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45-449: The album is a 28-track collection of unreleased Dilla beats mixed and arranged by Pete Rock . Although Jay Stay Paid is mostly instrumental, it includes guests vocals from several artists that Dilla worked with or admired, such as Black Thought , Havoc , Raekwon , MF DOOM , and M.O.P. It was executive produced by Dilla's mother Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey along with the musical supervision of Dilla's musical idol, Pete Rock. In regard to

90-537: A compilation album, Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics on October 27, 2003 on BBE records. The album contains a double disc package that feature two albums that were recorded in 1995-96 and shelved by the label Elektra Records . He went on to release more albums under BBE , including his third album Soul Survivor II on May 11, 2004 and his second instrumental album, The Surviving Elements: From Soul Survivor II Sessions on January 31, 2005 Rock would collaborate with Boston rapper Ed O.G. on

135-413: A concert in his neighborhood to where performers such as Marva Whitney , Lyn Collins , The JB's would come perform and do shows and acts in front of the audience. He would meet James Brown backstage after a show for a meet and greet. Rock started scratching at the age 7 when one of his parents brought him home a toy record player by Fisher-Price . He began scratching after his first cousin, Floyd Myers,

180-616: A large role in the fusing of jazz and funk music into hip hop. The aforementioned "Reminisce..." withstanding, Rock used many jazz samples on his album Mecca and The Soul Brother , such as Cannonball Adderley 's "Country Preacher", for the song "Return of the Mecca", or "Capricorn" for the song "In the House" from The Main Ingredient . Pete Rock's heavy use of intro and outro beats has also been widely influential. To introduce feature songs, he often plays

225-570: A project called My Own Worst Enemy in 2004, by produced entirely by Rock, with additional production by Diamond D , DJ Revolution and DJ Supreme One. In 2006, after Rock parted ways with BBE , Rock signed with Nature Sounds for his fourth album, NY's Finest on February 26, 2008. Rock oversaw the production of Jay Stay Paid , a posthumous album by the producer J Dilla , released June 2, 2009, on Nature Sounds . Following that, Pete Rock joined Kanye West in Hawaii, who traveled there to work on

270-463: A short instrumental excerpt, completely different from the rest of the song. Aside from their role as transitions, these are widely regarded as a way of displaying his large collection and as a challenge to other hip-hop producers to identify the records that the breaks come from. Mecca & the Soul Brother and The Main Ingredient use intro/outro beats on nearly every track to great effect, and

315-408: A single. Sylvia [Rhone] really didn't cooperate, she didn't break bread with me when it came down to resolving that. It was all about her changing everything around. She wanted to change my whole sound. When she said, "You gotta make a beat like Puffy ", I just knew it wasn't going to work out. Since their split in 1995, Pete Rock's relationship with CL Smooth has been highly unpredictable. Although

360-416: A summer release with Monumental first then with Camp Lo 's "80 Blocks From Tiffanys" LP. In an April 2011 interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Pete Rock discussed his new solo work including his album with DJ Premier , as well as exploring the fact that he has had numerous beats rejected by Eminem over the years Pete Rock Uncensored Radio Interview. In an August 2011 interview, he has confirmed

405-484: A superhero" and "I'm not the problem". In an interview taken in December 2006, Rock ruled out any further collaborations with Smooth but stated that he holds no grudges against his former partner. On June 1, 2024, on an interview with Drink Champs , Rock addresses the split between him and his partner CL Smooth: It should never be like this. Ever. We should still be together but some things, you know, that I can't tell

450-544: A trailer video on his Instagram page announcing that new works will be coming soon, including Return of the SP1200 (which was released on April 13, 2019, exclusively on vinyl ( Record Store Day ) and released digitally on April 26, 2019), PeteStrumentals 3 (a continuation to 2001's PeteStrumentals and 2015's 2 ), Don't Smoke Rock 2 (also a continuation to Don't Smoke Rock ) featuring Smoke DZA , and an album with rapper Skyzoo . Rock confirms to Okayplayer that he

495-638: Is also an avid fan of the NFL football team New York Giants and the NBA basketball team New York Knicks . A publisher from TV One called Pete Rock "the most visionary and renowned producers in Hip Hop history". Rock is viewed as the most prolific, influential, and respected hip-hop producers of all-time. A writer from Yellow Brick, called Pete Rock's music "a unique sound, which blends jazz and soul samples with hard-hitting drums, has inspired countless producers and helped shape

