Year : 1992
Label : Elektra
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Funk/Soul, Jazz Rap
Debut album from iconic old school Hip-Hop duo featuring DJ Pete Rock & MC CL Smooth including their massive rap hit "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"."Mecca And The Soul Brother" is a big classic of rap that features in the Hip-Hop best album record list of all time, including amazing collaborations with keyboardist Nevelle Hodge (Lots Of Lovin), rappers Grand Puba from Brand Nubian (Skinz) and Heavy D from Heavy D. & The Boyz (The Basement). Pete Rock uses various samples extracted as well as from Jazz (Grant Green, Lou Donaldson) to Funk/Soul (Kool & The Gang, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone), making of this album a great inspirations source for many rap artists nowadays.