Pete Rock
Somewhere on the outskirts of New York a hip-hop moment twenty years in the making is about to commence. It’s the kind of frosty, January…
Pete Rock’s informal relationship with jazz legend Roy Ayers began in the 1990s when he sampled his song “Searching” for his song of the same…
The term “living legend” gets thrown around a lot in Hip-Hop, but only a handful of people can actually fit those kicks. One of those…
There are few things Camp Lo are not strangers to. One would be the ideal of pushing fashion forward. By combining the slickness of the…
Dwight Errington Meyers had a way with words whether he was rhyming or not. “God gave me a gift to put people at ease,” said…
Today we check out a new joint from Lupe Fiasco it’s called “Around My Way”. Now this joint is on the Food & Liquor 2 and it has the Pete Rock & CL Smooth “They Reminisce Over You” sample but Pete Rock the producer of the original song is pissed saying he feels disrespected that […]
This Sunday Centric TV will air the documentary Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D. Hip Hop legend Heavy D was the man back in the 80’s and 90’s era who was best known for his uplifting, and often times humorous rap lyrics. His high energy music along with his incredible dance moves always left […]
Hip-Hop producer Pete Rock recently spoke to BET.com about the loss of his cousin Heavy D, who was instrumental in launching his career. “Heavy was our world,” said Pete, 41. “The craziest, funniest guy to be around.” Here is an excerpt of his memories of Heavy D : Hev lost two brothers and Troy [Heavy’s […]
On Tuesday June 28, 2011, Pete Rock, Smiff-N-Wessun and hundreds of their supporters gathered at in New York’s Lower East Side to celebrate the release of…
On Tuesday June 28, 2011 Pete Rock, Smiff-N-Wessun and hundreds of their supporters gathered at in New York’s Lower East Side to celebrate the release of their album, Monumental. The night was marred by violence when members of the NYPD used excessive force to quell what they thought was an unruly crowd. However, eyewitness testimony […]
Pete Rock’s wife Shara McHayle has asked friends and supporters to gather at 100 Centre Street in New York, NY at 9am this morning to seek justice in the wake of the police misconduct at the Monumental album release party. Following is an official statement from the family’s lawyer, Kenneth Montgomery. On Tuesday, June 28th, […]
NEW YORK — Last night at a release party for Pete Rock and Smif N Wessun’s album, “Monumental,” police got into several physical altercations with fans, family members and supporters of the artists. Rapper Pete Rock claimed on Twitter that his daughter punched an officer in the face, and that he saw police beat another […]