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540-560: Is also the older brother and younger cousin, respectively, of rappers Grap Luva and Heavy D . Peter Phillips was born in The Bronx in New York City, New York the fourth of five children born to Jamaican immigrant parents, Leighton Phillips and Eda Phillips . His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York when he was seven years old. Around the time, his parents would take him and his younger brother (Grap Luva) to see James Brown at

585-403: Is an American music producer, DJ and rapper . 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. 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

630-418: Is working on his sixth instrumental album called PeteStrumentals 4 , another continuation to Rock's previous PeteStrumentals series releases. The project was finished on June 30 and it's scheduled for a 2022 release on Tru Soul records. The project was released on March 31, 2022. In 2024, Rock collaborated with rapper Common with the release of The Auditorium, Vol. 1 which came out on July 12, featuring

675-480: The WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 soundtrack. He contributed two songs, and made a guest appearance on another song. He also produced all of the hip hop songs. He also appeared on John Cena 's WWE released album You Can't See Me . In 2006, Foxxx released his fifth album, Street Triumph . In 2009, Foxxx released his sixth album, Amerikkan Black Man . Bumpy Knuckles’ previously shelved second album Crazy Like

720-493: The What's the 411? single "Reminisce", which utilized the same sample from his own single "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)". Rock claims to have done several high-profile remixes that remain unreleased, including one of Madonna 's " Secret ". He also claims to have produced the original beat for The Notorious B.I.G. 's " Juicy " and that it was recreated by P. Diddy and Poke (of Tone & Poke fame), without consent. However, he

765-581: The E-mu SP-1200, thereafter using the Akai MPC2000XL . He also has a collection of about 90,000 records and looks for records at least once a week. Pete Rock was one of nine artists who participated in thetruth.com 's Remix Project, where he remixed the Sunny Side song "Magical Amount". Pete Rock himself being overwhelmingly influenced by Black American musical traditions of Soul, Jazz, and R&B music,

810-593: The UK and released PeteStrumentals , an instrumental album that features no vocals, excerpt for tracks 'Cake" and "Nothin' Lesser" which performed by the UN (Divine, Godfree, Laku and Roc Marciano ), a group that Rock brought in. The second version of PeteStrumentals for the Beat Generation series would be updated with new tracks after the release of J Dilla 's Welcome 2 Detroit album in 2001. In 2003, Rock would also release

855-552: The equalizer that was used there, which gave many of his productions a wah-wah effect. Another trait of his, more so in the earlier part of his career, is the way he uses horn samples to supplement his grooves. On " They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) ", Rock uses a horn sample from Tom Scott 's "Today"; he has also used horns on "Straighten It Out", Public Enemy 's "Shut 'Em Down", Rah Digga 's "What They Call Me", and A.D.O.R.'s "Let It All Hang Out". Along with Gang Starr , The Roots and A Tribe Called Quest , Pete Rock played

900-600: The age of 13. Propelled by the growth of his popularity, he began producing in the early 90s. After the breakup with CL Smooth in 1995, Rock continued working, remixing and producing for artists. He would be on Future Flavas with Marley Marl on Hot 97, which debuted in January of 1995. In 1996, he produced a song called "The Rap World", which Rock would rap alongside with Large Professor on High School High soundtrack. He made other guest appearances on albums, including Diamond D's 1997's Hatred, Passions and Infidelity LP,

945-498: The album's feel and direction Ma Dukes stated: It wasn't rushed and it wasn't haphazard. This album combines what he did in the beginning of his career, what he did in some of our early hospital stays, which was very deep, and some stuff pulled from old floppy disks & DATs . It's mind blowing... this is like the missing links to Dilla's legacy. Art Direction and illustrations for Jay Stay Paid were contributed by graphic artist Mike Orduna (Fatoe) for Fatoe.com. In promotion for

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990-405: The album's only cameo. After the success of Industry Shakedown , Foxxx released his fourth album, The Konexion (2003) via Barely Breaking Even . A less commercially successful affair, the album was nevertheless faithful to its predecessor in terms of style and content and featured contributions from frequent collaborator DJ Premier and DJ Clark Kent . Foxxx made significant contributions to

