Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth

The bass line snakes beneath the guitar figure as Pete Rock's signature snares spring off the kick drum and the imminently elastic C.L. Smooth raps, "Blessed on a lyrical slugfest, cuz every round's critical/ One blow that kept the dough physical." Ingredient is hard-bop, BBQ hip-hop -- the soundtrack of a thousand daydreams and a million smoke outs.