Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Mecca And The Soul Brother 2LP vinyl

Mecca And The Soul Brother, the critically acclaimed 1992 full-length debut from Pete Rock and CL Smooth. The album is considered as one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time. Boasting tracks such as the first single, "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)", a dedication to their deceased friend; "Trouble T-Roy". which went on to become not only their signature hit, but also one of Hip Hop's all-time great songs.

The album is propelled forward by Rock's quick, soulful interludes; usually bits of old R&B tunes layered with his signature trumpet and sax loops. Smooth's liquid freestyle delivery pieces together the perfect vocal match that, together, creates a sprawling, nearly 80-minute-long album on which not a single song or interlude is a throwaway or a superfluous piece. Mecca And The Soul Brother has stood the test of time.

The release has been named one of the essential recordings of the 90s by Rolling Stone, appears on Ego Trips listing of the Top 25 Hip Hop albums released from 1980-1998, and appeared on The Source's 100 Greatest Rap Albums of all time.

NEW / Released in 1992 / Reissue 2016

Tracklist:

A1 Return Of The Mecca

A2 For Pete's Sake

A3 Ghettos Of The Mind

A4 Lots Of Lovin

A5 Act Like You Know

B1 Straighten It Out

B2 Soul Brother #1

B3 Wig Out

B4 Anger In The Nation

B5 They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

C1 On And On

C2 It's Like That

C3 Can't Front On Me

C4 The Creator (Remix)

D1 Mecca And The Soul Brother (Remix)

D2 The Basement

D3 If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right

D4 Skinz