Soul Survivor | ||||
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Released | November 10, 1998 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop, jazz rap | |||
Length | 74:14 | |||
Label | Loud/RCA/BMG Records 07863-67616 | |||
Producer | Pete Rock Grap Luva | |||
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Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of Soul Survivor II 2004 by Pete Rock at Mp3Caprice. NY's Finest is the third studio album by hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock. The album was Rock's first studio album since 2004's Soul Survivor II, and was released on February 26, 2008 through the Nature Sounds record label. The album's cover art was created by Fuse Green and inspired by the cover of James Brown's Hell. 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.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews.com | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Source | [4] |
U-WIRE | mixed[5] |
Yahoo! Music | favorable[6] |
Los Angeles Times | [7] |
Soul Survivor is the debut studio album of hip hopproducer and emceePete Rock, formerly of the acclaimed duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth.[8] 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.
Soul Survivor may lack the lyrical credentials to contend to be the year's best hip-hop album, but it easily ranks as one of the year's most listenable efforts. Sit down, max, and relax to the sultry sounds of Pete Rock. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Soul Survivor, Vol. 1 - Pete Rock on AllMusic - 1998 - With partner C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock made one. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2004 CD release of Soul Survivor II on Discogs.
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Track listing[edit]
- All tracks produced by Pete Rock, except track 3 produced by Grap Luva
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1 | 'Soul Survivor Intro' |
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2 | 'Tru Master' |
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3 | 'Half Man, Half Amazin' |
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4 | 'Respect Mine' |
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5 | 'Tha Game' |
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6 | '#1 Soul Brother' |
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7 | 'Rock Steady Part II' |
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8 | 'Truly Yours ’98' |
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9 | 'It's About That Time' |
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10 | 'One Life To Live' |
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11 | 'Take Your Time' |
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12 | 'Mind Blowin' |
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13 | 'Soul Survivor' |
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14 | 'Da Two' |
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15 | 'Verbal Murder 2' |
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16 | 'Strange Fruit' |
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17 | 'Massive (Hold Tight)' |
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Documentary[edit]
A documentary was released around the time of the album, which featured the recording sessions of some of the tracks.
Singles[edit]
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'Tru Master'
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'Take Your Time'
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Chart positions[edit]
Album[edit]
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[9] | 39 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 9 |
Singles[edit]
Pete Rock Soul Survivor Download Pc

Year | Song | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles |
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1998 | 'Tru Master' | 68 | 40 |
1999 | 'Take Your Time' | 80 | 18 |
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References[edit]
- ^AllMusic
- ^RapReviews.com
- ^Rolling Stone
- ^The Source
- ^U-WIRE[dead link]
- ^Yahoo! MusicArchived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Los Angeles Times
- ^Gonzalez, Michael A. (November 22, 2013). ''Soul Survivor' Survives'. Ebony.
- ^'Pete Rock Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard.
- ^'Pete Rock Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard.