Soul Food (Def Jef album)

Soul Food
Studio album by Def Jef
Released	September 22, 1991[1]
Recorded	1990-91
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Delicious Vinyl[2]
Producer	Def Jef, DJ Mark the 45 King, Brand New Heavies, Devastatin'
Def Jef chronology
Just a Poet With a Soul (1989) Soul Food (1991)

Soul Food is the second album by Def Jef.^[3] It was released on September 22, 1991, on Delicious Vinyl and featured production from Def Jef, DJ Mark the 45 King, the Brand New Heavies, and Devastatin' of Funkytown Pros. Two singles were released, "Here We Go Again" and "Cali's All That," but neither made it to the Billboard charts.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]

Track listing[]

1. "A Poet's Prelude" - 1:43
2. "Get Up 4 the Get Down" - 3:46
3. "Soul Provider" - 4:00
4. "Here We Go Again" - 4:09
5. "Cali's All That" - 4:52 (featuring Tone Loc)
6. "Brand New Heavy Freestyle" - 4:54 (featuring the Brand New Heavies)
7. "Soul Is Back" - 4:51
8. "Shadow of Def" - 4:18
9. "Fa Sho Shot" - 4:45
10. "Don't Sleep (Open Your Eyes)" - 3:30
11. "Soul Food (A Hip Hop Duet)" - 4:38 (featuring Funkytown Pros)
12. "Voice of a New Generation" - 5:44
13. "God Complex" - 4:07

Samples[]

Here We Go Again

• "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-DMC
• "Children's Story" by Slick Rick

Cali's All That

• "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang
• "Bon Bon Vie" by T.S. Monk
• "West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson & the Street People

Soul Is Back

• "Drumbeat" by Jim Ingram
• "Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s

Fa Sho Shot

• "Shack Up" by Banbarra
• "(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again" by L.T.D.

Soul Food

• "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins

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