- This Is What They Meant (Pete Rock's original version)
- This Is What They Meant (GE-OLOGY's Hot Sauce n' Grits remix instrumental)
- This Is What They Meant (GE-OLOGY's Fish n' Cornbread remix instrumental)
- This Is What They Meant (Pete Rock's original version instrumental)
- Soul Survivor Intro
- Tru Master (feat. Inspectah Deck & Kurupt)
- Half Man Half Amazin (feat. Method Man)
- Respect Mine (feat. O.C.)
- The Game (feat. Raekwon, Prodigy & Ghostface Killah)
- #1 Soul Brother
- Rock Steady, Part 2 (feat. Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz)
- Truly Yours 98 (feat. Large Professor & Kool G. Rap)
- It's About That Time (feat. Black Thought & Rob-O)
- One Life to Live (feat. MC Eight)
- Take Your Time (feat. Carl McIntosh & Jane Eugene)
- Mind Blowin' (feat. Vinia Mojica)
- Soul Survivor (feat. Ms. Jones)
- Da Two (feat. CL Smooth)
- Verbal Murder 2 (feat. Big Punisher, Noreaga & Common)
- Strange Fruit (feat. Tragedy Khadafi, Cappadonna & Sticky Fingaz)
- Massive (Hold Tight) (feat. Heavy D & Beanie Man)
- Intro
- December 4th
- Allure
- Moment of Clarity
- Justify My Thug
- PSA
- Threat
- Change Clothes
- What More Can I Say (feat. Pete Rock)
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder
- 99 Problems
- Encore (feat. DJ EmmAre)
- Lucifer
- My First Song (Outro)
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth "They Reminisce Over You"
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- Duration: 4:02
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Unrestricted Music Videos you can't find on other Social Networks! bvmtv.com - www.bvmundergroundhiphop.com Twitter #BVMTV - @JeffBVMTV facebook - www.facebook.com As you know, providing a free music video broadcasting service is very time consuming and also isn't easy, so we've made this page so you can help support us! Any amount helps, your money goes towards server bills, server upgrades (for better website performance), web design work, video player upgrades, and other website related costs to make it a better music video website for everybody! Please Donate Here: www.paypal.com Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an influential rap group from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut in the rap world with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out. It sold moderately well enough to justify Elektra Records clearing the way for 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was They Reminisce Over You (TROY), a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the ...
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Unrestricted Music Videos you can't find on other Social Networks! bvmtv.com - www.bvmundergroundhiphop.com Twitter #BVMTV - @JeffBVMTV facebook - www.facebook.com As you know, providing a free music video broadcasting service is very time consuming and also isn't easy, so we've made this page so you can help support us! Any amount helps, your money goes towards server bills, server upgrades (for better website performance), web design work, video player upgrades, and other website related costs to make it a better music video website for everybody! Please Donate Here: www.paypal.com Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an influential rap group from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut in the rap world with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out. It sold moderately well enough to justify Elektra Records clearing the way for 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was They Reminisce Over You (TROY), a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the ...
Pete Rock - A Little Soul
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- Duration: 5:22
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An instrumental from arguably the greatest producer of all time, Pete Rock delivers a flawless production on "A Little Soul," from his instrumental album, "Petestrumentals"
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An instrumental from arguably the greatest producer of all time, Pete Rock delivers a flawless production on "A Little Soul," from his instrumental album, "Petestrumentals"
- published: 24 Aug 2007
- views: 884534
- author: kmir224
Pete Rock On The MPC
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- Duration: 5:58
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
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This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
- published: 01 Feb 2006
- views: 1064785
- author: equiknockz
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
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- Duration: 6:14
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 130793
- author: fuse
Pete Rock - "U Are What U Are"
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- Duration: 5:23
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
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Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
- published: 23 Mar 2008
- views: 282899
- author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
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- Duration: 60:28
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
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1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 74372
- author: snaresallday
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) (Video)
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- Duration: 3:40
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
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FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
- published: 26 Oct 2010
- views: 1479972
- author: kennylavish
Pete Rock - "Pete's Jazz"
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- Duration: 5:38
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
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Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
- published: 30 Dec 2007
- views: 315672
- author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "That's Hard" feat. Sean Price & Styles P
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- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
- published: 28 Jun 2011
- views: 236111
- author: duckdown
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Roses" Music Video feat. Freeway (Director's Cut)
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- Duration: 6:47
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
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Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
- published: 03 Sep 2011
- views: 216200
- author: duckdown
Pete rock -The boss
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- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
Artist: Pete Rock Song: The Boss Album: petestrumentals
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Artist: Pete Rock Song: The Boss Album: petestrumentals
- published: 13 Mar 2009
- views: 111997
- author: ThaRealHipHop2008
SB.TV Interviews - Pete Rock [S2.EP40]
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- Duration: 7:30
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthcoming album "monumental." We get to hear in-depth stories about Biggie, Nas and J Dilla Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Interview by Lily Mercer Shot and Edited by Lance Penez
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SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthcoming album "monumental." We get to hear in-depth stories about Biggie, Nas and J Dilla Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Interview by Lily Mercer Shot and Edited by Lance Penez
- published: 02 Sep 2011
- views: 12378
- author: smokeybarz
Pete Rock & Freddie Foxxx - Mind Frame
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- Duration: 5:12
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
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Pete Rock And CL Smooth - The Creator
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- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
1991
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![Pete Rock & CL Smooth-TROY (They Reminisce Over You) [Check Description]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130216064411im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wyk5Sb7ADi4/default.jpg "Pete Rock & CL Smooth-TROY (They Reminisce Over You) [Check Description]")
Pete Rock & CL Smooth-TROY (They Reminisce Over You) [Check Description]
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- Duration: 4:55
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www.youtube.com YouTube allowed the label up the song. thankfully they did. the link is above. THIS IS NOT THE SONG!!!! YT MADE ME TAKE IT DOWN!!!! I JUST DID THIS TO SAVE THE VIDEO. I WILL HAVE A NEW VIDEO FOR THE ACTUAL SONG SHORTLY. JUST BE PATIENT. REST IN PEACE TROY DIXON AKA TROUBLE T ROY!!! HISTORY OF THIS SONG: en.wikipedia.org Trouble T Roy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967 -- July 15, 1990) was an American dancer known as "Trouble T Roy", and a member of the hip-hop group Heavy D & The Boyz. Dixon died on July 15, 1990 when he fell twenty feet from a balcony after a concert in Indianapolis, at 22 years of age. Dixon was immortalized in "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)", a 1992 song by rap duo Pete Rock and CL Smooth. Trouble T Roy is mentioned on the A Tribe Called Quest song "Vibes and Stuff" when Q-Tip dedicates the song to him. ALSO, REST IN PEACE: -J Dilla -Old Dirty Bastard -Big Pun -Big L -Notorious BIG -2pac -Jam Master Jay -Cowboy -James Brown -Frosty Freeze -Proof -Charizma -Big DS -Camu Tao -Pimp C -DJ Przm -Professor X -Eazy E -Scott La Rock -DJ Subrock and anyone else who was necessary to this list that i forgot. One of the greatest hip hop songs of all time. samples: song at the beginning: -Band: Beginning Of The End -Song: When She Made Me Promise Sample: -Band: Tom Scott -Song: Today Lyrics: Intro: (I reminisce, I reminisce) x3 I reminisce, I reminisce Uh! (I reminisce, I reminisce) Yeah ...
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www.youtube.com YouTube allowed the label up the song. thankfully they did. the link is above. THIS IS NOT THE SONG!!!! YT MADE ME TAKE IT DOWN!!!! I JUST DID THIS TO SAVE THE VIDEO. I WILL HAVE A NEW VIDEO FOR THE ACTUAL SONG SHORTLY. JUST BE PATIENT. REST IN PEACE TROY DIXON AKA TROUBLE T ROY!!! HISTORY OF THIS SONG: en.wikipedia.org Trouble T Roy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967 -- July 15, 1990) was an American dancer known as "Trouble T Roy", and a member of the hip-hop group Heavy D & The Boyz. Dixon died on July 15, 1990 when he fell twenty feet from a balcony after a concert in Indianapolis, at 22 years of age. Dixon was immortalized in "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)", a 1992 song by rap duo Pete Rock and CL Smooth. Trouble T Roy is mentioned on the A Tribe Called Quest song "Vibes and Stuff" when Q-Tip dedicates the song to him. ALSO, REST IN PEACE: -J Dilla -Old Dirty Bastard -Big Pun -Big L -Notorious BIG -2pac -Jam Master Jay -Cowboy -James Brown -Frosty Freeze -Proof -Charizma -Big DS -Camu Tao -Pimp C -DJ Przm -Professor X -Eazy E -Scott La Rock -DJ Subrock and anyone else who was necessary to this list that i forgot. One of the greatest hip hop songs of all time. samples: song at the beginning: -Band: Beginning Of The End -Song: When She Made Me Promise Sample: -Band: Tom Scott -Song: Today Lyrics: Intro: (I reminisce, I reminisce) x3 I reminisce, I reminisce Uh! (I reminisce, I reminisce) Yeah ...
- published: 30 May 2007
- views: 1029953
- author: Erik Boyd
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Carmel City
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- Duration: 3:54
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
...1994 enjoy!
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![NOTTZ x PETE ROCK - Turn It Up [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130216064411im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eITgF38j2ls/default.jpg "NOTTZ x PETE ROCK - Turn It Up [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]")
NOTTZ x PETE ROCK - Turn It Up [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
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- Duration: 2:42
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
NOTTZ feat PETE ROCK. Two heavy hitters in the hip hop game, turn it up in the city for their brand new video and audio collaboration. They tear the mic to shreds on this one. Follow us on Twitter: @KarmaloopTV Follow them on Twitter: @NottzRaw @PeteRock Don't forget to Subscribe to our Channel!
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NOTTZ feat PETE ROCK. Two heavy hitters in the hip hop game, turn it up in the city for their brand new video and audio collaboration. They tear the mic to shreds on this one. Follow us on Twitter: @KarmaloopTV Follow them on Twitter: @NottzRaw @PeteRock Don't forget to Subscribe to our Channel!
- published: 05 Feb 2013
- views: 19753
- author: KarmaloopTV
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - TROY (They Reminisce Over You)
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- Duration: 4:47
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Classic Hip Hop Track Off Pete Rock & CL Smooth's 1st Album "Mecca & The Soul Brother"
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Classic Hip Hop Track Off Pete Rock & CL Smooth's 1st Album "Mecca & The Soul Brother"
- published: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 172755
- author: Dean Smith
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - All The Places
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- Duration: 5:41
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Classic track! From there 3rd album, The Main Ingredient. Enjoy!
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Classic track! From there 3rd album, The Main Ingredient. Enjoy!
- published: 20 Sep 2009
- views: 190031
- author: Chad Li'i
![Sadat X Turn It Up feat. Pete Rock [Official Video]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130216064411im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kLBn3DJGZVw/default.jpg "Sadat X Turn It Up feat. Pete Rock [Official Video]")
Sadat X Turn It Up feat. Pete Rock [Official Video]
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- Duration: 4:10
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The Chocolate Boy Wonder and the Great Dot X take it back to the roots and drop some real heat on this joint! (Official video) Sadat X feat. Pete Rock - "Turn It Up" featured on Wild Cowboys II full album available in stores and online 3/23/10 *EP* Vinyl & Digital available in stores and online now. Fatbeats Records. [Directed by Mark Carranceja, Brigid Turner Assistant Director Noisemaker Media] www.fatbeats.com CD: tinyurl.com 'Like' us on www.facebook.com/fatbeats
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The Chocolate Boy Wonder and the Great Dot X take it back to the roots and drop some real heat on this joint! (Official video) Sadat X feat. Pete Rock - "Turn It Up" featured on Wild Cowboys II full album available in stores and online 3/23/10 *EP* Vinyl & Digital available in stores and online now. Fatbeats Records. [Directed by Mark Carranceja, Brigid Turner Assistant Director Noisemaker Media] www.fatbeats.com CD: tinyurl.com 'Like' us on www.facebook.com/fatbeats
- published: 12 Mar 2010
- views: 306442
- author: FatBeatsRecords
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Monumental" Music Video feat. Tyler Woods
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- Duration: 4:37
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Watch the new music video for Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's title track, "Monumental," as the group play New York City tour guides aboard a Greyline Double-Decker bus filled with unsuspecting tourists. Video directed by Derek Pike.
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Watch the new music video for Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's title track, "Monumental," as the group play New York City tour guides aboard a Greyline Double-Decker bus filled with unsuspecting tourists. Video directed by Derek Pike.
- published: 19 Jul 2011
- views: 166184
- author: duckdown
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving
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- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video.
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video.
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 245333
- author: StraightAngeee
![Pete Rock & CLSmooth - I Got A Love (w/o Skits) (1994) [HQ]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130216064411im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OCZVMMh4S9U/default.jpg "Pete Rock & CLSmooth - I Got A Love (w/o Skits) (1994) [HQ]")
Pete Rock & CLSmooth - I Got A Love (w/o Skits) (1994) [HQ]
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- Duration: 4:55
- Updated: 05 Feb 2013
Producer: Pete Rock Released: 1994 ©: Elektra Official FB Page: www.facebook.com
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Producer: Pete Rock Released: 1994 ©: Elektra Official FB Page: www.facebook.com
- published: 09 Sep 2009
- views: 122257
- author: BeaTJunKiE82
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth ( Live on The Arsenio Hall Show ) - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
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- Duration: 4:29
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
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FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
- published: 10 Jul 2010
- views: 56241
- author: kennylavish
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
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- Duration: 6:14
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 124693
- author: fuse
Pete Rock & CL Smooth '' TROY'' Live on YO! MTV RAPS
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- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Pete Rock & CL Smooth '' TROY'' Live on YO! MTV RAPS
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth '' TROY'' Live on YO! MTV RAPS
- published: 03 Aug 2010
- views: 47096
- author: 77ChiefRocka
Pete Rock - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) Live
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:03
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Recorded live @ Highline Ballroom 2.28.08
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Pete Rock - Live In Poland Pt.1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:45
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
8th March 2009, The Fresh, Warsaw, Poland www.uknowhowwedo.com exclusive!
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8th March 2009, The Fresh, Warsaw, Poland www.uknowhowwedo.com exclusive!
- published: 10 Mar 2009
- views: 3261
- author: mjfan1000
Pete Rock - "U Are What U Are"
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- Duration: 5:23
- Updated: 18 Jan 2013
Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
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Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
- published: 23 Mar 2008
- views: 279281
- author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - "Hip 2 Hip"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:39
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Pete Rock "Hip 2 Hip" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
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Pete Rock "Hip 2 Hip" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
- published: 23 Mar 2008
- views: 147339
- author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - Live @ Amoeba 3/31/08
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:18
- Updated: 01 Jun 2012
I happened to drive by Amoeba and noticed that Pete Rock was spinning live inside. Talk about good timing! PR was supporting a new release, and was rocking the crowd with new and old jams. Here is a some of the action. Thanks for watching, subscribe! YoDrew.com YoDrew.com YoDrew.com
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I happened to drive by Amoeba and noticed that Pete Rock was spinning live inside. Talk about good timing! PR was supporting a new release, and was rocking the crowd with new and old jams. Here is a some of the action. Thanks for watching, subscribe! YoDrew.com YoDrew.com YoDrew.com
- published: 02 Apr 2008
- views: 4776
- author: Drew Blood
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 60:28
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
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1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 72012
- author: snaresallday
Pete Rock - "Pete's Jazz"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:38
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
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Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
- published: 30 Dec 2007
- views: 311286
- author: DJCOGNITIV
DJ Premier VS. Pete Rock LIVE ROCK THE BELLS 2011! HD QUALITY!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:03
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Enjoy! :) I DO NOT OWN THIS IN ANY WAY.
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Roses" Music Video feat. Freeway (Director's Cut)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:47
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
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Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
- published: 03 Sep 2011
- views: 208451
- author: duckdown
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Straighten It Out
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- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
From 1992 Album: "Mecca & The Soul Brother"...[Artist info below]..... Preview & Get the CD or Single songs from the Album at a Low Price here: www.amazon.com As one-half of the classic-era hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth, CL Smooth was responsible for penning some of hip-hop's timeless classics, including "The Creator," "Straighten It Out," "Take You There," and the landmark "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)." His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were easily recognizable signatures of Smooth's style, and with Pete Rock's soulful and funky backing, they distinguished themselves as a formidable duo even amid the flourishing of many other acclaimed alternative rap groups in the early '90s. Smooth, born Corey Penn, was raised on his grandparents' jazz music. Growing up in Mount Vernon, NY, his grandfather always used to find ways of integrating jazz into many aspects of his daily life; thus, it was only natural that Smooth would gravitate toward his literal soul partner, Pete Rock, a friend whom he met in grade school. Signed to Elektra, Pete Rock & CL Smooth released three highly regarded efforts — 1991's All Souled Out EP, 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother, and 1994's The Main Ingredient — which quickly inducted them into hip-hop's elite with similar jazz-rap groups like A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. Nonetheless, after their second full-length, the two went their separate ways in 1995. Rock continued to build his extensive producer résumé ...
