Peter Phillips,
better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record
producer, DJ and rapper of Jamaican descent. He rose to
prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically
acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. After the duo went their
separate ways, Rock continued with a solo career that has
garnered him worldwide respect, though little in the way of
mainstream success. Along with groups such as Stetsasonic, A
Tribe Called Quest, The Roots and Gang Starr, Rock played a
major role in the merging of elements from jazz into hip hop
music. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop
producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ
Premier and RZA as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip
hop production.
Pete Rock builds his
beats from samples, the majority of which are taken from obscure
R&B, funk, and jazz records. Early on in his career he would
also sample drum breaks such as Black Heat's "Zimba Ku" for
Heavy D & The Boyz's "Letter To The Future". Pete Rock heavily
used the E-MU SP1200 as well as the AKAI [S950]—later moving
onto using the MPC—for his productions. Pete Rock tends to use
the samples as palettes for his beats, chopping, filtering and
layering several samples, often within the same song. Pete
Rock's work is also distinctive for the way in which he uses
samples to achieve a hazy, droning effect. He is also noted for
his resonant basslines, horn samples, and gritty sounding drums.
Along with Gang
Starr, The Roots and A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock played a
large role in the fusing of jazz and funk music into Hip hop.
The aforementioned "Reminisce..." withstanding, Rock used many
jazz samples on his album Mecca and The Soul Brother, such as
Cannonball Adderley's "Country Preacher", for the song "Return
of the Mecca", or "Capricorn" for the song "In the House" from
The Main Ingredient. Pete Rock's heavy use of intro and outro
beats has also been widely influential. To introduce feature
songs, he often plays a short instrumental excerpt, completely
different from the rest of the song.
- 20 Pounding
Classic Snares
- 20 Breakin
Kick Drums
- 20 Hi-Hats
(open and closed)
- 20 Shakers
- 20 Crash
and Ride Cymbals
- Plus Many
Various Instrument Hits
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