The Main Ingredient by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

The Main Ingredient

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

1994

The Main Ingredient is a Hip-Hop album by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 38 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • Boom Bap
  • lush
  • meditative
  • urban

About

The Main Ingredient is the second album by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Released in late 1994. It would become their last album together. Like their previous album, Mecca and the Soul Brother, The Main Ingredient was very well received by critics but overlooked by the mainstream. Characterized by sultry soul and jazz samples, The Main Ingredient saw a more polished sound than the duo’s debut, building on the praise that they had already garnered. The album is notable for its snappy, crispy drums and extensive use of vocal scratches. Although missing a centerpiece on the scale of "They Reminisce .

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1In The House5:27
  2. A2Carmel City3:52
  3. A3I Get Physical4:54
  4. A4Sun Won't Come Out4:24

Side B

  1. B1I Gotta Love5:04
  2. B2Escape5:14
  3. B3The Main Ingredient5:17
  4. B4Worldwide3:02

Side C

  1. C1All The Places5:39
  2. C2Tell Me4:17
  3. C3Take You There4:47
  4. C4Searching4:45

Side D

  1. D1Check It Out3:57
  2. D2In The Flesh5:48
  3. D3It's On You5:21
  4. D4Get On The Mic3:50

Credits

10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 38 pressings tracked on Gatefold