The Soul Brother #1, Pete Rock, was the latest honoree of Peter Rosenberg’s celebrated Noisemakers series.  The beat godfather gave an in-depth interview about his career, including some great stories of working with Kanye West (yes, its confirmed), Q-Tip, Nas, Puff and Biggie and a riveting tale of Big Pun eating a bag of onion rings while recording his verse for Verbal Murder.  As with all Noisemaker events, the hip-hop icon’s extensive catalog of beats were brought to life via live tribute sets from Daru Jones and The Noize.  The Noize consists of Daru Jones on drums, Igmar Thomas on trumpet, Chris Rob on keybass and Jared Jacobs on keys & synths.  Pete Rock was definitely impressed by the band, saying “they nailed it to a T!”.  The complete interview and tribute sets are below and are a must-listen for hip-hop heads.  Previous featured Noisemakers guests include DJ Premier, Questlove, Q-Tip, Raekwon and Talib Kweli.

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Includes complete interview and live performance sets.. over 2 hours of interviews & live music

Pete Rock – “Noisemakers” 4-7-10 (Complete Interview + Tribute Sets)

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