Soul Survivor II

Soul Survivor II Artist: Pete Rock
Label: Rapster
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: LP Record
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 730003603211
EAN: 0730003603211
ASIN: B0002IOULU


Release Date: 2004-08-03

Soul Survivor II


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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Soul Brother Like No Other {4 Stars}.......2007-03-16

When you talk about most Pete Rock releases, they're usually showcases for his production skills. Every now and then he'll drop these albums with him rhyming on them. On this release Pete plays the background and lets the guests handle all the rapping. Artists like Talib Kweli, RZA, GZA, Dead Prez, Kardinal Offishall, J. Dilla, Slum Village, Little Brother, Leela James, and a few others all show up to lend their talents to Pete Rock's excellent production -- the cherry on top, in this case, would be when Mecca & the Soul Brother resurface and drop two dope tracks. Even the RZA & GZA collabo -- even though I thought it would never work. Top that off with the musical snippets/interludes between tracks and you have an album that demands your attention. Any fan of the Chocolate Boy Wonder should be familiar with that aspect of P.R. releases.

As far as skip material goes, I found "Just Do It", "One MC, One DJ", "It's The Postaboy" and "Beef" fell under that category. Don't get me wrong, none of these songs have bad beats, but the flows and rhymes on them are forgettable -- with the exception of "One MC, One DJ" which actually has the opposite problem (great lyrics, forgettable production). Some may disagree, but I simply didn't feel those tracks. The rest of the album is definitely on point though.

Soul Survivor is nothing short of guaranteed satisfaction. It'd be nice to hear P.R. go back to those jazz samples every now and then, but the man still has an ear for production that no producer has been able to approach since he came out back in the day. There are a few tracks on this LP that fall short of Soul Brother No. 1's pedigree, but they are in the minority. With that being said, I still think a good 85% of the tracks on this joint are pulled off seamlessly. I recommend checking this out.

Music Album:

  1. Blood and Ashes ~ Outerspace
  2. DC2: Bars of Death ~ 7L & Esoteric
  3. I Got Next ~ KRS-One
  4. Down South Mud Chopped & Screwed ~ Ghetto Brothers
  5. Con-Nect ~ Snapper
  6. West Coast Livin' ~ Various Artists
  7. I Got Next ~ KRS-One
  8. The Forecast ~ Mystic
  9. Platinum Series: Sound Effects, Vol. 3 ~ Guerrilla Funk Recordings
  10. Platinum Series: Sound Effects, Vol. 3 ~ Various Artists

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Like Song Like Weather ~ Norma Winstone & John Taylor

Lady Sings the Blues ~ Billie Holiday

Minor Swing ~ Django Reinhardt

Mark Levine & the Latin Tinge ~ Mark & the Latin Tinge Levine

Tardo's Tempo ~ Tardo Hammer

Poll Winners Three! ~ Barney Kessel with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown

Tejano All Stars 1999 ~ Various Artists

Sangre Latina ~ Banda Novillera

Ya Puedes Irte ~ Chuy Luviano

Jose Basso ~ Jose Basso