Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Jay Dilla, Kanye West, Nujabes, DJ Premier, Flying Lotus, Pharrell, Madlib, Tokimonsta, and Large Pro all inspired me to make music.

People skilled in an art always make it look easy. But behind that skill are thousands of hours of practice and work.

This video just gets better and better with age.

Dilla was still alive when this was uploaded crazy right

don't underestimate it, working with an mpc demands more skill than a lot of instrumental musicians would care to admit...

I was riding down melrose on my bike in LA and I saw Pete this was in late 90s I jumped off the bike and the bike crashed into traffic lol I ran up to Pete star struck and said... u peterock man , he said yea that’s me son lol...I was soo excited....he gave me an autograph and I bounced...he’s one of the greatest producers that done it and he was and is a great inspiration to me to this day... peace

THE FIRST SAMPLE IS 'HOPE YOUR FEELINGS ARE LIKE MINE' BY VICKI ROBINSON

Pete Rock DJ Premier Dr. Dre J. Dilla Q-Tip Crazy genius in golden era

Back when this was uploaded there wasn't a lot of videos of producers making beats so this video really cleared up a lot of the mystery of how an MPC, or sampler in general, worked. I remember really wanting to see him work with an SP-1200 (which happened to be uploaded a few years later luckily)

I get so pumped for making beats after watching videos like these, then i jump onto ableton and realise how good producers like pete rock are.. they make it look effortless!

Pete Rock and DJ Premiere the best to ever do it.

Man I miss hip hop like this.....A LOT OF US MISS IT.....now the industry is just letting artists in and it's depreciating the value of good music and beats.

I probably watched this 1 millions times

"if we didn't revive and bring back alive, old beatz that we appreciated, u wouldn't survive. you'd be another memory to us, ashez to ashez and dust to dust." - big daddy kane

The first beat brings me back everytime!

He's still 1 of the dopest producers!

Pete really makes me smile with his genuine character and whole being, like i see him geek out on sumthin and I jus want him to be sum 1 i see everyday and can talk about music with!

That last flip is crazy. Pete and Jay Dee could’ve produced acts like Sade etc solely with the MPC and make it sound like a band.

this guy is a beast on the MPC

4:14 instrumental gives me goosebumps seeing him moving his head Passion and love is there

the beat he was workin on in the very start of the vid was one of the best ive ever heard and it only lasted like 20 seconds thats the power of pete rock

Damn 2006 doesn't even feel like 10 years ago

What an awesome producer. I work daily on my beats to get to that super producer level.

One day videos on KZfaq will be like "100y ago", God willingly.

PETE ROCK FOR THE BEAT YOU DONT STOP

that piano joint is insane! PR is one of the greatest ever.

PR is probably my all time favorite producer right now. There are many, many amazing hip hop producers out there for sure, but he just has the best combination of jazz, funk and bass. The Main Ingredient is one of the most slept on album of the 90's. Never. Gets. Old.

So weird to see "uploaded 10 years ago"

Pete Rock is a living legend for sure.

i like how he keeps to the old school hip hop sound. he isnt a sellout. mad respect pete rock

Still one of my favorites videos to this date. That Pat Benatar chop is ridiculous!!!

damn the way hip hop music is produced is so creative i love hip hop

He needs 2 be a proffesor at a music college or atleast start his own ish 4 tha next generation ov children to learn from da best. Just tha best ov da best.....what else can u say! B-More has nuff respect 4 a livin legend. ONE-LUV!!!

Pete Rock is a genius. You can see how much he loves music by what he creates

This video never gets old.

Pete Rock is musical genius really breaking down the elements of music!! I love music just listen to Nas The World Is Yours

..the video that started it all!

this vid made me start producing lol

I love these kind of videos man. Dope. 👍🏽

I remember watching this before I knew about chopping or sampling period. This was one of the videos that inspired me to start producing

this is why I love hip hop !!! I almost can cry fam its that deep ! trueskool 4lifE!!!!!

Finally got the Vicki Sue Robinson joint "Hope Your Feelings Are Like Mine" that he sampled. Wished he would have used it in a record.......I would have loved that record too just because of the beat.

One of the ALL TIME greats showing you how it's done!!!!!!!

YOOOOO this came on a DVD with a magazine I remember getting this in the mail when I was in High School (I think?) and wow this brings back memories!!!