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From 1992 Album: "Mecca & The Soul Brother"...[Artist info below]..... Preview & Get the CD or Single songs from the Album at a Low Price here: www.amazon.com As one-half of the classic-era hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth, CL Smooth was responsible for penning some of hip-hop's timeless classics, including "The Creator," "Straighten It Out," "Take You There," and the landmark "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)." His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were easily recognizable signatures of Smooth's style, and with Pete Rock's soulful and funky backing, they distinguished themselves as a formidable duo even amid the flourishing of many other acclaimed alternative rap groups in the early '90s. Smooth, born Corey Penn, was raised on his grandparents' jazz music. Growing up in Mount Vernon, NY, his grandfather always used to find ways of integrating jazz into many aspects of his daily life; thus, it was only natural that Smooth would gravitate toward his literal soul partner, Pete Rock, a friend whom he met in grade school. Signed to Elektra, Pete Rock & CL Smooth released three highly regarded efforts — 1991's All Souled Out EP, 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother, and 1994's The Main Ingredient — which quickly inducted them into hip-hop's elite with similar jazz-rap groups like A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. Nonetheless, after their second full-length, the two went their separate ways in 1995. Rock continued to build his extensive producer résumé ...
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 56109
- author: VintageHipHopSeattle
Pete Rock On The MPC
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:58
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
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This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
- published: 01 Feb 2006
- views: 1058729
- author: equiknockz
Pete Rock And CL Smooth - The Creator
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
1991
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Searching
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:57
- Updated: 17 Jan 2013
Searching
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "That's Hard" feat. Sean Price & Styles P
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
- published: 28 Jun 2011
- views: 230576
- author: duckdown
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) (Video)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:40
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
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FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
- published: 26 Oct 2010
- views: 1414558
- author: kennylavish
SB.TV Interviews - Pete Rock [S2.EP40]
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- Duration: 7:30
- Updated: 18 Jan 2013
SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthcoming album "monumental." We get to hear in-depth stories about Biggie, Nas and J Dilla Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Interview by Lily Mercer Shot and Edited by Lance Penez
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SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthcoming album "monumental." We get to hear in-depth stories about Biggie, Nas and J Dilla Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Interview by Lily Mercer Shot and Edited by Lance Penez
- published: 02 Sep 2011
- views: 12177
- author: smokeybarz
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving
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- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video.
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video.
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 242206
- author: StraightAngeee
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Monumental" Music Video feat. Tyler Woods
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:37
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Watch the new music video for Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's title track, "Monumental," as the group play New York City tour guides aboard a Greyline Double-Decker bus filled with unsuspecting tourists. Video directed by Derek Pike.
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Watch the new music video for Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's title track, "Monumental," as the group play New York City tour guides aboard a Greyline Double-Decker bus filled with unsuspecting tourists. Video directed by Derek Pike.
- published: 19 Jul 2011
- views: 162391
- author: duckdown
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - TROY (They Reminisce Over You)
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- Duration: 4:47
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Classic Hip Hop Track Off Pete Rock & CL Smooth's 1st Album "Mecca & The Soul Brother"
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Classic Hip Hop Track Off Pete Rock & CL Smooth's 1st Album "Mecca & The Soul Brother"
- published: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 169310
- author: Dean Smith
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Carmel City
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:54
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
...1994 enjoy!
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PETE ROCK - SOUL SURVIVOR [FULL ALBUM]
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- Duration: 74:22
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
1997. New York. Label Loud/RCA/BMG Records Soul Survivor is the solo debut album of hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock..P.Rock contributes to all the production on the release, as well as a number of verses, while leaving the majority of the rhyming to several guest artists. Producer -- Pete Rock 01 Soul Survivor Intro 00:00 02 Tru Master Ft Inspectah Deck, Kurupt 01:39 03 Half Man Half Amazin (Producer Grap Luva) Ft Method MAN 05:48 04 Respect Mine Ft OC 10:10 05 Tha Game Ft Ghostface Killah, Prodigy, Raekwon 14:17 06 # 1 Soul Brother 19:16 07 Rock Steady Pt. II Ft Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz 24:00 08 Truly Yours 98 Ft Kool G. Rap, Large Professor 28:13 09 It's About C'est Time Ft Black Thought, Rob O 32:10 10 One Life To Live Ft MC Eiht 36:51 11 Take Your Time 41:58 12 Blowin Mind ' Ft vinia Mojica 46:46 13 Soul Survivor Ft Miss Jones 51:52 14 Da Two Ft CL Smooth 56:49 15 Verbal Muerder 2 Ft Big Punisher, Common, Noreaga 1:01:06 16 Strange Fruit.Ft Cappadonna, Stickey Fingaz, Tragedy Khadafi 1:05:38 17 Massive Ft Heavy D & Beenie Man 1:10:20
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1997. New York. Label Loud/RCA/BMG Records Soul Survivor is the solo debut album of hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock..P.Rock contributes to all the production on the release, as well as a number of verses, while leaving the majority of the rhyming to several guest artists. Producer -- Pete Rock 01 Soul Survivor Intro 00:00 02 Tru Master Ft Inspectah Deck, Kurupt 01:39 03 Half Man Half Amazin (Producer Grap Luva) Ft Method MAN 05:48 04 Respect Mine Ft OC 10:10 05 Tha Game Ft Ghostface Killah, Prodigy, Raekwon 14:17 06 # 1 Soul Brother 19:16 07 Rock Steady Pt. II Ft Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz 24:00 08 Truly Yours 98 Ft Kool G. Rap, Large Professor 28:13 09 It's About C'est Time Ft Black Thought, Rob O 32:10 10 One Life To Live Ft MC Eiht 36:51 11 Take Your Time 41:58 12 Blowin Mind ' Ft vinia Mojica 46:46 13 Soul Survivor Ft Miss Jones 51:52 14 Da Two Ft CL Smooth 56:49 15 Verbal Muerder 2 Ft Big Punisher, Common, Noreaga 1:01:06 16 Strange Fruit.Ft Cappadonna, Stickey Fingaz, Tragedy Khadafi 1:05:38 17 Massive Ft Heavy D & Beenie Man 1:10:20
- published: 15 Oct 2012
- views: 20905
- author: GangstaFreudy
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 60:28
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
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1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 75123
- author: snaresallday
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient (1994)
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- Duration: 37:21
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Part1 1.In the House -- 5:27 2.Carmel City -- 3:52 3.I Get Physical -- 4:54 4.Sun Won't Come Out -- 4:24 5.I Got A Love -- 5:04 6.Escape -- 5:14 - 7.The Main Ingredient -- 5:17 - 8.Worldwide (Feat. Rob-O) -- 3:02 EnJoY
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Part1 1.In the House -- 5:27 2.Carmel City -- 3:52 3.I Get Physical -- 4:54 4.Sun Won't Come Out -- 4:24 5.I Got A Love -- 5:04 6.Escape -- 5:14 - 7.The Main Ingredient -- 5:17 - 8.Worldwide (Feat. Rob-O) -- 3:02 EnJoY
- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 5188
- author: zynna60
Tribute To Roy Ayers - Pete Rock, Stefon Harris & The Rober Glasper's Experiment
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- Duration: 57:02
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Revive Da Live's tribute to the one and only Roy Ayers featuring Pete Rock Stefon Harris The Rober Glasper Experience Jazz a la Villette September 11 2010 Cabaret Sauvage Paris, France
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Revive Da Live's tribute to the one and only Roy Ayers featuring Pete Rock Stefon Harris The Rober Glasper Experience Jazz a la Villette September 11 2010 Cabaret Sauvage Paris, France
- published: 10 Apr 2012
- views: 15543
- author: JOSE UGS
PETE ROCK - Soul Survivor (1998)
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- Duration: 74:20
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
FULL ALBUM 01. Soul Survivor Intro 02. Tru Master 03. Half Man Half Amazin 04. Respect Mine 05. Tha Game 06. #1 Soul Brother 07. Rock Steady Part II 08. Truly Yours 98 09. It's About That Time 10. One Life To Live 11. Take Your Time 12. Mind Blowin 13. Soul Survivor 14. Da Two 15. Verbal Murder 2 16. Strange Fruit 17. Massive (Hold Tight) EnJoY
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FULL ALBUM 01. Soul Survivor Intro 02. Tru Master 03. Half Man Half Amazin 04. Respect Mine 05. Tha Game 06. #1 Soul Brother 07. Rock Steady Part II 08. Truly Yours 98 09. It's About That Time 10. One Life To Live 11. Take Your Time 12. Mind Blowin 13. Soul Survivor 14. Da Two 15. Verbal Murder 2 16. Strange Fruit 17. Massive (Hold Tight) EnJoY
- published: 22 Oct 2012
- views: 2710
- author: zynna60
Pete Rock- Mecca and The Soul Brother (Full Album) Instrumentals
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 87:15
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
There have been several MC/producer duos in hip-hop, most of the time it's an outstanding producer who gets an adequate MC to rap over his beats, this is one of those instances. Coming up under Marley Marl, Pete Rock met up with CL Smooth and together they released the EP All Souled Out. Along with Gang Starr's DJ Premier and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Pete Rock was one of the pioneers of hip-hop/ jazz fusion, something that is on full display on their debut Mecca and the Soul Brother. Right from the start, Pete Rock's soon to be legendary production skills are made apparent on Mecca and the Soul Brother mixing jazz, R&B;, soul and reggae samples in seamless fashion, along with his trademark horns. The best known song from Pete Rock and CL Smooth is obviously 'They Reminisce Over You (TROY)', dedicated to the memory of one of Heavy D's dancers. Dedicated crate-digger Pete Rock used an incredible saxophone loop, which works as the hook for this song. Fitting the vibe of the song perfectly are CL Smooth's, well, smooth, laid-back vocals, making this track one of the finest that hip-hop has to offer. In 1994, Pete Rock and CL Smooth released Mecca and the Soul Brother's follow-up The Main Ingredient after which they parted ways. Pete Rock went on to become one of hip-hop's best and most respected producers, working with Common, Method Man, Redman, Nas, Slick Rick and Rakim along with an endless amount of remixes for other artists. Tracklist: 1. The Return of ...
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There have been several MC/producer duos in hip-hop, most of the time it's an outstanding producer who gets an adequate MC to rap over his beats, this is one of those instances. Coming up under Marley Marl, Pete Rock met up with CL Smooth and together they released the EP All Souled Out. Along with Gang Starr's DJ Premier and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Pete Rock was one of the pioneers of hip-hop/ jazz fusion, something that is on full display on their debut Mecca and the Soul Brother. Right from the start, Pete Rock's soon to be legendary production skills are made apparent on Mecca and the Soul Brother mixing jazz, R&B;, soul and reggae samples in seamless fashion, along with his trademark horns. The best known song from Pete Rock and CL Smooth is obviously 'They Reminisce Over You (TROY)', dedicated to the memory of one of Heavy D's dancers. Dedicated crate-digger Pete Rock used an incredible saxophone loop, which works as the hook for this song. Fitting the vibe of the song perfectly are CL Smooth's, well, smooth, laid-back vocals, making this track one of the finest that hip-hop has to offer. In 1994, Pete Rock and CL Smooth released Mecca and the Soul Brother's follow-up The Main Ingredient after which they parted ways. Pete Rock went on to become one of hip-hop's best and most respected producers, working with Common, Method Man, Redman, Nas, Slick Rick and Rakim along with an endless amount of remixes for other artists. Tracklist: 1. The Return of ...
- published: 28 Nov 2012
- views: 2605
- author: NiteRythemzRadio1
PeteRock - Is Hip Hop History Conference NYC 02/24/2012
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- Duration: 30:17
- Updated: 28 Aug 2012
Pete Rock talks about how he began DJ'ing and how he got his start in the recording industry. 3rd Annual Is Hip Hop History Conference 02/24/2012 NYC
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Pete Rock talks about how he began DJ'ing and how he got his start in the recording industry. 3rd Annual Is Hip Hop History Conference 02/24/2012 NYC
- published: 25 Feb 2012
- views: 982
- author: shakiem007
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother (Full Album)
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- Duration: 77:11
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Return Of The Mecca - 0:00 For Pete's Sake - 5:44 Ghettos Of The Mind - 11:37 Lots Of Lovin - 16:40 Act Like You Know - 21:49 Straighten It Out - 25:51 Soul Brother #1 - 30:04 Wig Out - 34:34 Anger In The Nation - 38:41 They Reminisce Over You (TROY) - 44:14 On And On - 49:00 It's Like That - 54:12 Can't Front On Me - 58:09 The Basement - 1:02:26 If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right - 1:07:51 Skinz - 1:12:56 Copyright belongs to Elektra, WMG, IODA and Believe.
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Return Of The Mecca - 0:00 For Pete's Sake - 5:44 Ghettos Of The Mind - 11:37 Lots Of Lovin - 16:40 Act Like You Know - 21:49 Straighten It Out - 25:51 Soul Brother #1 - 30:04 Wig Out - 34:34 Anger In The Nation - 38:41 They Reminisce Over You (TROY) - 44:14 On And On - 49:00 It's Like That - 54:12 Can't Front On Me - 58:09 The Basement - 1:02:26 If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right - 1:07:51 Skinz - 1:12:56 Copyright belongs to Elektra, WMG, IODA and Believe.
- published: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 1679
- author: Ben Devlin
PETE ROCK - SOUL SURVIVOR THE FULL DOCUMENTARY
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- Duration: 40:03
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
SOUL SURVIVOR THE FULL DOCUMENTARY
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Pete rock ft 9th Wonder - Class is in session
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- Duration: 48:38
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Full album - 48.37 minutes 00:00 1. "Whatever You Say (Remix I) (feat. Little Brother)" 04:35 2. "Whatever You Say (Remix II) (feat. Little Brother)" 08:40 3. "Am I Dreaming?" 10:58 4. "Hi Baby (Instrumental)" 13:58 5. "Watch Me (Instrumental)" 15:49 6. "City Star Srut (Instrumental)" 19:23 7. "Oh yeah (feat. Phonte, Grap Luva, & Kevin Brown)" 23:01 8. "Always (feat. Kevin Brown)" 26:37 9. "From The Basement (feat. Phonte & Grap Luva)" 35:02 10. "Funky (Instrumental)" 40:50 11."Night Cruise (Instrumental)" 44:34 12. "Hello Tokyo (Instrumental)"
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Full album - 48.37 minutes 00:00 1. "Whatever You Say (Remix I) (feat. Little Brother)" 04:35 2. "Whatever You Say (Remix II) (feat. Little Brother)" 08:40 3. "Am I Dreaming?" 10:58 4. "Hi Baby (Instrumental)" 13:58 5. "Watch Me (Instrumental)" 15:49 6. "City Star Srut (Instrumental)" 19:23 7. "Oh yeah (feat. Phonte, Grap Luva, & Kevin Brown)" 23:01 8. "Always (feat. Kevin Brown)" 26:37 9. "From The Basement (feat. Phonte & Grap Luva)" 35:02 10. "Funky (Instrumental)" 40:50 11."Night Cruise (Instrumental)" 44:34 12. "Hello Tokyo (Instrumental)"
- published: 17 Aug 2012
- views: 23323
- author: NitroDeviance
DJ PREMIER vs PETE ROCK
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- Duration: 38:09
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
UNDERGROUND TUNNEL.TV FILMS BATTLE BETWEEN DJ PREMIER & PETE ROCK
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UNDERGROUND TUNNEL.TV FILMS BATTLE BETWEEN DJ PREMIER & PETE ROCK
- published: 27 Aug 2012
- views: 993
- author: UNDERGROUND TUNNEL TV
Monumental 5 press conference 5th july with Pete Rock, Steele and victims.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 32:54
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
© Full official Monumental 5 press conference outiside City Hall, New York. Pete Rock, Steele, Cynical, local community activists and lawyer Kenneth Montgomery speak.
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© Full official Monumental 5 press conference outiside City Hall, New York. Pete Rock, Steele, Cynical, local community activists and lawyer Kenneth Montgomery speak.
- published: 08 Jul 2011
- views: 518
- author: Jay Diamond
BTU TV Episode 62 - Pete Rock & DJ Scratch Birthday Bash at Negrils
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- Duration: 28:01
- Updated: 21 Jan 2012
Interviews Pete Rock, DJ Scratch, & Cella Dwells.
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Interviews Pete Rock, DJ Scratch, & Cella Dwells.
