Pete Rock

PETE ROCK IN CONCERT:Legendary DJ and producer Pete Rock pioneered the sound of East Coast hip hop in the '90s, and he continues to innovate today as a battle DJ on tour. His latest opponent? Fellow scene mainstay DJ Premier, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. The two are longtime friends and collaborators, but that doesn't mean they wear kid gloves come battle time -- quite the contrary, Premier and Pete Rock put their skills to the ultimate test at their live shows, chopping and screwing each other’s tracks to the point of unrecognizability. It's competitive, sure, but the amount of work these two put into their sets reveals the immense respect they have for each other -- a fact fans will easily recognize among all the beat-heavy one-upping going on at the show.