Album
Soul Survivor II
2004 · Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Soul Survivor II is a Hip-Hop album by Pete Rock, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Pete Rock has stayed remarkably consistent over his 15-year-career and <i>Soul Survivor II</i> doesn’t seek to surprise the listener or expand the parameters of hip-hop. Instead it reinforces an idea of rap music as a very basic formula that is elevated based on Pete Rock’s high standards and attention to detail. Every cut conveys a specific mood. The jagged samples of “Head Rush” display the sneering-yet-scientific rhymes of GZA and RZA, who steals the song with a self-referential verse: “Slick from the lip lisp, son, sip the citrus / My voice unfolds, with the soul of the Whispers / On the block, we rock loud like the Pistols.” On the other end of the spectrum, the cuts featuring Talib Kweli and Little Brother are marked by Rock’s trademark floating keyboard and woozy atmospherics. <i>Soul Survivor II</i> showcases a range of underground rappers from the past and present, and the album attains an outstanding chemistry on the tracks featuring Rock’s former partner, C.L. Smooth. While the pair’s relationship has been strained, the synthesis in “It’s a Love Ting” and “Appreciate” makes a reunion between these two musical kinsmen seem inevitable.
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Tracklist
- 1Truth Is (feat. Black Ice)3:06
- 2We Good (feat. Kardinal Offishall)4:14
- 3Just Do It (feat. Pharoahe Monch)4:32
- 4Give It to Ya (feat. Little Brother)4:48
- 5It's the Postaboy (feat. Postaboy)4:16
- 6It's a Love Thing (feat. C.L. Smooth & Denosh)4:50
- 71mc 1dj (feat. Skillz)3:51
- 8Beef (feat. Krumbsnatcha)4:23
- 9No Tears (feat. Leela James)3:44
- 10Head Rush (feat. RZA & GZA)2:07
- 11Fly Till I Die (feat. C.L. Smooth & Talib Kweli)4:16
- 12Warzone (feat. Dead Prez)3:57
- 13Da Villa (feat. Slum Village)5:06
- 14N****z Know (feat. J Dilla)2:18
- 15Appreciate (feat. C.L. Smooth)4:33
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- East Coast
- warm
- laid-back
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Black IceFEATURING
- C.L. SmoothFEATURING
- Darien BrockingtonVOCALS
- dead prezFEATURING
- DenoshFEATURING
- GZAFEATURING
- J DillaFEATURING
- Kardinal OffishallFEATURING
- Krumb SnatchaFEATURING
- Leela JamesFEATURING
- Little BrotherFEATURING
- Pharoahe MonchFEATURING
- PostaboyFEATURING
- RZAFEATURING
- SkillzFEATURING
- Slum VillageFEATURING
- Talib KweliFEATURING
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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