- published: 27 Jan 2011
- views: 573
- author: bucktown
Nas - Live At The 2011 Rock The Bells Festival In NYC (Part 1 of 2)
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- Duration: 31:17
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Island in NYC on Sat. Sept. 3, 2011. DJ Premier and Pete Rock on the turntables and special guest appearances by AZ, MC Serch, Joe Fatal, Akinyele, Large Professor, Steve Nash, and Lauryn Hill. For the latest in music, entertainment, and world news, visit PanikVision.com
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Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Island in NYC on Sat. Sept. 3, 2011. DJ Premier and Pete Rock on the turntables and special guest appearances by AZ, MC Serch, Joe Fatal, Akinyele, Large Professor, Steve Nash, and Lauryn Hill. For the latest in music, entertainment, and world news, visit PanikVision.com
- published: 19 Oct 2011
- views: 14845
- author: Panik Vision
Nas - Live At The 2011 Rock The Bells Festival In NYC (Part 2 of 2)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 31:11
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Island in NYC on Sat. Sept. 3, 2011. DJ Premier and Pete Rock on the turntables and special guest appearances by AZ, MC Serch, Joe Fatal, Akinyele, Large Professor, Steve Nash, and Lauryn Hill. For the latest in music, entertainment, and world news, visit PanikVision.com
http://wn.com/Nas_Live_At_The_2011_Rock_The_Bells_Festival_In_NYC_Part_2_of_2
Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Island in NYC on Sat. Sept. 3, 2011. DJ Premier and Pete Rock on the turntables and special guest appearances by AZ, MC Serch, Joe Fatal, Akinyele, Large Professor, Steve Nash, and Lauryn Hill. For the latest in music, entertainment, and world news, visit PanikVision.com
- published: 19 Oct 2011
- views: 3516
- author: Panik Vision
chill hip hop mix vol. 3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 71:24
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
tracklist: Pete Rock & CL Smooth - I Get Physical 0:00 DJ Cam - Voodoo Child feat. Afu Ra (DJ Premier remix) 4:41 The Procussions - Miss January 8:22 Cool Calm Pete - Wishes and Luck 11:34 Jehst - Weed 17:05 A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? 21:40 AZ - The Come Up 25:52 Cesar Comanche - Up & Down feat. Eternia 29:39 El Da Sensei - Rock It Out! 33:27 Jazz Addixx - Mindstate 36:38 Kendrick Lamar Ft. RZA - Ronald Reagan Era 41:25 Little Brother - Life of the Party feat, Carlitta Durand 45:03 Oddisee - Propa 49:06 Ozi Batla - Put It On Wax 53:00 Pogo - Candle In the Rain 56:52 Sol - Stage Dive 59:24 Nicolay - The Blessing 1:03:02 Souls of Mischief - From 93 'till Infinity 1:06:36 download: www.sendspace.com
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tracklist: Pete Rock & CL Smooth - I Get Physical 0:00 DJ Cam - Voodoo Child feat. Afu Ra (DJ Premier remix) 4:41 The Procussions - Miss January 8:22 Cool Calm Pete - Wishes and Luck 11:34 Jehst - Weed 17:05 A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? 21:40 AZ - The Come Up 25:52 Cesar Comanche - Up & Down feat. Eternia 29:39 El Da Sensei - Rock It Out! 33:27 Jazz Addixx - Mindstate 36:38 Kendrick Lamar Ft. RZA - Ronald Reagan Era 41:25 Little Brother - Life of the Party feat, Carlitta Durand 45:03 Oddisee - Propa 49:06 Ozi Batla - Put It On Wax 53:00 Pogo - Candle In the Rain 56:52 Sol - Stage Dive 59:24 Nicolay - The Blessing 1:03:02 Souls of Mischief - From 93 'till Infinity 1:06:36 download: www.sendspace.com
- published: 26 Sep 2012
- views: 6890
- author: Filip Schreyer
Hip Hop Mix On the Traktor Kontrol S4 By Mr.Legacy
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 26:01
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
I have loved Hip Hop for decades but never given mixing it a go........... So here is the finished article. Go easy on me for this one. Any advice, tips or trcks would be greatly recieved. Why not subscribe or add me on facebook at www.facebook.com All my cables are supplied by www.dkconnections.co.uk Also catch me playing every Monday at http 6-8pm GMT and Tuesdays 6-8pm GMT at www.differentdrumz.co.uk TRACKLIST Mr. Scruff - Midnight Feast Pete Rock - Hip Hopcrisy Gang Starr - You Know My Steez Pete Rock - Smooth Sailing Pete Rock - A Little Soul Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Appreciate Guru - Lifesaver Danny Breaks - Just Chill Gang tarr - Mass Appeal Gang Starr - Zonin (cookin soul remix) Guru - Choice Of Weapons
http://wn.com/Hip_Hop_Mix_On_the_Traktor_Kontrol_S4_By_MrLegacy
I have loved Hip Hop for decades but never given mixing it a go........... So here is the finished article. Go easy on me for this one. Any advice, tips or trcks would be greatly recieved. Why not subscribe or add me on facebook at www.facebook.com All my cables are supplied by www.dkconnections.co.uk Also catch me playing every Monday at http 6-8pm GMT and Tuesdays 6-8pm GMT at www.differentdrumz.co.uk TRACKLIST Mr. Scruff - Midnight Feast Pete Rock - Hip Hopcrisy Gang Starr - You Know My Steez Pete Rock - Smooth Sailing Pete Rock - A Little Soul Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Appreciate Guru - Lifesaver Danny Breaks - Just Chill Gang tarr - Mass Appeal Gang Starr - Zonin (cookin soul remix) Guru - Choice Of Weapons
- published: 09 May 2012
- views: 2010
- author: Adam Heath
![Sadat X - Wild Cowboys [ FULL ALBUM ]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130216064411im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Moa728HKESU/default.jpg "Sadat X - Wild Cowboys [ FULL ALBUM ]")
Sadat X - Wild Cowboys [ FULL ALBUM ]
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- Duration: 63:58
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
Released July 15, 1996 Producer Sadat X, Buckwild, Diamond D, O.Gee / DJ Ogee, DJ Alamo, Ali Malek, Minnesota, Ant Greene Father Time, Da Beatminerz, Showbiz, Dante Ross, Pete Rock Wild Cowboys is the solo debut by Brand Nubian member Sadat X, released in mid-1996 on Loud Records. Though the album did not receive much mainstream attention, it was a popular underground release, partly due to the album's guest producers, which included DITC members Buckwild, Diamond D and Showbiz, as well as underground legends Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz and O.Gee / DJ Ogee. Wild Cowboys features the singles "Hang 'Em High", "Stages & Lights" and "The Lump Lump". 1 Lump Lump 2 Wild Cowboys 3 Sauce for Birdheads 4 Open Bar 5 Hang 'Em High 6 Do It Again 7 Game's Sober 8 Smoking on the Low 9 Petty People 10 Interview 11 Stages and Lights 12 Move On 13 Funkiest 14 Escape from New York 15 Hashout
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Released July 15, 1996 Producer Sadat X, Buckwild, Diamond D, O.Gee / DJ Ogee, DJ Alamo, Ali Malek, Minnesota, Ant Greene Father Time, Da Beatminerz, Showbiz, Dante Ross, Pete Rock Wild Cowboys is the solo debut by Brand Nubian member Sadat X, released in mid-1996 on Loud Records. Though the album did not receive much mainstream attention, it was a popular underground release, partly due to the album's guest producers, which included DITC members Buckwild, Diamond D and Showbiz, as well as underground legends Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz and O.Gee / DJ Ogee. Wild Cowboys features the singles "Hang 'Em High", "Stages & Lights" and "The Lump Lump". 1 Lump Lump 2 Wild Cowboys 3 Sauce for Birdheads 4 Open Bar 5 Hang 'Em High 6 Do It Again 7 Game's Sober 8 Smoking on the Low 9 Petty People 10 Interview 11 Stages and Lights 12 Move On 13 Funkiest 14 Escape from New York 15 Hashout
- published: 14 Aug 2012
- views: 2768
- author: shogunreefa
UN or U Out? (Album)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 47:57
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Debut album for the UN (Roc-Marciano, Dino Brave, Mike Raw, Laku) with production from Pete Rock, Large Professor, Mahongany, Mic Raw, and Roc Marciano. Tracklist: 1.Buildin' 2 .Mind Blowin' 3 .DOA Co-producer -- Oddissi* 4 .Avenue 5 .What They Want 6 .P. Money Setup 7 .Golden Grail 8 .Ain't No Thang 9 .Monsta Co-producer -- Oddissi* 10 .Get Yo Shit 11 .Russian Hat Wear Co-producer -- Bruce Wayne* 12 .Shakedown 13 .The Art 14. Game Of Death
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Debut album for the UN (Roc-Marciano, Dino Brave, Mike Raw, Laku) with production from Pete Rock, Large Professor, Mahongany, Mic Raw, and Roc Marciano. Tracklist: 1.Buildin' 2 .Mind Blowin' 3 .DOA Co-producer -- Oddissi* 4 .Avenue 5 .What They Want 6 .P. Money Setup 7 .Golden Grail 8 .Ain't No Thang 9 .Monsta Co-producer -- Oddissi* 10 .Get Yo Shit 11 .Russian Hat Wear Co-producer -- Bruce Wayne* 12 .Shakedown 13 .The Art 14. Game Of Death
- published: 01 Dec 2011
- views: 1708
- author: AlbumsnotSingles
Süre Mesure #1 Feat. L'Animalerie | Nova x Grünt
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 34:15
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
novaplanet.com | facebook.com All Instrumentals selected and Mixed by Costo from Grünt tracklist : - Buc Fifty / Dead End Street - Mr. Hyde / Street Veteran - Madlib & Declaime / Last Days And Times - Pete Rock & InI / Wonderlust - Chrome / Black Clouds - KRS One / MC's Act Like They Don't Know - DJ Hi-Tek / Twice Inna Lifetime - DJ Spinna / This Ain't Livin' - Cuthead / Karma Vision - Jazz Liberatorz / Force Be With You
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novaplanet.com | facebook.com All Instrumentals selected and Mixed by Costo from Grünt tracklist : - Buc Fifty / Dead End Street - Mr. Hyde / Street Veteran - Madlib & Declaime / Last Days And Times - Pete Rock & InI / Wonderlust - Chrome / Black Clouds - KRS One / MC's Act Like They Don't Know - DJ Hi-Tek / Twice Inna Lifetime - DJ Spinna / This Ain't Livin' - Cuthead / Karma Vision - Jazz Liberatorz / Force Be With You
- published: 23 Nov 2012
- views: 69568
- author: Süre Mesure
Süre Mesure #2 Feat. Nemir, Rocé, Kohndo, Alpha Wann, Deen Burbigo & more | Nova x Grünt
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 40:40
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
facebook.com | Novaplanet.com All Instrumentals selected & mixed by Costo Tracklist : - Marc Mac / Got U in Check - Torae / Double Barrel - Common / Tekzilla - Square One / Analyze - El Fudge / One Fudge - Khaleel / Hot Flames - Fabe / L'axe - Marley Marl / NY, NY - Pete Rock / Intrigue - Luniz & Redman / Hypnotize Kohndo : www.kohndomusic.com
http://wn.com/Süre_Mesure_2_Feat_Nemir,_Rocé,_Kohndo,_Alpha_Wann,_Deen_Burbigo_more_|_Nova_x_Grünt
facebook.com | Novaplanet.com All Instrumentals selected & mixed by Costo Tracklist : - Marc Mac / Got U in Check - Torae / Double Barrel - Common / Tekzilla - Square One / Analyze - El Fudge / One Fudge - Khaleel / Hot Flames - Fabe / L'axe - Marley Marl / NY, NY - Pete Rock / Intrigue - Luniz & Redman / Hypnotize Kohndo : www.kohndomusic.com
- published: 30 Jan 2013
- views: 58125
- author: Süre Mesure
Grünt #5 Feat. Futur Proche, Sëar Lui-Même, Cyanure (ATK), Konea, Amaz, Kroksy
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 32:24
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
facebook.com instus by costo www.facebook.com Tracklist: - Jedi Mind Tricks & GZA / On the Eve of War - Marco Polo / Hired Goons - Jeru the Damaja / You Cant Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock remix) - LL Cool J / Hey Lover - Ali Vegas / Queens Anthem - Dr Strange / Showtime - Afu-Ra / I Love My Hip Hop - K-Skills / Bottom Line - Blackalicious / Deception - Blame One / Excamental - KanKick / Lyrics Geometric
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facebook.com instus by costo www.facebook.com Tracklist: - Jedi Mind Tricks & GZA / On the Eve of War - Marco Polo / Hired Goons - Jeru the Damaja / You Cant Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock remix) - LL Cool J / Hey Lover - Ali Vegas / Queens Anthem - Dr Strange / Showtime - Afu-Ra / I Love My Hip Hop - K-Skills / Bottom Line - Blackalicious / Deception - Blame One / Excamental - KanKick / Lyrics Geometric
- published: 08 Apr 2012
- views: 22747
- author: Gruntmag
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Live with Pete Rock (Unreleased)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 21:18
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Live with Pete Rock (Unreleased)
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Ol' Dirty Bastard - Live with Pete Rock (Unreleased)
- published: 19 Nov 2012
- views: 231
- author: Soob1993
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SB.TV Interviews - Pete Rock [S2.EP40]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:30
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthcoming album "monumental." We get to hear in-depth stories about Biggie, Nas and J Dilla Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Interview by Lily Mercer Shot and Edited by Lance Penez
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SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthcoming album "monumental." We get to hear in-depth stories about Biggie, Nas and J Dilla Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Interview by Lily Mercer Shot and Edited by Lance Penez
- published: 02 Sep 2011
- views: 12471
- author: smokeybarz
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 60:28
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
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1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 75123
- author: snaresallday
Pete Rock - A Little Soul
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:22
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
An instrumental from arguably the greatest producer of all time, Pete Rock delivers a flawless production on "A Little Soul," from his instrumental album, "Petestrumentals"
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An instrumental from arguably the greatest producer of all time, Pete Rock delivers a flawless production on "A Little Soul," from his instrumental album, "Petestrumentals"
- published: 24 Aug 2007
- views: 888966
- author: kmir224
Pete Rock & CL Smooth "They Reminisce Over You"
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- Duration: 4:02
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Unrestricted Music Videos you can't find on other Social Networks! bvmtv.com - www.bvmundergroundhiphop.com Twitter #BVMTV - @JeffBVMTV facebook - www.facebook.com As you know, providing a free music video broadcasting service is very time consuming and also isn't easy, so we've made this page so you can help support us! Any amount helps, your money goes towards server bills, server upgrades (for better website performance), web design work, video player upgrades, and other website related costs to make it a better music video website for everybody! Please Donate Here: www.paypal.com Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an influential rap group from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut in the rap world with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out. It sold moderately well enough to justify Elektra Records clearing the way for 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was They Reminisce Over You (TROY), a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the ...
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Unrestricted Music Videos you can't find on other Social Networks! bvmtv.com - www.bvmundergroundhiphop.com Twitter #BVMTV - @JeffBVMTV facebook - www.facebook.com As you know, providing a free music video broadcasting service is very time consuming and also isn't easy, so we've made this page so you can help support us! Any amount helps, your money goes towards server bills, server upgrades (for better website performance), web design work, video player upgrades, and other website related costs to make it a better music video website for everybody! Please Donate Here: www.paypal.com Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an influential rap group from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut in the rap world with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out. It sold moderately well enough to justify Elektra Records clearing the way for 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was They Reminisce Over You (TROY), a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the ...
- published: 09 Dec 2008
- views: 4009309
- author: BVMUndergroundHipHop
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
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- Duration: 6:14
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 132480
- author: fuse
Pete Rock On The MPC
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:58
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
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This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
- published: 01 Feb 2006
- views: 1066366
- author: equiknockz
Pete Rock - "U Are What U Are"
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- Duration: 5:23
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
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Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
- published: 23 Mar 2008
- views: 283719
- author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - "Pete's Jazz"
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- Duration: 5:38
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
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Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
- published: 30 Dec 2007
- views: 317267
- author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock Interview @ Karmaloop TV
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- Duration: 3:38
- Updated: 24 Sep 2012
Karmaloop TV Interviews Pete Rock... One of the Greats
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Karmaloop TV Interviews Pete Rock... One of the Greats
- published: 10 Jul 2008
- views: 8937
- author: 2LiveAndFly
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "That's Hard" feat. Sean Price & Styles P
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- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
- published: 28 Jun 2011
- views: 237755
- author: duckdown
Pete rock -The boss
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- Duration: 4:53
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Artist: Pete Rock Song: The Boss Album: petestrumentals
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Artist: Pete Rock Song: The Boss Album: petestrumentals
- published: 13 Mar 2009
- views: 112872
- author: ThaRealHipHop2008
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Roses" Music Video feat. Freeway (Director's Cut)
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- Duration: 6:47
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
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Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
- published: 03 Sep 2011
- views: 218442
- author: duckdown
Lupe talks Bitch Bad, F&L; 2, Lamborghini Angels, Pete Rock + More
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- Duration: 11:04
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Lupe Fiasco. Part 1 starts with Lupe talking to Nick Huff Barili about his new album Food and Liquor 2 Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. Lupe talks about the concept of the album, how he used the book "A People's History of Poverty in America" as a reference point for album and how there will be two parts to the album; with part one coming out September 25th and part 2 in early 2013. Interview continues with Lupe elaborating about visiting Native American Reservation Pine Ridge after writing Around My Way Freedom Aint Free, why the focus of his first single should be on the lyrics and not on the Pete Rock controversy, how walking in on his little sister listening to a song inspired the song Bad Bitch, why he posted disclaimer for Lamborghini Angels and much more including balancing artistic vs commercial. We are just getting started. Tune in next week for part 2 with Lupe only at www.hardknock.tv Subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos, including part 2 of our interview with Lupe Fiasco. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter.
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www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Lupe Fiasco. Part 1 starts with Lupe talking to Nick Huff Barili about his new album Food and Liquor 2 Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. Lupe talks about the concept of the album, how he used the book "A People's History of Poverty in America" as a reference point for album and how there will be two parts to the album; with part one coming out September 25th and part 2 in early 2013. Interview continues with Lupe elaborating about visiting Native American Reservation Pine Ridge after writing Around My Way Freedom Aint Free, why the focus of his first single should be on the lyrics and not on the Pete Rock controversy, how walking in on his little sister listening to a song inspired the song Bad Bitch, why he posted disclaimer for Lamborghini Angels and much more including balancing artistic vs commercial. We are just getting started. Tune in next week for part 2 with Lupe only at www.hardknock.tv Subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos, including part 2 of our interview with Lupe Fiasco. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter.
