Soul Survivor II

Soul Survivor II
Studio album by Pete Rock
Released	May 11, 2004[1]
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	Hip Hop
Label	Rapster, BBE Records[2]
Producer	Pete 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
HipHopDX	4/5[4]
Q	[citation needed]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[citation needed]
Spin	B+[6]
The Stranger	[7]
Stylus	C+[8]
Vibe	[2]

Soul Survivor II is a studio album by hip hop producer Pete Rock, released in 2004.^[9] The album features guest appearances from a large number of hip hop artists, including Pharoahe Monch, Little Brother, RZA, GZA, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, and former partner CL Smooth.^[10]

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 jazz trumpeter in an identical, albeit black and white, portrait shot.

Critical reception[]

RapReviews wrote that "Rock lets us know that he hasn’t lost a step as far as beats go, displaying an uncanny ability of picking the perfect artist for nearly each song on the disc."^[11] The A.V. Club wrote that Rock "ill-advisedly strays from his lush, mellow chill-out sound on a handful of tracks."^[12]

Track listing[]

• All tracks produced by Pete Rock

#	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

• "Mango Meat" by Mandrill

Give It to Ya

• "Running" by Baby Huey
• "I Believe in You" by The Moments
• "The Makings of You" by Gladys Knight & the Pips

It's a Love Thing

• "Try Love Again" by The Natural Four

One MC One DJ

• "Gotta Get Away" by Flaming Ember

Beef

• "The Stunt Man – Main Theme" by Dominic Frontiere
• "Where Do I Go From Here (Sonny Carson's Theme)" by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

No Tears

• "The Junkies" by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

Head Rush

• "What Happened to the Real Me" by Mavis Staples

Da Villa

• "Holding on to a Dying Love" by Otis Clay

Niggaz Know

• "Heartbeat" by War

Appreciate

• "2-4-6-8" by The Jackson 5

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[13]	155
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14]	27
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	9

References[]