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.
A 10 year anniversary expanded and limited edition of PeteStrumentals was released on May 10, 2011, remastered from the original masters recordings, and also featuring a second disc of bonus tracks of a remix, accapella and a few instrumentals.
Track listing
First edition
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"A Little Soul" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 2 |
"Play Dis Only At Night" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 3 |
"Something Funky" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 4 |
"For The People" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 5 |
"Hip Hopcrisy" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 6 |
"Smooth Sailing" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 7 |
"Pete's Jazz" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 8 |
"The Boss" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 9 |
"Get Involved" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 10 |
"Give It To Y'all" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 11 |
"Walk On By" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 12 |
"Cake" |
Pete Rock |
Pete Rock, The U.N. |
| 13 |
"What You Waiting For" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 14 |
"Nothin' Lesser [Jamie's Mix]" |
Pete Rock |
Pete Rock, The U.N. |
Second edition
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"A Little Soul" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 2 |
"Play Dis Only At Night" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 3 |
"Something Funky" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 4 |
"For The People" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 5 |
"To My Advantage" |
Pete Rock |
Nature |
| 6 |
"Smooth Sailing" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 7 |
"Pete's Jazz" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 8 |
"Back On The Block" |
Pete Rock |
Pete Rock & CL Smooth |
| 9 |
"The Boss" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 10 |
"Get Involved" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 11 |
"Nothin' Lesser" |
Pete Rock |
The UN |
| 12 |
"Walk On By" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 13 |
"Take The D Train" |
Pete Rock |
*Instrumental* |
| 14 |
"Mind Frame" |
Pete Rock |
Freddie Foxxx |
| 15 |
"Cake" |
Pete Rock |
Pete Rock, The UN |
| 16 |
"Outro" |
Pete Rock |
Pete Rock |
Samples
- "Smooth Sailing"
- "The Boss"
- "Pete's Jazz"
- "You Can't Hide Love" by Creative Source (R&B band)
- "Open Your Eyes You Can Fly" by Gary Burton
- "Walk On By"
- "Give It To Y'all"
- "A Little Soul"
- "Tensity" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet and Orchestra
- "Love Song No. 690" by McFadden & Whitehead
- "Play Dis Only At Night"
- "What You Waiting For"
- "Games" by Dorothy Ashby
- "Tensity" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet and Orchestra
- "Take The D Train"
Album singles
| Single information |
| "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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Album chart positions
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Album |
Chart positions |
| Billboard 200 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
Top Independent Albums |
| 2001 |
PeteStrumentals |
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61 |
21 |
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