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Happy Birthday To New Rochelle’s CL Smooth

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to New Rochelle’s CL Smooth.

CL Smooth turns 46 on Wednesday.

CL Smooth turns 46 on Wednesday.

Smooth, who was born in New Rochelle, turns 46 on Wednesday.

Smooth, a rapper, was born Oct. 8, 1968. He is best-known as the vocal half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. After the pair split in 1995, Pete Rock, whose work with CL had garnered him a reputation as one of the most acclaimed producers in hip-hop, went on to produce (and remix) tracks for dozens of marquee-name and/or well-respected acts, and to release a batch of solo and instrumental albums. The pair managed to reconcile their differences only long enough to record five isolated tracks in the 10 years since their split: "Da Two," "Back On Da Block," "Fly 'Til I Die," "Appreciate" and "It's A Love Thing."

He released his debut solo album, "American Me," in 2007. He was also been featured on the DJ Jazzy Jeff album "The Return of the Magnificent" on the track "All I Know," which was also featured in the video game NBA Live 08. In October 2010, CL Smooth and Pete Rock headlined the Clean Energy Tour, which had six shows all over California and focused on voter mobilization leading up to the November midterm elections. He has developed an interest in climate change and become a vocal opponent of Proposition 23.

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