- published: 15 Aug 2012
- views: 84323
- author: hardknocktv
Lupe Fiasco - F&L; II Interview (talks pete rock sample, album release date, Chief Keef & more)
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- Duration: 13:15
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Lupe Fiasco - F&L; II Interview Says He Was Surprised At Pete Rock's Anger Over Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) (talks TROY sample from pete rock, album release date: september 25 double album, Chief Keef & more)
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Lupe Fiasco - F&L; II Interview Says He Was Surprised At Pete Rock's Anger Over Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) (talks TROY sample from pete rock, album release date: september 25 double album, Chief Keef & more)
- published: 22 May 2012
- views: 27979
- author: Fiasco117
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) (Video)
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- Duration: 3:40
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_CL_Smooth_They_Reminisce_Over_You_TROY_Video
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
- published: 26 Oct 2010
- views: 1500632
- author: kennylavish
Pete Rock And CL Smooth - The Creator
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
1991
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_And_CL_Smooth_The_Creator
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Monumental" Music Video feat. Tyler Woods
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:37
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Watch the new music video for Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's title track, "Monumental," as the group play New York City tour guides aboard a Greyline Double-Decker bus filled with unsuspecting tourists. Video directed by Derek Pike.
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_Smif_N_Wessun_Monumental_Music_Video_feat_Tyler_Woods
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Watch the new music video for Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's title track, "Monumental," as the group play New York City tour guides aboard a Greyline Double-Decker bus filled with unsuspecting tourists. Video directed by Derek Pike.
- published: 19 Jul 2011
- views: 167316
- author: duckdown
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video.
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_CL_Smooth_Lots_of_Loving
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video.
- published: 30 Jun 2009
- views: 246371
- author: StraightAngeee
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Straighten It Out
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
From 1992 Album: "Mecca & The Soul Brother"...[Artist info below]..... Preview & Get the CD or Single songs from the Album at a Low Price here: www.amazon.com As one-half of the classic-era hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth, CL Smooth was responsible for penning some of hip-hop's timeless classics, including "The Creator," "Straighten It Out," "Take You There," and the landmark "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)." His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were easily recognizable signatures of Smooth's style, and with Pete Rock's soulful and funky backing, they distinguished themselves as a formidable duo even amid the flourishing of many other acclaimed alternative rap groups in the early '90s. Smooth, born Corey Penn, was raised on his grandparents' jazz music. Growing up in Mount Vernon, NY, his grandfather always used to find ways of integrating jazz into many aspects of his daily life; thus, it was only natural that Smooth would gravitate toward his literal soul partner, Pete Rock, a friend whom he met in grade school. Signed to Elektra, Pete Rock & CL Smooth released three highly regarded efforts — 1991's All Souled Out EP, 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother, and 1994's The Main Ingredient — which quickly inducted them into hip-hop's elite with similar jazz-rap groups like A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. Nonetheless, after their second full-length, the two went their separate ways in 1995. Rock continued to build his extensive producer résumé ...
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_CL_Smooth_Straighten_It_Out
From 1992 Album: "Mecca & The Soul Brother"...[Artist info below]..... Preview & Get the CD or Single songs from the Album at a Low Price here: www.amazon.com As one-half of the classic-era hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth, CL Smooth was responsible for penning some of hip-hop's timeless classics, including "The Creator," "Straighten It Out," "Take You There," and the landmark "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)." His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were easily recognizable signatures of Smooth's style, and with Pete Rock's soulful and funky backing, they distinguished themselves as a formidable duo even amid the flourishing of many other acclaimed alternative rap groups in the early '90s. Smooth, born Corey Penn, was raised on his grandparents' jazz music. Growing up in Mount Vernon, NY, his grandfather always used to find ways of integrating jazz into many aspects of his daily life; thus, it was only natural that Smooth would gravitate toward his literal soul partner, Pete Rock, a friend whom he met in grade school. Signed to Elektra, Pete Rock & CL Smooth released three highly regarded efforts — 1991's All Souled Out EP, 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother, and 1994's The Main Ingredient — which quickly inducted them into hip-hop's elite with similar jazz-rap groups like A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. Nonetheless, after their second full-length, the two went their separate ways in 1995. Rock continued to build his extensive producer résumé ...
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 63054
- author: VintageHipHopSeattle
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - TROY (They Reminisce Over You)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:47
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Classic Hip Hop Track Off Pete Rock & CL Smooth's 1st Album "Mecca & The Soul Brother"
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_CL_Smooth_TROY_They_Reminisce_Over_You
Classic Hip Hop Track Off Pete Rock & CL Smooth's 1st Album "Mecca & The Soul Brother"
- published: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 173648
- author: Dean Smith
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Creator
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
Pete Rock & CL Smooth were a hip-hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out and followed with 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)", a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the artists they collaborated with, and they can also claim credit for producing (and performing on) Run-DMC's 1993 comeback single 'Down with the King'. Despite all this, the duo failed to go gold on any of their own releases. Separating in 1995 (shortly after a Sprite TV commercial), they eventually reunited on a handful of cuts from Pete Rock's solo recordings: Soul Survivor (1998), PeteStrumentals (2001) and Soul Survivor II (2004). They also went on a brief reunion tour as a warm up for their then-anticipated new album, which ended with a show at London's famous Jazz Cafe. Despite these intermittent collaborations, the pair has exchanged dismissive comments toward each ...
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_CL_Smooth_The_Creator
Pete Rock & CL Smooth were a hip-hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out and followed with 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)", a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the artists they collaborated with, and they can also claim credit for producing (and performing on) Run-DMC's 1993 comeback single 'Down with the King'. Despite all this, the duo failed to go gold on any of their own releases. Separating in 1995 (shortly after a Sprite TV commercial), they eventually reunited on a handful of cuts from Pete Rock's solo recordings: Soul Survivor (1998), PeteStrumentals (2001) and Soul Survivor II (2004). They also went on a brief reunion tour as a warm up for their then-anticipated new album, which ended with a show at London's famous Jazz Cafe. Despite these intermittent collaborations, the pair has exchanged dismissive comments toward each ...
- published: 07 Oct 2011
- views: 52636
- author: 1990spaceghost
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - All The Places
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:41
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Classic track! From there 3rd album, The Main Ingredient. Enjoy!
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_CL_Smooth_All_The_Places
Classic track! From there 3rd album, The Main Ingredient. Enjoy!
- published: 20 Sep 2009
- views: 191464
- author: Chad Li'i
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Carmel City
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:54
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
...1994 enjoy!
http://wn.com/Pete_Rock_CL_Smooth_Carmel_City
4:29
Pete Rock & CL Smooth ( Live on The Arsenio Hall Show ) - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992)....
published: 10 Jul 2010
author: kennylavish
Pete Rock & CL Smooth ( Live on The Arsenio Hall Show ) - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
- published: 10 Jul 2010
- views: 56241
- author: kennylavish
6:14
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.you...
published: 28 May 2012
author: fuse
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 124693
- author: fuse
3:59
Pete Rock & CL Smooth '' TROY'' Live on YO! MTV RAPS
Pete Rock & CL Smooth '' TROY'' Live on YO! MTV RAPS...
published: 03 Aug 2010
author: 77ChiefRocka
Pete Rock & CL Smooth '' TROY'' Live on YO! MTV RAPS
Pete Rock & CL Smooth '' TROY'' Live on YO! MTV RAPS
- published: 03 Aug 2010
- views: 47096
- author: 77ChiefRocka
8:45
Pete Rock - Live In Poland Pt.1
8th March 2009, The Fresh, Warsaw, Poland www.uknowhowwedo.com exclusive!...
published: 10 Mar 2009
author: mjfan1000
Pete Rock - Live In Poland Pt.1
8th March 2009, The Fresh, Warsaw, Poland www.uknowhowwedo.com exclusive!
- published: 10 Mar 2009
- views: 3261
- author: mjfan1000
5:23
Pete Rock - "U Are What U Are"
Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings...
published: 23 Mar 2008
author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - "U Are What U Are"
Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
- published: 23 Mar 2008
- views: 279281
- author: DJCOGNITIV
5:39
Pete Rock - "Hip 2 Hip"
Pete Rock "Hip 2 Hip" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings...
published: 23 Mar 2008
author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - "Hip 2 Hip"
Pete Rock "Hip 2 Hip" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
- published: 23 Mar 2008
- views: 147339
- author: DJCOGNITIV
9:18
Pete Rock - Live @ Amoeba 3/31/08
I happened to drive by Amoeba and noticed that Pete Rock was spinning live inside. Talk ab...
published: 02 Apr 2008
author: Drew Blood
Pete Rock - Live @ Amoeba 3/31/08
I happened to drive by Amoeba and noticed that Pete Rock was spinning live inside. Talk about good timing! PR was supporting a new release, and was rocking the crowd with new and old jams. Here is a some of the action. Thanks for watching, subscribe! YoDrew.com YoDrew.com YoDrew.com
- published: 02 Apr 2008
- views: 4776
- author: Drew Blood
60:28
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan...
published: 03 Jan 2011
author: snaresallday
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 72012
- author: snaresallday
5:38
Pete Rock - "Pete's Jazz"
Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings...
published: 30 Dec 2007
author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - "Pete's Jazz"
Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
- published: 30 Dec 2007
- views: 311286
- author: DJCOGNITIV
9:03
DJ Premier VS. Pete Rock LIVE ROCK THE BELLS 2011! HD QUALITY!
Enjoy! :) I DO NOT OWN THIS IN ANY WAY....
published: 21 Aug 2011
author: acf481
DJ Premier VS. Pete Rock LIVE ROCK THE BELLS 2011! HD QUALITY!
Enjoy! :) I DO NOT OWN THIS IN ANY WAY.
- published: 21 Aug 2011
- views: 2890
- author: acf481
6:47
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Roses" Music Video feat. Freeway (Director's Cut)
Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Clic...
published: 03 Sep 2011
author: duckdown
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Roses" Music Video feat. Freeway (Director's Cut)
Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
- published: 03 Sep 2011
- views: 208451
- author: duckdown
4:16
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Straighten It Out
From 1992 Album: "Mecca & The Soul Brother"...[Artist info below]..... Preview & Get the C...
published: 11 May 2012
author: VintageHipHopSeattle
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Straighten It Out
From 1992 Album: "Mecca & The Soul Brother"...[Artist info below]..... Preview & Get the CD or Single songs from the Album at a Low Price here: www.amazon.com As one-half of the classic-era hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth, CL Smooth was responsible for penning some of hip-hop's timeless classics, including "The Creator," "Straighten It Out," "Take You There," and the landmark "They Reminisce Over You (TROY)." His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were easily recognizable signatures of Smooth's style, and with Pete Rock's soulful and funky backing, they distinguished themselves as a formidable duo even amid the flourishing of many other acclaimed alternative rap groups in the early '90s. Smooth, born Corey Penn, was raised on his grandparents' jazz music. Growing up in Mount Vernon, NY, his grandfather always used to find ways of integrating jazz into many aspects of his daily life; thus, it was only natural that Smooth would gravitate toward his literal soul partner, Pete Rock, a friend whom he met in grade school. Signed to Elektra, Pete Rock & CL Smooth released three highly regarded efforts — 1991's All Souled Out EP, 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother, and 1994's The Main Ingredient — which quickly inducted them into hip-hop's elite with similar jazz-rap groups like A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. Nonetheless, after their second full-length, the two went their separate ways in 1995. Rock continued to build his extensive producer résumé ...
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 56109
- author: VintageHipHopSeattle
5:58
Pete Rock On The MPC
This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop...
published: 01 Feb 2006
author: equiknockz
Pete Rock On The MPC
This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
- published: 01 Feb 2006
- views: 1058729
- author: equiknockz
Vimeo results:
4:14
Red Cafe - Heart and Soul of New York City by K1X
Red Cafe & Pete Rock
"THE HEART & SOUL OF NEW YORK CITY"
A K1X film by Kevin Couliau
Yes...
published: 30 Apr 2010
author: K1X
Red Cafe - Heart and Soul of New York City by K1X
Red Cafe & Pete Rock
"THE HEART & SOUL OF NEW YORK CITY"
A K1X film by Kevin Couliau
Yes, it's about that time. Rain, sleet and snow have made way for the sun, long evenings and fresh sneakers. Early may, when Europe's hardwood champions have been crowned and the NBA playoffs shift into full gear, marks the inofficial start of the real basketball season: the streetball season! That's when reputations are made, nicknames are born and every ballplayer naturally gravitates towards that "thump", "thump" sound of his or her home court. Playground basketball is where it all started. Playground basketball is where talent is honed and friendships are made. It's where neighborhoods gather and where skills and sweat are a currency. That's especially true for the mecca of basketball, New York City. Nowhere else do streetball tournaments, players and games attract a quasi-religious following. Dollars, pride and bragging rights are on the line. Believe the hype!
The idea for a visual love letter to NY basketball was born when Red Cafe's unreleased track "Heart & Soul" established itself as an instant office-favorite at K1X headquarters in Munich (Germany) last spring. Niels Jager (K1X Go-To Guy): "The tune was on replay 24/7. And one day it hit us: let's build a statue for NYC streetball!" Red Cafe's ode to the city that never sleeps is a Pete Rock production that boasts all the makings of a hip hop classic. K1X, who has been active in the outfitting of several high profile NYC streetball tournaments for several years, was all the more surprised to find out that this beast of a tune was not yet a prime focus of Red Cafe's record label. Shake Down quickly agreed to let K1X shoot a poetic clip for the song, whose lyrics are a glowing personification of K1X's appreciation for street basketball: The Heart & Soul of New York City.
French streetball documentarist Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), who spent the summer of 2009 in the five boroughs hunting down supreme blacktop action, was a natural choice to capture the raw essence of NYC and its rich streetball culture. As was the Canon 5D Mark II as Couliau's weapon of choice. Art director / director / producer Thibaut de Longeville (director of the acclaimed "Just For Kicks" sneaker culture documentary) and motion graphic designer Vincent Dumond of 360 Creative in Paris added their visual expertise to the project and took care of elegant motion graphics and bona fide post production.
The outcome of this work will celebrate its world premiere on May 1st 2010 on k1x.com. The clip features action from K1X affiliated tournaments in Harlem ("Together We Chill" and "Kingdome Classic") and the Lower East Side ("Lower Manhattan Classic") as well as a variety of other city courts and an impressive array of cameos by iconic players, opinion leading heads and a bunch of regular dudes. Bobbito Garcia, who got an early preview of the clip last winter had this to say: "It's so beautiful, man. It's snowing tonight but it made me look forward to the coming summer months again."
World Premiere: Witness "The Heart & Soul of New York City" on May 1st 2010 on k1x.com!
Credits:
Concept by Papa Neal & Fu for K1X. Track by Red Cafe & Pete Rock, Cinematography, Direction & Edit by Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), Art Direction by Thibaut de Longeville, Motion Graphic Design by Vincent Dumond and Post Production by 360 Creative (Paris) feat. Red Cafe, "Miles High", "The Franchise", "Anti-Freeze", "Special FX", "Best Kept Secret", "Headache", "Black Diamond", "The Pirate", John Starks, Bobbito “Kool Bob Love” Garcia, KRS-1, Stay High 149...
26:36
On Top of the Hood
On Top of the Hood is the brainchild of skier Sammy Carlson. Sammy C skied, directed and ...
published: 14 Sep 2011
author: NIMBUS INDEPENDENT
On Top of the Hood
On Top of the Hood is the brainchild of skier Sammy Carlson. Sammy C skied, directed and produced his first motion picture with the help of Nimbus Indpendent and Tom Yaps. Sammy has a unique approach to skiing, and the style he captures on film. On Top of the Hood documents a spring season skiing with Sammy C and friends.
For more please subscribe on Vimeo and visit:
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Music in order of appearance:
Intro:
Yelawolf
"Get the **** Up"
Trunk Music 0-60
Hip:
Sizzla ft. Capleton
"City Lock"
Interlude:
Pete Rock & Smif n Wessun
Intro
Monumental
Step-up Bonk:
Jim Jones
"Get Crunk Music"
On My Way to Church
Table:
Pete Rock & Smif n Wessun
"Night Time"
Monumental
Chimney:
Lil Wayne
"Help"
Mississippi Step-Up (song 1):
Kya Bamba
Collie Buddz-Hustling
6th Mix
Mississippi Step-Up (song 2):
Kya Bamba
Demarco-Standing Soldie
6th Mix
Crevasse Cannon Gap:
Swollen Members
"Long Way Down"
QP:
Tom Petty
"Last Dance With Mary Jane"
Greatest Hits
Credits:
Eric B. & Rakim
"Paid in Full"
Paid in Full (Expanded)
5:07
Federal BMX - One Week In Summer
During a rare week of British sunshine, the Federal crew got busy clocking footage. Featur...
published: 07 Sep 2012
author: Federal BMX
Federal BMX - One Week In Summer
During a rare week of British sunshine, the Federal crew got busy clocking footage. Featuring Dan Lacey, Bruno Hoffmann, Jack O'Reilly, Millsy, Mark Love, Jordan Aleppo, Ollie Evans and introducing James Cunningham.
Filmed by: Mike King
Additional filming by: Ryan Chadwick, Dub Jack and Sam Smith
Edited by: Edd Allen
Music: 'Rock and Roll' by Edan & 'They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)' by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
London time lapse footage by Sam Smith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhPkoVZegL4
Web: http://www.federalbikes.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/federalbmx
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/federalbikes
Links: www.seventies.co.uk
60:28
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock
This is 1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan. Go...
published: 25 Dec 2010
author: DJPremierBlog
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock
This is 1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan. Go buy it to see the full interview.
