{"id":140630,"date":"2019-12-04T09:08:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T08:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=140630"},"modified":"2019-12-04T13:34:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T12:34:13","slug":"chris-read-pete-rock-cl-smooth-the-main-ingredient-25th-anniversary-mixtape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/chris-read-pete-rock-cl-smooth-the-main-ingredient-25th-anniversary-mixtape\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Read &#8211; Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth &#8216;The Main Ingredient&#8217; 25th Anniversary Mixtape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"140631\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/chris-read-pete-rock-cl-smooth-the-main-ingredient-25th-anniversary-mixtape\/main-ingredient-25-v2-620x620\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/main-ingredient-25-v2-620x620.jpg?fit=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,620\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"main-ingredient-25-v2-620&amp;#215;620\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/main-ingredient-25-v2-620x620.jpg?fit=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/main-ingredient-25-v2-620x620.jpg?fit=640%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-140631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/main-ingredient-25-v2-620x620.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/main-ingredient-25-v2-620x620.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/main-ingredient-25-v2-620x620.jpg?resize=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last month marked the 25th anniversary of <strong>Pete Rock &#038; C.L. Smooth<\/strong>\u2019s second (and final) full-length LP,<em> The Main Ingredient<\/em>. Following in the footsteps of 1992\u2019s <em>Mecca and the Soul Brother<\/em>, the album includes tracks built from densely layered samples, frequently previously unsampled jazz fusion cuts mixed with crisp drums and short vocal snippets plundered from well-known \u201980s\/\u201990s hip-hop tracks. <\/p>\n<p>In celebration of the album\u2019s 25th year,<strong> Wax Poetics<\/strong> partnered once again with <strong>WhoSampled<\/strong> for an exclusive mixtape of album tracks, alt versions, interview snippets, and of course original sample material, mixed by <strong>Chris Read<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/718958587&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Track list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 I Got A Love (Remix)<br \/>\n2. Chris Read \u2013 Theme #3 (Scratchapella)<br \/>\n3. Ramsey Lewis \u2013 Sun Goddess (sampled in Escape)<br \/>\n4. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth Interview Extract<br \/>\n5. James Brown \u2013 Escape-Ism [Loop] (samped in Escape)<br \/>\n6. Brethren \u2013 Outside Love [Loop] (sampled in Escape)<br \/>\n7. Biz Markie \u2013 Take It From The Top [Extract] (sampled in Escape)<br \/>\n8. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Escape<br \/>\n9. George Benson \u2013 Face It Boy, It\u2019s Over (sampled in In The Flesh)<br \/>\n10. EPMD \u2013 You\u2019re a Customer [Loop] (sampled in In The Flesh)<br \/>\n11. Steve Miller Band \u2013 Fly Like An Eagle (sampled in In The Flesh)<br \/>\n12. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie \u2013 Just Rhymin\u2019 With Biz [Extract] (sampled in In The Flesh)<br \/>\n13. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 In The Flesh<br \/>\n14. Ahmad Jamal \u2013 The Awakening (sampled in It\u2019s On You)<br \/>\n15. Brethren Outside Love [Loop] (sampled in It\u2019s On You)<br \/>\n16. Tom Scott \u2013 Never My Love [Extract] (sampled in It\u2019s On You)<br \/>\n17. EPMD \u2013 Strictly Business [Extract] (sampled in It\u2019s On You)<br \/>\n18. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 It\u2019s On You<br \/>\n19. Jeanne &#038; The Darlings \u2013 Soul Girl (sampled in Get On The Mic)<br \/>\n20. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Get On The Mic<br \/>\n21. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie \u2013 Just Rhymin\u2019 With Biz [Extract] (sampled in Get On The Mic)<br \/>\n22. Little Feat \u2013 Fool Yourself [Loop] (sampled in All the Places)<br \/>\n23. Donald Byrd \u2013 Spaces and Places (sampled in All the Places)<br \/>\n24. Biz Markie \u2013 Vapors [Extract] (sampled in All the Places)<br \/>\n25. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 All the Places<br \/>\n26. Roy Ayers Ubiquity \u2013 Searching (sampled in Searching)<br \/>\n27. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Searching<br \/>\n28. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Searching (Remix)<br \/>\n29. Jonny Pate \u2013 The Look of Love (sampled in Searching (Remix))<br \/>\n30. George Benson \u2013 Face It Boy, It\u2019s Over (sampled in I Get Physical)<br \/>\n31. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie \u2013 Just Rhymin\u2019 With Biz (sampled in I Get Physical)<br \/>\n32. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 I Get Physical<br \/>\n33. Tyrone Washington \u2013 Submission (sampled in The Main Ingredient)<br \/>\n34. KRS One \u2013 Sound of Da Police (sampled in The Main Ingredient)<br \/>\n35. Albino Gorilla \u2013 Psychedlic Shack (sampled in The Main Ingredient)<br \/>\n36. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie \u2013 Just Rhymin\u2019 With Biz [Extract] (sampled in The Main Ingredient)<br \/>\n37. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 The Main Ingredient<br \/>\n38. Milt Jackson &#038; The Ray Brown Big Band \u2013 Enchanted Lady (sampled in Carmel City)<br \/>\n39. Hugo Montenegro \u2013 Dizzy [Extract] (sampled in Carmel City)<br \/>\n40. Detroit Emeralds \u2013 You\u2019re Getting A Little Too Smart [Loop] (sampled in Carmel City)<br \/>\n41. Spoonie Gee \u2013 Spoonin\u2019 Rap [Extract] (sampled in Carmel City)<br \/>\n42. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Carmel City<br \/>\n43. Bob James \u2013 Nautilus [Loop] (sampled in Sun Won\u2019t Come Out)<br \/>\n44. Harvey Scales \u2013 Sun Won\u2019t Come Out (sampled in Sun Won\u2019t Come Out)<br \/>\n45. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Sun Won\u2019t Come Out<br \/>\n46. Stan Getz \u2013 Keep Dreamin\u2019 (sampled in Tell Me)<br \/>\n47. Run DMC \u2013 Beats to the Rhyme [Extract] (sampled in Tell Me)<br \/>\n48. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smoooth \u2013 Tell Me<br \/>\n49. Detroit Emeralds \u2013 You\u2019re Getting A Little Too Smart [Loop] (sampled in Tell Me)<br \/>\n50. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Worldwide<br \/>\n51. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet \u2013 Capricorn (sampled in In The House)<br \/>\n52. A Tribe Called Quest \u2013 Verses from the Abstract [Loop] (sampled in In The House)<br \/>\n53. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 In The House<br \/>\n54. Keni Burke \u2013 Risin to the Top (sampled in Take You There)<br \/>\n55. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Take You There<br \/>\n56. Young Holt Unlimited \u2013 Bumpin On Young Street (sampled in Check it Out)<br \/>\n57. Pete Rock &#038; CL Smooth \u2013 Check It Out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month marked the 25th anniversary of Pete Rock &#038; C.L. 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