Petestrumentals 2 (Metallic Gold Vinyl LP)

"Pete Rock is the man who J Dilla told, “I wanted to be like you.” Kanye once called himself the “new Pete Rock.” But the original Pete Rock remains permanently vital. The evidence bangs in his latest opus, Petestrumentals 2, the sequel to the 2001 classic that helped define the hip-hop instrumental record. It marks the legend’s first album on Mello Music Group, a fitting union between the author of the boom-bap blueprint and the label that’s expanded upon his legacy.

Petestrumentals 2 conjures memories of BBQ cookouts and 70s Blaxploitation scores, rattling summer jeep cruises and blunted Jamaican vacations. There’s a gorgeous requiem to Dilla (“Dilla Bounce (R.I.P),” where the originator pays tribute to the prodigy. You see the full range of Rock’s gifts on display: the meticulously chopped horns, unquantized drums, and air raid sirens. It contains the emotion of a thousand eulogies.

An even 20 slaps and rhythmic levitations. It’s Pete Rock at his best, accelerating and kicking cosmic slop, extending wishes, hope, love, gritty drums and eternal wonder.

This special 24 for '24 Artist Series Edition is a one time pressing on metallic gold vinyl w/ original KipDaFog oil painted cover art."

Tracklist:
A1. Heaven & Earth
A2. PR 4 Prez
A3. Cosmic Slop
A4. On & On
A5. Beat Goes On
A6. Clap Ya Hands (I Feel Good)
A7. My My Baby
A8. I Wish
A9. One, Two, A Few More
A10. Air Smoove
B1. Gonna Love You
B2. 90's Class Act (EK)
B3. Justice (Brotherhood & Understanding) Skit
B4. Accelerate
B5. Make Me Feel Like
B6. Dilla Bounce (R.I.P.)
B7. Play Yo Horn
B8. BB Jones
B9. Rootz, Reggea, Kulcha (Instr)
B10. You Know Dat