J Dilla's 2006 album "Donuts" is the instrumental hip-hop album that I compare all instrumental hip-hop albums against. What Dilla nailed with "Donuts" was usin... Read More...
Best shortstop of all time? Derek Jeter. Best "Rocky" film of all time? "III." Best Air Jordans of all time? XIs. Best producer of all time? Pete Rock. Glad th... Read More...
In an apparent quest to sign East Coast rap acts of both artistic and commercial merit in the early '90s, Elektra Records stumbled upon a certain Mount Vernon p... Read More...
I like Pete Rock. I like his layered, jazzy beats, his knack for finding the perfect samples and working them into perfect beats, his ability to realize hip ho... Read More...
Being a fan of Pete Rock is a glorious luxury. Seeing the name on the production credits is like satisfaction guaranteed, and with a catalog so vast as his, it'... Read More...
Pete Rock's signature sound has evolved a little since his first opus, "Mecca and the Soul Brother." While most of the other great producers from this time have... Read More...