With partner C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock made one hip-hop milestone, 1992's "They Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y.)," before going his own way in the mid-'90s. On his debut solo album, Soul Survivor, Rock enlists pals Method Man, Raekwon, Kool G. Rap, Black Thought, MC Eiht, and Heavy D, among many others, to shape his ideas and ideals into a solid sound structure that's part post-Wu-Tang bombast, part old-skool classicism. And like its title implies, Soul Survivor is a funky fresh affair, one that ties '70s soul with slick '90s hip-hop. Rock tosses in R&B elements more readily than most of his contemporaries, and his smooth flow (as well as those of his guest rappers) slip around the grooves with a mellow grace. Biggest problem is its length: 74 minutes is too much time for Rock's otherwise slim approach, allowing some filler to creep into the project. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide
Soul Survivor
11/10/1998 | Loud Records Euro
All Music Guide Review
Soul Survivor Track Listing
Credits of Soul Survivor
- Marley Marl
- Supervisor
- Carl McIntosh
- Performer
- Kool G Rap
- Performer
- C.L. Smooth
- Performer
- Jamey Staub
- Engineer, Mixing
- Method Man
- Performer
- Raekwon
- Performer
- Vinia Mojica
- Performer
- Ken Lewis
- Engineer, Mixing
- MC Eiht
- Performer
- Bob Tucker
- Engineer
- Ghostface Killah
- Performer
- Pete Rock
- Producer, Main Performer, Reconstruction, Executive Producer
- Tom Coyne
- Mastering
- Danny Madorsky
- Engineer
- Black Thought
- Performer
- Ola Kudu
- Artwork, Design, Creative Director, Layout Design
- Peter Gunz
- Performer
- Jeff Swierk
- Product Manager
- Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
- Performer
- Inspectah Deck
- Performer
- Big Punisher
- Performer
- Cappadonna
- Performer
- Noreaga
- Performer
- Laurie Marks
- A&R
- Kurupt
- Performer
- Maurice Whitaker
- Artwork, Layout Design, Design
- Prince Strickland
- Engineer, Mixing
- Mark Matson
- Engineer
- Daniel Boom
- Engineer
- Tragedy Khadafi
- Performer
- Sticky Fingaz
- Performer
- Willie "Common" Stargell
- Performer
- Rob-O
- Performer
- Che Harris
- Artist Coordination
- Grap Luva
- Producer
- Beenie Man
- Performer
- O.C.
- Performer
- Djinji Brown
- Engineer
- Jane Eugene
- Performer
- Large Professor
- Performer
- Heavy D & the Boyz
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