Pete Rock Soul Survivor 2

Posted on 05.11.2004

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Pete Rock
Album : Soul Survivor 2
Release Date : May 11, 2004
Label : Rapster

Review :

Pete Rock, producer extraordinaire, MC and Hip Hop royalty. At the dawning of the 1990s, Pete Rock manned the boards and his MC counterpart C.L. Smooth handled microphone duties on two of the most influential and timeless contributions to Hip-Hop ever released. 1992’s Mecca & The Soul Brother and 1994’s The Main Ingredient have gone on to shape and influence an entire generation of music listeners as well as producers such as The Neptunes, Kanye West, Just Blaze and 9th Wonder.
Constantly producing and remixing music’s brightest stars (Nas, Public Enemy, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Notorious B.I.G., Run DMC, Q-Tip, Mary J. Blige) and having released a classic solo album Soul Survivor (1998) and Instrumental excursion Petestrumentals (2001) Pete Rock returns With Soul Survivor 2.

Acting as MC, and producer Pete Rock has assembled a cast of Hip Hop’s most talented artists to deliver more than just a sequel to Soul Survivor. Pete teamed up with Dead Prez to create "Warzone", a club and street anthem for 2004 reminiscent of the heyday of Public Enemy and NWA when the music had so much soul that you couldn’t help but dance to it, but at the same time it also presented a strong social message. Recently reunited, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth have crafted a summertime anthem titled "Love Thing", which brings to the forefront Justin Timberlake back-up singer Denosh. Other standout collaborations with Pete Rock on the album include the poignant Pharoahe Monch on "Just Do It", the soulful North Carolina group Little Brother on "Give It 2 Ya", and Slum Village’s certified head banger "Da Villa". The album also features collaborations with Talib Kweli, Kardinal Offishall, RZA, GZA, Postaboy, J-Dilla, Black Ice, Leela James, Skillz and Krumbsnatcha.

Track Listing :
1. Truth Is - Black Ice
2. We Good - Kardinal Offishall
3. Just Do It - Pharoahe Monch
4. Give It to Ya - Little Brother
5. It’s the Postaboy - Postaboy
6. It’s a Love Thing - Pete Rock
7. One MC One DJ - Pete Rock
8. Beef - Krumbsnatcha
9. No Tears - Leela James
10. Head Rush - GZA/Genius
11. Fly Till I Die - Talib Kweli
12. Warzone - Dead Prez
13. Villa - Pete Rock
14. Niggaz Know - Jay Dee
15. Appreciate - Pete Rock