Mixing samples and live instrumentation into a dynamic blend that sits somewhere between moody laidback and swirling upbeat, belgiumbased producer poldoore made his first mark on the scene in 2014 with his debut lp the day off, earning him a widespread fanbase. The chain of ideas from jefferson airplane to tom scott to pete rock and cl smooth reminds me very much of the chain from paul simon to bob james to rundmc that culminates in peter piper. Pete rock was born in the bronx, new york, the fourth of five children born to jamaican immigrant parents. Smooth, inspired by the death of their close friend troy dixon 1967 1990 better known as trouble t. They reminisce over you, the main ingredient, mecca and the soul brother, singles. During high school, he met his future recording partner cl smooth. Fans also got their first taste of the mellow flows of petes partner cl smooth on this ep. As a producer, dj pete rock peter phillips tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horndriven hooks.
The production on this album proved to be influential upon a legion of latter day producers. Stream best of pete rock mixtape mixtape by pete rock hosted by dj mystery,y. Smooth were a hiphop duo from mount vernon, new york. The main ingredient is a great album by a great producer pete rock and a great rapper cl smooth. 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 they reminisce over you poldoore remix youtube nas nas is like poldoore remix duration. After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally. Pete rock they reminisce over you instrumental youtube. On this ep pete rock introduced the world to his soulful and jazzy style of production. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Smooth never had a lot of commercial success, but one thing can be said about them. Pete rock and cl smooth discography download torrent tpb. Putting out classics like they reminisce over you t. Best of pete rock mixtape mixtape by pete rock hosted by. No one can rhyme over a pete rock beat like cl smooth. 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. Putting out quality material throughout the 90s, the duo epitomized the sound of east coast music for many hiphop heads. Mount vernon, new yorkers pete rock a producerdj and rapper c. 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. I am the one they call the g the r the a the p and i didnt write this its come off the top of the dome so whatcha wanna do, and whatcha wanna go home and tell, ya mama. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. Nas, lupe fiasco, common, black thought, joi, mos def, andre 3000, a tribe called quest, joe budden, cl smooth, pete rock, dead prez, 2pac, canibus, j rawls, rjd2, dr. Smooth soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 46 tracks. The followup the day after saw the daylight in 2016, enjoying similar succes and confirming poldoores organic.
Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. 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. Mecca and the soul brother this song has no title on the album grap i am the one they call the g, the r, the a, the p and i didnt write this. Listen to both tracks on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Smooth i reminisce for a spell, or shall i say think back 22 years ago to keep it on track the birth of a child on the 8th of october a toast but my granddaddy came sober countin all the fingers and the toes now i suppose, you hope the little black boy grows, huh 18 years younger than my mama but i really got beatings cause the girl loved drama in single parenthood. Smooth they reminisce over you free mp3 download and stream. Capture this funakthon loaded by the mecca don into the red zone, you spot my skull and crossbone alone to fill the watergates, slaughter great, think and meditate set. All souled out 1991 320 the main ingredient 1994 320 mecca and the soul brother 1998 320 rare tracks 1998. Abramus digital, latinautor warner chappell, latinautor, warner chappell. When they reminisce over you, listen pete rock listen, just listen to the funky song as i rock on and thats word is bond im not playin everybody, just coolin this song we dedicate to the one and only never be another he was my brother trouble troy its like that yall and you dont stop pete rock and cl smooth for 92 and we out, later. His family moved to mount vernon, new york when he was seven years old. Its going down from out of town off the wicked streets of new york trouble me and my man map the plan and make a hefty bundle blessing weight to listen to greats from the. According to rock, his father was also a parttime dj who had an impressive record collection. These two make a great team and this album is better than mecca and the soul brother to me.
Pete rock would produce tracks for numerous artists, including cl smooths its a love thing and love is a battlefield from each of his solo albums. In addition, the main ingredient saw rock fleshing out and defining his trademark production style, which is now recognized for often containing smooth basslines, swirling horns, filtered samples, and spacious grooves. It includes a list of songs produced, coproduced and remixed by year, artist, album and title. Smooth sampled tom scott and the california dreamerss today.
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