For all the latest updates and media around DJ Premier, go to www.djpremierblog.com
Youtube results:
3:47
Pete Rock And CL Smooth - The Creator
1991...
published: 30 Sep 2009
author: originalmuthapukkca2
Pete Rock And CL Smooth - The Creator
1991
- published: 30 Sep 2009
- views: 247343
- author: originalmuthapukkca2
4:57
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Searching
Searching...
published: 07 May 2009
author: storagebin247
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Searching
Searching
- published: 07 May 2009
- views: 250942
- author: storagebin247
4:31
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "That's Hard" feat. Sean Price & Styles P
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles ...
published: 28 Jun 2011
author: duckdown
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "That's Hard" feat. Sean Price & Styles P
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
- published: 28 Jun 2011
- views: 230576
- author: duckdown
3:40
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) (Video)
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992)....
published: 26 Oct 2010
author: kennylavish
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) (Video)
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
- published: 26 Oct 2010
- views: 1414558
- author: kennylavish
74:22
PETE ROCK - SOUL SURVIVOR [FULL ALBUM]
1997. New York. Label Loud/RCA/BMG Records Soul Survivor is the solo debut album of hip ho...
published: 15 Oct 2012
author: GangstaFreudy
PETE ROCK - SOUL SURVIVOR [FULL ALBUM]
1997. New York. Label Loud/RCA/BMG Records Soul Survivor is the solo debut album of hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock..P.Rock contributes to all the production on the release, as well as a number of verses, while leaving the majority of the rhyming to several guest artists. Producer -- Pete Rock 01 Soul Survivor Intro 00:00 02 Tru Master Ft Inspectah Deck, Kurupt 01:39 03 Half Man Half Amazin (Producer Grap Luva) Ft Method MAN 05:48 04 Respect Mine Ft OC 10:10 05 Tha Game Ft Ghostface Killah, Prodigy, Raekwon 14:17 06 # 1 Soul Brother 19:16 07 Rock Steady Pt. II Ft Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz 24:00 08 Truly Yours 98 Ft Kool G. Rap, Large Professor 28:13 09 It's About C'est Time Ft Black Thought, Rob O 32:10 10 One Life To Live Ft MC Eiht 36:51 11 Take Your Time 41:58 12 Blowin Mind ' Ft vinia Mojica 46:46 13 Soul Survivor Ft Miss Jones 51:52 14 Da Two Ft CL Smooth 56:49 15 Verbal Muerder 2 Ft Big Punisher, Common, Noreaga 1:01:06 16 Strange Fruit.Ft Cappadonna, Stickey Fingaz, Tragedy Khadafi 1:05:38 17 Massive Ft Heavy D & Beenie Man 1:10:20
- published: 15 Oct 2012
- views: 20905
- author: GangstaFreudy
60:28
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan...
published: 03 Jan 2011
author: snaresallday
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 75123
- author: snaresallday
37:21
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient (1994)
Part1 1.In the House -- 5:27 2.Carmel City -- 3:52 3.I Get Physical -- 4:54 4.Sun Won't Co...
published: 19 Oct 2012
author: zynna60
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient (1994)
Part1 1.In the House -- 5:27 2.Carmel City -- 3:52 3.I Get Physical -- 4:54 4.Sun Won't Come Out -- 4:24 5.I Got A Love -- 5:04 6.Escape -- 5:14 - 7.The Main Ingredient -- 5:17 - 8.Worldwide (Feat. Rob-O) -- 3:02 EnJoY
- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 5188
- author: zynna60
57:02
Tribute To Roy Ayers - Pete Rock, Stefon Harris & The Rober Glasper's Experiment
Revive Da Live's tribute to the one and only Roy Ayers featuring Pete Rock Stefon Harris T...
published: 10 Apr 2012
author: JOSE UGS
Tribute To Roy Ayers - Pete Rock, Stefon Harris & The Rober Glasper's Experiment
Revive Da Live's tribute to the one and only Roy Ayers featuring Pete Rock Stefon Harris The Rober Glasper Experience Jazz a la Villette September 11 2010 Cabaret Sauvage Paris, France
- published: 10 Apr 2012
- views: 15543
- author: JOSE UGS
74:20
PETE ROCK - Soul Survivor (1998)
FULL ALBUM 01. Soul Survivor Intro 02. Tru Master 03. Half Man Half Amazin 04. Respect Min...
published: 22 Oct 2012
author: zynna60
PETE ROCK - Soul Survivor (1998)
FULL ALBUM 01. Soul Survivor Intro 02. Tru Master 03. Half Man Half Amazin 04. Respect Mine 05. Tha Game 06. #1 Soul Brother 07. Rock Steady Part II 08. Truly Yours 98 09. It's About That Time 10. One Life To Live 11. Take Your Time 12. Mind Blowin 13. Soul Survivor 14. Da Two 15. Verbal Murder 2 16. Strange Fruit 17. Massive (Hold Tight) EnJoY
- published: 22 Oct 2012
- views: 2710
- author: zynna60
87:15
Pete Rock- Mecca and The Soul Brother (Full Album) Instrumentals
There have been several MC/producer duos in hip-hop, most of the time it's an outstanding ...
published: 28 Nov 2012
author: NiteRythemzRadio1
Pete Rock- Mecca and The Soul Brother (Full Album) Instrumentals
There have been several MC/producer duos in hip-hop, most of the time it's an outstanding producer who gets an adequate MC to rap over his beats, this is one of those instances. Coming up under Marley Marl, Pete Rock met up with CL Smooth and together they released the EP All Souled Out. Along with Gang Starr's DJ Premier and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Pete Rock was one of the pioneers of hip-hop/ jazz fusion, something that is on full display on their debut Mecca and the Soul Brother. Right from the start, Pete Rock's soon to be legendary production skills are made apparent on Mecca and the Soul Brother mixing jazz, R&B;, soul and reggae samples in seamless fashion, along with his trademark horns. The best known song from Pete Rock and CL Smooth is obviously 'They Reminisce Over You (TROY)', dedicated to the memory of one of Heavy D's dancers. Dedicated crate-digger Pete Rock used an incredible saxophone loop, which works as the hook for this song. Fitting the vibe of the song perfectly are CL Smooth's, well, smooth, laid-back vocals, making this track one of the finest that hip-hop has to offer. In 1994, Pete Rock and CL Smooth released Mecca and the Soul Brother's follow-up The Main Ingredient after which they parted ways. Pete Rock went on to become one of hip-hop's best and most respected producers, working with Common, Method Man, Redman, Nas, Slick Rick and Rakim along with an endless amount of remixes for other artists. Tracklist: 1. The Return of ...
- published: 28 Nov 2012
- views: 2605
- author: NiteRythemzRadio1
30:17
PeteRock - Is Hip Hop History Conference NYC 02/24/2012
Pete Rock talks about how he began DJ'ing and how he got his start in the recording indust...
published: 25 Feb 2012
author: shakiem007
PeteRock - Is Hip Hop History Conference NYC 02/24/2012
Pete Rock talks about how he began DJ'ing and how he got his start in the recording industry. 3rd Annual Is Hip Hop History Conference 02/24/2012 NYC
- published: 25 Feb 2012
- views: 982
- author: shakiem007
77:11
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother (Full Album)
Return Of The Mecca - 0:00 For Pete's Sake - 5:44 Ghettos Of The Mind - 11:37 Lots Of Lovi...
published: 15 Jan 2013
author: Ben Devlin
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother (Full Album)
Return Of The Mecca - 0:00 For Pete's Sake - 5:44 Ghettos Of The Mind - 11:37 Lots Of Lovin - 16:40 Act Like You Know - 21:49 Straighten It Out - 25:51 Soul Brother #1 - 30:04 Wig Out - 34:34 Anger In The Nation - 38:41 They Reminisce Over You (TROY) - 44:14 On And On - 49:00 It's Like That - 54:12 Can't Front On Me - 58:09 The Basement - 1:02:26 If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right - 1:07:51 Skinz - 1:12:56 Copyright belongs to Elektra, WMG, IODA and Believe.
- published: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 1679
- author: Ben Devlin
48:38
Pete rock ft 9th Wonder - Class is in session
Full album - 48.37 minutes 00:00 1. "Whatever You Say (Remix I) (feat. Little Brother)" 04...
published: 17 Aug 2012
author: NitroDeviance
Pete rock ft 9th Wonder - Class is in session
Full album - 48.37 minutes 00:00 1. "Whatever You Say (Remix I) (feat. Little Brother)" 04:35 2. "Whatever You Say (Remix II) (feat. Little Brother)" 08:40 3. "Am I Dreaming?" 10:58 4. "Hi Baby (Instrumental)" 13:58 5. "Watch Me (Instrumental)" 15:49 6. "City Star Srut (Instrumental)" 19:23 7. "Oh yeah (feat. Phonte, Grap Luva, & Kevin Brown)" 23:01 8. "Always (feat. Kevin Brown)" 26:37 9. "From The Basement (feat. Phonte & Grap Luva)" 35:02 10. "Funky (Instrumental)" 40:50 11."Night Cruise (Instrumental)" 44:34 12. "Hello Tokyo (Instrumental)"
- published: 17 Aug 2012
- views: 23323
- author: NitroDeviance
38:09
DJ PREMIER vs PETE ROCK
UNDERGROUND TUNNEL.TV FILMS BATTLE BETWEEN DJ PREMIER & PETE ROCK...
published: 27 Aug 2012
author: UNDERGROUND TUNNEL TV
DJ PREMIER vs PETE ROCK
UNDERGROUND TUNNEL.TV FILMS BATTLE BETWEEN DJ PREMIER & PETE ROCK
- published: 27 Aug 2012
- views: 993
- author: UNDERGROUND TUNNEL TV
32:54
Monumental 5 press conference 5th july with Pete Rock, Steele and victims.
© Full official Monumental 5 press conference outiside City Hall, New York. Pete Rock, Ste...
published: 08 Jul 2011
author: Jay Diamond
Monumental 5 press conference 5th july with Pete Rock, Steele and victims.
© Full official Monumental 5 press conference outiside City Hall, New York. Pete Rock, Steele, Cynical, local community activists and lawyer Kenneth Montgomery speak.
- published: 08 Jul 2011
- views: 518
- author: Jay Diamond
28:01
BTU TV Episode 62 - Pete Rock & DJ Scratch Birthday Bash at Negrils
Interviews Pete Rock, DJ Scratch, & Cella Dwells....
published: 27 Jan 2011
author: bucktown
BTU TV Episode 62 - Pete Rock & DJ Scratch Birthday Bash at Negrils
Interviews Pete Rock, DJ Scratch, & Cella Dwells.
- published: 27 Jan 2011
- views: 573
- author: bucktown
31:17
Nas - Live At The 2011 Rock The Bells Festival In NYC (Part 1 of 2)
Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Islan...
published: 19 Oct 2011
author: Panik Vision
Nas - Live At The 2011 Rock The Bells Festival In NYC (Part 1 of 2)
Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Island in NYC on Sat. Sept. 3, 2011. DJ Premier and Pete Rock on the turntables and special guest appearances by AZ, MC Serch, Joe Fatal, Akinyele, Large Professor, Steve Nash, and Lauryn Hill. For the latest in music, entertainment, and world news, visit PanikVision.com
- published: 19 Oct 2011
- views: 14845
- author: Panik Vision
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4:14
Red Cafe - Heart and Soul of New York City by K1X
Red Cafe & Pete Rock
"THE HEART & SOUL OF NEW YORK CITY"
A K1X film by Kevin Couliau
Yes...
published: 30 Apr 2010
author: K1X
Red Cafe - Heart and Soul of New York City by K1X
Red Cafe & Pete Rock
"THE HEART & SOUL OF NEW YORK CITY"
A K1X film by Kevin Couliau
Yes, it's about that time. Rain, sleet and snow have made way for the sun, long evenings and fresh sneakers. Early may, when Europe's hardwood champions have been crowned and the NBA playoffs shift into full gear, marks the inofficial start of the real basketball season: the streetball season! That's when reputations are made, nicknames are born and every ballplayer naturally gravitates towards that "thump", "thump" sound of his or her home court. Playground basketball is where it all started. Playground basketball is where talent is honed and friendships are made. It's where neighborhoods gather and where skills and sweat are a currency. That's especially true for the mecca of basketball, New York City. Nowhere else do streetball tournaments, players and games attract a quasi-religious following. Dollars, pride and bragging rights are on the line. Believe the hype!
The idea for a visual love letter to NY basketball was born when Red Cafe's unreleased track "Heart & Soul" established itself as an instant office-favorite at K1X headquarters in Munich (Germany) last spring. Niels Jager (K1X Go-To Guy): "The tune was on replay 24/7. And one day it hit us: let's build a statue for NYC streetball!" Red Cafe's ode to the city that never sleeps is a Pete Rock production that boasts all the makings of a hip hop classic. K1X, who has been active in the outfitting of several high profile NYC streetball tournaments for several years, was all the more surprised to find out that this beast of a tune was not yet a prime focus of Red Cafe's record label. Shake Down quickly agreed to let K1X shoot a poetic clip for the song, whose lyrics are a glowing personification of K1X's appreciation for street basketball: The Heart & Soul of New York City.
French streetball documentarist Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), who spent the summer of 2009 in the five boroughs hunting down supreme blacktop action, was a natural choice to capture the raw essence of NYC and its rich streetball culture. As was the Canon 5D Mark II as Couliau's weapon of choice. Art director / director / producer Thibaut de Longeville (director of the acclaimed "Just For Kicks" sneaker culture documentary) and motion graphic designer Vincent Dumond of 360 Creative in Paris added their visual expertise to the project and took care of elegant motion graphics and bona fide post production.
The outcome of this work will celebrate its world premiere on May 1st 2010 on k1x.com. The clip features action from K1X affiliated tournaments in Harlem ("Together We Chill" and "Kingdome Classic") and the Lower East Side ("Lower Manhattan Classic") as well as a variety of other city courts and an impressive array of cameos by iconic players, opinion leading heads and a bunch of regular dudes. Bobbito Garcia, who got an early preview of the clip last winter had this to say: "It's so beautiful, man. It's snowing tonight but it made me look forward to the coming summer months again."
World Premiere: Witness "The Heart & Soul of New York City" on May 1st 2010 on k1x.com!
Credits:
Concept by Papa Neal & Fu for K1X. Track by Red Cafe & Pete Rock, Cinematography, Direction & Edit by Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), Art Direction by Thibaut de Longeville, Motion Graphic Design by Vincent Dumond and Post Production by 360 Creative (Paris) feat. Red Cafe, "Miles High", "The Franchise", "Anti-Freeze", "Special FX", "Best Kept Secret", "Headache", "Black Diamond", "The Pirate", John Starks, Bobbito “Kool Bob Love” Garcia, KRS-1, Stay High 149...
26:36
On Top of the Hood
On Top of the Hood is the brainchild of skier Sammy Carlson. Sammy C skied, directed and ...
published: 14 Sep 2011
author: NIMBUS INDEPENDENT
On Top of the Hood
On Top of the Hood is the brainchild of skier Sammy Carlson. Sammy C skied, directed and produced his first motion picture with the help of Nimbus Indpendent and Tom Yaps. Sammy has a unique approach to skiing, and the style he captures on film. On Top of the Hood documents a spring season skiing with Sammy C and friends.
For more please subscribe on Vimeo and visit:
www.ontopofthehood.com
www.nimbusindependent.com/
facebook.com/nimbusindependent
Music in order of appearance:
Intro:
Yelawolf
"Get the **** Up"
Trunk Music 0-60
Hip:
Sizzla ft. Capleton
"City Lock"
Interlude:
Pete Rock & Smif n Wessun
Intro
Monumental
Step-up Bonk:
Jim Jones
"Get Crunk Music"
On My Way to Church
Table:
Pete Rock & Smif n Wessun
"Night Time"
Monumental
Chimney:
Lil Wayne
"Help"
Mississippi Step-Up (song 1):
Kya Bamba
Collie Buddz-Hustling
6th Mix
Mississippi Step-Up (song 2):
Kya Bamba
Demarco-Standing Soldie
6th Mix
Crevasse Cannon Gap:
Swollen Members
"Long Way Down"
QP:
Tom Petty
"Last Dance With Mary Jane"
Greatest Hits
Credits:
Eric B. & Rakim
"Paid in Full"
Paid in Full (Expanded)
5:07
Federal BMX - One Week In Summer
During a rare week of British sunshine, the Federal crew got busy clocking footage. Featur...
published: 07 Sep 2012
author: Federal BMX
Federal BMX - One Week In Summer
During a rare week of British sunshine, the Federal crew got busy clocking footage. Featuring Dan Lacey, Bruno Hoffmann, Jack O'Reilly, Millsy, Mark Love, Jordan Aleppo, Ollie Evans and introducing James Cunningham.
Filmed by: Mike King
Additional filming by: Ryan Chadwick, Dub Jack and Sam Smith
Edited by: Edd Allen
Music: 'Rock and Roll' by Edan & 'They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)' by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
London time lapse footage by Sam Smith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhPkoVZegL4
Web: http://www.federalbikes.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/federalbmx
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/federalbikes
Links: www.seventies.co.uk
60:28
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock
This is 1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan. Go...
published: 25 Dec 2010
author: DJPremierBlog
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock
This is 1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan. Go buy it to see the full interview.
