…And another great Pete Rock remix

Pete Rock invented the remix. No questions about it. What made a PR remix so unique was his ability to disassemble a song — regardless of genre — and rebuild it with entirely new elements. More often than not, Pete Rock’s remixes eclipsed the OG version. As part of our ongoing Pete Rock & CL Smooth Day celebration, I’ve compiled a small sample of PR’s timeless remixes. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you 10 of Pete Rock’s Greatest Remixes. Feel free to add on to the list.
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When I told my boy Ivan that 6/9 is Pete Rock & CL Smooth Day on The Rap Up, he was kind enough to alley-oop the Mecca & The Soul Brother sample set. What you’re about to see is a thoroughly researched set thaIt contains all 47 samples used on Mecca & The Soul Brother. Download and enjoy.
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Pete Rock owes much of his success to a handful of music legends whose music served as an inspiration for his own creative process. Proceed to see a rundown of Pete Rock’s mentors and disciples. Set it off.
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Pete Rock is one of the most influential hip-hop producers of all-time, rivaled only by DJ Premier and Marley Marl. Many of today’s hottest producers, including Kanye West and Hi-Tek, swiped chunks of their technique from Soul Brother #1. Here are the Top 5 Disciples of Pete Rock. Read the rest of this entry »

“This one’s a girl, let’s name her Pam.” Oh, I’m just warming up.

17 years ago today, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth released their classic album, Mecca & The Soul Brother. Pete Rock’s smooth-sailing bassline and sprawling horn riffs revolutionized the soundscape of hip-hop forever. If you don’t already own a copy of that album, stop reading this right now. Head on over to (no, not Pirate Bay) Amazon.com and shell out $5 for a fresh copy. Your iPod will thank you for it.

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• 5 Artists That Influenced Pete Rock
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• Pete Rock & CL Smooth 1995 Sprite Commercial
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• Genius at Work

Pete Rock feat. D-Block - “914″ [Instrumental]
Pete Rock feat. Jim Jones & Max B - “We Roll” [Instrumental]
Pete Rock - “Till I Retire” [Instrumental]
What better way to jumpstart your work week (or college finals week, if you’re in the same predicament as me) than with these head-nodders from Pete’s NY’s Finest Instrumentals CD. I’m especially grateful for the “We Roll” instro, which sounds sooo much better without Jimmy’s larynx.

NY’s Finest (Instrumentals) drops on May 13th via Nature Sounds.

Featuring Funk Doc.

The video depicts Pete Rock shopping for records the old-fashioned way. I’m feeling this one from my heart all the way to my sneakers.