Dream Battle: Premier vs. Pete Rock - May 2, 2010

Your folks at The Barbershop came across some news and a trailer for what looks to be a "dream battle."

As part of a celebration commemorating Manhattan Records being in business for 30 years, hip-hop innovators and icons, DJ Premier and Pete Rock will be participating in a DJ Battle.

See the trailer here:

Manhattan Records presents DJ Premier VS Pete Rock -A Legendary DJ Battle trailer from getfunky on Vimeo.

Each of these pioneers has become so incredibly known for their production that many have forgotten how each got there... through an art form that lately seems to be more and more overlooked in this digital age: Turntablism. The DJ... Disc Jockey... Sound Selecter... whatever. The DJ is the one who keep the party moving and hype!!!

Details of the battle will be provided as we learn more.

Playlist: 03/25/10 - Producer Spotlight: Pete Rock

Date: 03/25/10

Note(s): This week we decided to highlight the artistry of legendary producer known as “Soul Brother #1″ and “The Chocolate Boy Wonder.” Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we are speaking of none other than Mr. Pete Rock!!!

From his influential and formative days as a member of the legendary duet known as Pete Rock & CL Smooth to his solo series of Soul Survivor albums, Pete Rock has been blessing us with gems for over 18 yrs (Can you believe it’s been that long???).

01. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Creator
02. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca & The Soul Brother
03. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - I Got A Love
04. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Sun Won't Come Out
05. A Tribe Called Quest - The Jazz (We've Got)
06. The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
07. Heavy D & The Boyz - Don't Curse Feat. Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Kool G. Rap, Q-Tip, Pete Rock & CL Smooth
08. NaS - The World Is Yours
09. AZ - Rather Unique
10. Das Efx - Real Hip Hop (Soul Brother Remix) 11. InI - To Each His Own
12. J-Dilla - Remember Feat. Bilal
13. Pete Rock - Niggaz Know Feat. J Dilla
14. Blackstar - Respiration (Remix) Feat. Black Thought
15. Pete Rock - Tru Master Feat. Inspectah Deck & Kurupt
16. Run DMC - Down With the King Feat. Pete Rock & CL Smooth
17. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You