Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth waren eine US-amerikanische Hip-Hop-Crew aus Mount Vernon, New York. Sie bestand aus dem DJ, Producer und Rapper Pete Rock (* 21. Juni 1970, Bronx, New York City; bürgerlich Peter Phillips) und dem RapperC.L. Smooth (* 8. Oktober 1968, New Rochelle, New York; bürgerlich Corey Penn). Von 1991–1995 war das Duo gemeinsam bei Elektra Records unter Vertrag. Bekannt waren sie für die jazzigen Samples von Rock und dem weichen Flow von Philips.

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The Beatnuts are a New York-based Hip Hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 4, 1968) is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernandez on April 10, 1972) is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights. The Beatnuts are the only Latino members of the Native Tongues collective. Although only peripheral members, they are routinely acknowledged by Q-Tip. The Beatnuts were originally a trio before Kool Fashion, now known as Al' Tariq, left the group to start a solo career. The Mighty V.I.C. (Groove Merchantz, Ghetto Pros) was also a member of The Beatnuts' production team for a while.

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