Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - In The House

[CoastalBrake]

this is okay but i wish they got the saxophone part done by kenny g this guy just plays the same thing over and over i bet kenny would have added little trills and things to spice it up like you'd be listening along and smiling and then BAM kenny would add a tralala part at the very end before the guy starts rapping again that would sound like it was fluttering out of your speakers lol! kenny g probably would have doen something that would have won everyone a grammy but i still like this sax man

[akaime11]

I miss 90's

[DaLatinAbstract]

2 people need a home and stink..

[sethinator8]

do u like pizza

[meispootaa]

still in my rotation very often this is a rare classic

[unknownkemist]

Real Hip-Hop kids...-D.

[cantstopthereign100]

2 dislikes...that's that bullshit!!!

[lauryndaniels12]

Dope Intro !

[bluesex1boy]

New York still got the illest spitters people from down south dont rhyme as intelligently and any real hiphop purest knows its the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rpg23245]

@bluesex1boy Andre 3000, Phonte, Jay Electronica. Don't let today's rappers mess with your perception of the south

[eaglesallday0705]

@rpg23245 and big KRIT to homie

[crazynuts519]

@rpg23245 Fuckin' true that. I ain't from the south by no means T.Dot Canada actually but 99% of people think southern Hip-Hop is that trap music like Gucci & Wacka Flocka lol not even Hip-Hop my opinion def not associated with the Hip-Hop culture. Tons of good artist down that way as you mentioned a few.

[Lukecage83]

@bluesex1boy

I guess you've never heard of Mass Influence, Strange Fruit Project, Little Brother, Supastition, Cunninlynguists - All from the SOUTH! Fuck a "Coast" - Hip-Hop is Hip-Hop

[BumpyJonas74]

@bluesex1boy Come man Just because you don't understand it that don't mean its not intelligent. Good hip hop don't care where it come from as long as it get heard

[bigloulou29]

What's the beat at the beginning please?

[realman98]

@bigloulou29 The artist is Deodato - September 13 is the name of the song. That's what's up...

[mattstone12]

Raw classic.

[SW4TR3PP1N]

the beat at the end is Black Star - Little Brother

[rickylascaze001]

@SW4TR3PP1N This beat came out before Black Star was even a thought, the beat at the end doesn't have a name it's just an interlude Pete Rock made, through out this entire album the songs have interludes in between the beginning and ending of a song.

[authentic76]

Probably THE MOST underrated and underappreciated albums in HipHop history. And i'm not exaggerating, i know exactly what i'm saying.

[mbgaju]

@authentic76 word son, I get physical,carmel city, list is endless.....too many cats don't even know that pete is n.y rap. he is the blueprint, Premo is goat, but his genius is erratic,

[authentic76]

@mbgaju I'm from Bmore not even NY... But i can say that NY fell off from being the torch carriers from years ago. Pete Rock, Premo, Extra P, Diamond D, Evil D, come on son... what ever happened to those days? SMH

[rickylascaze001]

@authentic76 Even back in the day NY/East Coast wasn't dominating the Hip-Hop game, the west coast was. A lot of our talented musicians died, Big L, Big Pun, The Notorious B.I.G., Jam Master Jay, and the list goes on.

[Igotcha06]

Fuckin Beautiful what a classic what a classic!!

[jimmy67luv]

If it weren't for the 80's and 90's Hip Hop era it wouldn't be no Drake or Lil Wayne...where you think they get their sense of style from? ALL new school has to take a bite of the old school foundation to get where it's going. ain't nothing new under the sun, they wouldn't even be rapping today if the seed wasn't planted for them to grow as artist.

[bloodpoolyt]

I love some rap and LOVE REAL hip hop, even how the shit they made back then still relates to today, because its based off realness and life. Alot of stuff made today ( 05/6 and up ) relates to whats "hot" right now -> 06-07 auto tune, the word "swag" 08-10 now 11+ everyone is saying h.a.m. ... and every rapper has to have a face and chest full of tats

timeless made in - 94' ( 1:48 - 2.29 ) could kill any new school bitch rapper today

[TomGlinski]

drake got his look from this guy

[tonystark5151]

So sad that this LP was slept on, hard! This is one of the best hip-hop albums ever! Pete Rock was a fool on this one...

