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 superfluous. Though ive never heard a pete rock song i didnt like, almost each of the 16 tracks on mecca and the soul brother is simply oustanding. The creator remix and mecca and the soul brother remix are bonus tracks. Pete rock loves horns the way other djs and producers love drums. Smooth emerged in the early 90s as a powerhouse performance duo. Mount vernon, new yorkers pete rock a producerdj and rapper c. Smooth on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This is the first vinyl version of the album that features the actual mecca and the soul brother remix off the promo 12. Discover all of this albums music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. After the pair split in 1995 pete rock, whose work with cl had garnered him a.
Mecca and the soul brother has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Here you can find pete rock and cl smooth mecca and the soul brother zip shared files. Smooth mecca and the soul brother return of the mecca, for petes sake and more. Here you can find pete rock and cl smooth mecca and the soul brother shared files. Pete rock went on to become one of hiphops best and most respected producers, working with common, method man, redman, nas, slick rick and rakim along with an endless amount of remixes for other artists. The album is considered as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Okay, you wanna act trife and flip the script with your wonderama drama slash coma riff that youre kickin like pele, flows even bo knows my. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. The album contains their best known song, they reminisce over you t. In 1994, pete rock and cl smooth released mecca and the soul brothers followup the main ingredient after which they parted ways. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
The production on this album proved to be influential upon a legion of latter day producers. In addition, the main ingredient saw rock fleshing out and defining his trademark production style, which is now recognized for often containing smooth basslines, swirling horns, filtered samples, and spacious grooves. The way the album is constructed there is a definite climax in the middle starting with wig out, anger in the nation, which passes along a strong message. The 1992 released album by the mount vernon duo, reached a lot of esteem despite not getting commercial success, having albums like the chronic realeased at the time. Pete rocks heavy use of intro and outro beats has also been widely influential. The album contains their best known song, they reminisce over you. This version can be distinguished from the other eu version by the arrangement of the text the labels and by the additional text included in the antipiracy disclaimer printed along the perimeters of the labels. Songs like lots of lovinandthey reminisce over you t. With its crucial james brown breaks layered between trumpet and sax loops, coupled with the laidback vocals of smooth and rock, mecca and the soul brothertheir first fulllength albumstruts back and forth on that line between rap and soul. Mecca and the soul brother from 1992 is considered by fans and critics as one of the finesthip hop albums of the early 90s. Mecca and the soul brother has been widely acclaimed.
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