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Soul Survivor II
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2004[1]
Recorded2003-2004
GenreHip Hop
LabelBBE Records/Rapster
ProducerPete Rock
Pete Rock chronology
Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics
(2003)
Soul Survivor II
(2004)
Surviving Elements: From Soul Survivor II Sessions
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
HipHopDX.com link
Q link
Rolling Stone 7/08/2004
Rolling Stone 11/02/2004
The Stranger link
The Sourcefavorable
StylusC+ link
Vibe link
Yahoo! Music link

Soul Survivor II is the second studio album from hip hop producer Pete Rock. The album features guest appearances from a large number of hip hop artists, including Pharoahe Monch, Little Brother, Skillz, RZA, GZA, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Slum Village, Jay Dee and former partner CL Smooth.

Pete, who dropped verses on the majority of the songs found on his solo debut Soul Survivor, performs only a single verse on this album ("Niggas Know") but handles several choruses throughout. Rock's engineer, Jamey Staub, co-produces a number of songs on the project.

The album's front cover is a nod to the Miles Davis album Tutu, which features the legendary jazz trumpeter in an identical, albeit black and white, portrait shot.

Track listing

# Title Feature Artist(s)
1 "Truth Is" Black Ice
2 "We Good" Kardinal Offishall
3 "Just Do It" Pharoahe Monch
4 "Give It To Ya" Little Brother
5 "It's The Postaboy" Postaboy
6 "It's A Love Thing" CL Smooth, Denosh
7 "One MC, One DJ" Skillz
8 "Beef" Krumbsnatcha
9 "No Tears" Leela James
10 "Head Rush" RZA, GZA
11 "Fly Till I Die" Talib Kweli, CL Smooth
12 "Warzone" Dead Prez
13 "Da Villa" Slum Village
14 "Niggaz Know" J Dilla
15 "Appreciate" CL Smooth

Samples

Truth Is

  • "Girl You Move Me" by Cane and Able

We Good

Give It to Ya

It's a Love Thing

One MC One DJ

Beef

No Tears

Head Rush

Da Villa

Niggaz Know

  • "Heartbeat" by War

Appreciate

Album singles

Single information
"It's A Love Thing"
  • Released: 2004
  • B-side: "Appreciate"
"Warzone"
  • Released: 2004
  • B-side:

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 155
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 27
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] 9

References