Top 5 Disciples of Pete Rock

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Gumbo

Published on June 09, 2009 with 2 Comments">2 Comments

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Pete Rock is one of the most influential hip-hop producers of all-time, rivaled only by DJ Premier and Marley Marl. Many of today’s hottest producers, including Kanye West and Hi-Tek, swiped chunks of their technique from Soul Brother #1. Here are the Top 5 Disciples of Pete Rock.

5. Kev Brown

 

4. Marco Polo

Canadian producer Marco polo usually incorporates drum samples and uses outros to create transition between songs. Sound familiar?

 

3. Hi-Tek

There’s no denying Pete’s influence on Hi-Tek’s production technique, from the dusty samples to the hard-hitting snares. Tek is one of the best in the game, but there would be no Tek without Pete.

 

2. Kanye West
Before he overdosed on Auto-Tune, Kanye was deemed the 2nd coming of Pete Rock in some circles. You need not look further than Ye’s first two albums to find relics of Pete’s sample-reliant, drum-heavy pattern.

 

1. 9th Wonder
You can trace back 9th Wonder’s soulful production style to Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s groundbreaking album, Mecca & The Soul Brother. Here’s a clip of 9th Wonder chopping it up with his mentors, Pete Rock and DJ Premier.

Rizoh

Rizoh is the most powerful man in all the lands. He lives in Houston where he earned a BS in Nerf Herding. He's the founder of The Rap Up, the editor of Roc4Life.com, and is in the Grammy-awaiting band Pervertable Disciples.

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