For all the latest updates and media around DJ Premier, go to www.djpremierblog.com
Youtube results:
31:11
Nas - Live At The 2011 Rock The Bells Festival In NYC (Part 2 of 2)
Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Islan...
published: 19 Oct 2011
author: Panik Vision
Nas - Live At The 2011 Rock The Bells Festival In NYC (Part 2 of 2)
Nas performs his classic debut album "Illmatic" in its entirety LIVE from Governor's Island in NYC on Sat. Sept. 3, 2011. DJ Premier and Pete Rock on the turntables and special guest appearances by AZ, MC Serch, Joe Fatal, Akinyele, Large Professor, Steve Nash, and Lauryn Hill. For the latest in music, entertainment, and world news, visit PanikVision.com
- published: 19 Oct 2011
- views: 3516
- author: Panik Vision
71:24
chill hip hop mix vol. 3
tracklist: Pete Rock & CL Smooth - I Get Physical 0:00 DJ Cam - Voodoo Child feat. Afu Ra ...
published: 26 Sep 2012
author: Filip Schreyer
chill hip hop mix vol. 3
tracklist: Pete Rock & CL Smooth - I Get Physical 0:00 DJ Cam - Voodoo Child feat. Afu Ra (DJ Premier remix) 4:41 The Procussions - Miss January 8:22 Cool Calm Pete - Wishes and Luck 11:34 Jehst - Weed 17:05 A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? 21:40 AZ - The Come Up 25:52 Cesar Comanche - Up & Down feat. Eternia 29:39 El Da Sensei - Rock It Out! 33:27 Jazz Addixx - Mindstate 36:38 Kendrick Lamar Ft. RZA - Ronald Reagan Era 41:25 Little Brother - Life of the Party feat, Carlitta Durand 45:03 Oddisee - Propa 49:06 Ozi Batla - Put It On Wax 53:00 Pogo - Candle In the Rain 56:52 Sol - Stage Dive 59:24 Nicolay - The Blessing 1:03:02 Souls of Mischief - From 93 'till Infinity 1:06:36 download: www.sendspace.com
- published: 26 Sep 2012
- views: 6890
- author: Filip Schreyer
26:01
Hip Hop Mix On the Traktor Kontrol S4 By Mr.Legacy
I have loved Hip Hop for decades but never given mixing it a go........... So here is the ...
published: 09 May 2012
author: Adam Heath
Hip Hop Mix On the Traktor Kontrol S4 By Mr.Legacy
I have loved Hip Hop for decades but never given mixing it a go........... So here is the finished article. Go easy on me for this one. Any advice, tips or trcks would be greatly recieved. Why not subscribe or add me on facebook at www.facebook.com All my cables are supplied by www.dkconnections.co.uk Also catch me playing every Monday at http 6-8pm GMT and Tuesdays 6-8pm GMT at www.differentdrumz.co.uk TRACKLIST Mr. Scruff - Midnight Feast Pete Rock - Hip Hopcrisy Gang Starr - You Know My Steez Pete Rock - Smooth Sailing Pete Rock - A Little Soul Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Appreciate Guru - Lifesaver Danny Breaks - Just Chill Gang tarr - Mass Appeal Gang Starr - Zonin (cookin soul remix) Guru - Choice Of Weapons
- published: 09 May 2012
- views: 2010
- author: Adam Heath
63:58
Sadat X - Wild Cowboys [ FULL ALBUM ]
Released July 15, 1996 Producer Sadat X, Buckwild, Diamond D, O.Gee / DJ Ogee, DJ Alamo, A...
published: 14 Aug 2012
author: shogunreefa
Sadat X - Wild Cowboys [ FULL ALBUM ]
Released July 15, 1996 Producer Sadat X, Buckwild, Diamond D, O.Gee / DJ Ogee, DJ Alamo, Ali Malek, Minnesota, Ant Greene Father Time, Da Beatminerz, Showbiz, Dante Ross, Pete Rock Wild Cowboys is the solo debut by Brand Nubian member Sadat X, released in mid-1996 on Loud Records. Though the album did not receive much mainstream attention, it was a popular underground release, partly due to the album's guest producers, which included DITC members Buckwild, Diamond D and Showbiz, as well as underground legends Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz and O.Gee / DJ Ogee. Wild Cowboys features the singles "Hang 'Em High", "Stages & Lights" and "The Lump Lump". 1 Lump Lump 2 Wild Cowboys 3 Sauce for Birdheads 4 Open Bar 5 Hang 'Em High 6 Do It Again 7 Game's Sober 8 Smoking on the Low 9 Petty People 10 Interview 11 Stages and Lights 12 Move On 13 Funkiest 14 Escape from New York 15 Hashout
- published: 14 Aug 2012
- views: 2768
- author: shogunreefa
7:30
SB.TV Interviews - Pete Rock [S2.EP40]
SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthco...
published: 02 Sep 2011
author: smokeybarz
SB.TV Interviews - Pete Rock [S2.EP40]
SBTV has the great privilege to catch up with the pioneer himself as he releases a forthcoming album "monumental." We get to hear in-depth stories about Biggie, Nas and J Dilla Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Interview by Lily Mercer Shot and Edited by Lance Penez
- published: 02 Sep 2011
- views: 12471
- author: smokeybarz
60:28
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan...
published: 03 Jan 2011
author: snaresallday
Pete Rock & DJ Premier Interview
1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 75123
- author: snaresallday
5:22
Pete Rock - A Little Soul
An instrumental from arguably the greatest producer of all time, Pete Rock delivers a flaw...
published: 24 Aug 2007
author: kmir224
Pete Rock - A Little Soul
An instrumental from arguably the greatest producer of all time, Pete Rock delivers a flawless production on "A Little Soul," from his instrumental album, "Petestrumentals"
- published: 24 Aug 2007
- views: 888966
- author: kmir224
4:02
Pete Rock & CL Smooth "They Reminisce Over You"
Unrestricted Music Videos you can't find on other Social Networks! bvmtv.com - www.bvmunde...
published: 09 Dec 2008
author: BVMUndergroundHipHop
Pete Rock & CL Smooth "They Reminisce Over You"
Unrestricted Music Videos you can't find on other Social Networks! bvmtv.com - www.bvmundergroundhiphop.com Twitter #BVMTV - @JeffBVMTV facebook - www.facebook.com As you know, providing a free music video broadcasting service is very time consuming and also isn't easy, so we've made this page so you can help support us! Any amount helps, your money goes towards server bills, server upgrades (for better website performance), web design work, video player upgrades, and other website related costs to make it a better music video website for everybody! Please Donate Here: www.paypal.com Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an influential rap group from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut in the rap world with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out. It sold moderately well enough to justify Elektra Records clearing the way for 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was They Reminisce Over You (TROY), a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the ...
- published: 09 Dec 2008
- views: 4009309
- author: BVMUndergroundHipHop
6:14
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.you...
published: 28 May 2012
author: fuse
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
Subscribe to Fuse for all our music coverage: bit.ly See all of the Crate Diggers: www.youtube.com Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious BIG, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record. For more from Fuse, follow us here too Web: fuse.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 132480
- author: fuse
5:58
Pete Rock On The MPC
This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop...
published: 01 Feb 2006
author: equiknockz
Pete Rock On The MPC
This is a hot video of the legend. Pure hip hop
- published: 01 Feb 2006
- views: 1066366
- author: equiknockz
5:23
Pete Rock - "U Are What U Are"
Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings...
published: 23 Mar 2008
author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - "U Are What U Are"
Pete Rock "U Are What U Are" The Surviving Elements ©2005 BBE Recordings
- published: 23 Mar 2008
- views: 283719
- author: DJCOGNITIV
5:38
Pete Rock - "Pete's Jazz"
Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings...
published: 30 Dec 2007
author: DJCOGNITIV
Pete Rock - "Pete's Jazz"
Pete Rock "Pete's Jazz" Petestrumentals LP ©2001 BBE Recordings
- published: 30 Dec 2007
- views: 317267
- author: DJCOGNITIV
3:38
Pete Rock Interview @ Karmaloop TV
Karmaloop TV Interviews Pete Rock... One of the Greats...
published: 10 Jul 2008
author: 2LiveAndFly
Pete Rock Interview @ Karmaloop TV
Karmaloop TV Interviews Pete Rock... One of the Greats
- published: 10 Jul 2008
- views: 8937
- author: 2LiveAndFly
4:31
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "That's Hard" feat. Sean Price & Styles P
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles ...
published: 28 Jun 2011
author: duckdown
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "That's Hard" feat. Sean Price & Styles P
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun latest visual for "That's Hard" featuring Sean Price and Styles P. Directed By Court Dunn, in association with Restless Films x Nah Right's 'One Shot' Series. 'Monumental' album is out now at major retailers (Best Buy, FYE), Independent, Mom & Pop stores, and more. Purchase via Amazon Digital: amzn.to Purchase via iTunes: bit.ly Fans in the New York Tri-State, join Smif N Wessun for a FREE album release party, performance & photography exhibition TONIGHT at Tammany Hall located at 152 Orchard Street btwn Rivington & Stanton. Doors at 7PM. Music by Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, DJ Goldfinger, DJ Wayne Ski. Hosted by DJ Bazarro. For more info visit: bit.ly
- published: 28 Jun 2011
- views: 237755
- author: duckdown
4:53
Pete rock -The boss
Artist: Pete Rock Song: The Boss Album: petestrumentals...
published: 13 Mar 2009
author: ThaRealHipHop2008
Pete rock -The boss
Artist: Pete Rock Song: The Boss Album: petestrumentals
- published: 13 Mar 2009
- views: 112872
- author: ThaRealHipHop2008
6:47
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Roses" Music Video feat. Freeway (Director's Cut)
Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Clic...
published: 03 Sep 2011
author: duckdown
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Roses" Music Video feat. Freeway (Director's Cut)
Music from Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's "Monumental" album out now on Duck Down Music. Click here to purchase the album today: bit.ly Video directed by Calvan Fowler of Daydream Filmworks.
- published: 03 Sep 2011
- views: 218442
- author: duckdown
11:04
Lupe talks Bitch Bad, F&L; 2, Lamborghini Angels, Pete Rock + More
www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Lupe Fiasco. Part 1 starts with Lupe ta...
published: 15 Aug 2012
author: hardknocktv
Lupe talks Bitch Bad, F&L; 2, Lamborghini Angels, Pete Rock + More
www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Lupe Fiasco. Part 1 starts with Lupe talking to Nick Huff Barili about his new album Food and Liquor 2 Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. Lupe talks about the concept of the album, how he used the book "A People's History of Poverty in America" as a reference point for album and how there will be two parts to the album; with part one coming out September 25th and part 2 in early 2013. Interview continues with Lupe elaborating about visiting Native American Reservation Pine Ridge after writing Around My Way Freedom Aint Free, why the focus of his first single should be on the lyrics and not on the Pete Rock controversy, how walking in on his little sister listening to a song inspired the song Bad Bitch, why he posted disclaimer for Lamborghini Angels and much more including balancing artistic vs commercial. We are just getting started. Tune in next week for part 2 with Lupe only at www.hardknock.tv Subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos, including part 2 of our interview with Lupe Fiasco. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter.
- published: 15 Aug 2012
- views: 84323
- author: hardknocktv
13:15
Lupe Fiasco - F&L; II Interview (talks pete rock sample, album release date, Chief Keef & more)
Lupe Fiasco - F&L; II Interview Says He Was Surprised At Pete Rock's Anger Over Around My W...
published: 22 May 2012
author: Fiasco117
Lupe Fiasco - F&L; II Interview (talks pete rock sample, album release date, Chief Keef & more)
Lupe Fiasco - F&L; II Interview Says He Was Surprised At Pete Rock's Anger Over Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) (talks TROY sample from pete rock, album release date: september 25 double album, Chief Keef & more)
- published: 22 May 2012
- views: 27979
- author: Fiasco117
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4:14
Red Cafe - Heart and Soul of New York City by K1X
Red Cafe & Pete Rock
"THE HEART & SOUL OF NEW YORK CITY"
A K1X film by Kevin Couliau
Yes...
published: 30 Apr 2010
author: K1X
Red Cafe - Heart and Soul of New York City by K1X
Red Cafe & Pete Rock
"THE HEART & SOUL OF NEW YORK CITY"
A K1X film by Kevin Couliau
Yes, it's about that time. Rain, sleet and snow have made way for the sun, long evenings and fresh sneakers. Early may, when Europe's hardwood champions have been crowned and the NBA playoffs shift into full gear, marks the inofficial start of the real basketball season: the streetball season! That's when reputations are made, nicknames are born and every ballplayer naturally gravitates towards that "thump", "thump" sound of his or her home court. Playground basketball is where it all started. Playground basketball is where talent is honed and friendships are made. It's where neighborhoods gather and where skills and sweat are a currency. That's especially true for the mecca of basketball, New York City. Nowhere else do streetball tournaments, players and games attract a quasi-religious following. Dollars, pride and bragging rights are on the line. Believe the hype!
The idea for a visual love letter to NY basketball was born when Red Cafe's unreleased track "Heart & Soul" established itself as an instant office-favorite at K1X headquarters in Munich (Germany) last spring. Niels Jager (K1X Go-To Guy): "The tune was on replay 24/7. And one day it hit us: let's build a statue for NYC streetball!" Red Cafe's ode to the city that never sleeps is a Pete Rock production that boasts all the makings of a hip hop classic. K1X, who has been active in the outfitting of several high profile NYC streetball tournaments for several years, was all the more surprised to find out that this beast of a tune was not yet a prime focus of Red Cafe's record label. Shake Down quickly agreed to let K1X shoot a poetic clip for the song, whose lyrics are a glowing personification of K1X's appreciation for street basketball: The Heart & Soul of New York City.
French streetball documentarist Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), who spent the summer of 2009 in the five boroughs hunting down supreme blacktop action, was a natural choice to capture the raw essence of NYC and its rich streetball culture. As was the Canon 5D Mark II as Couliau's weapon of choice. Art director / director / producer Thibaut de Longeville (director of the acclaimed "Just For Kicks" sneaker culture documentary) and motion graphic designer Vincent Dumond of 360 Creative in Paris added their visual expertise to the project and took care of elegant motion graphics and bona fide post production.
The outcome of this work will celebrate its world premiere on May 1st 2010 on k1x.com. The clip features action from K1X affiliated tournaments in Harlem ("Together We Chill" and "Kingdome Classic") and the Lower East Side ("Lower Manhattan Classic") as well as a variety of other city courts and an impressive array of cameos by iconic players, opinion leading heads and a bunch of regular dudes. Bobbito Garcia, who got an early preview of the clip last winter had this to say: "It's so beautiful, man. It's snowing tonight but it made me look forward to the coming summer months again."
World Premiere: Witness "The Heart & Soul of New York City" on May 1st 2010 on k1x.com!
Credits:
Concept by Papa Neal & Fu for K1X. Track by Red Cafe & Pete Rock, Cinematography, Direction & Edit by Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), Art Direction by Thibaut de Longeville, Motion Graphic Design by Vincent Dumond and Post Production by 360 Creative (Paris) feat. Red Cafe, "Miles High", "The Franchise", "Anti-Freeze", "Special FX", "Best Kept Secret", "Headache", "Black Diamond", "The Pirate", John Starks, Bobbito “Kool Bob Love” Garcia, KRS-1, Stay High 149...
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On Top of the Hood
On Top of the Hood is the brainchild of skier Sammy Carlson. Sammy C skied, directed and ...
published: 14 Sep 2011
author: NIMBUS INDEPENDENT
On Top of the Hood
On Top of the Hood is the brainchild of skier Sammy Carlson. Sammy C skied, directed and produced his first motion picture with the help of Nimbus Indpendent and Tom Yaps. Sammy has a unique approach to skiing, and the style he captures on film. On Top of the Hood documents a spring season skiing with Sammy C and friends.
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Music in order of appearance:
Intro:
Yelawolf
"Get the **** Up"
Trunk Music 0-60
Hip:
Sizzla ft. Capleton
"City Lock"
Interlude:
Pete Rock & Smif n Wessun
Intro
Monumental
Step-up Bonk:
Jim Jones
"Get Crunk Music"
On My Way to Church
Table:
Pete Rock & Smif n Wessun
"Night Time"
Monumental
Chimney:
Lil Wayne
"Help"
Mississippi Step-Up (song 1):
Kya Bamba
Collie Buddz-Hustling
6th Mix
Mississippi Step-Up (song 2):
Kya Bamba
Demarco-Standing Soldie
6th Mix
Crevasse Cannon Gap:
Swollen Members
"Long Way Down"
QP:
Tom Petty
"Last Dance With Mary Jane"
Greatest Hits
Credits:
Eric B. & Rakim
"Paid in Full"
Paid in Full (Expanded)
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Federal BMX - One Week In Summer
During a rare week of British sunshine, the Federal crew got busy clocking footage. Featur...
published: 07 Sep 2012
author: Federal BMX
Federal BMX - One Week In Summer
During a rare week of British sunshine, the Federal crew got busy clocking footage. Featuring Dan Lacey, Bruno Hoffmann, Jack O'Reilly, Millsy, Mark Love, Jordan Aleppo, Ollie Evans and introducing James Cunningham.
Filmed by: Mike King
Additional filming by: Ryan Chadwick, Dub Jack and Sam Smith
Edited by: Edd Allen
Music: 'Rock and Roll' by Edan & 'They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)' by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
London time lapse footage by Sam Smith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhPkoVZegL4
Web: http://www.federalbikes.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/federalbmx
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/federalbikes
Links: www.seventies.co.uk
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Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock
This is 1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan. Go...
published: 25 Dec 2010
author: DJPremierBlog
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock
This is 1 hour of the bonus interview released on DJ Premier vs Pete Rock DVD in Japan. Go buy it to see the full interview.
For all the latest updates and media around DJ Premier, go to www.djpremierblog.com
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) (Video)
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992)....
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY) (Video)
FROM THE ALBUM "MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER" (1992).
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Pete Rock And CL Smooth - The Creator
1991...
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Pete Rock And CL Smooth - The Creator
1991
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Monumental" Music Video feat. Tyler Woods
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today ...
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Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Monumental" Music Video feat. Tyler Woods
Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's 'Monumental' album out now on Duck Down Music. Purchase today at bit.ly Watch the new music video for Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's title track, "Monumental," as the group play New York City tour guides aboard a Greyline Double-Decker bus filled with unsuspecting tourists. Video directed by Derek Pike.