1035-515: The album, the Beat Junkies released a free sampler of the album. The format of the album plays like a radio show with Pete Rock as the program director. With regards to Pete's involvement, Ms. Yancey has stated, "Dilla wanted to pattern himself behind Pete. His dream was to become as close as possible to what Pete stood for. Pete meant everything to him. Dilla would have just been flabbergasted!" Pete has reciprocated Dilla's admiration, stating, "Dude

1080-500: The alias Freddie C. as a member of the Supreme Force (other members were Cool Cee and Easy E) on NIA Records. Later in 1986 he was slated to meet with producer Eric B. who was searching for an MC to pair up with; Foxxx missed the meeting, and Eric B. ended up pairing up with MC Rakim and forming the group Eric B. and Rakim . Despite this, Foxxx's first LP , Freddie Foxxx Is Here , was produced entirely by Eric B. and Foxxx, and

1125-458: The bulk of their productions out of samples, as well as the warm, mellow, and exuberant undertones apparent in their work. Pete Rock himself has added validation to the comparisons with J Dilla by stating "he's the only producer in this game that was just as serious [as me]." Rock is an avid Marvel fan. He enjoys reading and collecting comic books of his favorite superhero characters, such as The Incredible Hulk , Spider-Man , and X-Men . Rock

1170-480: The completion of the Camp Lo album "80 Blocks from Tiffany's" and that he is currently working on production for Torae 's album, Elzhi & his own solo album PeteStrumentals 2 . Pete Rock announced on Twitter that PeteStrumentals 2 is indeed confirmed finished and scheduled for a 2015 release. The project was released on June 23, 2015, on the indie label Mello Music Group . On January 2, 2019, Rock posted

1215-536: The face of hip-hop. So we're going to try to do some more. The pair went on a short international tour culminating in their well-received show at London's Jazz Cafe; however, soon after this they declined to comment any further on the new album, which never materialized (although Smooth did make three separate appearances on Soul Survivor II ). Eventually, Smooth would confirm rumors of a rift in an interview with AllHipHop.com, in which he appeared angry and frustrated with his former partner, saying "I didn't ask him to be

1260-400: The first hit single, "Wise Up". Through the years, Rock has helped to jump-start the careers of several artists. His first project outside of Pete Rock & CL Smooth was the hardcore duo YG'z , who released an EP called Street Nigga in 1993, with four out of the six tracks produced by Rock; however, they were quickly dropped from their deal with Reprise Records. His next venture, INI ,

1305-598: The foundation and origins of Hip-Hop music. Early on in his career he would also sample drum breaks such as Black Heat 's "Zimba Ku" for Heavy D & The Boyz 's "Letter To The Future". Pete Rock heavily used the E-mu SP-1200 as well as the Akai S950 —later moving onto using the MPC—for his productions. Pete Rock tends to use the samples as palettes for his beats, chopping (cutting the sample into smaller parts), filtering (altering

1350-691: The frequencies of the sample), and layering several samples, often within the same song. While this technique was applied long before Rock (on De La Soul 's Three Feet High and Rising or the work of The Bomb Squad for example), Rock's work is distinctive for the way in which he uses samples to achieve a hazy, droning effect. He is also noted for his resonant basslines, horn samples, and gritty sounding drums. His beats often sound as though they were being played from an old vinyl record; he samples many of his sounds straight off these records. He frequently recorded at Greene St. Recording in Manhattan , having liked

1395-547: The latter's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . In addition, he and DJ Premier have announced that they are working on a joint album together, although further details are unknown. In London, he confirmed that Big Pooh and C.L. Smooth will be on his half of the VS album and he planned on releasing five albums in 2011, including reuniting with C.L. Smooth for a third album, and dropping his fourth album on Nature Sounds . His next few collaborative albums are both due for

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1440-435: The older brother of Heavy D , taught Rock how to DJ. When Rock was 17, he learned how to make beats with the E-mu SP-1200 that Freddie Foxx gave him. Rock attended Mount Vernon High School . During high school, he met his future recording partner CL Smooth . He briefly attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice but was not a serious student and left to focus on his music career. According to Phillips, his father

1485-510: The pair briefly united for the reflective "Da Two" from Rock's Soul Survivor album in 1998, they avoided entertaining requests for a reunion album until 2001, when they once again teamed up for "Back on Da Block" from Rock's PeteStrumentals . In their interviews during this period, it appeared as though a new album was underway. As Rock would explain: We've been on tour, we know every rhymer and producer in this business. We've influenced people, even people we've never met have said that we changed

