Mecca And The Soul Brother
by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
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Mecca And The Soul Brother is ranked as the best album by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth.
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Mecca And The Soul Brother track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 30 hours ago | Jonboy | 117 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 09:36 | Mafedere | 710 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 12:56 | Liks_on_music | 655 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2025 08:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,389 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2025 03:28 | Proto | 4,237 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
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Such a smooth album... Yeah it's long. But, I could listen to these two all day everyday!
This album should be much higher rated. Some very smooth beats and fantastic rhyming. Definitely some of the best rapping from the time period. Some very original word combinations and a fun style. The only thing that holds it back from being a classic is it doesn't change things up enough, considering how long the album is. 9/10! (Edited)
travelful 06/08/2022 20:23 | #286137
Fantastic rapping, fantastic beats. A bit too long though.
Larcx13 12/24/2020 12:47 | #263148 | TOP COMMENT
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All the songs on this album have a higher rating than the album itself lol. (Edited)
babyBlueSedan 02/27/2019 03:02 | #232710 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
JulianR 05/20/2018 23:41 | #215318 | TOP COMMENT
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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)
babyBlueSedan 06/03/2015 02:59 | #142904 | TOP COMMENT
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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. (Edited)
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