Pete Rock performing at Marvel/ Stussy launch party in Los Angeles, 2011 His first job was as a paperboy, in his neighborhood. Rock would often accompany his father to a cricket club called Wembley in The Bronx and watch as he spun records for the guests. According to Rock, his father was also a part-time DJ who had an impressive record collection. He briefly attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice but was not a serious student and left to focus on his music career. During high school, he met his future recording partner CL Smooth. His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York when he was seven years old. Pete Rock was born in The Bronx in New York City, New York the fourth of five children born to Jamaican immigrant parents. Pete Rock is also the older brother and younger cousin, respectively, of rappers Grap Luva and Heavy D. Along with groups such as Stetsasonic, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest and The Roots, Rock played a major role in the merging of elements from jazz into hip hop music (also known as jazz rap). Early on in his career, he was also famed for his remix work.Īfter 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.
He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, RZA, and Q-Tip as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is a Jamaican-American music producer, DJ and rapper.
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