Question: Who rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth, and had an instrumental hip hop album that is the second installment of BBE Records "Beat Generation" series?
Context: CL Smooth (born Corey Brent Penn, Sr., October 8, 1968, New Rochelle, New York) is an American rapper.  He is best known as the vocal half of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The Aftermath is the second album by the American hip hop group Da Youngsta's.  it was released on April 20, 1993 by East West.  The album has only two guest appearances: Pete Rock & CL Smooth on the song "Who's the Mic Wrecka" and Treach of Naughty by Nature on "Crewz Pop".  It does, however, feature production from some of the most influential New York City producers, including DJ Premier, Pete Rock and Marley Marl.  The album also has a notably more aggressive and edgy tone compared to their first effort.  The album features three singles: "Crewz Pop", "Iz U Wit Me" and "Wild Child". Soul Survivor is the debut studio album of hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock, formerly of the acclaimed duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth.  Rock contributes to all the production on the release, as well as a number of verses, while leaving a large part of the rhyming to several guest artists; such as, Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound, Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, & Cappadonna; O.C., Black Thought of The Roots, Rob-O, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Large Professor, Kool G Rap, MC Eiht, Jane Eugene & Loose Ends, Vinia Mojica, Miss Jones, Heavy D, Beenie Man, Sticky Fingaz of Onyx, Common, Big Punisher, Noreaga, and former partner C.L. Smooth. PeteStrumentals 2 is the third instrumental hip hop album by hip hop producer Pete Rock.  The album was released on June 23, 2015 under Mello Music Group.  The album serves as a sequel to 2001's "PeteStrumentals".  The track listing on the album features 20 instrumental tracks that was either unreleased or made by Pete himself.  This would be Rock's first instrumental album since 2005's "" in nearly over 10 years.  A music video for "Cosmic Slop" was also released on YouTube by Mello Music Group.  During the release of "PeteStrumentals 2", a mixtape called "PeteStrumentals 2 The Official J. Rocc Mix" was also released as a digital downloadable mp3 format, which it was mixed by J. Rocc paying homage to Pete's latest album. PeteStrumentals is an instrumental hip hop album from hip hop producer/rapper Pete Rock, his second solo release.  The album is the second installment of BBE Records "Beat Generation" series, following Jay Dee's "Welcome to Detroit" album.  The instrumental songs were originally recorded between 1990 and 1995, but were remixed and continued when putting together the album.  All songs featuring vocals (The U.N., Freddie Foxxx, C.L. Smooth & Nature) were recorded exclusively for this project between 2000 and 2001. Good Life is a compilation of the best songs by golden age hip hop group Pete Rock & CL Smooth.  It contains singles and highlights from their two full-length albums and one EP, as well as leftover songs from soundtracks.  It also contains the Pete Rock single "Take Your Time", one of the only songs by the duo that doesn't feature a performance by CL Smooth. Gregory Phillips (born September 11, 1971) better known by his stage name Grap Luva is a hip-hop producer and rapper primarily active during the 1990s as a member of the group INI (composed of him, Rob-O, Rass, Marco Polo and his older brother, Pete Rock—who is himself one of the most influential producers in hip-hop history.)  His first appearance was as a guest on the track "The Basement", included on "Mecca and the Soul Brother" (1992), the first album released by Pete Rock and his creative partner CL Smooth.  Once Phillips had a daughter he felt that he was more of a man, not in anyones shadow or acting as a 'little brother'.  He moved, through a mutual friend he became a teacher, and an after school carer, where his daughter attended.  Around this era of him working he "dabbed" in and out of the game, mostly making beats and producing - what he originally wanted to do in hip hop.  One of INI's first demo-tape was "Concerned", although appearing to be named "For your own concern" on YouTube.  The one and only INI album was never officially released, but was one of the most bootlegged albums in hip hop history.  The album had actually been named, INI - "The Life I Live".  Contradictory to the YouTube label stating INI - "Centre of Attention" as the album name.  Grap Luva is noted for being among the star-studded lineup of producers involved with "The Best Part", the debut LP by the rapper J-Live.  O He has been largely silent in the 2000s; his activity has been limited to sporadic guest appearances on albums by Grooveman Spot, Marley Marl, Kev Brown and the Nextmen.  He currently resides in Washington, DC. "One in a Million" is a song by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, recorded for the soundtrack to the film, "Poetic Justice".  The song contains a mix of jazzy-horns over a sumptuous baseline, with a chorus sung by CL Smooth, and scratches and cuts by Pete Rock.  The song contains a sample from Brother Jack McDuff's "Electric SurfBoard". Peter O. Philips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper.  He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Mecca and the Soul Brother is the critically acclaimed 1992 debut album from the Mount Vernon duo, Pete Rock & CL Smooth.  The album contains their best known song, "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)."  "Mecca and the Soul Brother" has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.  The album was mostly produced by Pete Rock and executive produced by DJ Eddie F of Heavy D & the Boyz (co-group member with Trouble T-Roy).
Answer: Peter O. Philips