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Mount Vernon, New York (1991 – 1995)
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. Lead vocalist C.L. Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, a dirge for fallen friends, specifically, Troy “Trouble T-Roy” Dixon, a dancer for fellow Mount Vernon, New York rapper and cousin of Pete Rock, Heavy D. (Dwight Myers).
1994’s The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the artists they collaborated with, and they can also claim credit for producing (and performing on) RUN-DMC’s 1993 comeback single ‘Down With The King’. Despite all this, the duo failed to go gold on any of their own releases.
Separating in 1995 (shortly after a well-received Sprite TV commercial), they eventually reunited on a handful of cuts from Pete Rock’s solo recordings: Soul Survivor (1998), PeteStrumentals (2001) and Soul Survivor II (2004).
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. Lead vocalist C.L. Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was “
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, a dirge for fallen friends, specifically, Troy “Trouble T-Roy” Dixon, a dancer for fellow Mount Vernon, New York rapper and cousin of Pete Rock, Heavy D. (Dwight Myers).1994’s The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the artists they collaborated with, and they can also claim credit for producing (and performing on) RUN-DMC’s 1993 comeback single ‘
Down With The King’. Despite all this, the duo failed to go gold on any of their own releases.Separating in 1995 (shortly after a well-received Sprite TV commercial), they eventually reunited on a handful of cuts from Pete Rock’s solo recordings: Soul Survivor (1998), PeteStrumentals (2001) and Soul Survivor II (2004).
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TheLukieBoi1 wrote:
IMO, 9th Wonder's remix to "Take You There" was better than the Original.
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MaleSour wrote:
I hate it when people say that C.L. is average or boring. He's one of the few rappers that doesn't rely on curse words. C.L. = The best that ever did it on a pete rock track.
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jmj540 wrote:
Top 5 Hip Hop Producer-Rapper Duo easily. Shame they couldn't stay together for more than two albums.
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timdilla wrote:
Pete's production on The Main Ingedient is so crazy
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Gordonz wrote:
I cannot physically be original enough to come up with my own way to express how much I like this band. [100,789]
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gendervariant wrote:
I cannot physically contain how much I love this duo. [4] Top 10 duo of all time regardless of genre.
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shaolin86 wrote:
I cannot physically contain how much I love this duo. [3]
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Areskelian wrote:
<3
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TheBigPoppa wrote:
bumpin' Mecca and the soul Brother.This shiiiiiz is crazy dope
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BeverP wrote:
OxyCyrus True words, listening their tracks is like giving a injection of light, love and calmness to the soul. Pete and CL second to none, no doubt.
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mhunke wrote:
brand new megamix: Phonte x Drake x Lil' Wayne x C.L. Smooth - High Speed [rmx]
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OxyCyrus wrote:
I cannot physically contain how much I love this duo. I seriously want to punch someone every time I listen to The Main Ingredient.
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jae__moon wrote:
Instrumental hip-hop fans, check this: www.last.fm/music/jae+moon
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malloun4eG wrote:
love this duo for jazz music great flow clean lyrics
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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
Love these beats!!! :-)
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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
Cool beats!!! The 90's hip hop!!! :-)
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deblow94 wrote:
Fucking awesome!
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InvisibleStars wrote:
Reunited for the sake of hip hop, fuck yeah [2]
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Artbook wrote:
Where tHe fuck is The Creator.
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Jedi_Mullet wrote:
Reunited for the sake of hip hop, fuck yeah
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