Biography

With his partner in crime, C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock was part of one of the True School's most beloved duos. As a DJ, beatmaker, and mixtape guru, however, the Bronx native became flat-out hip-hop royalty. Rock is a pillar of the underground grind, but, thanks to his sterling reputation for beat mining and an undeniable ear for the hit, his production work has graced records by everyone from Public Enemy, Ghostface, and Nas to 50 Cent, Notorious B.I.G., and even Brandy and Keisha Cole. His solo albums blend boom-bap beats and jazzy samples and productions into a distinctively tasteful whole. Simply put, Pete Rock is an institution.

Top Tracks

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• 914

• Baby Pa

• Chains And Things

• For The People

• Hip Hopcrisy

• How I'm Livin'

• I Got A Love

• Just Do It

• Nothin' But A Party, Pt. 2

• Questions

• Smooth Sailing

• Step Up

• Take You There

• Take Your Time

• The Pj's

• To Each His Own

• Tru Master

• Warzone

• We Are The Chosen Few

• We Good

Discography

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• NY's Finest

  Caroline Distribution

  2008

• Soul Survivor II

  Rapster Records

  2004

• Lost and Found

  Rapster Records

  2003

• PeteStrumentals

  Bbe

  2001

• The Main Ingredient

  Elektra

  1994