C.L. Smooth
8 tracks across 8 playlists
About
The lyrical half of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth — Cornell Penn out of Mount Vernon, NY. 'Mecca and the Soul Brother' (1992) is a stone-cold classic, and 'They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)' is an all-time New York hip-hop monument, full stop — a memorial to their friend Trouble T-Roy, with one of the most-quoted Pete Rock samples of all time. 'The Main Ingredient' (1994) is the underrated follow-up. The duo split eventually; the legacy didn't. Foundational golden-age boom-bap and one of the most-loved single tracks in rap history.
Tracks featured on snoopspecial
3 tracks of theirs made it onto 8 snoopspecial playlists , spanning 2012–2026. Each one was sequenced into a mix by hand — no algorithmic suggestions, no auto-recommendations.
- They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs (2026) Weekend Kickoff Nov 2016 (2016)
- They Reminisce over You - Remastered Year In Review 2017 (2018) Road Trip April 2017 - Partying (2017) Your Top Songs 2017 (2017) Big Party Mix (2016) NBA Street (2013)
- The Creator 3608 - Resurrected (2012)