It's crazy how Sway can ask the most sensible or controversial question without turning it into a clout chasing drama segment
Because of the albums he did with CL Smooth not really anything else besides TWIY beat which is Nas lyrically blackin out, this isn't a Eric Sermon type situation where he produced multiple successful acts after the breakup, but I don't want no new album with Pete Rock (beats is too soft and edgeless) I want CL on newer style production with a harder feel, CL flow is ill and judging from the reception of Pete's post breakup work their success was 50/50 cause he hasn't come close to recreating the magic of those first two albums with any other rapper since.
that's interesting because look at all the groups that had one producer...
Thats the thing tho, Pete never outshined the group, he's never reached the critical acclaim and success of those first two albums, Common is a great rapper but he aint CL, Its fukked up especially now when you ain't gotta be in the studio together to make a album that Pete can't give the people what they want.
naaaaahhhThats the thing tho, Pete never outshined the group, he's never reached the critical acclaim and success of those first two albums, Common is a great rapper but he aint CL, Its fukked up especially now when you ain't gotta be in the studio together to make a album that Pete can't give the people what they want.
CL Smooth has two damn near universally agreed classic ALBUMS as the main vocalist w/ Pete Rock, Pete Rock has no classic albums without CL Smooth, good remixes/placement tracks no classic albums, nice lil instrumental albums but no classics. No timeless songs like TROY etc. , I'm not saying Pete is wack but the fact remains he never reached the high's of his group to justify not continuing, and CL hasn't really rapped a whole lot since."Soul Survivor" > everything CL has done since they broke up.
Pete Rock was doing remixes for damn near everyone in rap in the 90's....what are you talking about?
Not to mention in the 00's he was producing for everyone from Ghost to Keisha Cole.
More recently he worked with Griselda and Flee Lord.
I suggest you revisit his discography because he's been active almost every year since they broke up:
Pete Rock production discography - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Fred.
Nothing to match the success and acclaim of the first two albums, and Pete is a producer not a rapper so a rapper, whoever it is, is 50% of the success or shine, like I said earlier CL ain't been active really recently, but the lyrics on those first two albums were top notch they shined equally imo. Common doesn't have two albums as the main vocalist that are better than Mecca and Main Ingredient, I judge rappers on they ALBUMS, I fux wit Com but he ain't got those type of classic albumsnaaaaahhh
pete‘s talent shined way brighter than cl. not just then…but even up through today.
and cl over com??? bruh
Compton crip from the 80s
"Soul Survivor" > everything CL has done since they broke up.
Pete Rock was doing remixes for damn near everyone in rap in the 90's....what are you talking about?
Not to mention in the 00's he was producing for everyone from Ghost to Keisha Cole.
More recently he worked with Griselda and Flee Lord.
I suggest you revisit his discography because he's been active almost every year since they broke up:
Pete Rock production discography - Wikipedia
Fred.
when CL brought up that he looked up to OG Turtle in that drink champs interview.
