Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth Interview For "The Main Ingredient" At Times Square 

Trust me bro same here. I was only 2 years old back in 94 so I wasn't able to enjoy that era.

I was 7 or 8 in 1994 I remember it a little bit.

Same.

This was an AMAZING ERA, and I’m so grateful I was able to witness it. During this era they rapped about politics, education, loving yourself,and understanding your history. All of that is now a thing of the past. 🥲

+Music Power Because they're not using auto tune talking about some bs.

October3074 Ya know, it's up to us, people that know the Golden Age of Hip Hop to do something about it. Call the radio stations and demand that they spin actual Hip Hop. Crowd fund labels dedicated to what we consider authentic Hip Hop and whatever else we can do to revive the medium. Were not going to get any where doing the old man voice, "why when I was your age" etc.

Because labels these days are fake ass soft pussy bitch made mfers lol

They wouldn’t need a label. They’d put their own stuff out and get a bigger piece of the pie.

So wouldn't the Ohio Players.

It’s a damn shame that MTV hasn’t released every Yo! episode ever made for streaming. I know it’s possible

I'm not surprised that drum break is heavily incorporated into hip hop and r&b records I've heard many.

No disrespect but I know that mic stink full of spit from Biz 😂

Rumors was it was cause of the business. Pete Rock got producer credit while CL Smooth got nothing. And both of them had separate crews and shit and basically telling them shit. A lot of people got in CL Smooth’s eat without CL Smooth having a heart to heart with Pete Rock. Both albums were great but Elektra really didn’t know how to market Pete Rock and Cl Smooth projects with their singles. They didn’t do numbers like that, they didn’t know how to sell them. They still cool with each other today but business wise they can’t work with each other

​@@91DefiniteI think it may have been creative differences as well both of them wanting to pursue their own individual things although I wasn't there.

@@musiclover-cn7tb I don’t think it was just that, cause it was rumors that once they broke up CL Smooth had deals on the table. Who knows if he was looking into them or he just ignore them cause he was so hurt breaking up with Pete Rock. If I was CL and solo deals are on the table for me? I wouldn’t feel right without my Producer my DJ and my brother. And if I do take the deal and I get in the studio to make a single or an album these other producers in the studio with me? Don’t understand my formula but my brother do and he’s not there 💯.

“In the House”. It’s the first song off their album “The Main Ingredient”.

+I Smith Carmel City off The Main Ingredient album

It’s the second track right off the album The Main Ingredient....Pete Rock & C.L Smooth - Carmel City

Carmel city my second favorite of the main ingredient

iDEFINITELY Noticed.....but it seems to me as if he was more annoyed by CL owning the interview!!! Questions were being asked and CL answered, unlike PR. CL was more captivating, period!!!!

PR is ALWAYS irritated. I relate to him this way.

@@georgethompson8196just like Leaders of the New School sadly. Pete Rock and CL Smooth wasn’t vibing at this time no more

​@@91DefiniteI've seen a recent documentary about Busta and he spoke about the tension with Charlie Brown saying they fought physically then had to go on stage to perform and pretend nothing happened both wanted to be the star

@@musiclover-cn7tb I know I heard that shit, Charlie Brown had a big ego and wasn’t thinking about the group. I don’t think Busta had no problems with Charlie Brown if anything he started it. But it was also another rumor that he was messing with Charlie Browns sister 🤷🏾‍♂️!