Pete Rock & CL Smooth

OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Pete Rock & CL Smooth runs through 4 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside Kanye West, Common and J Dilla.

4 shows 5 tracks 12 related artists

Shows where Pete Rock & CL Smooth appears

Dilla Time: Off The Grid

J Dilla's off-grid timing and "uncanny" sample chops on "Workinonit" redefine hip-hop's swing, building on Pete Rock's legacy to shape neo-soul and producers like Madlib.

1 of 8 tracks — T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 7 plays

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Jamal to Nas: World Is Yours

Ahmad Jamal's unique jazz, with its melodic spaces, provides the introspective foundation for hip-hop, from Nas's 'The World Is Yours' to Pete Rock's iconic samples.

2 of 8 tracks — They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) · Straighten It Out

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 5 plays

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Summer's Fading Echoes

Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" to Pete Rock's "T.R.O.Y." shows how music captures the bittersweet melancholy of summer's end and life's profound transitions.

1 of 8 tracks — They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 1 plays

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Kanye's Wire: Soul Sample Genesis

Kanye West's "chipmunk soul," forged after a 2002 crash with Chaka Khan's "Through the Fire," defines a hip-hop era, from Jay-Z's "Izzo" to Common's "The Corner."