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GOMWAB Towers is in a state of disrepair due to an impending international move, but the news of Heavy D's death a few days ago managed to fight its way through the information super highway. In what is another blow to hip hoppers worldwide, Heavy - a.k.a. Dwight Arrington Myers - sadly passed away in Los Angeles on Tuesday at the young age of 44. The man behind a string of chart hits and critically acclaimed joints has kept a relatively low profile over the last decade, musically speaking, but was working on a [...]
Download audio file (01-Listen-Up.mp3) So this was an idea I had back in 2007. $ even made me a cover & everything & I never put it out. I decided to pull from that & make this to give y'all for this months edition of NKD, thus we going back in time, to a place where I was coming up as a MC I bumped the schitt outta everything on this edition. Broken tape decks & everythang! This past Saturday I was up @ my DJ W1shOne's Audio Playground all day working on [...]
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So as spring turns to summer, we change our dress, we spend more time outside and we take like a little bit slower (hopefully). Summertime music is very different than other seasons. With the change in our regular activities focused on spending time outside, the music we listen might be more chilled, ambient, less intrusive, fun and bright. Our friends at See The Leaves SF , who kindly made a summertime mixtape for us (see below), described summertime music as anything 90s hip hop. While we agree, we'd like to suggest a few other tracks, while also including some [...]
This is the One Year Anniversary of Sample Saturday... and a very special one at that. This past week I lost a friend of mine that I grew up with, went to school with, worked at Applebee's with... and built a lot of unique memories with. On Monday after his funeral service I spent hours with other mutual friends, reminiscing over his life, and telling our favorite stories of time spent together. The song "The Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" pays respect to Pete Rock and CL Smooth's lost friend Troy who they lost in 1990. Pete [...]
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In theory, I should be excited about The Roots and John Legend joining forces to record an album. But in reality, I haven't taken the chance to listen to any of the multitude of cuts that have leaked from their upcoming LP Wake Up! Apparently, the act of clicking and dragging is just too much for me. While I have a soft spot for Johnny L and The Square Roots, I'm a bit more enthusiastic about Pete Rock & CL Smooth. If you equate 'enthusiasm' with 'obsessive, slightly deranged fan', that is. [...]
Justus League is something of a rap supergroup and collective formed between 1997 and 1998 by founding members Cesar Comanche and 9th Wonder. Over the following decade it grew to include L.E.G.A.C.Y., The Away Team, Darien Brockington, Little Brother, Edgar Allen Floe, Median, Chaundon, Cesar Comanche, 9th Wonder, Buckshot, Sean Price, Skyzoo and Joe Scudda. Those who are aware of Little Brother's status will know that the collective has suffered some setbacks in recent times. In 2003 they put out a 2 disc mixtape, which was volume 2 of no less than [...]
The Jazz/Hip-hop DJ and producer legend: Peter Phillips (aka Pete Rock) has been working out of Brooklyn, New York for 23 years. He was made famous by his early projects with Run-DMC, Public Enemy and CL Smooth. Since then hes done production work with countless other artists/groups. I love the intros/outros that he places on his many of his songs; they are more than just another MC yelling about cash-money. His albums flow so well it's almost as if he's engineered them to be re-played. ;) Simply Put: Pete Rock's [...]
When hip hop fans of the 30-plus age bracket (and many of their younger counterparts, for that matter) recount the greatest hip hop tunes of all time, it's pretty safe to say that Pete Rock & CL Smooth's 'They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)' is always somewhere near the top of the list. The combination of an absolute monster of a beat from Pete and CL's poignant lyrics certainly struck a chord with many hip hop fans. But 'T.R.O.Y.' is more than just a classic song - it's one of the greatest tribute records ever recorded. The [...]
Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, Rock Band has let you recreate the songs of rock bands and pop acts from across the span of popular music with you playing the part of guitar god or vocal vixen. Whether you were making little girls scream as The Beatles or eagerly awaiting your chance to throw on guyliner as Green Day , the video game concept has thrilled millions with a faux musician experience. Now that experience gets expanded as Def Jam Records and 4mm Games, which is made up of the founders of [...]
In the early to mid '90s, buying the hip-hop I loved in any format – vinyl, cassette, CD, whatever – was a bit of an obsession ... and an expensive one, at that. Still, all these years later, I'm pretty proud of the collection I've amassed, from cassingles to imports and everything in between. I spent plenty of time and money at Swell Records back in the day, hoarding anything I could with those fancy dreams of being a DJ (haha ... yeah, right). One vinyl gem I plucked – marked down to $10 [...]
After putting in more than his share of work in hip-hop and creating a hefty list of classic material, seminal producer/artist Pete Rock is set to be recognized next month in NYC. The latest honoree in New York radio station Hot 97 personality Peter Rosenberg's Noisemakers event, Pete Rock will be shown appreciation at next month's installment of Noisemakers, which is set to take place on April 7 at 92YTribeca. Billed as a "night of music and conversation," the evening will feature the venue's house band The Noize , playing Pete Rock joints all night, [...]
This post is dedicated to the good folks at The Main Ingredient , a new-ish cafe/ale house in downtown Phoenix. It's no coincidence the eatery – owned by Matt and Courtney Diamond – shares the same name as second (and final) full-length by influential hip-hop duo Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth . It crossed my mind when I first heard the name of the place, but I didn't connect the dots until I saw Matt Diamond wearing a Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth T-shirt when I ate there a few weeks ago. My compliment on the [...]
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) I felt like listen to classic Hip-hop today and Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth are my favorites. This is off their most popular album Mecca & The Soul Brother.
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I don't have too much of a fun story for this week's OSM - mainly I just wanted to hear some Pete Rock beats again. I put a Pete Rock remix up on Friday with my Me & Jay-Z birthday post , and those classic PR soul sounds - the thick drums, organs & horns - sent me scurrying to put Mecca and the Soul Brother on the ole iPhone for today's at-work listening pleasure. So I figured whilst I was at it, why not give PR & CL the OSM treatment? And so there you [...]
Or if you're more of a hip-hop head... This song is also relevant if you're looking for a fly new T-shirt. 101 Apparel - - Turntablelab.com
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 At the end of 2009, Side One and I will part ways, but it's been a great year and I want to thank John for this awesome opportunity. I've been able to write about music I love, and you can't ask for much more than that. Stick around, though, I'll have a best of 2009 list coming up, and John has many more indie tricks, action photos, and great writing up his sleeve. NEW JAMS: : CunninLynguists - [...]
Not sure if there are any future indications that you can read from this but seeing Mecca & The Soul Brother together again on stage is sight for sore eyes...and sweet sounds for the ears.
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