Pete Rock & Common: The wait's over for a full-fledged 'The Auditorium Vol. 1' studio album

Rap veterans still going strong in 2024? You better believe it. It’s all eyes and ears on what’s brewing with hip-hop pioneers Common and Pete Rock coming courtesy of their new The Auditorium, Vol. 1 studio effort.

Pete Rock and Common have you locked in with their new LP

It’s more than just a few new tunes. The duo deliver a full-fledged studio effort loaded with nearly 20 tracks and promises of a follow-up.

Common and Pete Rock released their first full-length collaboration, The Auditorium, Vol. 1 via Loma Vista Recordings - listen HERE. Created by the perfect pairing of one of hip hop's most evocative emcees (Common), with one of its most heralded producers (Pete Rock), The Auditorium, Vol. 1 is set to make its mark on Hip Hop history. The album is the past, present, and future happening all at once and in any decade, guaranteed to be an absolute banger. 

Earlier this week, Common & Pete sat down for their debut joint late night chat and performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Listen to the interview HERE and watch their performance of “When The Sun Shines Again” HERE. Later this weekend, the two are performing a free summerstage concert at Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn, New York. The duo is also set to make an appearance on CBS Mornings this morning and have taken New York by storm this past week on SiriusXM, The Breakfast Club, The Ebro Show, ABC News Live, The Cruz Show - Real 92.3 and more.

On working with Pete Rock on the record, Common says “Pete Rock is one of The Greatest Creators Hip Hop and Music has ever seen. It has been a dream of mine to work with him on an album. And once we got together and I I was around him and all his records and his MPC  I felt the spirit of what I always loved in hip hop in soul music and why I wanted to be a part of the artform. His beats, his production, his scratches, took me to a place where I could just MC freely. It felt I like I was home.”    

“To work with Common is truly unbelievable. I'm grateful for the connection we have on this project and excited for the world to hear our new album. The excitement is unbearable. Common and Pete Rock taking over the summer!” Says Pete. 

In the months leading up to the release, Common and Pete Rock released four singles off the album, “Wise Up,” “Dreamin’,” “All Kind of Ideas” and “Fortunate” to rave reviews. After the release of “Wise Up” and “Dreamin’,” Billboard wrote, “The duo has been working this album the old-school way, already releasing two singles, and both songs highlight why these two are considered legends.” With the later release of “All Kind of Ideas” and “Fortunate” it became clear that the album, alongside Common and Pete, will make its mark Hip Hop history. See below for the full tracklisting.

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 Tracklisting

1. Dreamin'

2. Chi-Town Do It

3. This Man's Arms

4. We're On Our Way

5. Fortunate

6. So Many People (ft. Bilal)

7. Wise Up

8. A GOD (There Is) (ft. Jennifer Hudson)

9. Stellar

10. Lonesome

11. All Kind Of Ideas (ft. Pete Rock)

12. When The Sun Shines Again (ft. Posdnuos of De La Soul)

13. Everything's So Grand (ft. PJ)

14. Now and Then 

15. Outro