July 17, 2011

The Legacy of A Genius: Pete Rock Talks His Best Three Beats

Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock is one of my favorite hip-hop producers. My first work I got was his 'Soul Survivors' record.

But i was blown away when my barber played me 'They Reminisce Over You', the single off the his collaborative effort 'Mecca and The Soul Brother' with seasoned rapper CL Smooth. I did some research and finally got the album and still bumped that ish real hard.
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I also respect Pete Rock fro his work on Nas' classic Lp 'Illmatic'. Tracks like 'The world is yours'. One of the tracks that made that album a classic. It was actually the 3rd single.
The thing I love about Pete the most is his use of the horns (trumpets, sax et al) and of course his art of sampling. Pete Rock has the subtle approach DJ Premiere lacks (Respect to Preemo!!!!). I think this is where 9th Wonder got his calm beat making style too.
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Pete Rock's latest work is with hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun, yet another brilliant work. Album is titled 'Monumental'. My fav is track #1 which shares the same name as the album and features a classic verse from Pete and also a hook from Tyler Woods.

Watch two videos below, the first is Pete Rock talking about his 3 favourite beats while the other is Pete, DJ Premiere and 9th Wonder discussing about their works. Classic to watch!