The legendary Pete Rock was greeted with open arms on today’s episode of ESPN’s First Take. There the renowned producer had an opportunity to weigh in on Kobe Bryant’s role in the Lakers’ recent win streak and how allegations of Ray Lewis using performance enhancing drugs could further taint his legacy.
As the release date for The Grimy Awards draws near, Ill Bill provides another sampling from the project with “Truth.” The track features masterful production from none other than Soul Brother #1, Pete Rock. “Truth” picks up where “Severed Heads Of State” left off, with the Brooklyn rapper-producer spitting self-coined “mathematical goon rap” over smoothly chopped […]
If you’re a true Hip-Hop fan, you can never grow tired of hearing Pete Rock talk about beats. The Chocolate Boy Wonder recently talked digging for beats, hooking up tracks for The Throne, watching the late J Dilla produce fresh grooves and more.
Hip-Hop fans the world over were undoubtedly stoked that famed Mount Vernon, NY duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth set aside their differences a couple of years back. This summer marked the 20th anniversary of their debut LP, Mecca And The Soul Brother, and fans have been waiting since 1994 for a followup. Although a new record […]
Some things just go together: peanut butter and jelly, movies and popcorn, washed up entertainers and reality shows. The same principal applies to rappers and certain producers. Certain MCs and certain beat makers just have that magic touch when they link up in the studio [II]. Sometimes, when the force is that strong, rappers and […]
TDE’s rising star Ab-Soul is coming into his own, and the fact that he’s the headliner in Southern Florida’s concert, SouloInSloFlo, is proof. Before his headlining show, “the black-lipped bastard” gave an insightful and humbly, entertaining interview with AshleyOutrageous.com. The interview begins humorously with the nonsensical question, “Where does your hair come from?,” in which Ab-Soul quickly quipped, […]
Lupe Fiasco has honed in on a fall release date for his Food & Liquor 2: Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 project. The Chicago rapper announced the news via his Facebook page. Fiasco also previewed the record for his label, Atlantic Records, and it appears that he and his imprint are back on solid […]
Lupe Fiasco shoots the video for “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free).” Yep, the same song that Pete Rock publicly lambasted for its sampling of “They Reminisce Over Your (T.R.O.Y.),” which led to the Chi-Town rapper and legendary producer squashing their differences, but then Fiasco basically telling Sway Calloway not really.
This is record (as in vinyl) p0rn. FUSE caught with legendary Hip-Hop producer Pete Rock in his crib to take a look at his massive wax collection, which he ballparks at about 100,000 deep. In his Crate Diggers episode the Chocolate Boy wonder goes through a bunch of his most cherished records, included an OG […]
It’s still tough to believe that Heavy D is gone. The Mt. Vernon representing MC passed away due to a pulmonary embolism last November, but nevertheless remains in our Hip-Hop hearts thanks to the pioneering musical legacy he left behind. Today is the Overweight Lover’s birthday and longtime collaborator Tony Dofat and renowned Hip-Hop producer […]
Well, I guess we got this all wrong. Lupe Fiasco and Pete Rock were said to have worked their differences out, but it looks like somebody messed up. Wasulu called up to Sway and he spazzes completely out on Pete Rock. Definitely a must listen.
The short lived feud between Lupe Fiasco and Pete Rock is officially over. Both parties took to social media to announce that they spoke to each other and settled their differences stemming from Lupe Fiasco’s latest single, “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free),” wholesale sampling Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” […]
