The Professional, Pt. 2

1	Intro / DJ Clue
2	Back 2 Life (2001) / DJ Clue/Mary Blige
3	Jay Z Freestyle / DJ Clue/Jay Z
4	Who's Next (X-Clue-Sive) / DJ Clue/DMX
5	Coming For You / DJ Clue/Bean Sigel
6	Startin' Five / Various Artists
7	Getting It / DJ Clue/Bus Rhymes
8	Cream (2001) / DJ Clue/Raekwon/Gho
9	What the Beat / DJ Clue/Eminem/Meth
10	Lil' Mo Interlude / DJ Clue/Lil' Mo
11	Fuck a Bitch / DJ Clue/Snoop Dogg
12	Change the Game (Remix) / Various Artists
13	My Niggaz Dem / DJ Clue/Tric Daddy
14	Live from the Bridge / DJ Clue/Nas
15	So Hot / DJ Clue/Foxy Brown
16	Chinatown / Lil' Kim/Junior Maf
17	Bathgate Freestyle / DJ Clue/Bathgate
18	Marcy / Memphis Bleek/Geda
19	I Don't Care / DJ Clue/Capone/Nore
20	The Best of Queens (It's Us) / DJ Clue/Mobb Deep
21	Red / DJ Clue/Redman
22	Baby G's / DJ Clue/Teamsterz
23	Dangerous / DJ Clue/Muggs/Lady
24	Phone Patch / DJ Clue/Ty Shaun

Barnes & Noble

Clue knows that the DJ game comes with a lot of haters, but once you've listened to the all-star lineup he assembled for The Professional 2, you'll understand why the competition's palms are sweaty. You want proof? Check out the coastal challenge in the remix of "Change the Game," which pits Jay-Z and his East Coast Roc la Familia against Kurupt and the Wesside Dogg Pound. Throughout the disc, Clue continues to raise the stakes. Who else would follow a Foxy Brown track with one by her nemesis, Lil' Kim? With these bold moves, the DJ is unifying the hip-hop nation and urging rappers to settle their beef. One of the disc's highlights is "What the Beat," a match made in hip-hop heaven with Eminem, Method Man, and Royce the 5-9 spittin' bars over a piano track that would make the RZA proud. To his credit, DJ Clue handles most of the production, although that means that not even "Back to Life 2001," Mary J. Blige and Jadakiss's remake of the Soul II Soul club classic "Back to Life," slips by without a shout-out. Hey, if you got as much love as Clue, you too would want to let somebody know. Ryan Crosby

All Music Guide

Mixtape DJs have sure come a long way over the years, and no one knows that better than DJ Clue? The NY-based spinner got his start peddling mixtapes on the streets. A few years later, his album The Professional, Pt. 2 hit the Billboard Top Ten album chart. Looking at the list of artists on Clue?'s play list, it's easy to see why the album has had such success. This time out, Clue? enlisted the likes of Jay-Z, DMX, Beanie Sigel, Redman, Nas, Foxy Brown, Trick Daddy, and Eminem among many others. What is likely to draw the attention of hip-hop fans are the exclusive tracks on the album, including "Change the Game (Remix)," which mixes artists from both coasts such as tha Dogg Pound, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, and Memphis Bleek. Another exclusive track is "What the Beat" with Method Man, Eminem, and Royce da 5'9". Also impressive are "Live From the Bridge" by Nas and "The Best of Queens" by Mobb Deep. While there aren't any dead spots on the album, The Professional, Pt. 2 suffers in comparison to some of Clue?'s other mixtapes because he plays it safe, relying too heavily on big-name rappers. One of the joys of a good mixtape is discovering new artists alongside more established ones, but Clue? offers too few opportunities to check out something new. Also annoying is Clue?'s habit of shouting over all of the tracks. While it's common for mixtape DJs to shout and give shoutouts over tracks, Clue? takes it to an extreme. There is a lot to like about The Professional, Pt. 2. He should let the music speak for itself. Jon Azpiri