All Souled Out Explained

All Souled Out
Type:ep
Artist:Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Cover:Allsouledout.jpg
Studio:Greene St. Recording (New York, NY)
Genre:Golden age hip hop
Length:29:09
Label:Elektra
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Next Title:Mecca and the Soul Brother
Next Year:1992

All Souled Out is the debut EP by Pete Rock & CL Smooth. It was released in the summer of 1991 to rave reviews and spawned a modest hit in "The Creator".

After participation in the production and/or remixes of songs by various hip hop and R&B artists in the late 1980s to early 1990s, the duo signed to Elektra Records. All Souled Out was a warm up to their debut album, Mecca and the Soul Brother. All the rapping on the album is performed by C.L. Smooth with the exception of "The Creator", a Pete Rock solo track. A deluxe edition of All Souled Out was released on February 18, 2014 on Traffic Entertainment Group, featuring the original 6 EP tracks, along with remix and instrumental versions of "The Creator" & "Mecca & the Soul Brother".

The first single "The Creator" was featured in the opening credits of the 2015 Christmas film, The Night Before.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Night Before - Soundtracks . imdb.com . IMDb.com . 2023-05-17.