Soul Survivor

Pete Rock moving into full solo producer-rapper mode and it sounds like he had a lot to prove — the horn loops are warm and heavy, the drums sit low in a way that makes speakers work for it. Came out right when the East Coast was bleeding commercial pressure from every side and this was almost aggressively traditional in the best way. 'Tru Master' is one of the great New York rap moments of the late 90s and 'It's a Love Thing' shows how fluid he was moving between modes.

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