Pete Rock: Biography

Pete Rock
Birth Name:
Peter Phillips

Born:
Dec 31, 1969

Genres:
Rap & Hip-Hop Music, Gangsta and Hardcore Rap Music, East Coast Rap Music

Decades Active:
1990's|2000's


Artistic Quality
Low
Cultural Impact
Low



Rapper, DJ, and producer Pete Rock first emerged in 1991 as one half of a duo with C.L. Smooth, debuting with the All Souled Out EP; the hit LP Mecca and the Soul Brother followed before the two went their separate ways in the wake of 1994's The Main Ingredient, with Rock remaining a prolific studio presence prior to the release of his solo debut, Soul Survivor, four years later. BBE issued the hip-hop-centric PeteStrumentals in spring 2001.

- Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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