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This time, I’m breaking down the Pete Rock & CL Smooth classic “Can’t Front on Me” from their album Mecca & The Soul Brother. The beat consists of 5 main records (2 drum breaks, the main loop, a Rhodes sample, and some horn hits). READ MORE…
I figured someone would have taken the instrumental off of Pete Rock’s new album and the original accapella to make a high-quality version of the coveted Pete Rock Remix of “Street Dreams“… But a quick search on YouTube revealed only READ MORE…
Managed to squeeze in a quick update while still moving (hundreds) of records! Got a de-humidifier running in the basement spitting out gallons of water, so taking longer than expected. Anyway… on to the breaks! The Jazz fusion group Compost READ MORE…
Soul Survivor was Pete Rock’s first solo effort, released via Loud Records. Before the album dropped, a rare sampler entitled It’s Me made it’s rounds early in 1998. The sampler featured tracks produced by Pete Rock (and strangely a track READ MORE…
Back in the day when people still bought music, record labels released some pretty interesting promotional albums. One of the better promotional albums was Ill Style Live by Elektra East/West Records released in 1995. The album featured live performances by READ MORE…