◇ image via WikipediaPete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Heavy D & The Boyz. Those roots explain a lot about how Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Rock, O.C., A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde and Jeru the Damaja, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, reaching back through Heavy D & The Boyz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an American hip hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out and followed that with their 1992 LP Mecca and the Soul Brother.
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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth connections
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth grew out of Heavy D & The Boyz, shares an orbit with Pete Rock, O.C., A Tribe Called Quest and The Pharcyde. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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