[wanniator]

@tonystark5151 Tony stark, first of all cool name, I generally go by Johnny Blaze... Second of all I have this and Mecca and the Soul Brother on vinyl, as do a couple of my friends. There are people who have this shit and love it, just have to find the right people

peace

[freddyfingerr]

pete rock, greatest hip hop producer ever. to anyone interested, sample is "capricorn" by cannonball adderley.

[sethinator8]

@freddyfingerr what about premier and erick sermon

[freddyfingerr]

@sethinator8 yeah love premier

[mattstone12]

Sample is incredible.



[eddiganjaman]

crazy good beat

[09rew]

Got mad respect for the 90's hip-hop!

[ijsduivel]

Everyone's picking on todays hiphop.

But look at Atmosphere, Jedi Mind Tricks, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan Etc. Great artists.

Most of them did start late '90's, But they're still active today.

And I agree Lil' Wayne, 50 Cent Eminem(After 2002) Etc. really suck

[elbaf070]

@ijsduivel: ben het wel met je eens man! Maar ik denk ook dat ze doelen op goede rappers die in de 21ste eeuw begonnen zijn!

[mwondu]

@ijsduivel

true dat

alot of fans forget

[ohelseven]

nice ... lax and all that

[djeanjr14]

One of the smoothest beats I've ever heard

[SPINIT73]

@ terron.. Corey.. C-dot FLY S**T

[Sharmanmobile]

mac miller- poppy.

best remix of this song.

[MeAgainstTheRadio]

@Sharmanmobile

its not a remix its a sample.

[gwal31]

this album is bomb every song is amazing, another ILLMATIC

[paymastercheck]

pete rock is god

[eslubin]

i never heard this described as the greatest album but i like your assessment! very thoughtful

[GlennnD]

Ok... ok... I'm totally not into Hiphop.. but i dig this tune ! Awesome !

[jodevine36]

mac miller did a remake to this called poppy there both great songs

[MrJamell21]

I was only 4 yrs of age when I first heard T.R.O.Y. in 94 and I know I was way to young but with jazz being played constantly in my house I couldn't help but fall in love with HIP HOP.

[jesseincalgary]

i concur

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[elbaf070]

Nice, The first song without dislikes in 3 years of time!!!

[XxXxLETHALXxXx]

Dilla made the outro to this track.

[montsegur1234]

Assuredly the best hip hop album ever made.

[ShaolinNyYo]

why did i never here of these guys? This is hip hop

[TheLowEndTheory]

i like the relaxation of this also a good riding song

[Rob18SD]

thats my shit!!!

[RDoubt96]

This makes me want to cuff for February.

[longng]

15k views for one of the best hip hop songs of all time.....fifteen thousand real NIGGGUUUHZ

[caze192]

i just listened to this 50 times strait and ima still bump it tomorrow

[grantak2]

For me the best hip hop song ever made! And Feather - Nujabes :-)

[JuneBlazeMusic]

Pete Rock is my inspiration. I got mad respect for the dude. It seems like producers today fail to create art with their beats.

[Elvception1979]

Pecaso on the boards.

[Bexly]

whats the opening piece....????????

[djayee]

@Bexly "September 13th" -Deodado, I think

[christopheelisha]

this is an incredible tune...incredible

[Numsekrummendotdk]

Yeah.... my brain just floats when I hear this..... Im glad it was when I was a boy they played music like this :)

[ineligible76]

i used to play this "tape until one day it popped...so then i bought the cd, this is archival music right here. : )

[CreQ6644]

i wish there was a automatic replay button.

[jjasm2]

the best of eastcoast hiphop

[Elvception1979]

Nah the best of HIP HOP PERIOD.

[DrThunderBird]

its cool how q tip is in here, not to spit a verse, but just to say their in the house... and that's how you really know someones in the house, when someone else sais it

[foreal1992]

@DrThunderBird Bonus info for all the people, Q-Tip's voice was sampled from the song "Verses From The Abstract"

[Elvception1979]

Very good grasshopper LOL

[janinho1191]

Mac Miller - Poppy same beat <3

[chicagoo17]

@MrJas1991 Good for you. You're missing out

[Igotcha06]

@MrJas1991 hell yea

[jimmy3610]

@MrJas1991 Yep...me too.

[Outerspacehaze]

@MrJas1991 I love 90's hip hop as much as the next guy, but seriously, narrow minded much?