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video....
published: 30 Jun 2009
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Lots of Loving (1992). Music Video.
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| Pete Rock | |
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 Pete Rock performing at Marvel/Stussy launch party in Los Angeles, 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Phillips |
| Also known as | Soul Brother #1[citation needed] The Chocolate Boy Wonder[citation needed] |
| Born | (1970-06-21) June 21, 1970 (age 42) New York City, United States |
| Origin | Mount Vernon, New York, United States |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop, jazz rap |
| Occupations | Music producer, disc jockey, rapper, singer |
| Instruments | Turntable, sampler, keyboard, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Elektra, Loud/RCA/BMG, Rapster/BBE, Nature Sounds/Caroline/Virgin/EMI |
| Associated acts | CL Smooth, Marley Marl, INI, Heavy D, The UN, YGz, DJ Premier, Edo G, J Dilla, 9th Wonder, DJ Green Lantern, Rakim, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Pharoahe Monch, Kanye West, Smif-N-Wessun |
Peter Phillips (born June 21, 1970),[1] better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. After the duo went their separate ways, Rock continued with a solo career that has garnered him worldwide respect, though little in the way of mainstream success.[2] Along with groups such as Stetsasonic, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots and Gang Starr, Rock played a major role in the merging of elements from jazz into hip hop music (also known as jazz rap). He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, the RZA, and J Dilla as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production. Pete Rock is also the older brother and younger cousin, respectively, of rappers Grap Luva and the late Heavy D.[3][4][5]
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Biography[link]
Early life[link]
Pete Rock was born in The Bronx, New York,[6] the sixth of seven children of Jamaican immigrant parents.[7] His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York when he was seven years old. During high school, he met his future recording partner CL Smooth. According to Rock, his father was also a part-time DJ who had an impressive record collection. Rock would often accompany his father to a cricket club called Wembley in The Bronx and watch as he spun records for the guests.[8] His first job was as a paperboy, in his neighborhood.[8]
Early career[link]
His first major exposure to the hip-hop audience was in 1987 with Marley Marl, as a DJ on New York's WBLS radio show "In Control With Marley Marl." The 17-year-old Phillips was recognized by the listening audience as the man "puttin' in work", as he would use double copies of each record to cut up every song he played, when most New York DJs would only use double copies on every third or fourth song. Propelled by the growth of his popularity, he began producing in the early 1990s. In 1991 he joined with CL Smooth to release the EP All Souled Out.
The following year saw Mecca and the Soul Brother, the first of two full-length albums, released to critical acclaim and hailed as a classic by many. Pete Rock and CL Smooth were first signed to Elektra Records, managed, and Executive Produced by Eddie F of Heavy D and The Boyz who also then managed Pete Rock as a producer. Pete Rock was one of the original three "Untouchables" producers along with Eddie F himself and Nevelle Hodge.
During this period, Pete Rock began to produce songs for other acts, such as "Down With the King" for Run-DMC and "The World Is Yours" for Nas, as well remix singles for Jeru the Damaja ("You Can't Stop the Prophet"), Public Enemy ("Shut 'em Down"), and The Notorious B.I.G. ("Juicy" – the original of which was allegedly based on Rock's own demo). Pete and CL followed up Mecca in 1994 with The Main Ingredient. Like its predecessor, The Main Ingredient also received wide critical acclaim. However, soon after the album's release, the duo split and went their separate ways, with Rock focusing on production work for other artists.
In 1995, he formed the group INI, with Grap Luva, Rob-O, and I Love H.I.M. and released the classic 12" "Fakin' Jax". The trio recorded an album, Center of Attention(originally named The Life I Live), which was heavily bootlegged and remained unreleased until 2003, when BBE Records picked it up for distribution. The release of this album was coupled with another previously unreleased mid-'90s Pete Rock-produced album, DeDa's The Original Baby Pa.
In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe, among others. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as a masterpiece by The Source magazine.
Solo career[link]
While working as a DJ with Marley Marl on Hot 97's Future Flavas show, Rock was able to forge a relationship with Loud Records, allowing him to release his solo album Soul Survivor in the summer of 1998. After being dropped from the Loud imprint, Rock signed with Rapster/BBE under his own label Soul Brother Recordings. His first release on the imprint was PeteStrumentals, which was mostly made up of previously unreleased Rock beats; all recorded between 1990 and 1995 but remixed and mastered for the 2001 BBE Project. The album did however feature two additional 2001 songs that featured the vocals from The UN. An expanded and revisited version of the album was released less than one year later; three instrumentals had been replaced with three new songs performed by C.L. Smooth, Freddie Foxxx and Nature separately.
Since then he has continued releasing solo albums including 2004's Soul Survivor II. In that same year he also produced the bulk of Edo G's My Own Worst Enemy, as well as a track for the all-girl rap group Northern State.
Pete Rock returned to greater visibility through a closer relationship with the Wu-Tang Clan. Their collaborations began with Soul Survivor, which featured Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon on various tracks as well as producing a track each for Inspectah Deck's ("Trouble Man") and Raekwon's ("Sneakers") respective 1999 albums. Rock continued to work with the Wu on Soul Survivor II which featured both GZA and RZA. In 2006 he also produced three tracks for Ghostface's release Fishscale, including the first single, and Nature Sounds labelmate Masta Killa's second album, Made in Brooklyn.
Pete Rock has cultivated a relationship with Brooklyn-based Nature Sounds Records. He recorded the song "The PJs", which also features Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon and Masta Killa, released on the Nature Sounds compilation Natural Selection. He released an album entitled NY's Finest in February 2008, featuring Raekwon, Masta Killa, D-Block, Redman, Papoose, Slum Village and Jim Jones, among others, also on Nature Sounds. The lead single from the album is entitled "914" and features rappers Sheek Louch and Styles P. He is scheduled to appear on albums by Bishop Lamont, Cannibal Ox, Termanology, Freddie Foxxx, Royal Flush, Verbal Threat, LL Cool J, JoJo Pellegrino, La The Darkman, Cormega, R.A. The Rugged Man, and others. He is also working with DJ/Rapper Doo Wop under the name Tango & Cash (taken from the film of the same name).
Planet Asia has recently claimed that later on in 2009 he will release a collaboration fully produced album with Pete Rock called "Planet Rock". On December 2009 Rock denied that, but talked about collabo projects with Tha Dogg Pound, Camp Lo, Smif-N-Wessun.
Pete Rock oversaw the production of Jay Stay Paid, a posthumous album by the producer J Dilla, released June 2, 2009, on Nature Sounds. Lately he has been in Hawaii, working with Kanye West on the latter's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.[9] In addition, he and DJ Premier have announced that they are working on a joint album together, although further details are unknown.[10] Recently in London he confirmed that Big Pooh & C.L. Smooth will be on his half of the VS album and he plans on dropping 5 albums in 2011 including reuniting with C.L. Smooth for a third album & drop his 4th album on Nature Sounds.[11] His next few collaborative albums are both due for a summer release with Monumental first then with Camp Lo's "80 Blocks From Tiffanys" LP.[12] In an April 2011 interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Pete Rock discussed his new solo work including his album with DJ Premier, as well as exploring the fact that he has had numerous beats rejected by Eminem over the years [13] Pete Rock Uncensored Radio Interview. In a August 2011 interview, he has confirmed the completion of the Camp Lo album "80 Blocks From Tiffany's" and that he is currently working on production for Torae's album, Elzhi & his own solo album "Petestrumentals II".
Affiliates[link]
Proteges[link]
Through the years, Rock has helped to jump-start the careers of several artists. His first project outside of Pete Rock & CL Smooth was the hardcore duo YG'z, who released an EP called Street Nigga in 1993, with four out of the six tracks produced by Rock; however, they were quickly dropped from their deal with Reprise Records. His next venture, INI, was a group featuring Rock, his younger brother Grap Luva, Rass and rapper Rob-O. They released a single, "Fakin' Jax", through Elektra Records in 1995, before their debut album, Center of Attention, was shelved by the label. The other two members continue to record solo material, albeit only sporadically. In an interview Rock elaborated on the situation:
We finished the album, turned it in to Elektra and they never put it out, they only put out a single. Sylvia [Rhone] really didn't cooperate, she didn't break bread with me when it came down to resolving that. It was all about her changing everything around. She wanted to change my whole sound. When she said, "You gotta make a beat like Puffy", I just knew it wasn't going to work out.[8]
Another mid-1990s artist, DeDa, also met the same fate with his album The Original Baby Pa, although both this and INI's album were eventually released as a double album package in 2003. Other associated artists include Meccalicious, who recorded a few songs under Pete Rock's guidance (sometime around 1997), before disappearing from the music scene altogether.
Rock has had some success, however, overseeing and jump-starting the career of hardcore underground favorites The UN, a group featuring four MCs, including former Flipmode Squad member Roc Marciano. Rock premiered the group on the single "Nothin' Lesser" from his PeteStrumentals album, and they went on to release the fairly successful album UN or U Out in July 2004, featuring production by Rock, Large Professor, and several others.
Relationship with CL Smooth[link]
Since their split in 1995, Pete Rock's relationship with CL Smooth has been highly unpredictable. Although the pair briefly united for the reflective "Da Two" from Rock's Soul Survivor album in 1998, they avoided entertaining requests for a reunion album until 2001, when they once again teamed up for "Back on Da Block" from Rock's PeteStrumentals. In their interviews during this period, it appeared as though a new album was underway. As Rock would explain:
We've been on tour, we know every rhymer and producer in this business. We've influenced people, even people we've never met have said that we changed the face of hip-hop. So we're going to try to do some more.[8]
The pair went on a short international tour culminating in their well-received show at London's Jazz Cafe; however, soon after this they declined to comment any further on the new album, which never materialized (although Smooth did make three separate appearances on Soul Survivor II). Eventually, Smooth would confirm rumors of a rift in an interview with AllHipHop.com,[14] in which he appeared angry and frustrated with his former partner, saying "I didn’t ask him to be a superhero" and "I’m not the problem." In an interview taken in December 2006, Rock ruled out any further collaborations with Smooth but stated that he holds no grudges against his former partner.[15] He recently confirmed that he will be recording a third album with C.L. Smooth.
Musical style[link]
Production[link]
Pete Rock builds his beats from samples, the majority of which are taken from obscure R&B, funk, and jazz records. Early on in his career he would also sample drum breaks such as Black Heat's "Zimba Ku" for Heavy D & The Boyz's "Letter To The Future". Pete Rock heavily used the E-mu SP-1200 as well as the AKAI [S950]—later moving onto using the MPC—for his productions. Pete Rock tends to use the samples as palettes for his beats, chopping (cutting the sample into smaller parts), filtering (altering the frequencies of the sample), and layering several samples, often within the same song. While this technique was applied long before Rock (on De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising or the work of The Bomb Squad for example), Rock's work is distinctive for the way in which he uses samples to achieve a hazy, droning effect. He is also noted for his resonant basslines, horn samples, and gritty sounding drums. His beats often sound as though they were being played from an old vinyl record; he samples many of his sounds straight off these records.[16]
Another trait of his, more so in the earlier part of his career, is the way he uses horn samples to supplement his grooves. With perhaps the most famous example being "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" (on which he uses a horn sample from Tom Scott's "Today"), Rock has also used horns on several other productions such as "Straighten It Out", Public Enemy's "Shut 'Em Down", Rah Digga's "What They Call Me", and A.D.O.R.'s "Let It All Hang Out".
Along with Gang Starr, The Roots and A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock played a large role in the fusing of jazz and funk music into Hip hop. The aforementioned "Reminisce..." withstanding, Rock used many jazz samples on his album Mecca and The Soul Brother, such as Cannonball Adderley's "Country Preacher", for the song "Return of the Mecca", or "Capricorn" for the song "In the House" from The Main Ingredient. Pete Rock's heavy use of intro and outro beats has also been widely influential. To introduce feature songs, he often plays a short instrumental excerpt, completely different from the rest of the song. Aside from their role as transitions, these are widely regarded as a way of displaying his large collection and as a challenge to other hip-hop producers to identify the records that the breaks come from.[17] Mecca & the Soul Brother and The Main Ingredient use intro/outro beats on nearly every track to great effect, and the tradition continues to the present on Rock's recent releases.
Remixes[link]
"Another Pete Rock Remix" is Pete Rock's trademark catchphrase, heard on countless singles which he has remixed. In addition to Hip-hop artists he has done remix work for artists from other genres such as his 1995 remix of "Before You Walk Out Of My Life" for R&B singer Monica. In 1992 he collaborated with Mary J. Blige on the What's the 411? single "Reminisce", which utililized the same sample from his own single "T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)". Rock claims to have done several high profile remixes which remain unreleased including one of Madonna's "Secret".[8] He also claims to have produced the original beat for The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy", and that it was recreated by P. Diddy and Poke (of Tone & Poke fame), without consent. However, he was invited to produce the remix, which utilizes the same sample as the original – Mtume's "Juicyfruit".[8] Although he received no official producer credit, he made the original demo beat for A Tribe Called Quest's "Jazz (We've Got)", which was then recreated by the group for the album The Low End Theory.[8] He remixed Public Enemy's "Shut 'em Down" and "Nighttrain", in the same day, starting at 12pm and finishing at 12am.[8]
Up until 2003, he created all of his productions on the E-mu SP1200, thereafter using the AKAI MPC2000XL. He also has a collection of about 90,000 records and looks for records at least once a week.[6] Pete Rock was one of 9 artists who participated in thetruth.com’s Remix Project, where he remixed the Sunny Side song “Magical Amount”.
In 2010, Pete Rock remixed indie rockers, Yo La Tengo's single, Here To Fall for the Here To Fall Remixes EP which included remixes by De La Soul and RJD2.
Influence[link]
Pete Rock has had a considerable impact on a number of record producers who have emerged in the hip hop scene since the late 1990s. Many critics have compared newcomers to him, generally favorably. Perhaps most notable among these comparisons are the late Detroit producer J Dilla, and North Carolina's 9th Wonder, both of whom have worked with Rock during their recording careers. Several of the comparisons stem from the fact that these producers have created the bulk of their productions out of samples, as well as the warm, mellow, and exuberant undertones apparent in their work. Pete Rock himself has added validation to the comparisons with J Dilla by stating "he's the only producer in this game that was just as serious [as me]."[18]
Many other producers, including Kev Brown and Kanye West, have also found themselves compared to Pete Rock, with the latter glowingly referring to himself as "the new version of Pete Rock" on Slum Village's "Selfish" from the group's 2004 album Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit).[citation needed] Pete Rock has acknowledged his relevance to these artists, releasing an instrumental record with 9th Wonder (Class Is in Session), as well as recording his own remix of West's "Heard 'Em Say". Rock himself has named his main musical influences as being influential hip hop producer and close friend Marley Marl and legendary soul musician James Brown.
Discography[link]
Main article: Pete Rock discography
- Studio albums
- Soul Survivor (1998)
- PeteStrumentals (2001)
- Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics (2003)
- My Own Worst Enemy (with Ed O.G.) (2004)
- Soul Survivor II (2004)
- The Surviving Elements: From Soul Survivor II Sessions (2005)
- NY's Finest (2008)
- Monumental (with Smif-N-Wessun) (2011)
- 80 Block's From Tiffany's (with Camp Lo) (2012)
- Petestrumentals II (2012)
References[link]
- ^ "Pete Rock And Cl Smooth Biography". Sing365.com. http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Pete-Rock-and-CL-Smooth-Biography/8806E29CAA7F9E3548256A34000B3A8B. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ SoundSlam.com 2008 Pete Rock Enlisted As "NY's Finest" Retrieved January 31, 2008
- ^ Henry Adaso; Ivan Rott, Renato P., Bhaskar S., Henry A.. "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers". About.com. p. 8. http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Producers_8.htm.
- ^ Top 5 best hip-hop producers and WHY [supertalk archive] – superfuture :: supertalk[dead link]
- ^ "Top 50 Greatest Producers In Hip Hop and Rap". Cratekings.com. 2007-01-25. http://cratekings.com/top-50-greatest-producers-in-hip-hop-and-rap/. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ a b "Wax Poetic interview – Pete Rock – tribe.net". Peterock.tribe.net. 2004-02-12. http://peterock.tribe.net/thread/032f66d2-a223-400c-a902-fe166be14676. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ Pete Rock. Nature Sounds. Accessed on November 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Wax Poetic interview – Pete Rock – tribe.net". Peterock.tribe.net. 2004-02-12. http://peterock.tribe.net/thread/032f66d2-a223-400c-a902-fe166be14676. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ "'Good Ass Job' Marks Kanye West's Return to 'Real' Hip-Hop | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. http://www.prefixmag.com/news/good-ass-job-marks-kanye-wests-return-to-real-hip-/38897/. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ "Pete Rock, DJ Premier Working On Joint Album". BallerStatus.com. http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/07/02/pete-rock-dj-premier-working-on-joint-album/. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Camp Lo x Pete Rock release 80 Blocks From Tiffany's mixtape ahead of new LP | Free Download". SoulCulture. 2011-03-29. http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/camp-lo-x-pete-rock-release-80-blocks-from-tiffanys-mixtape-ahead-of-new-lp-free-download/. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ "PodOmatic | Podcast - Conspiracy Worldwide Hip Hop Radio - [Part 2] *THE APRIL'S FOOLS GOLD SPECIAL* w/ live guests PETE ROCK - ZION I - THE GROUCH - LADY OF RAGE - MAYHEM LAUREN - ACTION BRONSON - CAMP LO - KEITH MURRAY - KOOL KEITH - METABEATS - THE CONTROVERSIAL KOOL KEITH "BETRAYAL" SONG and more!". Conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com. 2011-04-02. http://conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com/entry/index/2011-04-02T08_37_17-07_00/. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ Pete Rock – 'Interview Pt. 1 (Live At UGHH.com – 12/5/06)'. YouTube, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-12-25.
