Hip Hop's latest duo, Pete Rock and Common, spoke with Greg Street while at the 2024 BET Awards about their new album 'The Auditorium Vol 1.'  and the current state of Hip Hop culture. 

“We geeked about the music, man. We put the heart and soul in this music,” Common explains. “It's a fresh new sound but it's Pete Rock and Common and we got the spirit of what we love. It’s called ‘The Auditorium.’ It's coming out July 12th… it's a special album.”

“We just do what was pure, what's from the heart. That's what we know,” he adds. “That's the music we love throughout our lives.”

“I think what inspired this was wanting to work with each other for a long time,” says Rock. “Like years and years, you know? We talked about it and we did two things, you know, in the span, but we found our way back to each other and here we are.”

Common adds, “Things happen in divine timing cause Pete been producing and creating great music through decades and I've been doing my MC thing -- and then going into acting -- but it was a time where right now I felt like, man, we wanna put out some music that we wanna hear, the music that we love.”

Listen to Greg Street’s full talk with Pete Rock and Common above.

Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Greg Street

Hip Hop's latest duo, Pete Rock and Common, spoke with Greg Street while at the 2024 BET Awards about their new album 'The Auditorium Vol 1.'  and the current state of Hip Hop culture. 
“We geeked about the music, man. We put the heart and soul in this music,” Common explains. “It's a fresh new sound but it's Pete Rock and Common and we got the spirit of what we love. It’s called ‘The Auditorium.’ It's coming out July 12th… it's a special album.”
“We just do what was pure, what's from the heart. That's what we know,” he adds. “That's the music we love throughout our lives.”
“I think what inspired this was wanting to work with each other for a long time,” says Rock. “Like years and years, you know? We talked about it and we did two things, you know, in the span, but we found our way back to each other and here we are.”
Common adds, “Things happen in divine timing cause Pete been producing and creating great music through decades and I've been doing my MC thing -- and then going into acting -- but it was a time where right now I felt like, man, we wanna put out some music that we wanna hear, the music that we love.”
Listen to Greg Street’s full talk with Pete Rock and Common above.
Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Greg Street

Audio & Interviews from V-103 in Atlanta.

Audio &amp; Interviews from V-103 in Atlanta.

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