Posts Tagged ‘Pete Rock’
M-Dot – “The Atonement” (Prod. By Pete Rock)
February 26, 2020
Shout out to Revalation (of EMS) again. Letting me know that his bredren got the biggest get yet: Pete Rock production! Hellooooo! Rev linked this track to me, and now I share it with you. And I started penning this post as I hit play (because I knew it was gonna be flames)!
As M-Dot tells it, he and the legendary producer met in 2017 when they were on the same bill for a show in Switzerland. The two showed mutual admiration for their talents and kept in touch ever since, eventually leading to their making music together.
The first result of that work is “The Atonement,†a bars-first, punishing track that demonstrates M-Dot’s love for the art of rhyming. He flexes some crazy patterns and internal rhymes atop Pete’s fittingly chilling instrumental, leaving us hoping that this is the only the first of many collaborations we hear from them this year.
In addition to Pete Rock, egO anD The eneMy 2: A Dissolute Paradise boasts production and guest appearances from the likes of Erick Sermon, Apollo Brown, !llmind, M-Phazes, Method Man, Willie The Kid, Vast Aire, and more.
M-DOT – THE ATONEMENT (PROD. BY PETE ROCK) [ITUNES]
– @ojones1
Smoke DZA x Benny The Butcher – “By Any Means” (Video)
January 21, 2020
Maaaan, damn! I miss Jayforce doing Beatz+Lyrics because this jawn would be on the mix first thing. I know. Trust that I just know. This is some East Coast overdose ‘ish. Hella hard! Dza! Butcher! FIRE! #Gdddrrr
Me and Benny the tag team champs and we just giving y’all that NY feel for the 2020!
“By Any Means” from Smoke Dza x Benny The Butcher x Pete Rock project ‘Statue Of Limitations.’
Get SoL [on iTunes]
Starring Smoke Dza & Benny The Butcher
Produced by Pete Rock
– DZAVision
SMOKE DZA – STATUE OF LIMITATIONS (EP)
– @ojones1
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Tags: B.E.N.N.Y., B.E.N.N.Y. The Butcher, Benny, BENNY The Butcher, By Any Means, Pete Rock, Smoke Dza, SoL, Statue Of Limitations | 
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Skyzoo x Pete Rock – “Eastern Conference All​-​Stars” feat. Westside Gunn x Conway x Benny The Butcher x eLZhi
September 26, 2019
I mean. It wasn’t like “Retropolitan” wasn’t fair already. Just Skyzoo & Pete Rock is enough of a team to make the fans AND the haters scream (joy and PAIN)!
Now we get this lineup on a single. Wow! “Eastern Conference All​-​Stars” is definitely an appropriate title.
SKYZOO X PETE ROCK – EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS | RETROPOLITAN (ALBUM)
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Skyzoo x Pete Rock – “It’s All Good” (Video)
September 3, 2019
A collaboration between Skyzoo and Pete Rock is gonna result in some dope music. You know that. In fact, you know… such a result should bear a title like “It’s All Good!” So there you have it.
A love letter and a wake-up call to New York.
From the album “Retropolitan”
– Mello Music Group
SKYZOO X PETE ROCK – IT’S ALL GOOD | RETROPOLITAN (PRE-ORDER)
– @ojones1
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Skyzoo x Pete Rock – “It’s All Good”
September 2, 2019
New collabo LP on the way from emcee Skyzoo, “Retropolitan,” with all 12 tracks produced by THE Pete Rock, with features from Styles P, Benny The Butcher, Conway, Westside Gunn, Elzhi, and Raheem DeVaughn. Plus, you get a FREE single AND you pre-order…
“It’s All Good” finds Skyzoo skating over a beat from Pete’s secret “SP-1200 stash,†and this one in particular was produced in 1994 around the same time as Pete’s Illmatic sessions with Nas.
SKYZOO X PETE ROCK – IT’S ALL GOOD | RETROPOLITAN (PRE-ORDER)
– @ojones1
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Nas – “Queensbridge Politics” (Prod. By Pete Rock)
July 25, 2019
Queensbridge just ain’t any other hood…
Nas lets us know that it’s Queensbridge over everybody else! Spitting some history, shouting out his homies (including the dearly departed), this is that good grade of N-A-S that you wanted to blow some C-B-D to. Ha!
This Pete Rock-produced jawn is off “The Lost Tapes 2” album (out now). Did you know Nas had Al Jarreau on there as one of the features?
