Quick Hit: Pete Rock Breaks Down Record Q-Tip Stole From Him & More

Complex recently sat down with legendary producer Pete Rock and had him break down the story behind some of his biggest records, including A Tribe Called Quest's "Jazz (We Got)", which Q-Tip apparently stole from him. Yep, check it out.



Pete Rock: “Q-Tip came over one day and heard the beat playing and liked it. And I had the records sitting around because I had just made it, so the records were there and he saw what I used. I guess he liked it and went back and tried to re-create it and make it sound just like the way I did it. I had a few more elements in it. I had the same drums and the sample, and he actually did the beat the same way I did it. And he shouted me out [at the end of the song].

“At first I was a little upset when I didn’t get the credit when I looked at the album [liner notes], but I’m way over that by now. That was so long ago. I’m on to bigger and better things. I hate talking about old, wack situations that don’t mean nothing no more. But definitely, that was a classic.”

For all of Pete's stories check out the full piece from Complex here.