Words by Jesse H.

I’ve mentioned my fondness over this album before, particularly the musicality that Pete Rock brought to the project. So you can imagine my delight when this little goodie popped up in the inbox. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jesse H.

To put it simply, there hasn’t been a Pete Rock production that hasn’t left my eardrums sufficiently shook. What a nice surprise then, that while spending time at one of the delightful sites that contributes to the tremendously impressive Hip Hop sample set (if you’ve never been, please take a few moments to visit, them folks put in work to create an unequivocal rapture for cratediggers), that I was hipped to a Pete Rock produced nugget of soul from the mid 90’s.

InI was a shortlived, eternally shelved Hip-Hop group from 1995 consisting of Rass, Rob-O, Grap Luva (Rock’s younger brother) and Marco Polo. The group crafted an underground opus with Center of Attention, an album that serves as Rock’s musical pinnacle in one of the most storied careers of any Hip Hop producer. Read the rest of this entry »