Soul Survivor

Soul Survivor
File:Soulsurvivor.jpg Studio album by Pete Rock
Released	November 10, 1998
Recorded	September 1997 - June 1998
Studio	Greene St. Recording (New York City) Battery Studios (New York City)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Jazz rap, Underground hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length	74:14
Label	Loud Records / RCA Records
Producer	Pete Rock (exec.), Grap Luva

Soul Survivor is the debut solo studio album by American Hip hop producer and rapper Pete Rock, formely of the acclaimed Hip hop duo Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth. It was released in November 10, 1998 under Loud Records and RCA Records. Originally scheduled for release on September 29, 1998. Recording sessions took place at Greene St. Recording and Battery Studios in New York City from September 1997 to June 1998. Production was handled entirely by Pete Rock, with the exception of "Half Man, Half Amazin'" produced by Grap Luva. It includes guest contributions from Wu-Tang Clan members: Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Cappadonna, O.C., Black Thought, Loose Ends, MC Eiht, Kurupt (of Tha Dogg Pound), Common, Rob-O, Prodigy (of Mobb Deep, Tragedy Khadafi, Large Professor, Kool G Rap, Vinia Mojica, N.O.R.E., Big Pun, Miss Jones, Sticky Fingaz (of Onyx), Heavy D, Beenie Man, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz and his former partner C.L. Smooth.

Soul Survivor spawned the singles: "Tru Master" and "Take Your Time". The album peaked at #39 on US Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Soul Survivor (Intro)" - 1:38
2. "Tru Master" (feat. Inspectah Deck and Kurupt) - 3:50
3. "Half Man Half Amazing" (feat. Method Man) - 4:31
4. "Respect Mine" (feat. O.C.) - 4:06
5. "Tha Game" (feat. Raekwon, Prodigy and Ghostface Killah) - 4:59
6. "#1 Soul Brother" - 4:43
7. "Rock Steady Part II" (feat. Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz) - 4:12
8. "Truly Yours '98" (feat. Large Professor and Kool G Rap) - 3:56
9. "It's About That Time" (feat. Black Thought and Rob-O) - 4:41
10. "One Life to Live" (feat. MC Eiht) - 5:23
11. "Take Your Time" (feat. Loose Ends) - 4:31
12. "Mind Blowin'" (feat. Vinia Mojica) - 5:01
13. "Soul Survivor" (feat. Miss Jones) - 4:57
14. "Da Two" (feat. C.L. Smooth) - 4:16
15. "Verbal Murder 2" (feat. Big Punisher, Noreaga and Common) - 4:31
16. "Strange Fruit" (feat. Cappadonna, Tragedy Khadafi and Sticky Fingaz) - 4:42
17. "Massive (Hold Tight)" (feat. Heavy D and Beenie Man) - 3:54

Samples

Soul Survivor (Intro)

• "Ipotesi - Un Giorno in Piu" by Gianni Ferrio

Tru Master

• "It's a New Day So Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn" by James Brown
• "On the Move" by The Impressions
• "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja
• "So What Cha Sayin'" by EPMD

Half Man Half Amazing

• "Night and Day" by Joe Pass
• "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas

Respect Mine

• "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan

The Game

• "Theme From "The Girl From Petrovka" by Henry Mancini

#1 Soul Brother

• "Fonky First" and "Conversations" by The Silhouettes

Rock Steady Part II

• "Strange Games & Things" by Love Unlimited Orchestra

Truly Yours '98

• "Sexy Woman" by Timmy Thomas
• "N.T." by Kool & the Gang

It's About That Time

• "The Harlem Buck Dance Strut" by Les McCann
• "Goin' Home" by Sonny Phillips

One Life to Live

• "St. M" by Nat Adderley
• "You Gots to Chill" by EPMD

Take Your Time

• "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
• "The Boss" by James Brown

Mind Blowin'

• "Elizete" by Bud Shank, Clare Fisher and Joe Pass
• "Cymbaline" by Hubert Laws
• "Space Cowboy" by Jamiroquai
• "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown

Soul Survivor

• "Modaji" by Dave Grusin

Da Two

• "Blind Alley" by The Emotions
• "Maimoun" by Stanley Cowell
• "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown

Verbal Murder 2

• "Inactin" by Michal Urbaniak Group
• "Fat Albert Creativity" by Bill Cosby and John Braden
• "Now You're Mine" by Gang Starr
• "Pickin' Boogers (12" Version)" by Biz Markie

Strange Fruit

• "The Smile" by David Axelrod
• "Sweetest Thing in the World" by Turner Bros.