Pete Rock releases the second album in the "Beat Generation" series, conceived by the British label BBE Records, a few months after the first chapter, signed by J Dilla. At the top left of the cover, under the title and the author's name, there's a clear logo that is incredibly similar to that of the English team Grimsby Town FC, which is inserted for whatever reason.
Twelve instrumental tracks out of fourteen, Roc Marciano's The U.N. group debuts on this record: the rapping of the guys on "Cake" and "Nothin' Lesser" is good on the skeletal production of Soul Brother and doesn't feel pushy. Overall, they're solid and honest instrumental tracks, with some high points and no really excellent rhythms. As in many Pete Rock records, there are gems and perhaps "Walk on By" is one of the best examples to explain the whole record: the beat pays homage to the Isaac Hayes cover, it's great, has a tough drum, but the choice stretches excessively, the loop is stretched for too long. The disc features 14 tracks for 66 minutes of listening: not satisfied with the final result, the author re-releases the album in 2002, with the rap contribution of Nature of The Firm, Freddie Foxxx and CL Smooth, in addition to his own, in an attempt to get closer to the quality of J Dilla's edition. 7/10.
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