Pete Rock

Whether it's two MCs mixing it up or an MC and a DJ working in perfect harmony, the duo is a time-honored tradition in hip-hop. The best duos have an elusive chemistry that produces a sum greater than its parts. Toure, host of Fuse's 'Hip-Hop Shop,' gives us his top five pairings of "great tastes that also taste great together...

The new music documentary 'Copyright Criminals' takes a magnified look at samples in hip-hop and the resulting, endless copyright battles. The film, which premieres on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Toronto Film Festival, and then part of PBS' Independent Lens Series, investigates the legitimacy of famous hip-hop copyright disputes...

What better way to test out Beaterator, the new music-making application produced by Timbaland and Rockstar Games, then to have some of the hottest producers and rappers try it out? Beat connoisseurs Pete Rock, Buckshot, Jay Electronica, Twista, Ski Beatz, Dru Ha, Marco Polo and Torae sat down and tried out the tool, which allows you to create your own beat, ultimately, giving anyone the power to

Artist: D-Block, prod by Pete RockSong: 'It's Like That'Why You Should Listen: Cause it's the LOX and Pete Rock. Also, Kiss kills this, and Pete flips Bob James' Nautilus for the billionth time. And it's still fresh. Can we get an album already...

Artist: Pete RockSong: 'Till I Retire'Album: 'NY's Finest' RIYL: Gang Starr 'Till I Retire' (MP3)