Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Nevertheless, the duos best singles they reminisce over you t. The 1992 released album by the mount vernon duo, reached a lot of esteem despite not getting commercial success, having albums like the chronic realeased at the time. Oct 26, 2010 from the album mecca and the soul brother 1992. Smooth delivers both the commerciallyreleased hits and the album track gems. Smooths music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. A music video for the 1992 single straighten it out by the hiphop recording artists pete rock and c. Smooth were an influential hiphop group from mount vernon, new york they made their debut in the rap world with their 1991 ep, all souled out. When i bought this album as an mp3 download, i received a remix of straighten it out rather than the original. It sold moderately well enough to justify elektra records clearing the way for 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. You could listen to this album over and over again.
The creator mix is actually a oneminute unreleased instrumental. Smooth discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Make sure to download this track on itunes or amazon. Make sure to download this track on itunes or amazon off the underground classics album. In addition, the main ingredient saw rock fleshing out and defining his trademark production style, which is now.
I got a love, lots of lovin take you there, mecca and the soul brother, one in a million, and straighten it out, the best of pete rock and c. And thats a fact baby now youre gonna kick some lyrics like this cmon. Smooth joints from their debut lp mecca and the soul brother. Rather than completely replace the straighten it out production, the remix simply alters it in a tasteful manner. Pete rock would produce tracks for numerous artists, including cl smooth s it s a love thing and love is a battlefield from each of his solo albums. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. And thats a fact, baby now youre gonna kick some lyric.
Smooth delivers both the commerciallyreleased hits and the album track gems that most of their fans have come to love. It gets live with some cutting and scratching to bring the track out. Smooth emerged in the early 90s as a powerhouse performance duo. 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. Smooth were a hiphop duo from mount vernon, new york. The song was the lead single off their debut album, mecca and the soul brother, released in 1992, and later became a staple of classic early 1990s hip hop. It features vocalist crystal johnson on the chorus. The bside is a remix of the album track get on the mic from the main ingredient. Smooth unreleased joints release in 1996, uplifting but also super chill roy ayers styles vibes and its the cut really worth seeking out 102 bpm. They made their debut with their 1991 ep, all souled out and followed with 1992s mecca and the soul brother lp. The song deals with bootleggers and sample clearance opportunists. Early on in his career, he was also famed for his remix work. With the exception of just a few tracks, this feature is recurrent throughout the album. Smooth in the game, nothing would ever be the same.
These songs have great grooves and give a different spin on some great classics. The album contains their best known song, they reminisce over you t. When i first heard pete rock and cl smooth, i heard some tracks from the main ingredient. Smooth did just that on mecca and the soul brother, and they did so in the most unlikely way of all after the succinctness of all souled out by coming up with a sprawling, nearly 80minutelong album on which not a single song or interlude is a throwaway or a superfluous. Mount vernon, new yorkers pete rock a producerdj and rapper c.
Holy shit the production on this album is awesome, and the lyricism is really great too. In the music video, cl smooth raps about the struggles of starting his rap career and provides a socially conscious message against criminal behavior. Pete rock would produce tracks for numerous artists, including cl smooths its a love thing and love is a battlefield from each of his solo albums. Its time to dip dive dip you might break a hip to the sound thats legit ive come to make a hit i usually bust scratches with my man, c. Hailing from money earnin mount vernon, new york, this djmc duo first made noise in the rap world on the 1991 ep, all souled out. Smooth over breezily swinging productions from pete rock, one of hiphops best trackmasters. Mecca and the soul brother has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Unlike the previous single, they reminisce over you t. Phillips born june 21, 1970, better known by his stage name pete rock, is an american record producer, dj and rapper. Each remix is a new creation of the original that can stand completely alone. Amazon did refunded me and stated that they would change the song available for purchase and download to match the sample song.
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