Pete Rock & CL Smooth are one of the most underrated rap duos in hip-hop history. Coming out of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., during the early 1990s, the group was groomed under the tutelage of Heavy D And the ...

On this week’s episode of “Drink Champs,” N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN were joined by revered rapper CL Smooth. Coming up in Mount Vernon, New York, CL Smooth met Pete Rock in high school and together, they ...

A product of Mt. Vernon, New York, CL Smooth and former counterpart, Pete Rock, took Hip-Hop by storm with their colorful sound. The 1991 EP All Souled Out and 1992’s Mecca and the Soul Brother LP, ...

That was what a 24 year old Corey “CL Smooth” Penn told the Source back in 1992, when he was asked what he thinks audiences would be into from Mecca and the Soul Brother, the debut album from Pete ...

MT. VERNON, NY - JULY 1992: American rappers Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth pose for a portrait in July 1992 at a barber shop in Mount Vernon, New York. Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips) on left, C.L. Smooth ...

The music industry is notorious for breaking up relationships. Friendships and family ties have went down in the ball of flames due to the inner strife that the industry is sickened with. The dynamic ...

The first season of Marvel’s Luke Cage had all kinds of Hip-Hop easter eggs that only the truest heads would’ve been able to catch, but naming their episodes after Gangstarr song titles were in the ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, with a legendary DJ Kool Herc party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973 commonly cited as its glorious moment of inception. To celebrate for a special ...

In a week that saw legions of Presley faithfuls celebrating the 35th anniversary of the King's passing, classic rap record Mecca and the Soul Brother-- the seminal debut album by hip-hop royalty Pete ...

Some underground Canadian hip-hop producers would be discouraged by the pandemic botching their chance to record with a major act in New York. But Halifax’s DK prefers to persist. The result: an even ...

Marvel’s Luke Cage is widely acclaimed for its touch of classic hip-hop. The Netflix hit series will continue to honor 90s hip-hop in a highly emblematic way in its upcoming new season. Season Two's ...