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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s Debut EP ‘All Souled Out’ Turns 35 | Anniversary

June 14, 2026 Justin Chadwick
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth Debut EP All Souled Out Turns 35

A year before their classic debut album ‘Mecca and the Soul Brother’ surfaced, ‘All Souled Out’ & lead single “The Creator” announced the arrival of the dynamic duo.

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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s ‘The Main Ingredient’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

November 6, 2024 Marcus Willis
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth The Main Ingredient

Although their collaborative career was short-lived, the dynamic duo left us with two amazing LPs and one hell of an intro EP; an abbreviated catalog that outweighs far lengthier discographies.

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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s ‘Mecca And The Soul Brother’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

June 7, 2022 Jesse Ducker
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth Mecca And The Soul Brother

Propelled by the unique artistic alchemy between the duo’s respective talents, their debut long player is the definition of a hip-hop masterpiece.

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PREVIEW: 17 New Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2017

January 5, 2017 Albumism Staff

With 2016 now behind us, check out a sampling of the forthcoming new long players we can’t wait to drop the needle on in 2017.

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Tags The xx, Bonobo, Omar, Tift Merritt, Elbow, Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, Depeche Mode, Gorillaz, Phife Dawg, Fleet Foxes, Goldfrapp, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Lorde, Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, London Grammar
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2nd II None’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘2nd II None’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
2nd II None’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘2nd II None’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The duo’s DJ Quik orchestrated debut LP features great production and brash attitude, which make the album an entertaining exercise overall.

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Ginuwine’s Debut Album ‘Ginuwine… The Bachelor’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Ginuwine’s Debut Album ‘Ginuwine… The Bachelor’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Ginuwine’s breakthrough debut was a remarkable achievement during a very competitive year for R&B albums, amidst notable releases by the likes of Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Maxwell, among others.

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Freestyle Fellowship’s Debut Album ‘To Whom It May Concern…’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Freestyle Fellowship’s Debut Album ‘To Whom It May Concern…’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Not just an LA underground classic, but a foundational record for a whole generation of emcees, ‘To Whom It May Concern’ continues to influence and inspire the contemporary hip-hop landscape.

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