[MrJas1991]

@Outerspacehaze

Yeah that was a pretty close-minded comment, lol. I think hip-hop has died a bit since the nineties, but I do like The Roots, Fugees, Common, Talib Kweli, Little Brother, etc.

[numba8blakey]

this is my definition of a hip hop beat not a classic one or a modern one just the symbol of a hip hop beat

[grantak2]

greatest hip hop song of all time

[apocalypso143]

This album is another shining example of that roughly 10 year period when Hip Hop was at its zenith during the late "80s to late 90's.

Now it seems that Hip Hop has returned to the Stone Age. Lyrical prowess and smooth beat production is a thing of the past. Drake- (I don't think so); Lil Wayne (please...). Today's generation doesn't know what they're missing out on.

[MultiTah]

@apocalypso143 todays generation has youtube and pandora so were not missing out

[andyjb49]

@apocalypso143 Real talk. I'm only 18, but I bump some Pete Rock, Dilla or Premo on a daily fucking basis! Man, I would love to be back in the time when the radio was actually playing dope Hip Hop.

[Elvception1979]

Thats because Real Hip Hop ages like fine wine while bullshit mainstream rap music taste like malt liquor.

[Elvception1979]

I bought this album three time in the 90's thats how much I was digging it ... matter fact I was just listening to this album a couple of weeks ago. Also Back in 2000 I got the pleasure of meeting Pete Rock and I him told that The Main Ingredient was my shit and it still is. What amazing album from start to finish a complete masterpiece that you could never compare damn Phonte of Little Brother said it best on the Minstrel Show DOPE BEATS AND DOPE RHYMES WHAT MORE DO YA WANT.

[Mrhiphop4life1]

@apocalypso143 the main ingredient...proud to say the first cd i bought. And that was weeks ago..And I'm 15 which means i'm not missing out. Everyone around me is, but i'm not. This is hiphop not that other sht. When i bought this my dad( the type of dad who hates hiphop all thanks 2 my generation) wanted to hear it. And even he didnt have anything against it. That goes 2 show old school hiphop is where it's goin down. Back when it meant somthing

[Serial520]

@apocalypso143 The four pillars are no longer together.

[hasansito]

@apocalypso143 This statement should be on a bulletin board, INDEED!

[hasansito]

@apocalypso143 '87 to '97 in my humble opinion!

[knightclassic1]

@hasansito I'll extend to the whole 80s (maybe 1978 when Kurtis Blow started rapping) to 1997. 

[hasansito]

@knightclassic1 I can dig that! Agreed!!! All in All, after watching the BET Awards last night, smack my fucking head, WE NEED THE CLASSIC AND TIMELESS HIP HOP ACTS TO RETURN!!!!!!!!!!!

[dirmaster0]

@knightclassic1

Dont forget Kool Herc all the way back in 73', Without the Godfather we wouldnt have anybody!

[SW4TR3PP1N]

@apocalypso143 also the 90's hip hop was so funky. I mean the drums and smooth samples I could bang in my car all day.

[XcavatorBeats]

@apocalypso143 Correction, at its *mainstream* zenith. Hip hop is still dope, just underground.

[chrisallot66]

@XcavatorBeats TRUE hip hop is underground...

it's unfortunate that Drake/Nicki manaj and whoever else there is are actually considered hip-hop.

its a shame how un-cultured the mainstream audience is.

[MeAgainstTheRadio]

@apocalypso143

Dont worry brah, The 2000s sucked.

I already see an improvement in hip hop since 2010..

Both underground artists AND mainstream.

[sethinator8]

@MeAgainstTheRadio the 2000s were pretty good until 2006

n 2000 we still had alot of good stuff like 50 cent and mop and after 2000 we still had eminem and jay-z

it got worse n 2010 cuz they dont even make sense

[MeAgainstTheRadio]

@sethinator8

What are you saying?..

[ESSENCEOFEACHTHING]

@apocalypso143

Hey man! 87-99 was a magnificent period for Hip Hip Production and lyrical creativity.Between 93-96 In my opinion is when the Hip Hop Olympic Torch was being carried concerning production and lyrics.

[PEERAMIDEYE]

oh shit camp lo used that sample from the beginning!

[DaLatinAbstract]

get the ladies flockin wit my concoction

[egnahc]

yo! they started the cd off nice with this joint.. PETE ROCK KILLED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEE AIIIIIIIIIIGHT