Spotify Release Info
Track: All the Places
Artist: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Album: The Main Ingredient
Artist Bio
Name: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Spotify Genres: east coast hip hop, jazz rap, old school hip hop, boom bap
Followers: 302,344
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Biography
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth were a hip-hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out and followed with 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a producer, DJ Pete Rock (Peter Phillips) tended to prefer obscure soul and jazz sides for sample sources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth (Corey Penn) tended to be philosophical in his raps, and he mostly avoided profanity. Their signature hit was “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, a dirge for fallen friends--namely Troy "Trouble T-Roy" Dixon, a member of Heavy D & The Boyz, who died in 1990. 1994's The Main Ingredient was the follow up, and they appeared on a string of guest appearances for remixes, soundtracks, and other works. Public Enemy, EPMD, Heavy D and Johnny Gill were among the artists they collaborated with, and they can also claim credit for producing (and performing on) Run-DMC’s 1993 comeback single 'Down with the King'. Despite all this, the duo failed to go gold on any of their own releases. Separating in 1995 (shortly after a Sprite TV commercial), they eventually reunited on a handful of cuts from Pete Rock’s solo recordings: Soul Survivor (1998), PeteStrumentals (2001) and Soul Survivor II (2004). They also went on a brief reunion tour as a warm up for their then-anticipated new album, which ended with a show at London's famous Jazz Cafe. Despite these intermittent collaborations, the pair has exchanged dismissive comments toward each other in separate interviews, disavowing plans for a full-fledged reunion. Their best-of compilation, Good Life, was released on Elektra in 2003. A deluxe CD box-set of Mecca and the Soul Brother was released in October 2010 by Traffic, a division of Elektra. The package includes a remastered CD of the original album, a second disc of remixes, instrumentals and acapellas, a fold-out poster and a detailed booklet with interviews and insights from Rock and Smooth. (courtesy wikipedia)
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1.They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)Mecca And The Soul Brother
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2.Straighten It OutMecca And The Soul Brother
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3.The CreatorThey Reminisce Over You
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4.Take You ThereThe Main Ingredient
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5.All the PlacesThe Main Ingredient
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6.Carmel CityThe Main Ingredient
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7.I Got a LoveThe Main Ingredient
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8.They Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y.) - Instrumental VersionMecca And The Soul Brother (Deluxe Edition)
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9.Lot's of LovinMecca And The Soul Brother
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10.In the HouseThe Main Ingredient
Discogs Release Info
Release: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - In The House / All The Places
Year: 2008
Genres: Hip Hop
Styles: Conscious