Pete Rock войдет в десятку лучших битмейкеров хип-хопа, кто бы ни составлял подобную. Действительно, у нас, при культовом статусе Madlib или DJ Premier, «Душевного Брата №1», как его еще называют, знают гораздо меньше. А меж тем, сложно найти достойного битмейкера, который не указал бы Пита Рока в числе своих вдохновителей. Участник легендарного дуэта Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, а также автор отличных сольных альбомов, снабдил битами добрую сотню американских рэпперов и те отблагодарили его, откликнувшись на предложение поучаствовать в работе над новой пластинкой «NY’s Finest».
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Rapper, DJ, and producer Pete Rock first emerged in 1991 as one half of a duo with C.L. Smooth, debuting with the All Souled Out EP. A hit LP, Mecca and the Soul Brother, followed before the two went their separate ways in the wake of 1994's The Main Ingredient, with Rock remaining a prolific studio presence prior to the release of his solo debut, Soul Survivor, on Loud/RCA four years later. Dropped from the label, he continued his career as an independent producer, and later signed to Rapster/BBE in 2001 for PeteStrumentals. Two years later, the label released a two-part compilation of mid-'90s LPs with Lost and Found. In 2004, Rock produced the sequel to his debut, Soul Survivor II, with features coming from Pharaohe Monch, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and former partner C.L. Smooth. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.