I’ve mentioned my fondness over this album before, particularly the musicality that Pete Rock brought to the project. So you can imagine my delight when this little goodie popped up in the inbox.
For the uninformed, INI was a Pete Rock-produced group consisting of emcees Rass, Rob-O, Grap Luva (Rock’s younger brother) and Marco Polo. If those names sound unfamiliar, its because they probably should. But guess what? Since it’s the instrumentals you don’t have to worry about that nagging problem of listening to the song and thinking “damn this beat is fire, but who the hell is this guy?” and thinking of other lyricists that would sufficiently tear the beat to shreds.
And as far as instrumentals go, this is a damn fine collection of beats, arguably some of the Soul Brother’s best work. Peep the wah-wah dreamy bounce of “Fakin’ Jax” or the trademark horn loop, chopped like only Pete Rock can on “To Each His Own.” Or the perfectly-tipsy at the party-spot vibe of “Props.” Or the pleasant-daydream strings and record scratches of “Step Up.” Or the- oh just download the damn thing already, I’ve already given you more words than the title of the post promised.
Download — INI - Center Of Attention (Instrumentals)
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