Torae & Pete Rock Sling “That Raw” Hip-Hop (Listen)

Most of the time when you see a production credit attached to a track and think, "Man, I wonder how that rapper got a beat from him," the answer is money. But there are definite exceptions to that rule, like Pete Rock. Pete's been doing this for too long and seen too much success to give anyone a beat he didn't think was a legitimately dope emcee. In other words, Torae's a legitimately dope emcee.

Perhaps best known for his work with Marco Polo (we're getting into some rap nerd territory), Torae's one of those small handful of New York City emcees that have continued to refuse anything they didn't absolutely believe in. So while you'll probably never hear his name ringing out on BET, Torae can be trusted to only deliver "That Raw".

"I'm the reason the cops are patrolling the block / they must have heard I was cooking with Rock." Yep, it's like that. For more raw shit cop Torae's "For the Record" album drops on November 1st via the mothership.

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