Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth are an American hip hop duo formed in 1991, pairing producer/DJ Pete Rock with rapper C.L. Smooth. Their music combines jazz- and soul-sampling production with warm horn loops and laid-back grooves, matched to C.L. Smooth's reflective, literate lyrical delivery. They are associated with early 1990s East Coast hip hop and a smooth, melodic approach to beats and vocals.