NAS – THE LOST TAPES 2 (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
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Roc Marciano – “The Specialist” (Prod. By Pete Rock)
May 17, 2019
Been a minute since we heard from Roc Marci, right? Well, “The Specialist” was worth the wait. Hearing barz by Marciano should be enough to get you amped. But just in case someone’s ear needs more temptation, we have dude spitting over a beat by Pete Rock (complete with the classic chatter and overdubs on the track from the Golden Era Soul Brother).
Presenting Pete Rock, One Of The Architects of “Illmatic†(Video)
April 23, 2019
We all prayed that this would do well for him… We didn’t know… until it just hit people.
Pete Rock HAD to be part of “Illmatic” (because Hip-Hop history could NOT have unfolded any other way)! And fascinating to learn that Nas had to PUSH Pete to get vocals out of him for the project. Whose world is this? OURS! A Wonderfule Wide World Of Hip-Hop.
…paying homage to “The Architects of Illmatic” with exclusive interviews featuring photographers, producers, writers and members of Nas’ inner circle, including Pete Rock, the subject of today’s clip and the producer of one of the LP’s “signature” songs, “The World Is Yours.” The legendary producer remembers back to when he first heard the lyrics of the classic record. “Your heart just… you just feel it for him. This guy is ahead of his time.” Welcome to #IllmaticXXV Week.
– Mass Appeal
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Pete Rock Speaks On His New Album (Video)
April 17, 2019
Please excuse me… I mean to say, The Legendary Pete Rock speaks! There was a time that your single wasn’t officially official if Pete Rock did not remix it. His work with CL Smooth, too… c’mon man! Central to this chat with Sway: Pete’s album “Return Of The SP1200.”
A dude from Marvel did the artwork??? Wow!
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: DJ Wonder, Pete Rock, Sway, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning, Sway's Universe | No Comments »
Pete Rock x CL Smooth – “Mecca & The Soul Brother” (25th Anniversary) [Mixtape]
August 15, 2017
Man, 25 years since Pete Rock & CL Smooth dropped that “Mecca & The Soul Brother” though! That alone is worth celebrating, but this 25th Anniversary mixtape put together by DJ Chris Read in celebration of that ought to be ‘celebrated’ too. Really good stuff.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s classic 1992 LP ‘Mecca & The Soul Brother,’ our homie Chris Read whipped up yet another fine mix of album tracks, alternative versions, remixes, and original sample material. Enjoy!
– Wax Poetics
PETE ROCK X CL SMOOTH – MECCA & THE SOUL BROTHER (25TH ANNIVERSARY) [MIXTAPE]
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Mack Wilds & Pete Rock Speak On Artist-Producer Chemistry, Working On The “New York: A Love Story” And More (Video)
March 15, 2017
A R&B version of “Illmatic” though? That’s how Mack Wilds describes “New York: A Love Story“ …DOPE! Interesting convo above. So interesting, you will ache realizing how fast the time flies while watching.
Sway meets up Mack Wilds (DeeVee) and Pete Rock at Platinum Studios to discuss structuring a song, the experience of recording in a studio, and the importance of chemistry between recording artist and producer.
This is a great look for ‘The Breaks’ series on VH1. RIP to Heavy D and Trouble T-Roy, too. This is Hip-Hop!
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The Rap Music Generation Gap Debate (Teaser Trailer)
March 10, 2017
Interesting convo here… Maybe enough room for everyone to get their views appreciated and get mad during the course of it. Great look to have Scarface in there as a student of the game AND an O.G.
Rappers from 90’s go head to head with new rappers to talk about the state of music. The panel discusses whether current artists should be students of “the game” and study the older generation and respect what came before them. They also talk about how to stay financially-secure because not all artists stay “hot†their whole career. Find out their thoughts on the state of Hip-Hop.
– Complex
Haaaa! Pete Rock snapped a bit, but Vince Staples got right back. And this is just a teaser. See the whole episode on go90 here
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Panel, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Complex, Complex Conversations, French Montana, go90, Pete Rock, Raekwon, Scarface, THE RAP MUSIC GENERATION GAP DEBATE, Vince Staples | No Comments »
De La Soul – “Memory Of (US)” feat. Pete Rock x Estelle (Video)
December 9, 2016
(Clearing throat) The GRAMMY-NOMINATED De La Soul has made 2016 another one-two for Hip-Hop with their “…and the Anonymous Nobody” album to be certain! And here is another taste from that tasty plate. Without further adieu, we present to you, Masterpiece Hip-Hop hosted by Pete Rock. Today’s viewing: “Memory Of (US)” – featuring Estelle. Enjoy!
