PeteStrumentals
PeteStrumentals is an instrumental hip hop album from hip hop producer/rapper Pete Rock, his second solo release. The album is the second installment of BBE Records Beat Generation series, following Jay Dee's Welcome to Detroit album. The instrumental songs were originally recorded between 1990 and 1995, but were remixed and continued when putting together the album. All songs featuring vocals (The U.N., Freddie Foxxx, C.L. Smooth & Nature) were recorded exclusively for this project between 2000 and 2001.
There are two versions of this album. On the first version, twelve of the fourteen tracks are instrumentals, and the tracks "Cake" and "Nothin' Lesser" both feature rapping from The UN. On the second, five out of sixteen tracks feature vocals from The UN, Freddie Foxxx, Nature, and Rock's former partner, CL Smooth. The updated version of the album was a result of Rock being blown away by Jay Dee's Welcome to Detroit which made him feel he needed to better his own contribution to the Beat Generations series.
The 10 year anniversary expanded and limited edition of PeteStrumentals was released on May 10, 2011. Featuring the original 2001 album tracks on disc one. Disc two is a bonus disc featuring all the 12" inch singles from the album. Including a remix of "BACK ON THE BLOCK" featuring CL Smooth, a clean version of "CAKE" featuring The UN, and acappella and instrumental versions of "BACK ON THE BLOCK", "NOTHIN' LESSER", "MIND FRAME" & "GIVE IT TO Y'ALL". Along with "Outro" instrumental. [4]
A sequel, PeteStrumentals 2, was released on June 23, 2015.
Track listing
First edition
| # |
Title |
Performer(s) |
| 1 |
"A Little Soul" |
Instrumental |
| 2 |
"Play Dis Only At Night" |
Instrumental |
| 3 |
"Something Funky" |
Instrumental |
| 4 |
"For The People" |
Instrumental |
| 5 |
"Hip Hopcrisy" |
Instrumental |
| 6 |
"Smooth Sailing" |
Instrumental |
| 7 |
"Pete's Jazz" |
Instrumental |
| 8 |
"The Boss" |
Instrumental |
| 9 |
"Get Involved" |
Instrumental |
| 10 |
"Give It To Y'all" |
Instrumental |
| 11 |
"Walk On By" |
Instrumental |
| 12 |
"Cake" |
Pete Rock, The UN |
| 13 |
"What You Waiting For" |
Instrumental |
| 14 |
"Nothin' Lesser [Jamie's Mix]" |
Pete Rock, The UN |
Second edition
- All tracks produced by Pete Rock
| # |
Title |
Performer(s) |
| 1 |
"A Little Soul" |
Instrumental |
| 2 |
"Play Dis Only At Night" |
Instrumental |
| 3 |
"Something Funky" |
Instrumental |
| 4 |
"For The People" |
Instrumental |
| 5 |
"To My Advantage" |
Nature |
| 6 |
"Smooth Sailing" |
Instrumental |
| 7 |
"Pete's Jazz" |
Instrumental |
| 8 |
"Back On The Block" |
Pete Rock & CL Smooth |
| 9 |
"The Boss" |
Instrumental |
| 10 |
"Get Involved" |
Instrumental |
| 11 |
"Nothin' Lesser" |
The UN |
| 12 |
"Walk On By" |
Instrumental |
| 13 |
"Take The D Train" |
Instrumental |
| 14 |
"Mind Frame" |
Freddie Foxxx |
| 15 |
"Cake" |
Pete Rock, The UN |
| 16 |
"Outro" |
Pete Rock |
2011 10th Anniversary Edition
Disc 1
The first disc has the same track listing as the Second Edition.[5]
Disc 2
- All tracks produced by Pete Rock
| # |
Title |
Performer(s) |
| 1 |
"Back On Da Block (E.Q. Bonus RMX)" |
CL Smooth |
| 2 |
"Back On Da Block (Instrumental)" |
Instrumental |
| 3 |
"Back On Da Block (A Cappella)" |
CL Smooth |
| 4 |
"Back On Da Block (Pete's Block Barty Dub)" |
CL Smooth |
| 5 |
"Nothin' Lesser (Jamie's Mix)" |
The UN |
| 6 |
"Nothin' Lesser (Instrumental)" |
Instrumental |
| 7 |
"Nothin' Lesser (A Cappella)" |
The UN |
| 8 |
"Hip Hopcrisy" |
Instrumental |
| 9 |
"Mind Frame (Instrumental)" |
Instrumental |
| 10 |
"Mind Frame (A Cappella)" |
Freddie Foxxx |
| 11 |
"Give It To Y'All" |
Instrumental |
| 12 |
"Give It To Y'All (Instrumental)" |
Instrumental |
| 13 |
"Give It To Y'All (A Cappella)" |
unknown |
| 14 |
"What You Waiting For" |
Instrumental |
| 15 |
"Cake (Clean Version)" |
Pete Rock, The UN |
| 16 |
"Outro (Instrumental)" |
Instrumental |
Album singles
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| "Back on Da Block"
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"Mind Frame"
- Released: 2001
- B-side: "Back on Da Block"
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"Nothin' Lesser"
- Released: 2001
- B-side: "Give It to Y'all"
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