- ^ YouTube – Pete Rock interview. YouTube, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-12-25.
- ^ Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip Hop. p. 57 (Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0-8195-6696-9)
- ^ "Interview with Pete Rock". Artofrhyme.com. http://artofrhyme.com/interviews/artist/Pete-Rock/88/. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
External links[link]
- Pete Rock discography at Discogs
- Pete Rock on Myspace
- Pete Rock at the Internet Movie Database
- Pete Rock on Twitter
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| C.L. Smooth | |
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| Birth name | Corey Brent Penn |
| Also known as | Caramel King The Mecca Don C.L. El Presidente |
| Born | (1968-10-08) October 8, 1968 (age 43) |
| Origin | New Rochelle, New York, United States |
| Genres | Rap, East Coast hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, Producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Elektra Records (1991–1995) Shaman Work/Koch (2006–present) |
| Associated acts | Pete Rock Heavy D AZ Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth Nujabes DJ Krush |
CL Smooth (born Corey Brent Penn, Sr., October 8, 1968, New Rochelle, New York) is an American rapper, poet, and is best known as the vocal half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth.[1]
After the pair split in 1995 Pete Rock, whose work with CL had garnered him a reputation as one of the most acclaimed producers in hip-hop, went on to produce (and remix) tracks for dozens of marquee-name and/or well-respected acts, and to release a batch of solo and instrumental albums. C.L. Smooth remained musically inactive.
The pair managed to reconcile their differences only long enough to record five isolated tracks in the ten years since their split: "Da Two," "Back On Da Block," "Fly 'Til I Die," "Appreciate," and "It's A Love Thing." There were talks of a definitive reunion and a new album in 2004; however, the speculation was dismissed by both parties after another fallout.
During his period of hiatus, C.L. Smooth declined even to appear as a guest on other artists' albums, with the exception of "Only the Strong Survive" with DJ Krush in 1996. Recently, however, he has contributed featured guest vocals to songs by AZ ("Magic Hour"), Nujabes ("Sky is Falling") and Dipset affiliate J. R. Writer (the remix of "Mesmerize") or Supafuh ("Act of Faith").
He released his debut solo album, American Me, in 2007. To promote the album, Shaman Work released a promotional mixtape compiled by DJ J Period called Man On Fire in late April 2006, featuring 36 minutes of freestyles and a remixed version of the track "Impossible". He was also been featured on the DJ Jazzy Jeff album The Return of the Magnificent on the track "All I Know", which was also featured in the video game NBA Live 08.
In October 2010 C.L. Smooth and Pete Rock headlined the "Clean Energy Tour,"[2] which had six shows all over California and focused on voter mobilization leading up to the November mid-term elections. He has developed an interest in climate change and become a vocal opponent of Proposition 23.[3]
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Discography[link]
Solo albums[link]
- American Me (2006)
- The Outsider (2007)
Featurings[link]
- Supafuh feat. CL Smooth Act Of Faith (2011)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth albums[link]
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Mecca and the Soul Brother
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The Main Ingredient
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References[link]
External links[link]
- CL Smooth at MySpace.com
- CL Smooth at the Internet Movie Database
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| DJ Premier | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Edward Martin |
| Born | (1966-03-21) March 21, 1966 (age 46) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Hip hop, East Coast Hip Hop |
| Occupations | Record producer, DJ |
| Instruments | Drum machine Keyboard Sampler Turntable |
| Years active | 1984 – present |
| Labels | Wild Pitch/EMI (1987–1990) Chrysalis/EMI (1991–1998) Virgin/EMI (1998–2003) Year Round (2003–) |
| Associated acts | Gang Starr Foundation, M.O.P., Royce da 5'9", Christina Aguilera, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nas, Kool G Rap, Blaq Poet, Apathy, Big L, Bun B, D.I.T.C., Game, Termanology, AZ, Buckshot LeFonque, Mobb Deep, Torae |
| Website | DJ Premier on Myspace |
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966),[1] better known by his stage name DJ Premier (also known as Preem, Premo, or Primo for short), is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru. Born in Houston and raised in Prairie View, Texas, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, for much of his professional career. Rolling Stone identified Premier as arguably Hip-Hop's greatest producer of all time.[2]
The Source named DJ Premier one of the five greatest producers in hip-hop history,[3] while the editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list.[4] He also made the "Finals" in the search for The Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time by Vibe.[5] He attended Prairie View A&M University.[6]
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Productions[link]
Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of the Gang Starr Foundation's songs. His work also includes production for heavyweight rappers such as (alphabetic order) Apathy, Big L, Bun B, Canibus, D.I.T.C., Fat Joe, Game, Jay-Z, Kanye West, KRS-One, Lord Finesse, M.O.P., Mos Def, Nas, Rakim, Royce Da 5'9", The LOX, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, rock band Limp Bizkit, Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Ill Bill, Joell Ortiz, and pop/R&B singer Christina Aguilera, among many others.
Premier collaborated with MC Jeru the Damaja on the album The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994, as well as the 1996 follow-up, Wrath of the Math.[1] Also from the Gang Starr Foundation, Premier produced and supervised Group Home's Livin' Proof; although overlooked at the time of its 1995 release, the album has since come to find similar acclaim.[1] Among others in that are closely tied to the Gang Starr Foundation who have worked with DJ Premier include Afu Ra, Bahamadia, Krumbsnatcha, Big Shug, Smiley the Ghetto Child, and NYGz. He recently produced the majority of Blaq Poet's Tha Blaqprint in 2009 and will produce the entirety of NYGz debut album.
Style and influences[link]
DJ Premier's style of production epitomizes the New York sound of his earlier peers. He is known for sampling jazz, funk, and soul artists, as well as sampling an artist's past work when creating a new track for that same artist. For example, on Jay-Z's "So Ghetto", from the 1999 album, Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter, Premier samples an older Jay-Z song, 1997's "Who You Wit II".[7] In addition, his encyclopedic memory of hip-hop lyrics allows him to distinctively speak with his hands by scratching in lyrics from several different songs to construct new phrases.[8] Premier's beats are known for his oft-imitated combinations of short vocal samples, often from multiple artists, to create a chorus. Premier has also experimented with atonal samples that are not confined to soul, jazz, and funk. For example, he sampled chopped up seminal electro-acoustic music from the 1960s on the track “Mental Stamina” by Jeru the Damaja.
In an interview with XXL Magazine, DJ Premier was asked how his sound evolved, to which he replied, "Marley Marl is my number one inspiration. Jam Master Jay, Mixmaster Ice and UTFO. Grandmaster D and Whodini. DJ Cheese, Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa. Jazzy Jay, even Cut Creator. Seeing them do what they do. It’s black music, it’s black culture, it comes from the ghetto. How can you not relate to ghetto people when that’s the rawest form of blackness? Even though it’s not a good place in regards to the economy and how bad people have it in the neighborhood, the realism’s there, and that’s what we were born out of. So I very much pay respect by doing the same type of music in return." DJ Premier attended Prairie View A & M University and may have been influenced by the musical atmosphere at the university.[9]
Relationships with artists[link]
The early line-up of the Gang Starr Foundation in the mid-1990s included Jeru The Damaja, Group Home, Big Shug, and Gang Starr. DJ Premier was fully responsible for the production of Jeru the Damaja's first two albums, The Sun Rises in the East and Wrath of the Math. Jeru released three albums since then, with Premier having nothing to do with any of them.[1]
As far as Group Home was concerned, Premier commented, "They don't respect what fed them," in a 2003 interview, going on to say that the only reason he produced a track on their second album was because Guru said he would rhyme on it.[10]
Besides the Gang Starr Foundation, Premier is closely affiliated with M.O.P., which he names as one of his all-time favorite groups. The relationship started with the remix of “Rugged, Neva Smoove” in 1994, a single from the group's first album, which also included the exclusive B-side “Downtown Swinga.” From then, Premier produced about one-third of the songs on each subsequent album and overseeing and mixing the projects. On M.O.P.'s 2009 Foundation album, however, DJ Premier provided only one track, which was called "What I Wanna B."
Recent and future projects[link]
DJ Premier has his own record company named Year Round Records. Among its artists are New York group NYGz, New Jersey rapper Nick Javas, and Houston rapper Khaleel. Tha Blaqprint by Blaq Poet, which has thirteen Premier productions, was released by Year Round Records through Fat Beats Records. On December 7, Premier's label Year Round Records released a digital compilation album titled Get Used to Us. At the moment Year Round plans to release a debut album fully produced by DJ Premier with the NYGz tenatively called Hustla's Union: Local NYG along with a Nick Javas debut album named Destination Unknown. Khaleel, another label-mate of Year Round Records, is planned to release a debut album titled Already!.
DJ Premier hosts a weekly 2 hour show Live From HeadQCourterz on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Hip-Hop Nation on Fridays.
DJ Premier was one of the artists followed in the 2012 documentary Re:GENERATION music project. The film followed his production of the song Regeneration using live performance of his work by the Berklee Symphony Orchestra [1]
In a recent interview, DJ Premier said he will produce a beat for Immortal Technique's upcoming album, titled The Middle Passage. He contributed a song on Game's last album The R.E.D. Album called "Born in the Trap." and a song on Bushido's last album Jenseits von Gut und Böse.[6] In an interview in 2012, DJ Premier confirmed on Shade45 that he is working with Eminem on his upcoming album.
Discography[link]
Main articles: Gang Starr discography and DJ Premier production discography
- The Sun Rises in the East (with Jeru The Damaja) (1994)
- Livin' Proof (with Group Home) (1995)
- Wrath of the Math (with Jeru The Damaja) (1996)
- Beats That Collected Dust (2008)
- Tha Blaqprint (with Blaq Poet) (2009)
- DJ Premier Presents Get Used To Us (2010)
- Beats That Collected Dust Vol. 2 (2011)
- Premo Pimpin' EP (with Wais P) (2011)
- StOoDiOtYmE EP (with Bumpy Knuckles) (2012)
- The Kolexxxion (with Bumpy Knuckles) (2012)
- TBA (with Nas)
- TBA (with M.O.P.)
- Pete Rock v.s. Premier (with Pete Rock)
- Return Of The Boom Bip (with KRS-ONE)
References[link]
- ^ a b c d allmusic Biography
- ^ Chris Ryan. "The Beatnuts Biography". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatnuts/biography.
- ^ http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/19/349/
- ^ Henry Adaso; Ivan Rott, Renato P., Bhaskar S., Henry A.. "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers". About.com. pp. 8. http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Producers_8.htm.
- ^ http://www.vibe.com/hiphopproducer
- ^ a b Ambrose, Patrick (September 2009). "DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground". The Morning News. http://www.themorningnews.org/article/dj-premier-hope-to-the-underground. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ Jay Z's So Ghetto sample of Jay-Z's Who You Wit II
- ^ Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority
- ^ "FEATURES. DJ Premier: Remedy". XXL. 21 November 2006. http://www.xxlmag.com/features/2006/11/dj-premier-remedy/
- ^ DJ Premier Interview - TRIBE - tribe.ca
External links[link]
- DJ Premier on Twitter
- DJ Premier at Allmusic
- DJ Premier discography at Discogs
- Fansite/newsite about DJ Premier
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| Sean Price | |
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| Also known as | Mandela P |
| Born | (1972-03-17) March 17, 1972 (age 40) |
| Origin | Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | Hip Hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | Duck Down |
| Associated acts | Boot Camp Clik, Heltah Skeltah, Ill Bill, Random Axe, Smif-N-Wessun, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Black Moon |
| Website | www.myspace.com/bootcampclik |
Sean Price (born March 17, 1972)[1] is an American rapper and member of the hip hop supergroups Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruckus, or in short Ruck, along with partner Rock. He also is featured in the video game NBA 2K11 as a playable character in street mode. Price lives in Brownsville, Brooklyn.[2]
In 2011, Sean Price was a judge on the Ultimate MC TV show alongside with Royce da 5'9", Organik, Planet Asia, and Pharoahe Monch.[3]
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Discography[link]
See also: Boot Camp Clik discography
Solo albums[link]
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| Jesus Price Supastar |
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| "Boom Bye Yeah" | 2004 | 68[6] | Monkey Barz |
| "P-Body" | 2007 | — | Jesus Price Supastar |
Official mixtapes[link]
- Donkey Sean Jr. (2004)
- Master P (2007)
- Kimbo Price (2009)
References[link]
- ^ "Sean Price biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sean-price-p544517/biography. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (June 22, 2011). "Sean Price Names His Top Five Favorite Brooklyn Rappers". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15672/title.sean-price-names-his-top-five-favorite-brooklyn-rappers. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "http://ultimatemc.tv/
- ^ a b c "Sean Price - Billboard Albums". allmusic. Rovi. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sean-price-p544517/charts-awards. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/418318_358212474199078_100000309852363_1302282_547454689_n.jpg
- ^ "Billboard chart search: Price, boom" (XML). Billboard. http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=price&song=boom&sdate=2003-12-10&edate=2011-02-01&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
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| Styles P | |
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 Styles Rapping |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Styles |
| Also known as | The Ghost, S.P., Pinero, Holiday, The Phantom |
| Born | (1974-11-28) November 28, 1974 (age 37) |
| Origin | Yonkers, New York, USA |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop, mafioso rap, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, Author |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Labels | D-Block Records/Ruff Ryders/Koch Records |
| Associated acts | D-Block, Currensy, King Phaze, Akon, G-Unit |
| Website | [1] |
David Styles (born November 28, 1974) better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo MC.
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Styles P, a member of The LOX and the larger D-Block Hip-Hop collective, grew up in Yonkers, New York rapping alongside Jadakiss (Jason Phillips) and Sheek Louch (Shawn Jacobs). In their late teens the trio met Mary J. Blige who was so impressed with their tough street east coast lyrics, she gave them a big break by putting their demo in the hands of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Diddy immediately hired the trio to write for Bad Boy Records. With the label, The LOX quickly started collaborating on hits with Diddy, the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Mariah Carey which gave them instant notoriety and status within the hip-hop and mainstream charts.
In 1996 and 1997, the group wrote and performed on a number of Diddy hits, including “It's All About the Benjamins” and “I Got the Power,” Mase’s “24 Hrs. to Live,” Mariah Carey’s “Honey,” the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Last Day,” and Mary J. Blige’s “Can’t Get You Off My Mind.” In 1997 The LOX received international acclaim when their tribute to the late Biggie Smalls, “We’ll Always Love Big Poppa,” was picked as the B side track off of Diddy’s No Way Out album (3x Platinum) with the number one hit, “I'll Be Missing You.” This single was the most played hit in 1997, which opened the door for The LOX first solo album debut in January 1998 entitled Money, Power & Respect (Certified Platinum). Though the album was a chart toping success, The LOX felt the glossy image of Bad Boy Records conflicted with their grimier rap aesthetic and therefore cut their ties and moved on to Ruff Ryder Records. After another LOX album, We Are the Streets (2000) and appearing on albums with Ruff Ryders, Styles released his firs solo album, A Gangster and a Gentleman, in 2002.[1] Four years later he released his second album Time is Money on Ruff Ryders which was followed by Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) a year later.[1] After recording many mixtapes Styles returned to the Hip-Hop scene by releasing two retail albums in 2010, The Green Ghost Project with DJ Green Lantern on Invasion Records and The Ghost Dub-Dime a retail mixtape on E1 Records (formally Koch Records). His fourth album Master of Ceremonies is a return to solo form after many years.
Other projects[link]
Styles P released his first novel Invincible in 2010[2] through Random House Publishing Group.[3] In 2011 he opened up a juice bar in Bronx, New York called Juices for Life with his business partners Nyger Rollocks and Leo Galvez.[4][5] He just finished his EP with Curren$y titled, #The1st28 which was released on February 28th, 2012.
Discography[link]
Main article: Styles P discography
Studio albums[link]
- 2002: A Gangster and a Gentleman
- 2006: Time is Money
- 2007: Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman)
- 2011: Master of Ceremonies[6]
Bibliography[link]
- Invinicible by Styles P (2010: Random House Publishing Group, 240 pages) ISBN 978-0-345-50752-5. A Novel [3]
References[link]
- ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason (1974-11-28). "Styles P". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/styles-p-p693696. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2010-06-01). "Styles P Releases Debut Novel 'Invincible,' Written On His BlackBerry - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640468/styles-p-releases-debut-novel-invincible-written-on-his-blackberry.jhtml. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ a b by (2010-01-06). "BARNES & NOBLE | Invincible by Styles P, Random House Publishing Group | NOOK Book (eBook), Paperback". Barnesandnoble.com. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/invincible-styles-p/1100294252#Details. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ Posted Apr 26th 2011 12:45PM by Alvin Blanco Comments (2011-04-25). "Styles P Opens Fresh Juice Bar in the Bronx". The Boombox. http://www.theboombox.com/2011/04/26/styles-p-opens-juice-bar-in-the-bronx/. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Community Newspaper Group". Yournabe.com. http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2011/04/25/bronx/bronxtimes-yn_bronx_front_page-16-juice.txt. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ Ryon, Sean (2011-01-24). "Styles P Announces New Album 'Master of Ceremonies' | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.13795/title.styles-p-announces-new-album-master-of-ceremonies. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
External links[link]
- Official Site
- Styles P Interview at Prefix
- The DJ Booth: Styles P Interview
- Styles P Interview
- New Styles P interview with HipHopGame.com
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| Place of birth | Corona, Queens, New York |
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