Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Lost And Found

After Pete Rock parted ways with CL Smooth in 1994, he jumped back on the boards and created a project with his brother Rob-O and rappers Grap Luva and Marco Polo. Leading with the single, "Fakin' Jax", INI: Center of Attention was supposed to be released by his label Elektra but was shelved for 7 years until BBE repackaged it into a double CD along with another project entitled Deda: Original Baby Pa.

Center of Attention is a little more laid back and underproduced than his previous productions with CL Smooth, but that is what gives it its charm. The lyrical vibe is very calm and mellowed-out, not very complex, but on point nonetheless. Similar to Digable Planets and Gangstarr, I would place this in the genre of elevator hip hop music.

The Life I Live
Fakin' Jax
Grown Man Sport

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