Guitar Center Sessions: Pete Rock- They Reminisce (T.R.O.Y.)

[SenTora]

This is just a pure straight up testament to great music!!! And I gotta agree with what dude said about those three songs… you put those on and people go absolutely NUTS over!!!

[Rap0nlyCompton]

Number One Hip-Hop Song Of All Time!

[bitemybeanerass]

REST IN PARADISE HEAVY D

[eastbrookmusic]

One of the best hip hop videos ever shot!!! Great discussion about the tune. Knowing the backstory of a monumental tune is very important.

[doublesho213]

yo i ddnt know pete rock did them vocals with his voice thats beast

[oOViperrrr6Oo]

9th Wonder sounds like a really nice guy and he is intelligent. Pete's a legend

[icjay1990]

Soul music.. Music made with feeling and love.. Not made for attention or money.. The first time I heard this song my whole body got the chills.. Whenever people have protest and man tries to stop it.. Play this song and watch the people fuck cops up.. Any tyrant by that matter..

[illone1981]

Man F#$@ VH1. they don't know ish about HIP HOP. Back in the Day they never gave HIP HOP any play. Pete Rock Made one of the Greatest Songs Ever with that Tom Scott Sample Record. Simply Amazing.

Beats by Wallace Green

[GilesBoganski542]

Get the audio from this song at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[TheFlyMELODy]

this man is a amazing

[dmajorhiphopproducer]

All i can say is when I heard this song the first time when it first came out it felt like I was in Church... like that beat was holy or something. Seriously... this was one of greatest hip hop songs made. RIP Trouble T Roy

[cheddab0b]

GREATEST HIP HOP SONG EVER

[KnuckleBallz]

Its my favorite song of all

[acdegrees421]

VH1 never dug hip hop from the break, but they saw money. #91, like the other person, FUCK VH1!!!

[SuperLes101]

this track......is the soul reason....for my love of music and hip hop.....thanks pete!

[ftown631]

First time I heard it I got chills and damn near shed a tear. To this day I listen to it and get the same chills like I did when I first heard it. There is just something about it that touches you. A few days after my grandfather passed away I put it on in the car and put it on repeat at least 5 times on my way to work

[Ferioncoolidge]

@ftown631 same here man...

[TCRos15]

Pete Rock's not exactly humble

[jvcforce]

I did not know that that "hu, hu, huu" vocal thru the song was PR! I have the original 12" (2 of them!) and have played countless times. The song definitely changed sound of hip hop.

[poklar]

I didn't either! That's why I was laughing so hard when Jus Blaze said "All those years I spent looking for that record. ." I had been searching for the record for a while as well!

[Sinosure]

9th Wonder is right because I live in NC & that's how it was then, but for me, I worked in a record store in Forest City, NC! Shouts to Music City Records & Bo Whitesides/Owner! I was working part time then in 92' & like it was said in the vid, Bo got promos, so when he got the 12" in the store & I played it, I went BLANK! That was the moment I truly fell in love with hiphop even though I loved it as I did before then! Thank you Pete Rock & R.I.P. T.R.O.Y.

[PancakeRecipes]

What's really sad is that T.R.O.Y. was only like 91st on the list of VH1's "beast ever" hip-hop songs.....LOL. Fuck you VH1 for that. T.R.O.Y. should be first. It is the best that hip-hop has ever offered so far in terms of musicality.

[bapes100]

it really is

[bignasjay]

yeah... that vh1 list really was the shittiest list ever.

this is the jam

[MrDirtdevil91]

@PancakeRecipes that or C.R.E.A.M., Fight the Power, Sucka MCs or something of that caliber, but VH1 viewers voted for it so what do you expect?

[PancakeRecipes]

@MrDirtdevil91

True. I swear to god though, how could they have this song almost at the back? It's like a hip-hop crime or something.

[bigtobe52]

@PancakeRecipes Speak on it bruh...

[13heavymetal]

@PancakeRecipes I know right! And the worst part is, those idiots put "Tha Block is Hot" ahead of TROY. Fucking idiots.

[PancakeRecipes]

@13heavymetal

To be honest it's been a few years now and I am still mad as hell at VH1 for disrespecting Pete Rock and hip-hop like they did. T.R.O.Y. should be number 1, or at least in the top 5 of all time.

[pppt41]

I probs listen to that track everyday and it does something to my mind its incredible, along with illmatic, that sh*t is unreal

they are right about the 3 records that just define hip hop - it aint hard to tell, shook ones pt 2 and of course troy

you can never get bored hearin that i will probs be listening to that 50 yrs from now & i'll post somethin on this vid if its still here lol!

[acdegrees421]

@pppt41 I would like to add one more: Sucker MC (Run-DMC)

[namkooc]

my fave song of all time i want it played at my funeral

[HowieManzo23]

this video should be titled, "The Discussion of a Masterpiece", cause that's exactly what T.R.O.Y. is.

[dakingofdano]

man that saxophone is well placed pete rock just one of the best

[DJMakeWay]

WHAT IS THAT RECORD!

[Juk3n]

the record he holds up? is Tom Scott - Today, peace.

[DJMakeWay]

thank you very much.

[acdegrees421]

@Juk3n Thanks!!!!!!

[truhiphop77]

@DJMakeWay The sample used is from Tom Scott and the California Dreamers - Today watch?v=KYKPc-DooNo ,which is actually a song by jefferson airplane

[djbjam]

simply the best beat ever.Period

[rayodele]

the greatest Hip-Hop song of all-time!!!

[acdegrees421]

@rayodele If it ain't, it's in the top two, and the only other I may top it is 'Fight the Power". I use that to amp up my training, TROY to think about my life. Either way, this could go in greatest SONGS ever. Nuff Respect!!

[stefdelev]

Man, just listening to them talk about "real hip-hop clubs", and what they play there just has me wondering.....where the hell are these clubs?

[saulberg]

PETE ROCK IS GOD

[IllMikey]

easy there.

[Blimpdawg]

easy there... pfft..... PETE ROCK IS FU**IN GOD!

[DrtyWrm]

I am proud to have been a 90's HipHop head, I respect ALL HipHop, I dont hate on the new stuff, but I am confident that the 90's era will always be a classic blueprint for that Boom Bap. I am entertained by ringtone rap beats, but I am inspired and moved by folks like Pete Rock! I thank Guitar Center for hosting a respectful forum that doesnt trivialize the impact this man has had on music, not just HipHop. peace

[DnnQns]

Nuff Respect To Pete Rock For Making Real Hip Hop Music Throughout His Career. He Showed The

Proper Way Of Making Records, No Doubt. Soul

Brother #1 For Life.

[DnnQns]

Old School Hip Hop Is The Origin Of This Rap Shit. And The New School Hip Hop Has Ruined The Real Hip Hop. Making People Forget About

The Old School, & Thinking More About The New

School Because That's What They're Into Now.

To All The Real Hip Hop Headz, One Love.

[tableturns77]

New hiphop beats are wack as hell i dont care who produces them nowadays. Be it even premier or pete rock again but the shit just fell off hard in hiphop. I cant listen to new shit at all just doesnt do it for me.

[jaytechnical]

word up..no doubt!

[goredsox1792]

nahh man premo and pete are the few who keep it real, show me one of their beats thats wack and commercial

[Wumzum]

commercial is a wrong statement. peterock was commecial... but he had the underground art ior things. and the right attitude to be away from too much limelight.

[ricluvno304s]

None of their beats are wack IMO but (to me) they are all commercial. Commercial meaning that they will sell.