COOL CALM PETE

Originally released on the US label EMBEDDED, DEF JUX head honcho EL-P decided that this was an album that the rest of the world needed to hear, Licensing the album to DEF JUX.
So who is this mystery man of hip hop.... For starters, CALM PETE is one third of the critically acclaimed underground outfit BABBLETRON.
Born in Seoul Korea and raised in Queens New York, he has spent the last 15 years rapping and honing his now distinct vocal flow.
His musical inspirations start and end at Queens rap. Golden age hip hop, soul, jazz all the way to classical pianists like Vladamir Horowitz all in between.
'Lost' is Pete's sensational debut. Features fresh production from fellow DEFENDERS DOC STRANGE, ED LIVE, as well as Babbletron's ground breaking DJ PRE plus guest appearances from THIRSTIN HOWL, LATHIA BLACK, JAYMANILLA, and JUNGLE MIKE
CHECK THE PRESS!! HIPHOP SITE.COM - named Pete as one of 2006's "Rookie of the Year" along with the likes of Paul Wall and M.I.A....XXL "embraces the musical whimsy of the Native Tongue aesthetic. But where De La's psychedelics praised the daisy age, Pete prefers the gritty tug of his prickly metropolis." ... CMJ "Lost mixes the fatalism of a Mobb Deep record with Biz Markie's sense for comic self-deprecation, resulting in an album that is both dark and light-hearted." ... IMPOSE "Lost is quite simply one of the most enjoyable albums 2005." ....

COOL CALM PETE - Lost