Smooth lyrics 43 song lyrics sorted by album, including carmel city, in the house, on and on. The chain of ideas from jefferson airplane to tom scott to pete rock and cl smooth reminds me very much of the chain from paul simon to bob james to rundmc that culminates in peter piper. Smooth and pete rock s debut thumps hard with the bass turned up to 10, as choppedanddistorted horn samples blast from one stereo speaker to the other. They reminisce over you vibes mix instrumental credits. Pete rock as the producer and cl smooth as the rapper, they have released their very first cut on june 25, 1991. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Smooth sampled the beginning of the ends when she made me promise. 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. Pete rock was born on june 21, 1970 in bronx, new york, usa as peter phillips. 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.
They reminisce became part of one of contemporary hip hops perennially. A music video for the 1992 single they reminisce over you t. Smooth they reminisce over you official video youtube the pharcyde runnin official music video duration. Pete rock loves horns the way other djs and producers love drums. The music video is inspired by the death of trouble t roy, and pays tribute to his life and contributions to hiphop culture. Mount vernon, new yorkers pete rock a producerdj and rapper c. While pete crafts jazzy boombap beats that reflect the tumult of new york city streets, c. Smooth, inspired by the death of their close friend troy dixon 1967 1990 better known as trouble t. The album is considered as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. I said a hip, hop, the hippy to the hippyto the hip hip hop, you dont stop. The album contains their best known song, they reminisce over you. Lead vocalist cl smooth corey penn tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Smooth was responsible for penning some of hiphops timeless classics, including the creator, straighten it out, take you there, and the landmark they reminisce over you t.
It was recorded on their album mecca and the soul brother in 1992. Mecca and the soul brother from 1992 is considered by fans and critics as one of the finesthip hop albums of the early 90s. What is best known about this lp and pete and cl is the classic joint and my favorite song ever they reminisce over you t. Smooth soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 46 tracks. Smooth i reminisce for a spell, or shall i say think back 22 years ago to keep it on track the birth of a child on the 8th of october a toast but my granddaddy came sober countin all the fingers and the toes now i suppose, you hope the little black boy grows, huh 18 years younger than my mama but i really got beatings cause the girl loved drama in single parenthood. After 22 years, pete rock and cl smooth are finally. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of.
Smooth, from their 1992 album mecca and the soul brother. His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were easily recognizable signatures of smooth s style, and with pete rock s. Mecca and the soul brother s most enduring song, the first single they reminisce over you t. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. By the next year with their brilliant lp mecca and the soul brother, they made it clear that all souled out was only the tip of the iceberg. Smooth discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled.
Pete rock would produce tracks for numerous artists, including cl smooth s its a love thing and love is a battlefield from each of his solo albums. Its this obsession with funky horn breaks that sets pete rock and c. I catch a body at a party, sort of herbal with the verbal look above and see the vultures fly around in a circle baggin while youre. Smooth sampled tom scott and the california dreamerss today. There is no hip hop song that embodies this feeling more than they reminisce t. Songs like lots of lovinand they reminisce over you t. Smooth were a hiphop duo from mount vernon, new york.
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