Pete Rock is determined not to let a Grammy loss get in the way of continuing his partnership with Common — and he has already begun teasing a follow-up to their duo project The Auditorium Vol. 1.
That LP was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album. On Sunday (February 2), after losing to Doechii‘s Alligator Bites Never Heal, Pete Rock took to Instagram to share a message about his lack of disappointment in the result.
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“Listen, 2 Grammy noms is better than none,” he began. “We represented the culture the proper way and got nominated twice.”
In a message attached to the post, he continued.
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“WE LOVE THE CULTURE! WE GON KEEP IT PUSHIN S/O TO THE WINNERS TONIGHT,” he wrote. Then he dropped a teaser:
“Auditorium Vol.2 will be a fun challenge for me cuz its all about being better than you were yesterday! We got this king @common Dont even worry bout it.”
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He elaborated on the sentiment in a different joint post from him and Common.
“Its very exciting regardless of a win or loss,” Rock wrote. “Its our music being recognized again on a higher level in a newer world and im truly grateful for that.”
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The following day, Rock returned to IG with a photo of him and Common wearing what appeared to be a version of The Notorious B.I.G.‘s tilted crown.
He captioned the picture: “VOL.2 WILL BE INTERESTING.”
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Pete Rock, along with Black Thought, will be among the artists to appear at an upcoming “Tribute to Madlib & Benefit Show” at Brooklyn’s Crown Hill Theatre on February 19, with funds set to go to Altadena fire relief efforts.
In addition to the Roots frontperson and Rock, the bill consists of Just Blaze, DJ Spinna, Karriem Riggins, Statik Selektah, DJ Tara, Your Old Droog and Percee P. It is set to be hosted by Madlib’s manager Stacy Epps and his former Lootpack groupmate Wildchild.
“NYC has showed love!!!” the post announcing the event says. “This is what our community is about!! Coming together and showing love in times of need!!
“Please come join us in helping our brother recover and build while supporting Altadena wildfire recovery.”
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You can cop tickets here.
