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
Released	November 10, 1998
Genre	East Coast hip hop, jazz rap
Length	74:14
Label	Loud/RCA/BMG Records 07863-67616
Producer	Pete Rock Grap Luva
Pete Rock chronology
The Main Ingredient (1994) Soul Survivor (1998) PeteStrumentals (2001)
Singles from Soul Survivor
"Tru Master" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews.com	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Source	[4]
U-WIRE	mixed[5]
Yahoo! Music	favorable[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]

Track listing

• All tracks produced by Pete Rock, except track 3 produced by Grap Luva

#	Title	Performer(s)
1	"Soul Survivor Intro"	Pete Rock
2	"Tru Master"	First verse: Inspectah Deck Hook/second verse: Pete Rock Third verse: Kurupt
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"	First verse/hook: Raekwon Second verse: Prodigy Third verse: Ghostface Killah Fourth verse: Pete Rock
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"	First verse: Large Professor Second verse: Pete Rock Third verse: Kool G Rap
9	"It's About That Time"	First verse/hook: Black Thought Second verse: Rob-O Third verse: Pete Rock
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'"	Verses: Pete Rock Hook: Vinia Mojica
13	"Soul Survivor"	Verses: Pete Rock Hook/outro: Miss Jones
14	"Da Two"	First & third verses: C.L. Smooth Hook/second verse: Pete Rock
15	"Verbal Murder 2"	First verse: Big Pun Hook/outro: Pete Rock Second verse: Noreaga Third verse: Common
16	"Strange Fruit"	First verse: Tragedy Khadafi Hook: Tragedy Khadafi & Pete Rock Second verse: Cappadonna Third verse: Sticky Fingaz
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
US Billboard 200[9]	39
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

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.

External links

• Soul Survivor Documentary
• Soul Survivor at Discogs (list of releases)