Phillips born june 21, 1970, better known by his stage name pete rock, is an american record producer, dj and rapper. Smooth were a hiphop duo from mount vernon, new york. Smooth mecca and the soul brother pete rock official. Ini was a group made up of pete rock s younger brother grap luva remember him from mecca and the soul brother. Smooth soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 46 tracks.
After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally ready. Smooth never had a lot of commercial success, but one thing can be said about them. Pete rock would produce tracks for numerous artists, including cl smooth s its a love thing and love is a battlefield from each of his solo albums. Smooth, inspired by the death of their close friend troy dixon 1967 1990 better known as trouble t. Pete rock, ini center of attention at first glance, center of attentions branding as a throwback to the old school hip hop is quite appealing.
After the pair split in 1995 pete rock, whose work with cl had garnered him a reputation as one of the finest producers in hiphop, went on to produce and remix tracks for dozens of marqueename andor well. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. It includes a list of songs produced, coproduced and remixed by year, artist, album and title. Smooths best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. Smooth did just that on mecca and the soul brother, and they did so in the most unlikely way of all after the succinctness of all souled out by coming up with a sprawling, nearly 80minutelong album on which not a single song or interlude is a throwaway or a superfluous. Smooth discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Peter phillips, aka pete rock, is a record producer, dj and rapper of jamaican descent. They made their debut in the rap world with their 1991 ep, all souled out.
Nov 28, 2016 after 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally ready to make new music. Smooths music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Precisely what the title says it isa collection of remixes and alternate versions of many of the duos best known and loved songs, all of them either previously unavailable or difficult to come by in americathe compilation was only made available through east west japan. Y one of hip hops greatest songs and one of its best elegies, pete rock created this for trouble troy, a dancer for heavy d and. Smooth did just that on mecca and the soul brother, and they did so in the. After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally ready to. Smooth ghettos of the mind amerigo gazaway remix 2. Pete rock and cl smooth, then, were disappeared soldiers. Pete rock had confirmed that among his promised new slew of releases in 2011, that one of the albums would be the third album between himself and cl smooth, that as of 2012, is still in the works. Early on in his career, he was also famed for his remix work.
Over a jazzy pete rock sample, or maybe any pete rock production no one can capture it quite like cl smooth even today its still evident in their reunion tracks back on the block, shine on me, love thang. Smooth were an influential hiphop group from mount vernon, new york. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. Pete rock cl smooth all souled out clearinceswheres diary. When i bought this album as an mp3 download, i received a remix of. The following list is a discography of production credited to pete rock, an american hip hop record producer and recording artist from mount vernon, new york. The album owes its distinctive sound in no small part to the eclectic and inspired choice of sample material. Here comes the rugged one, bust the way i flip it i collect the loot and then i knock the boots a smooth dark brother, prefer to be called the chocolate lover cuz i. Jun 06, 2017 pete rock mecca and the soul brother instrumentals 1992 01 return of the mecca instrumental 02 for pete s sake in.
It sold moderately well enough to justify elektra records clearing the way for 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. Pete rock and cl smooth discography download torrent tpb. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group pete rock and cl smooth. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s.
Pete rock classics by dj nos, released 26 may 20 1. Feel free to post any comments about this torrent, including links to subtitle, samples, screenshots, or any other relevant information. Tha alkaholiks, odb, krsone, one be lo, pete rock, cl smooth, youngjoc, pete rock, atmosphere, wu. Smooth and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. In addition to drawing on sampled staples popularised.
Putting out quality material throughout the 90s, the duo epitomized the sound of east coast music for many hiphop heads. Smooth mecca and the soul brother pete rock official pete rock the beat rock tape full beattape, instrumental mix, old school boombap mix. Old school hip hop 80s and early90s rap and hip hop. When i bought this album as an mp3 download, i received a remix of straighten it out rather than the original. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Pete rock vinyls stream or download pete s complete.
Albums include mecca and the soul brother, the main ingredient, and they reminisce over you t. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group pete rock and 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. Pete rock mecca and the soul brother instrumentals 1992 01 return of the mecca instrumental 02 for pete s sake in. All souled out 1991 320 the main ingredient 1994 320 mecca and the soul brother 1998 320 rare tracks 1998. Hailing from money earnin mount vernon, new york, this djmc duo first made noise in the rap world on the 1991 ep, all souled out. After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally ready to make new music. The first project pete rock took on after his breakup with cl smooth was a new group called ini. The tracks play through sweet as bubble gum, rife with scratches, soul, melodic beats, and the boomiest and bappiest drum kit. London with cl smooth in early december 2011, pete rock stated that a new album was. American producerrapper born to jamaican parents, pete rock has been a part of the new york rap scene since the late1980s. Pete rock mecca and the soul brother instrumentals 1992 01 return of the mecca instrumental 02 for petes sake in.
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