First Name |
Pete
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Last Name |
Rock
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Alternative Name |
Soul Brother #1, The Chocolate Boy Wonder
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Birthday |
21st June, 1970
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Birthplace |
New York City, United States
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Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Music producer, disc jockey, rapper, singer
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Occupation |
Rapper
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Music Genre (Text) |
East Coast hip hop, alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop, jazz rap, turntablism
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Year(s) Active |
1987–present
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Instrument (text) |
Turntable, sampler, keyboard, bass guitar
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Record Label |
Elektra, Loud/RCA/BMG, Rapster/BBE, Nature Sounds/Caroline/Virgin/EMI, Loud, Nature Sounds, Mello Music Group, Babygrande Records, Tru Soul Records, Babygrande, Mello, Tru Soul
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Associated Acts |
CL Smooth, Grap Luva, Marley Marl, INI, Heavy D, The UN, YGz, DJ Premier, Edo G, 9th Wonder, DJ Green Lantern, Rakim, Nas, J Dilla, AZ, Wu-Tang Clan, Pharoahe Monch, Kanye West, Smif-N-Wessun, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Ill Bill, Non Phixion, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Large Professor, Ed O.G., Big Mello, Smoke DZA, Kendrick Lamar, Skyzoo
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Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record 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 J Dilla 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.