Everything hip-hop, R&B and Future Beats! With the nostalgic, funky samples of Pete Rock and the verbose rhymes of wordsmith Corey Penn (CL Smooth), The Main Ingredient is blessed with a stellar cohesiveness and an intrinsic East Coast sound. besides the obvious pac/biggie/wu-tang circlejerks, you're not gonna find much in depth discussion about older acts. It Was Far From Simple Back Then. Yeah hope they deliver as well as ATCQ did, anything with Pete Rock in it is great shit. !You can hear the full unedited interview on blogtalkradio.com at:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dropagemonem/2018/03/19/the-cl-smooth-experience It took CL and Pete Rock 22 whole years to reunite and create magic again in their studio. )", a requiem for fallen friends namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. The pair released their debut studio album. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Good Life: The Best of Pete Rock & CL Smooth, "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time", "After 22 Years, Pete Rock and CL Smooth Are Finally Ready to Make New Music", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pete_Rock_%26_CL_Smooth&oldid=1104622686, April 1993: Who's the Man? Highly underrated here. And that's all from one song. He is on Instagram as @therealclsmooth and has 60.1k followers. Smooth, raising his two sons became his biggest priority. Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Down with the King, Heavy D & The Boyz Feat. While touring in London with CL Smooth in early December 2011, Pete Rock stated that a new album was already in the works and would be released by year's end, or as soon as it was completed. He is best known for being one half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The pair of Pete Rock and CL Smooth saw their rise to fame with an excellent first LP that was filled to the brim with great cuts, including mega-hit "T.R.O.Y.". You also receive some +50 points to music for your trivia efforts. But, in the art-form, anything goes. http://www.spin.com/featured/after-22-years-pete-rock-and-cl-smooth-are-finally-ready-to-make-new-music/ Smooth. Sway urges Pete Rock & C.L. One of my favourites for sure though I can never decide between this or Mecca. He says that during the mid-1990s disbanding of Pete Rock & C.L. C.L. Plans in late 2016 for a third album following photographs in D.I.T.C.s Bronx, New York studio never yielded new music for public consumption. Smooth are available at. The latest mixtapes, videos, news, and anything else hip-hop/R&B/Future Beats related from your favorite artists, Press J to jump to the feed. For me, its just about [what is] beyond the music: being able to talk to each other, articulate, being able to understand each others pains. )." His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were . He goes by the name The Real CL Smooth Page on Facebook and has 658 people following him. The death of hip-hop pioneer Guru earlier in the year was a major catalyst to inspire their reunion. 2023 Hypebeast Limited. He is married to Shara McHayle. Pete Rock would produce tracks for numerous artists, including CL Smooth's It's a Love Thing and Love is a Battlefield from each of his solo albums. Take you there is such a banger. 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After the split the two of them became incredibly successful on their own even though at the beginning, CL was going very low key and inactive. He is an actor and composer, known for The Wackness (2008), Dope (2015) and Role Models (2008). He met rapper CL Smooth after moving to Mount Vernon. I figure if you cant have tea, you cant do anything. Pete Rock was born on June 21, 1970 in Bronx, New York, USA. Corey Brent Penn, Sr., famously known as CL Smooth is a music producer, rapper and a reality television show star who was born on 8th October 1998 in New Rochelle, New York. [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], track 3, "What's Next on the Menu? What I like most about his rapping style aside from the undeniable smoothness is his tendency to keep you guessing as to what word he's going to rhyme with. The Creator Lyrics. Pete Rock is pretty much my hip-hop hero. Salute! and instead of complaining about how nobody talks about them, just start the discussion. Reclaim the Throne (Video). CL Smooth has the total net worth of $6 million. Starting around the year 2006, CL Smooth began making guest appearances slightly more frequently. [2] They were first signed to Elektra Records, managed, and executive produced by Eddie F of Heavy D and The Boyz and