Pete Rock | |
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 Rock performing at Rahzel and Friends, Brooklyn Bowl, 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter O. Phillips[1] |
| Also known as | Soul Brother #1[2] The Chocolate Boy Wonder[3] |
| Born | June 21, 1970 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
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| Discography | Production discography |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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| Formerly of | Pete Rock & CL Smooth |
Peter O. Phillips[1] (born June 21, 1970),[4] better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American music producer, DJ and rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time,[5] and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, RZA, and Q-Tip as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Early on in his career, he was also famed for his remix work.
After 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.[6] 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). Pete Rock is also the older brother and younger cousin, respectively, of rappers Grap Luva and Heavy D.[7][8]
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