Mecca and the Soul Brother Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

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  • Release Date: 06/09/1992
  • Sales Rank: 47,568
  • Label: ELEKTRA / WEA
  • UPC: 075596094825

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Mecca and the Soul Brother

1LISTENReturn of the Mecca 5:44
2LISTENFor Pete's Sake 5:54
3LISTENGhettos of the Mind 5:03
4LISTENLots of Lovin 5:09
5LISTENAct Like You Know 4:03
6LISTENStraighten It Out 4:13
7LISTENSoul Brother #1 4:30
8LISTENWig Out 4:07
9LISTENAnger in the Nation 5:33
10LISTENThey Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y.) 4:46
11LISTENOn and On 5:12
12LISTENIt's Like That 3:57
13LISTENCan't Front on Me 4:16
14LISTENThe Basement / Heavy D 5:26
15LISTENIf It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right 5:05
16LISTENSkinz 4:15

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It would have been hard to match the artistic success of their debut EP on a full-length recording, but Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth did just that on Mecca and the Soul Brother, and they did so in the most unlikely way of all after the succinctness of All Souled Out -- by coming up with a sprawling, nearly 80-minute-long album on which not a single song or interlude is a throwaway or a superfluous piece. Granted, 80 minutes is a long stretch of time for sustained listening, but the music is completely worthy of that time, allowing the duo to stretch out in ways that their EP rendered impossible. Again, the primary star is Pete Rock's production acumen, and he ups the ante of rock-solid drums, steady cymbal beats, smooth-rolling bass, and fatback organ, not to mention his signature horn loops. C.L. Smooth is the perfect vocal match for the music. He is maybe one of the few MCs capable of rapping a fairly credible love song, as he does on "Lots of Lovin'." "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)," a tribute to friend and Heavy D. dancer Trouble T-Roy, who was accidentally killed, packs a poignant emotional weight, but it is Smooth's more direct and conscientious -- and frequently autobiographical -- side which ultimately carries the album lyrically. The songs are connected and the album is propelled forward by Rock's quick, soul-tight interludes; these are usually bits of old R&B and soul tunes but sometimes they're spoken pieces or spontaneous, freestyle sessions. These interludes provide a sort of dense spiritual tone and resonance in the album that is not religiously based at all, but fully hip-hop based, emerging from the urban altars that are the basements and rooftops of the city. Stanton Swihart, All Music Guide

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Mecca and the Soul Brotherby Anonymous

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March 24, 2004: This has to be the livest hip-hop record ever. I refer to it every so often... just to make sure... and it never fails. This might have been over-shadowed in it's time by 'The Chronic', but this piece still holds up.

Mecca and the Soul Brotherby Anonymous

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July 29, 2002: This album is Great. For those of you who like jazzy tunes with soft but down lyrics you should buy this. TROY, or They Reminisce Over You is One of the greatest songs ever to come out of QUEEN's NY. For a time you could hear it being played everywhere.


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