The song contains a sample from brother jack mcduffs electric surfboard. The mestyles mixx series volume one the pete rock and. The bside is a remix of the album track get on the mic from the main ingredient. Over a jazzy pete rock sample, or maybe any pete rock production no one can capture it quite like cl smooth even today its still evident in their reunion tracks back on the block, shine on me, love thang. Smooth did just that on mecca and the soul brother, and they did so in the most unlikely way of all after the succinctness of all souled out by coming up with a sprawling, nearly 80minutelong album on which not a single song or interlude is a throwaway or a. List of all the songs by pete rock and cl smooth, heard in movies and tv shows. In the place to be wit my man pete rock and cl smooth. I am the one they call the g the r the a the p and i didnt write this its come off the top of the dome so whatcha wanna do, and whatcha wanna go home and tell, ya mama. Stream the mestyles mixx series volume one the pete rock and cl smooth edition mixtape by pete rock and cl smooth hosted by itsdeejaydazone welcome to the first of many mestyles mixes. As a producer, dj pete rock peter phillips tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horndriven hooks. It features vocalist crystal johnson on the chorus. Y one of hip hops greatest songs and one of its best elegies, pete rock created this for trouble troy.
Abramus digital, latinautor warner chappell, latinautor, warner. Pete rock and cl smooth mecca and the soul brother 1992 buy now. Smooth they reminisce over you poldoore remix by poldoore from desktop or your mobile device. Smooth they reminisce over you poldoore remix youtube nas nas is like poldoore remix duration. Smooth searching remix youtube ini center of attention full album hq duration. Smooth, inspired by the death of their close friend troy dixon 1967 1990 better known as trouble t. Its time to dip dive dip you might break a hip to the sound thats legit ive come to make a hit i usually bust scratches with my man, c. Released almost exactly a year after 1991s all souled out ep, mecca was the release that really established the duo as. Smooth were a hiphop duo from mount vernon, new york. Pete rock is easily one of my favorite producers with his boombastic, bass heavy beats and perfectly tailored scratches, and cl smooths butta flow fits the beats sweetly. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. Pete rock had confirmed that among his promised new slew of releases in 2011, that one of the albums would be the third album between himself and cl smooth, that as of 2012, is still in the works. Putting out quality material throughout the 90s, the duo epitomized the sound of east coast music for many hiphop heads.
Its going down from out of town off the wicked streets of new york trouble me and my man map the plan and make a hefty bundle blessing weight to. Each remix is a new creation of the original that can stand completely alone. The song samples keep rising to the top by keni burke. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Duo who crafted artful hiphop in the 1990s, relying on rocks smooth beats and clever soul and jazzfilled samples. Mixing samples and live instrumentation into a dynamic blend that sits somewhere between moody laidback and swirling upbeat, belgiumbased producer poldoore made his first mark on the scene in 2014 with his debut lp the day off, earning him a widespread fanbase. Been a fan of pete rock and cl smooth for many years. When they reminisce over you, listen pete rock listen, just listen to the funky song as i rock on and thats word is bond im not playin everybody, just coolin this song we dedicate to the one and only never be another he was my brother trouble troy its like that yall and you dont stop pete rock and cl smooth for 92 and we out, later. See scene descriptions, listen to their music and download songs. Albums include mecca and the soul brother, the main ingredient, and they reminisce over you t. Good life is a cool jazzhorn laden banger with cl droppin knowledge of heads trying to up their stations in life.
The song contains a mix of jazzyhorns over a sumptuous baseline, with a chorus sung by cl smooth, and scratches and cuts by pete rock. After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally ready. Smooth sampled the beginning of the ends when she made me promise. Putting out classics like they reminisce over you t. A music video for the 1992 single they reminisce over you t. Smooth never had a lot of commercial success, but one thing can be said about them. Abramus digital, latinautor warner chappell, latinautor, warner chappell. Smooths music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Smooth soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 46 tracks. This was the first live show theyve performed together in 15 years and they were amazing. The followup the day after saw the daylight in 2016, enjoying similar succes and confirming poldoores. Whats up pete rock, come get on the cut rock to the beat, get wreck on the regular listen to me because i cause mass hysteria. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
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