Pete Rock

Overview

There are few words to describe Pete Rock without completely gushing over his immense talent. He's one of the greatest producers of our generation and without him, jazz would have never found a way to be blended into the hip hop genre.

Brisbane has been privy to some massive talent of late and Pete Rock is no exception. The eccentric American rapper, DJ and producer hails from the Bronx and has produced tracks for Run DMC, Nas, Public Enemy and the late Biggie Smalls. He's also well known for his collaborations with the Wu-tang Clan and most notably his contribution to Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy', which itself is absolutely epic.

As if that wasn't enough, Mr Rock is an established DJ: he's remixed countless singles for music artists (Mary J Blige, Madonna, The Roots to name a few) and has played to live audiences around the world. He mixes his own flavour of hip hop – a combo of jazz and funk – along with samples from anything from country music to motown classics. He is definitely in a league of his own and you will be too if you get along to see him blow your mind with his skillz.