1530-414: The song called "Painz & Strife" featuring Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest . Rock released his first solo debut album, Soul Survivor on November 10, 1998, on Loud Records . The album would feature hit singles, "Tru Master" featuring Inspectah Deck amd Kurupt and "Take Your Time" featuring R&B group Loose Ends . In the early year of 2000, he worked out a deal with BBE , a label based in

1575-443: The sound of hip hop." Studio albums Collaboration albums Collaboration EPs Instrumental albums Compilation albums Freddie Foxx James Campbell (born March 27, 1969), is an American rapper and record producer , better known by his stage names Freddie Foxxx and Bumpy Knuckles . Foxxx got his start rapping in the early 1980s. In 1986, he recorded "You Gotta Come Out Fresh / Handling Things" under

1620-405: The tradition continues to the present on Rock's recent releases. "Another Pete Rock Remix" is Pete Rock's trademark catchphrase, heard on countless singles that he has remixed . In addition to hip-hop artists he has done remix work for artists from other genres such as his 1995 remix of " Before You Walk Out Of My Life " for R&B singer Monica . In 1992 he collaborated with Mary J. Blige on

1665-474: The whole public. But certain things happen in a partnership that just can't be   ... and people won't understand. I don't want to be the only one speaking on someone who's not here, but I wish him the best in life. Pete Rock creates beats from samples, the majority of which are taken from obscure R&B , funk , and jazz records. This paying true homage to the Black American musical traditions that are

1710-463: Was a group featuring Rock, his younger brother Grap Luva , Ras G and rapper Rob-O . They released a single, "Fakin' Jax", through Elektra Records in 1995, before their debut album, Center of Attention , was shelved by the label. The other two members continue to record solo material, albeit only sporadically. In an interview Rock elaborated on the situation: We finished the album, turned it into Elektra and they never put it out, they only put out

1755-403: Was able to pay it forward. Pete Rock has had a considerable impact on a number of record producers who have emerged in the hip hop scene since the late 1990s. Critics have favorably compared Detroit producer J Dilla and North Carolina's 9th Wonder to Rock; both of them worked with Rock during their recording careers. Several of the comparisons stem from the fact that these producers have created

1800-464: Was also a part-time DJ who had an impressive record collection. Rock would often accompany his father to a cricket club called Wembley in The Bronx and watch as he spun records for the guests. His first job was as a paperboy , in his neighborhood. His first major exposure to the hip hop audience was in the late 80s with Marley Marl as a DJ on New York's WBLS radio show "In Control With Marley Marl" at

1845-416: 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. 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

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1890-632: Was amazing. He just kinda came outta nowhere and the more you heard his beats the better they got. He may not be here with us, but it's all good; we're going to keep his music alive and well." The album debuted at the No. 96 on the Billboard charts with a total of 5,400 copies sold in its first week. In July 2009, video director Derek Pike shot a video for the single "24k Rap" featuring Havoc and Raekwon . Pete Rock Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock ,

1935-483: Was invited to produce the remix, which utilizes the same sample as the original— Mtume 's "Juicy Fruit". Although he received no official producer credit, he made the original demo beat for A Tribe Called Quest 's " Jazz (We've Got) ", which was then recreated by Q-Tip on the album The Low End Theory . He remixed Public Enemy 's "Shut 'em Down" and "Nighttrain" in the same day, starting at 12pm and finishing at 12am. Up until 2003, he created all of his productions on

1980-408: Was issued as a single , building a buzz for Foxxx and helping him to prep for his next full-length release. This time around he applied the lessons he'd learned from previous experiences with major record labels, and went the independent route. The Industry Shakedown album featured production from hip hop heavyweights DJ Premier , Pete Rock and The Alchemist . The members of M.O.P. provided

2025-526: Was released in 1989 through MCA Records . He soon parted ways with the label and became a member of Queen Latifah 's Flavor Unit establishment. In 1993, only promo copies of his second album, Crazy Like A Foxxx , were circulated when Epic Records decided to shelve it. Foxxx then began to be known more for his cameos on songs by Boogie Down Productions , Naughty by Nature , M.O.P. , O.C. and, most notably, his appearance on Gang Starr 's The Militia from their Moment of Truth album (1998). The song

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