Smooth were a hiphop duo from mount vernon, new york. And all the real shit come in pairs, and bounce em in the house yall pete rock is in the house, c. Smooths best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. Smooth in this here rap game but the good news is that there is a crew not 5 not 4 not 3 just two.
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. 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. Fans also got their first taste of the mellow flows of petes partner cl smooth on this ep. Ayo two cool cats who reclaim the name pete rock and c. Fans also got their first taste of the mellow flows of pete s partner cl smooth on this ep. Hailing from money earnin mount vernon, new york, this djmc duo first made noise in the rap world on the 1991 ep, all souled out. A hit lp, mecca and the soul brother, followed before the two went their separate ways in the wake of 1994s the main ingredient, with rock remaining a prolifi read more. In the house carmel city i get physical sun wont come out i got a love. Like their previous album, mecca and the soul brother, the main ingredient was very well received by critics but overlooked by the. As a producer, dj pete rock peter phillips tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for. 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. Pete rock vinyls stream or download pete s complete. After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally.
The production on this album proved to be influential upon a legion of latter day producers. Rhinos 2003 compilation reveals the pairs career as one of the finest in hiphop, no less impressive for only releasing two fulllength albums. As a producer, dj pete rock peter phillips tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides. No one can rhyme over a pete rock beat like cl smooth. 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. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. These two make a great team and this album is better than mecca and the soul brother to me. To get similar videos check out off the in the main ingredient album. 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.
Cl smooth raps on 14 of the songs and his smooth voice fits great over pete s horn filled and sampled beats. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. Albums include mecca and the soul brother, the main ingredient, and they reminisce over you t. Cl smooth raps on 14 of the songs and his smooth voice fits great over petes horn filled and sampled beats. 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. Pete rock does all the producing and has 2 solos the only 2 songs he raps on. Like their previous album, mecca and the soul brother, the main ingredient was very well received by critics but overlooked by the mainstream. Its going down from out of town off the wicked streets of new york trouble me and my man map the plan and make a hefty bundle blessing weight to listen to greats from the.
There is no doubt he can produce and has his signature sound is probably one of the best producers ever. Make sure to download this track on itunes or amazon. Smooth the main ingredient in the house, carmel city and more. Sure, then known as albert brown, was the starting quarterback on the football team. Smooth soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 46 tracks. All the places the main ingredient 1994 full hd 1080p. Smooth never broke through into the rap mainstream, despite plenty of charting singles and a classic lp, mecca and the soul brother. I am the one they call the g the r the a the p and i didnt write this its come off the top of the dome so whatcha wanna do, and whatcha wanna go home and tell, ya mama. Fuck yeah big expectations here, was disappointed with petes work with smif n wessun, but c. Smooth mecca and the soul brother pete rock official ghettos of the mind duration. Latinautor, umpg publishing, cmrra, warner chappell, ascap, sony atv publishing, and 2 music rights societies. On this ep pete rock introduced the world to his soulful and jazzy style of production. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Rapper, dj, and producer pete rock first emerged in 1991 as one half of a duo with c.
Smooth did just that on mecca and the soul brother, and they did so in the most unlikely way of all after the succinctness of all souled out by coming up with a sprawling, nearly 80minutelong album on which not a single song or interlude is a throwaway or a superfluous. Smooths music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Duo who crafted artful hiphop in the 1990s, relying on rocks smooth beats and clever soul and jazzfilled samples. Precisely what the title says it isa collection of remixes and alternate versions of many of the duos best known and loved songs, all of them either previously unavailable or difficult to come by in americathe compilation was only made available through east west japan. The song deals with bootleggers and sample clearance opportunists.