# Soul Survivor (Pete Rock album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| RapReviews | 9/10 |
| The Source | |
| XXL | XL (4/5) |
Soul Survivor is the debut studio album of hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock, formerly of the acclaimed duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. It was released on November 10, 1998. Pete contributes to all the production on the release, as well as a number of verses, while leaving a large part of the rhyming to several guest artists; such as, Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound, Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, & Cappadonna, O.C., Black Thought of The Roots, Rob-O, formerly of the group InI, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Large Professor, Kool G Rap, MC Eiht, Jane Eugene & Loose Ends, Vinia Mojica, Miss Jones, Heavy D, Beenie Man, Sticky Fingaz of Onyx, Common, Big Punisher, Noreaga, and former partner C.L. Smooth.

## Track listing

* All tracks produced by Pete Rock, except track 3 produced by Grap Luva
| # | Title | Performer(s) |
| 1 | "Soul Survivor Intro" | Pete Rock |
| 2 | "Tru Master" | First verse: Inspectah Deck Hook/second verse: Pete Rock Third verse: Kurupt |
| 3 | "Half Man, Half Amazin'" | First & fourth verses: Pete Rock Second & third verses: Method Man |
| 4 | "Respect Mine" | First & third verses: O.C. Hook/second & fourth verses: Pete Rock |
| 5 | "Tha Game" | First verse/hook: Raekwon Second verse: Prodigy Third verse: Ghostface Killah Fourth verse: Pete Rock |
| 6 | "#1 Soul Brother" | Pete Rock |
| 7 | "Rock Steady Part II" | First verse: Peter Gunz Second verse: Lord Tariq Third verse/hook: Pete Rock |
| 8 | "Truly Yours ’98" | First verse: Large Professor Second verse: Pete Rock Third verse: Kool G Rap |
| 9 | "It's About That Time" | First verse/hook: Black Thought Second verse: Rob-O Third verse: Pete Rock |
| 10 | "One Life To Live" | First & third verses/hook: MC Eiht Second verse/outro: Pete Rock |
| 11 | "Take Your Time" | Intro/second & fourth verses: Pete Rock First & third verses: Jane Eugene of Loose Ends Hook: Loose Ends Outro: Loose Ends & Pete Rock |
| 12 | "Mind Blowin'" | Verses: Pete Rock Hook: Vinia Mojica |
| 13 | "Soul Survivor" | Verses: Pete Rock Hook/outro: Miss Jones |
| 14 | "Da Two" | First & third verses: C.L. Smooth Hook/second verse: Pete Rock |
| 15 | "Verbal Murder 2" | First verse: Big Pun Hook/outro: Pete Rock Second verse: Noreaga Third verse: Common |
| 16 | "Strange Fruit" | First verse: Tragedy Khadafi Hook: Tragedy Khadafi & Pete Rock Second verse: Cappadonna Third verse: Sticky Fingaz |
| 17 | "Massive (Hold Tight)" | Intro/first & third verses: Heavy D Hook/second verse: Beenie Man Outro: Heavy D & Beenie Man |

## 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 |
| US Billboard 200 | 39 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 9 |

### Singles

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