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Pete Rock (A.K.A. The Soul Brother) (Born Peter Phillips, June 21, 1970 in The Bronx, NY)
C.L. Smooth (A.K.A. The Mecca Don) (Born Corey Brent Penn, October 8, 1968 in Mount Vernon, NY)

See Also: Heavy D & Boot Camp Clik

Albums
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother (Deluxe Edition)
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor II
Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun - Monumental

Singles
Pete Rock - Warzone (Single)

Also Featured On...
America Is Dying Slowly (Pete Rock)
AZ - Final Call (C.L. Smooth)
Mary J. Blige - What's The 411? Remix (C.L. Smooth)
Mary J. Blige - The Making Of A Queen Volume One (C.L. Smooth)
Camp Lo - Stone And Rob Caught On Tape (Pete Rock)
Common - Communication (Pete Rock)
Common - Uncommon Classics (Pete Rock)
eLZhi – ELmatic (Pete Rock)
Essential Underground Hip-Hop 2 (C.L. Smooth)
Hip-Hop Docktrine: The Official Boondocks Mixtape
Johnny Gill - Favorites (C.L. Smooth)
Heavy D & The Boyz - Peaceful Journey (C.L. Smooth)
Heavy D & The Boyz - Nuttin' But Love (Pete Rock)
High School High (Pete Rock)
House Of Pain (Pete Rock)
House Of Pain - Shamrocks & Shenanigans: The Best Of House Of Pain And Everlast (Pete Rock)
Kurupt Presents Pentagon Rydaz (Pete Rock)
John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up! (C.L. Smooth)
Masta Killa - Wu-Tang: The Next Chamber (Pete Rock)
Menace II Society
Nature Sounds Presents Natural Selection (Pete Rock)
Nottz - In My Mind The E.P. (Pete Rock)
Pharoahe Monch - Where Is Monch? (Pete Rock)
Poetic Justice
Raekwon - Unexpected Victory (C.L. Smooth)
Slick Rick - J-Love Legends Vol 2: Slick Rick (Pete Rock)
Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 2.10 (Pete Rock)
Soundbombing II (Pete Rock)
Sway & King Tech Featuring DJ Revolution - This Or That
Thug Radio Mixtape 18: Raw Shit
Urban Hip Hop Volume 1 (Pete Rock)
Uptown's Block Party Vol. 2 (C.L. Smooth)
Who's The Man?

Bio From All Music.Com
Mt. Vernon, New Yorkers Pete Rock (a producer/DJ) and rapper C.L. Smooth emerged in 1992 as both a powerhouse performance duo and as prolific producers. Their 1992 album Mecca And The Soul Brother was a hip-hop classic with great cuts including "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" and "Straighten It Out." They later collaborated with Mary J. Blige for a remix of her song "Reminisce" that effectively merged the two tracks in a re-edited hit. Their next album, The Main Ingredient, appeared in 1994, but they split for solo careers one year later. They also recorded many productions for both hip-hop acts and urban contemporary artists like Johnny Gill. - Ron Wynn

Pete Rock's Bio From All Music.Com
Rapper, DJ and producer Pete Rock first emerged in 1991 as one half of a duo with C.L. Smooth, debuting with the album All Souled Out; hit LPs like 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. Dropped from the label, he continued his career as an independent producer, and later signed to Rapster/BBE in 2001 for PeteStrumentals. Two years later, the label released a two-part compilation of mid-'90s LPs with Lost and Found. In 2004, Rock produced the sequel to his debut, Soul Survivor II, with features coming from Pharoahe Monch, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and former partner C.L. Smooth. During the next few years, Rock focused on producing for other artists, including Edo G and Ghostface Killah, releasing his next solo album, NY's Finest, in early 2008. — Jason Ankeny

C.L. Smooth's Bio From All Music.Com
As one-half of the classic-era hip-hop duo Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, C.L. Smooth was responsible for penning some of hip-hop's timeless classics, including "The Creator," "Straighten It Out," "Take You There," and the landmark "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)." His smooth voice, effortless flow, and conscious lyrics were easily recognizable signatures of Smooth's style, and with Pete Rock's soulful and funky backing, they distinguished themselves as a formidable duo even amid the flourishing of many other acclaimed alternative rap groups in the early '90s. Smooth, born Corey Penn, was raised on his grandparents' jazz music. Growing up in Mount Vernon, NY, his grandfather always used to find ways of integrating jazz into many aspects of his daily life; thus, it was only natural that Smooth would gravitate toward his literal soul partner, Pete Rock, a friend whom he met in grade school. Signed to Elektra, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth released three highly regarded efforts — 1991's All Souled Out EP, 1992's Mecca And The Soul Brother, and 1994's The Main Ingredient — which quickly inducted them into hip-hop's elite with similar jazz-rap groups like A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. Nonetheless, after their second full-length, the two went their separate ways in 1995. Rock continued to build his extensive producer résumé, becoming one of hip-hop's most revered beatsmiths, but Smooth receded from rap music almost entirely, contributing only a few guest rhymes here and there, including on Rock's 1998 solo album Soul Survivor. In 2004, after almost ten years from their breakup, Smooth and Rock announced a reunion album. Upon the release of the vinyl 12" "Shine on Me" b/w "Climax," the duo was very enthusiastically welcomed back, though mostly among underground hip-hop listeners. Very soon afterward, however, the two could not reconcile, and given the bitter remarks traded between each other in interviews, the prospect of their working together seemed no longer a possibility. Within a year of the failed reunion project, news spread of Smooth's signing with Shaman Work Recordings' eclectic, independent hip-hop roster. And ending the decade-long retreat, he released his first solo album, American Me, in October 2006. - Cyril Cordor

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