February 24, 2014

A.D.O.R. "Let It All Hang Out" (12", 1995)


A.D.O.R.'s "Let It All Hang Out" is an undeniable Pete Rock classic from 1992 on Atlantic Records. A.D.O.R. was born in Washington Heights, but moved to Mount Vernon as a kid and later met Pete Rock, Heavy D, Puff, etc. in High School. A.D.O.R. was also known as "Another Dimension of Rhythm" and/or "A Declaration Of A Revolution." He received his deal through DJ Eddie F, who was Heavy D's DJ, and the first single they recorded was "Let It All Hang Out." The song had a video and solid promotion behind it -- I can remember seeing A.D.O.R. perform the track live on "In Living Color" that same year. It was also mentioned in The Source in October 1992, "I don't know about you, but I thought that cut, "Let It All Hang Out" by A.D.O.R. was fat. Pete Rock definitely hooked him up and will be supplying beats for the rest of his album." Despite the single's success, The Concrete was only released as a promo and was not entirely produced by Pete Rock. It did, however, have joints from Diamond D, as well as K-Def and Marley Marl. A.D.O.R. came back in 1998 with his own label and released "Shock Frequency," which also had the Pete Rock-produced "Let It All Hang Out," plus 2 more joints from Pete Rock and tracks from Diamond D and Clark Kent. With Pete Rock's success - then and now - you've undoubtedly heard these tracks on compilations, if not the actual A.D.O.R. release. However, "Let It All Hang Out" remains his only true classic. Listen below...