Untouchables Entertainment who also then managed Pete Rock as a producer. Ironically, this was the duos last album together, never citing reasons for their separation. CL is one lucky guy who is very successful and well off now that he has hefty amount as his worth. Thanks for taking the time to pen this, you can clearly see a few of us appreciate it. You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. Daringly - and brilliantly - Pete crafted a completely new piece of music to underpin Chuck D's call to boycott multinationals benefitting from black . ", May 1993: Menace II Society (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), track 10, Death Becomes You, June 1993: Poetic Justice: Music from the Motion Picture, track 6, One in a Million, This page was last edited on 16 August 2022, at 00:37. Produced exclusively by the legend Pete Rock himself, The Main Ingredient defined the sound of the Money Earnin Mount Vernon duo, with Petes signature horns and jazz-laced drums patterns, tracks like I Got A Love, which derived from The Ambassadors Aint Got The Love and was sampled in Jay-Zs and Jay Elecs Shiny Suit Theory, and Sun Wont Come Out became the production prediction of Pete Rock even outside of his projects with CL. Since their split, the two managed to reconcile their differences only long enough to record five tracks over the course of ten years, namely "Da Two," "Back On Da Block," "Fly 'Til I Die," "Appreciate," and "It's A Love Thing." There are constant mentions of other classic duos, most of which I hear are Erik B. and Rakim, and MF DOOM and Madlib Why aren't Pete Rock & C.L. He says that during the mid-1990s "disbanding" of Pete Rock & C.L. 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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information . As a producer and a rapper it is very, very important for one to be aware of the people that they're collaborating with. [1], As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) gained notoriety for his use of obscure soul and jazz records, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Seriously, they might be my favorite duo and CL Smooth in particular is really underrated I think. With the sole job of tracing the timelines of all MCU projects. Monday nights party paid tribute to Italys favorite silhouette. Both are legends. But when I look at it on the outside looking in, I look at it like a boxer that sees the prize and the belt on another person, and I want it. Smooth sampled Keni Burke's "Risin' to the Top". Album, "Soul Survivor," Loud/RCA/BMG Records 07863-67616, 1998. While on the show, the buttery-voiced rapper discussed the standing of his relationship with Pete Rock. The Inside Story Of Biggie Smalls Transformation Into Big Poppa, LL Cool J Gets His Bell Rocked On Hot Ones, Redman Keeps It All The Way Real On A New Song With Logic. At 5:00, Sway Calloway asks C.L. Corey Brent Penn, Sr. (born October 8, 1968, New Rochelle, New York), known by his stage name CL Smooth, is an American rapper. Smooth discusses maturity and parenthood as a young father. Despite these intermittent collaborations, the pair has exchanged dismissive comments toward each other in separate interviews, disavowing plans for a full-fledged reunion.[1]. They also reference the infamous interviews of the early 2000s when CL Smooth said that Pete Rock needed to Give me a beat, shut the f*** up, and stop trying to live my life for me. Of that period Smooth said: Were trying to be not overly critical, but to just be loving. During this period, CL Smooth went on to release two solo albums - American Me in 2006 and The Outsider in 2007. In late 2010, the two finally ended their creative differences after 15 years of being at odds with each other. Elementary School, Miamis Museum Of Graffiti Announces First-Ever Pop-Up In Austin With The Art of Hip Hop Exhibit, Running March 10-28, [WATCH] Exonerated Central Park 5 Victim To Run For Harlem City Council, DJ Envy & Cesar Flippin NJ Pina Talks Upcoming Real Estate Show, Family Legacy, Disruption & More, Frandie Releases Official Video for Dreams, Fired Twitter and Google Employees Create Rival Social Media Platform, Rumors Swirl Surrounding Tyga and Avril Lavigne Relationship, #BHM Happy Born Day To The Man Named Allah! you're not gonna see much discussion of older artists here. Has some of Pete's best production work. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. expands. The veteran MC/producer released two solo singles, Too Cold and Just In Town (embedded below) in 2019. 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