PeteStrumentals 2

PeteStrumentals 2
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2015
Recorded2005–2014
GenreHip Hop, Instrumental hip hop
Length58:50[1]
LabelMello Music Group
ProducerPete Rock
Pete Rock chronology
Monumental
(2011)
PeteStrumentals 2
(2015)
Don't Smoke Rock
(2016)

PeteStrumentals 2 is the third instrumental hip hop and fifth overall solo album by hip hop producer Pete Rock. The album was released on June 23, 2015, under Mello Music Group.[2][3][4] The album was released a day after Pete's 45th birthday and it serves as a sequel to 2001's PeteStrumentals. The track listing on the album features 20 instrumental tracks that was either unreleased or made by Pete himself. This would be Rock's first instrumental album since 2005's The Surviving Elements: From Soul Survivor II Sessions in nearly over 10 years. A music video for "Cosmic Slop" was also released on YouTube by Mello Music Group.[5] During the release of PeteStrumentals 2, a mixtape called PeteStrumentals 2 The Official J. Rocc Mix was also released as a digital downloadable mp3 format, which it was mixed by J. Rocc paying homage to Pete's latest album.[6] According to Rock, the project PeteStrumentals 3 which features no rapping and no samples, was released on December 11, 2020, on Tru Soul records. It includes Rock's band called "The Soul Brothers", which will provide live band playing as instrumental beats.[7]

  1. ^ "PeteStrumentals 2 (CD)".
  2. ^ "Pete Rock - One, Two, A Few More". HNHH. 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Pete Rock on Instagram: "Finally the New Petestrumentals 2 to be released June 23rd with MelloMusicGroup. The 1st petestrumental One,Two,A Few More available on Itunes. Get your pre-orders for the album now NOW! Sampler COMING SOON done by the Soul Brotha JROCC of the Infamous Beat Junkies!!! LETS GO!!!"".
  4. ^ "Pete Rock - Petestrumentals 2 (CD)".
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Pete Rock - Cosmic Slop | Official Video. YouTube.
  6. ^ "Pete Rock's New Album Gets Soulful Makeover". Rolling Stone. 7 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Pete Rock Drops "The Return of the SP1200" Instrumental Album". 25 April 2019.