Soul Survivor II explained

Soul Survivor II
Type:Album
Artist:Pete Rock
Cover:Soulsurvivorii.jpg
Released:May 11, 2004[1]
Recorded:2003–2004
Genre:Hip Hop
Label:Rapster, BBE Records[2]
Producer:Pete Rock
Prev Year:2003
Next Year:2005

Soul Survivor II is the third studio album by hip hop producer Pete Rock, released in 2004.[3] The album features guest appearances from a large number of hip hop artists, including Pharoahe Monch, Little Brother, RZA, GZA, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, and former partner CL Smooth.[4]

Pete, who dropped verses on the majority of the songs found on his solo debut Soul Survivor, performs only a single verse on this album ("Niggas Know") but handles several choruses throughout. Rock's engineer, Jamey Staub, co-produces a number of songs on the project.

The album's front cover is a nod to the Miles Davis album Tutu, which features the jazz trumpeter in an identical, albeit black and white, portrait shot.

Critical reception

RapReviews wrote that "Rock lets us know that he hasn’t lost a step as far as beats go, displaying an uncanny ability of picking the perfect artist for nearly each song on the disc."[5] The A.V. Club wrote that Rock "ill-advisedly strays from his lush, mellow chill-out sound on a handful of tracks."[6]

Track listing

TitleFeature Artist(s)
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"CL Smooth, Denosh
7"One MC, One DJ"Skillz
8"Beef"Krumbsnatcha
9"No Tears"Leela James
10"Head Rush"RZA, GZA
11"Fly Till I Die"Talib Kweli, CL Smooth
12"Warzone"Dead Prez
13"Da Villa"Slum Village
14"Niggaz Know"J Dilla
15"Appreciate"CL Smooth

Samples

Truth Is

We Good

Give It to Ya

It's a Love Thing

One MC One DJ

Beef

No Tears

Head Rush

Da Villa

Niggaz Know

Appreciate

Album singles

Single information
"It's A Love Thing"
  • Released: 2004
  • B-side: "Appreciate"
"Warzone"
  • Released: 2004
  • B-side:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: bbe : Pete Rock - Soul Survivor II. February 13, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050213014843/http://www.bbemusic.com/data.pl?release=RR0032CD. 2005-02-13.
  2. Web site: Revolutions. Vibe. June 22, 2004. Vibe Media Group. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Pete Rock | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  4. Web site: Pete Rock, Hip-Hop's 'Soul Survivor'. Richard. Harrington. August 27, 2004. www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. Web site: Pete Rock :: Soul Survivor II – RapReviews. William Ketchum. III.
  6. Web site: Pete Rock: Soul Survivor II. Music.