hypersongs

Mecca and the Soul Brother

The debut album, with Eddie F as executive producer.
Pete Rock & CL Smooth, 1992

Stanton Stewart's five-star AllMusic review and the Rolling Stone Album Guide's five stars sit against a C-plus from Entertainment Weekly; RapReviews gave it 9.5 out of 10. Ego Trip ranked it eighth among the best albums of 1992, and Albumism called it universally regarded as the group's paramount achievement. Lead single "T.R.O.Y." appeared April 2, 1992; "Straighten It Out" followed that year and "Lots of Lovin'", built on Roy Ayers's "Searching", in 1993. The album's songs have appeared in NBA Street Vol. 2, Madden NFL 12 and Master of None, and the episode titles of Luke Cage season two all come from Mecca song titles.

Track listing

  1. Return of the Mecca5:42
  2. For Pete's Sake5:48
  3. Ghettos of the Mind5:01
  4. Lots of Lovin'5:07
  5. Act Like You Know4:01
  6. Straighten It Out4:12
  7. Soul Brother #14:30
  8. Wig Out4:10
  9. Anger in the Nation5:31
  10. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)4:44
  11. On and On5:10
  12. It's Like That3:55
  13. Can't Front on Me4:18
  14. The Basement5:22
  15. If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right5:04
  16. Skinz4:14

More from Pete Rock & CL Smooth

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Sources

  1. Mecca and the Soul Brother, Wikipedia
  2. Mecca and the Soul Brother, Albumism