The Sample @4:37 is Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield that's the only one I could catch..just in case :)

O.G. right here

Damn. 12 years old and still of the chain man. Much respect 👍🏽

Real inspiration, Pete Rock, one of the best!

Damn! I've watched this video and other beatmakin' videos on KZfaq a few times now... and what comes to mind is how all the great hip-hop producers (DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Marley Marl, 9th Wonder, Kev Brown, etc. etc.) just make beatmakin' look so easy. If you look at what Rock's doing it might look like nothing, but really it's a hard task to build up a sample-based beat, and make all the elements of the song work. Respect and props to all the legendary hip-hop producers from me! :-)

After a long time of waiting to find out the beat @ 4:14 a friend played it when i was over his house. I along with many others was yearning to hear the entire instrumental because the little taste of it in this video just isnt enough. To all you Poets, Producers, hip hop heads, and even lay men to the art that have yet to find it.....i give you with great pleasure, Pete's Piano Instrumental!!! Just copy and paste this and enjoy. Pete Rock - Piano Instrumental ( Rare & Unreleased )

One of my all time favorite youtube clips.

i watch this every time it comes back up

4:15 that beat goes hard, Jesus Christ!!!

4:14....... GAME OVEERRRRR holy shEEEEEEEEEEt

One of the greatest producers in history im tellin ya 💯🎹 he too talented wit da MPC, made memories wit da samplin and music releases. I like how old dis video was uploaded too

Pete Rock is in the 5 of producers of all times. Pete Rock, DJ Primere, and Easy Mo Bee are the greatest. Recognize.

Pete's casually like "When I was 17 I signed with Elektra." O_O

04:15

I still pull this video up every few years to catch a vibe

Back in the early YT days. This video, and the heatmakers one were videos i watched every day after school

One cool Jamaican Brother!

0:48 terrible, terrible, combination of words and gestures.. lol

watching him light up when he talks about his process gives me hope

Got Damn I feel old I wasn’t even in High School yet when this uploaded and I graduated back in 2010 😂

Pete Rock is, and forever will be, a legend. I highly doubt anyone else can match his genius and accomplish what he did for the genre.

Making the beat is the easy part, clearing the sample is the hard part.

Bruhhhh he just taught me how to do that trick with the kicks that all the old snoop beats have, what more can I say, I wouldn’t be here today if the old school didn’t pave the way!!!

Definitely one of the best producers of all time.

It looks easy cause they're just pressing buttons. But this is actually a craft. knowing how and what to do and being able to execute it is skill. not easy even though it may appear that way. That's why they're so good, they make it look simple and easy enough for anyone to do.

Beat at 4 min 15 sec is mad pete rock!!

Great video, nice to see him outline his style and some of his history.

its like a sound i waited my whole life to hear

Still loving the Love is a battlefield part!

The sample from 4th min is one of Bonie Tyler songs, heard the sheet onna radio, that how I know :)

Pete rock 1 of the dopest producer definitely a inspiration to me.

This video brings memories...

Man I'm 10 years late

Bruh imagine YT videos being 20-30 yrs

the man and his craft legendary!!!!

Everyday I listen music from this man..

I always come back for 4:14 and wonder who’s found that beat lol

Which beat is in the first 21 seconds of the video?

Remember watching this when I first started producin classic had the same old mpc

this video helped me learn how to make beats ten years ago. thanks pete.

the instrumental at the beginning of this sounded raw as hell... whats the name of it!??

4:15 whats that beat?

Classic video i remember when it 1st came out

Those hands twiddled the knobs on "Mecca and The Soul Brother" a high water mark in Hip Hop.

anybody nows the beat or the sample at 4:14 ? Dope piano!

Any one the sample from 4:14 ?

Pete Rock...one legendary beat maker!!!!!!!! Big up!!!!!

Amazzzing music , he is a true artist I wish he made that remix at the end a song on one of his CDs. Great job!!!!!!!!

4:14 song?!!!!!1!?1

what is the first sample he was rocking

2020 still amazing

I remember getting this on a DVD that came with Future Music mag😂

Happy new year everybody! I did a remake of that beat 4:15 , make sure you check it on my channel.

04:14 -04:24 this one is fire... anyone know the sample ?

Pete is still the man after all these years. I remember him with CL smoove back in the 80's. This cats the truth.

Been a Pete Rock since just before All Souled Out. This is dope. See him rocking a black 2000, interesting!