Soul Survivor (Pete Rock album)

Soul Survivor is the debut studio album of hip hop producer and emcee Pete 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
Studio album by
Pete Rock
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998
GenreEast Coast hip hop, jazz rap
Length74:14
LabelLoud/RCA/BMG Records
07863-67616
ProducerPete Rock
Grap Luva
Pete Rock chronology
The Main Ingredient
(1994)		 Soul Survivor
(1998)		 PeteStrumentals
(2001)
Singles from Soul Survivor
  1. "Tru Master"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews.com[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Source[4]
U-WIREmixed[5]
Yahoo! Musicfavorable[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]

Track listing
# Title Performer(s)
1 "Soul Survivor Intro"
  • Pete Rock
2 "Tru Master"
3 "Half Man, Half Amazin'"
  • First & fourth verses: Pete Rock
  • Second & third verses: Method Man
4 "Respect Mine"
  • First & third verses: O.C.
  • Hook/second & fourth verses: Pete Rock
5 "Tha Game"
6 "#1 Soul Brother"
  • Pete Rock
7 "Rock Steady Part II"
  • First verse: Peter Gunz
  • Second verse: Lord Tariq
  • Third verse/hook: Pete Rock
8 "Truly Yours ’98"
9 "It's About That Time"
10 "One Life To Live"
  • First & third verses/hook: MC Eiht
  • Second verse/outro: Pete Rock
11 "Take Your Time"
  • Intro/second & fourth verses: Pete Rock
  • First & third verses: Jane Eugene of Loose Ends
  • Hook: Loose Ends
  • Outro: Loose Ends & Pete Rock
12 "Mind Blowin'"
13 "Soul Survivor"
14 "Da Two"
  • First & third verses: C.L. Smooth
  • Hook/second verse: Pete Rock
15 "Verbal Murder 2"
16 "Strange Fruit"
17 "Massive (Hold Tight)"
  • Intro/first & third verses: Heavy D
  • Hook/second verse: Beenie Man
  • Outro: Heavy D & Beenie Man

Documentary

A documentary was released around the time of the album, which featured the recording sessions of some of the tracks.

Singles
Single information
"Tru Master"
  • Released: 1998
  • B-side:
"Take Your Time"
  • Released: 1999
  • B-side: "Tha Game"

Chart positions

Album
Chart (1998) Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard 200[9] 39
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 9

Singles
Year Song Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1998 "Tru Master" 68 40
1999 "Take Your Time" 80 18
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References
  1. AllMusic
  2. RapReviews.com
  3. Rolling Stone
  4. The Source
  5. U-WIRE
  6. Yahoo! Music Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Los Angeles Times
  8. Gonzalez, Michael A. (November 22, 2013). "'Soul Survivor' Survives". Ebony.
  9. "Pete Rock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. "Pete Rock Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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