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. The followup the day after saw the daylight in 2016, enjoying similar succes and confirming poldoores organic. Pete rock they reminisce over you instrumental youtube. The production on this album proved to be influential upon a legion of latter day producers. Abramus digital, latinautor warner chappell, latinautor, warner chappell. It includes a list of songs produced, coproduced and remixed by year, artist, album and title. I reminisce, i reminisce x3 i reminisce, i reminisce uh.
Smooth joints from their debut lp mecca and the soul brother. 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. His family moved to mount vernon, new york when he was seven years old. Dec 06, 2016 pete rock cl smooth they reminisce over you t. The song was the lead single off their debut album, mecca and the soul brother, released in 1992, and later became a staple of classic early 1990s hip hop. Smooth were a hiphop duo from mount vernon, new york. All souled out 1991 320 the main ingredient 1994 320 mecca and the soul brother 1998 320 rare tracks 1998. Early on in his career, he was also famed for his remix work. 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.
Smooth never had a lot of commercial success, but one thing can be said about them. 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. The song was the lead single off their debut album, mecca and the soul brother, released in. I reminisce, i reminisce yeah i reminisce, i reminisce i reminisce, i reminisce i reminisce, i reminisce 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. Smooth discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Abramus digital, latinautor, latinautor warner chappell, ascap, warner. 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.
Smooth soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 46 tracks. Smooth they reminisce over you free mp3 download and stream. Pete rock cl smooth all souled out clearinceswheres diary. 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. The main ingredient is a great album by a great producer pete rock and a great rapper cl smooth.
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, inspired by the death of their close friend troy dixon 1967 1990 better known as trouble t. Pete rock and cl smooth discography download torrent tpb. 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. Trouble t roy is mentioned on the a tribe called quest song vibes and stuff when q. During high school, he met his future recording partner cl smooth. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. 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.
Putting out classics like they reminisce over you t. These two make a great team and this album is better than mecca and the soul brother to me. The chain of musical inheritance doesnt end with pete rock and cl smooth. 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. Smooth released three highly regarded efforts 1991s all souled out ep, 1992s mecca and the soul brother, and 1994s the main ingredient which quickly inducted them into hiphops elite with similar jazzrap groups like a tribe called quest and gang starr. Putting out quality material throughout the 90s, the duo epitomized the sound of east coast music for many hiphop heads.
Oct 19, 2006 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. 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. Listen to both tracks on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. According to rock, his father was also a parttime dj who had an impressive record collection. Dixon was immortalized in they reminisce over you t. Phillips born june 21, 1970, better known by his stage name pete rock, is an american record producer, dj and rapper. Watch as marv4mobeats breaks down how he remade the golden era boom bap classic pete rock t. Pete rock was born in the bronx, new york, the fourth of five children born to jamaican immigrant parents. Stay tuned and subscribe to hear more exclusives like this one. 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. After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally. 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. As a producer, dj pete rock peter phillips tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides.