Soul Survivor (Pete Rock album)

Soul Survivor
Studio album by Pete Rock
Released	November 10, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	East Coast hip hop, jazz rap
Length	74:14
Label	Loud/RCA/BMG Records 07863-67616
Producer	Pete Rock Grap Luva Marley Marl
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Pete Rock chronology
The Main Ingredient (1994) (Pete Rock & CL Smooth) Soul Survivor (1998) PeteStrumentals (2001)

Soul Survivor is the solo debut album of hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock, formerly of the acclaimed duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Rock contributes to all the production on the release, as well as a number of verses, while leaving the majority of the rhyming to several guest artists.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples 3 Documentary 4 Singles 5 Chart positions 5.1 Album 5.2 Singles 6 External links

Track listing

#	Title	Producer	Feature Artist(s)
1	"Soul Survivor Intro"	Pete Rock
2	"Tru Master"	Pete Rock	Inspectah Deck, Kurupt
3	"Half Man, Half Amazin'"	Grap Luva, Pete Rock	Method Man
4	"Respect Mine"	Pete Rock	O.C.
5	"Tha Game"	Pete Rock	Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Prodigy
6	"#1 Soul Brother"	Pete Rock
7	"Rock Steady Part II"	Pete Rock	Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
8	"Truly Yours ’98"	Pete Rock, Marley Marl	Large Professor, Kool G Rap
9	"It's About That Time"	Pete Rock	Black Thought, Rob-O
10	"One Life To Live"	Pete Rock	MC Eiht
11	"Take Your Time"	Pete Rock	Loose Ends (Carl Mcintosh, Jane Eugene)
12	"Mind Blowin'"	Pete Rock	Vinia Mojica
13	"Soul Survivor"	Pete Rock	Miss Jones
14	"Da Two"	Pete Rock	CL Smooth
15	"Verbal Murder 2"	Pete Rock	Big Punisher, Noreaga, Common
16	"Strange Fruit"	Pete Rock	Tragedy Khadafi, Cappadonna, Sticky Fingaz
17	"Massive (Hold Tight)"	Pete Rock	Heavy D, Beenie Man

Samples

• "Soul Survivor Intro"
  • "Ipotesi/Un Giorno in Piu" by Gianni Ferrio
• "Tru Master"
  • "Album Intro- Revolution of the Mind" by James Brown
  • "On the Move" by Impressions
  • "Pain" by the Ohio Players
  • "People Music" by Herbie Hancock
• "Half Man, Half Amazing"
  • "Night and Day" by Joe Pass
  • "You Call It Madness" by Clare Fischer
  • "Jam on It" by Newcleus
  • "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
• "Respect Mine"
  • "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan (Video version)
• "Tha Game"
  • "Theme from The Girl from Petrovka" by Henry Mancini
  • "P.S.K." by Schoolly D
• "#1 Soul Brother"
  • "Fonky First" by the Silhouettes
  • "Conversations" by the Silhouettes
• "Rock Steady Pt II"
  • "Strange Games and Things (Intro)" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
• "Truly Yours '98"
  • "N.T" by Kool And The Gang
  • "Sexy Woman" by Timmy Thomas
• "It's About That Time"
  • "Goin' Home" by Sonny Phillips
• "One Life to Live"
  • "St. M" by Nat Adderley
• "Take Your Time"
  • "Slow Down" by Loose Ends
• "Mind Blowing"
  • "Elizete" by Bud Shank
• "Da Two"
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
  • "Paid the Cost to be the Boss" by James Brown
  • "Maimoun" by Stanley Cowell
  • "Blind Alley" by the Emotions
  • "Fat Boys" by Fat Boys
• "Verbal Murder"
  • Incidental music from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids by Ray Ellis & Norm Prescott
  • "Pickin’ Boogers" by Biz Markie
  • "Goin’ Off" by Biz Markie
• "Strange Fruit"
  • "Smile" by David Axelrod
• "Massive (Hold Tight)
  • ""

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
U.S. Billboard 200	39
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	7

Singles

Year	Song	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1998	"Tru Master"	68	40
1999	"Take Your Time"	80	18

External links

• Soul Survivor Documentary

Pete Rock Solo Albums Soul Survivor · PeteStrumentals · Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics · Soul Survivor II · The Surviving Elements · NY's Finest Compilations Pete's Treats · Diggin' On Blue · Underground Classics · Jay Stay Paid Related Discography · CL Smooth · Pete Rock & CL Smooth · Grap Luva · Rob-O · INI  · YG'z  · Trouble T Roy  ·