Classic Hip Hop story shared by Pete Rock via Facebook
"JMJ
4EVER! Never forget when he came to hillside ave on my mothers doorstep
talkin bout "cmon pete lets finish working on beats" i almost passed
out lol. Imagine your door bell ringing and you answer it and its jam
master jay? smh R.I.P. to one of the greatest DJ's in the world. Short
story lol,when i got the meeting about run dmc through untouchables of
course (dj eddie f) and was hot on this idea
and convinced D & jay of the beat,we didnt quite win russel's heart
about the idea yet. We were all excited about the beat but had to kinda
win russel over and run also. ASAP i got down about it and thought it
wouldnt happen. A few days later jay shows up @ my mom's crib. When i
answered the door i felt light headed hahahahahahaha but i quickly
pulled myself together and we went to D.O. basement and started working
on the beat more. Jay participated in making the beat with me,just drum
pattern wise he said yo pete i want the drums to go like this,and i did
it. Then magic started to happen lol. I started finding records and ill
sounds and came up on this singing that was nuts.Im saying all this to
say jay made this record happen and picked my spirits back up,then
history was made. Unforgettable!!! I lost a vid of us practicing in the
basement cuttin records. We cuttin up peter piper together. Frikkin
EPIC!!! Lost that vid,and two five was on that vid like crazy lol.
R.I.P. JMJ AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! WE LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
This was one of the greatest comebacks in HIP HOP! #JMJRUNDMC4EVER"
Pete Rock
