Mecca And The Soul Brother (studio album) by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

From travelful 06/08/2022 20:23

Fantastic rapping, fantastic beats. A bit too long though.

From Larcx13 12/24/2020 12:47

All the songs on this album have a higher rating than the album itself lol.

From babyBlueSedan 02/27/2019 03:02

My opinion on this one has changed a lot over the years. The beats are good - especially on Lots of Loving and TROY - but CL Smooth has very little presence on the mic. He's a pretty good rhymer, but he has the same flow on every song and after a while they all blur together. And that's a huge problem considering this is a 77 minute long album. Definitely worth listening to if you're exploring the history of hip hop, but I don't think I'll ever have the desire to hear this one again.

From JulianR 05/20/2018 23:41

It's definitely a daunting album. 16 tracks, and only one is under 4 minutes (its 3:58). It doesn't feel quite as monotonous as that that would make it seem, because lots of tracks have hidden little interlude beats or other things that add a little variety to the feel. They are interestingly placed at the beginning of most tracks, as opposed at the end or as separate tracks in between as I have commonly seen. While they help, it could still benefit from a verse cut here or there, and a lot of the beats feel pretty similar.

Overall, the album is pretty good. Its good nice flow and pretty good hooks, though they can be a little subdued sometimes. I am unsure why TROY is so hyped, but I will keep listening to it.

80/100 (Good)

From babyBlueSedan 06/03/2015 02:59

This is really great - it's like a boom-bappier version of A Tribe Called Quest. The rhymes are smooth as butter and the lyrics really matter. As far as hip hop goes this might be some of the best.