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: and the Anonymous Nobody, De La Soul, Estelle, Memory Of (US), Pete Rock | 1 Comment »
Smoke DZA x Pete Rock – “Black Superhero Car” feat. Rick Ross
November 26, 2016
And you know we got soul once Pete Rock (and Smoke DZA) touch it. Rick Ross came through on this one, too. Pure uncut dope to start the weekend on the best high!
You are now listening to “Black Superhero Car” featuring Rick Ross by Smoke DZA x Pete Rock, from the album “Don’t Smoke Rock,” in stores worldwide via Babygrande Records.
SMOKE DZA X PETE ROCK – BLACK SUPERHERO CAR FEAT. RICK ROSS | DON’T SMOKE ROCK (PRE-ORDER)
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Smoke DZA x Pete Rock – “Limitless” feat. Dave East
November 7, 2016
Smoke DZA and Pete Rock promise to finish the year with a start-of-Christmas-season gift, “Don’t Smoke Rock,” on December 2, 2016. The lead leak from that is this “Limitless†single (featuring Dave East). Here’s what the coming album’s architects have to say about it.
It’s a vibe, it’s a painting, it’s a moment. Something that comes around once in a while. I come from old Harlem, before it was a Chase Bank & Starbucks on every corner. Before gentrification.
– Smoke DZA
As diehard New Yorkers, It was important for us to make a record that embraces what New York truly feels like. We wanted to bring the listener into our world.
– Pete Rock
SMOKE DZA X PETE ROCK – LIMITLESS FEAT. DAVE EAST | DON’T SMOKE ROCK (PRE-ORDER)
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Sadat X – “Freeze” (Prod. By Pete Rock) [Video]
June 20, 2016
Check out “Freeze” why don’t you? Dropping that full-length “Agua” on July 15, 2016, Sadat X is. Refreshing to Hip-Hop it will be. Written like Yoda talking, why? Dunno. But it’s the truth like Sadat X rocking over Pete Rock production.
Mistah F.A.B. – “What Yo Hood Like” feat. Jadakiss (Prod. By Pete Rock)
April 25, 2016
Off his forthcoming “Son Of A Pimp 2” album, this is Mistah F.A.B. with “What Yo Hood Like” (featuring Jadakiss). Track produced by the legendary producer Pete Rock.
MISTAH F.A.B. – WHAT YO HOOD LIKE FEAT. JADAKISS (PROD. BY PETE ROCK) | SON OF A PIMP 2 (PRE-ORDER)
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Torae – “Get Down†(Prod. By Pete Rock) [Video]
January 15, 2016
Torae comes through with a solid approach to dope video making – capture live video, featuring live Honeyz, live lyricism and then some! This video is for the single “Get Down” (produced by Pete Rock) from the album “Entitled” (out now).
Pete Rock x Madlib – “Adventures In Stereo” (Madlib Carnival Special)
November 10, 2015
Take us there… to party… and all the way home, gentleman. It’s a two-hour ride across lotsa cool genres. Hosted by J.Rocc, Adventures In Stereo brings us this “Madlib Carnival Special” – which was the dopeness that came from a Madlib x Pete Rock team-up.
PETE ROCK X MADLIB – ADVENTURES IN STEREO (MADLIB CARNIVAL SPECIAL)
ADVENTURES IN STEREO – MADLIB CARNIVAL SPECIAL w/ PETE ROCK & MADLIB by Jrocc on Mixcloud
Posted in Funk, Hip-Hop, House, Jazz, Mixtapes, Music, Radio | Tags: ADVENTURES IN STEREO, J Rocc, KPFK, Madlib, MADLIB CARNIVAL SPECIAL, Pete Rock | No Comments »
Pete Rock x CL Smooth – “They Reminisce Over You” (Rhythm Scholar Remix)
August 2, 2015
Bounce, bounce, bounce to this jazzed up remix of a Pete Rock x CL Smooth classic Golden Era jawn – “They Reminisce Over You” – submitted for your listening pleasure by Rhythm Scholar. FREE download linked below.
DOWNLOAD: PETE ROCK X CL SMOOTH – THEY REMINISCE OVER YOU (RHYTHM SCHOLAR REMIX)
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