MUSICIAN

Pete Rock

1970 - Today

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Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, RZA, and Q-Tip as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pete Rock has received more than 1,386,084 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Pete Rock is the 2,828th most popular musician (down from 2,553rd in 2019), the 16,326th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,417th in 2019) and the 1,172nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pete Rock ranks 2,828 out of 3,175. Before him are Youth, Twiins, Daniel Jones, Tony Campos, Ruud Jolie, and Jay Weinberg. After him are Aurelio Voltaire, Sophie, Kristin Hersh, Daniel Adair, Richard Patrick, and Mick Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Pete Rock ranks 815. Before him are Retta, Jaime Oncins, Zhou Qunfei, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Matt Barlow, and Howard Jones. After him are Pauline Konga, Paul Bitok, Lin Li, Yuri Kovtun, Marlon James, and Zack Ward.

Others Born in 1970

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pete Rock ranks 16,326 out of 20,380. Before him are Shelley Mann (1937), Tristin Mays (1990), Howard Jones (1970), Jaimee Foxworth (1979), Dan Jansen (1965), and P. J. Tucker (1985). After him are Jeffree Star (1985), Kevin Asano (1963), Jim Cornette (1961), Ruthie Bolton (1967), Rainbow Rowell (1973), and Jack McBrayer (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Pete Rock ranks 1,172. Before him are Patrick Stump (1984), Ty Dolla Sign (1985), Tiffany Alvord (1992), James Valentine (1978), Tony Campos (1973), and Jay Weinberg (1990). After him are Kristin Hersh (1966), Richard Patrick (1968), Ivan Ilić (1978), Bill Callahan (1966), Brian Blade (1970), and Joey Castillo (1966).

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