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Meet & Greet tickets include a General Admission ticket.Pete Rock is a hip-hop DJ, Grammy award winning producer, and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 90’s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. After the duo went their separate ways, Pete Rock continued with a solo career that has garnered him worldwide respect. Pete Rock introduced the merging of elements from jazz into hip hop music which has forever left an indelible mark among hip hop fans. Considered one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, he is often mentioned alongside Rick Rubin and Marley Marl.
Pete’s father was a part-time DJ, who had an impressive record collection. Pete would often accompany his father to a cricket club called Wembley in the Bronx and watch as he spun records for the people present. Pete Rock’s first major exposure to the hip-hop audience was in 1987 with Marley Marl, as a DJ on New York’s WBLS radio show “In Control With Marley Marl.” The 16 year old was recognized by the listening audience as the man “putting in work’’ as he would use double copies of each record to cut up every song he played, when most New York DJs would only use double copies on every 3rd and 4th song. Propelled by the growth of his popularity, he began producing in the early 1990’s.
In 1991 he joined with CL Smooth to release the EP All Souled Out. Two full-length albums followed, 1992’2 Mecca and The Soul Brother considered by many to be a classic and 1994’s The Main Ingredient. Both albums were released to wide critical acclaim, cementing their positions as classics in hip hop history. Soon after The Main Ingredient, the duo went their separate ways.
While working as a DJ with Marley Marl on Hot 97’s Future Flavas show in the late 90’s, Pete Rock was able to forge a relationship with Loud Records, allowing him to release his solo album Soul Survivor in the summer of 1998. Pete Rock continued to release solo albums including Petestrumentals in 2001 and Soul Survivor II in May of 2004 which earned Pete Rock a nomination for The Source Awards “Independent Album of the Year” category.
Presently, Pete Rock continues his production work and has amassed an impressive list of collaborators which includes: Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Nas, The Roots, Common, Kanye West, J Dilla, Notorious B.I.G., Madonna, Will Smith, De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, Monica, Run-D.M.C, and more. “The Auditorium Vol. 1 ” a Common x Pete Rock collaborative body of work is slated for release in the Summer of 2024
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