Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Hip Hop90s golden age hip-hopjazz-sampled productionEast Coast boom bapsoulful production-rap partnerships
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth is a rap group from the 1990s. Hailing from "Money Earnin'" Mount Vernon, New York, this DJ-MC duo first made noise in the rap world on the 1991 EP, All Souled Out. It sold moderately well enough to justify Elektra Records clearing the way for 1992's Mecca & 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.
Influenced by: A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, DJ Premier, Digable Planets
- Label:
- Elektra Records
- Active:
- 1990-1995, 2010-present
- Scene:
- Mount Vernon / New York
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