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| Released | February 24, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Koch | |||
| Producer | Tony Touch, Erick Sermon, Pete Rock, RZA, Q-Unique, Psycho Les, Ray Roll | |||
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The Piece Maker 2 is the second studio album by Tony Touch, released on February 24, 2004 through Koch Records.
The album was a "sequel" to Tony Touch's 2000 debut, The Piece Maker , which became a minor hit on the Billboard charts. The Piece Maker 2 followed the same format as the original with Touch rapping his own lyrics with several guest artists, including P. Diddy, Fat Joe and members of the Wu-Tang Clan. Touch also produced 12 of the album's 19 tracks, with additional production from prominent hip hop producers such as Erick Sermon and Pete Rock. One charting single was produced from the album "Ay Ay Ay" which featured Sean Paul. It spent 15 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at No, 77. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
David Jeffries af Allmusic gave the album three stars out of a possible five. He praised "Trouble on the Westside", "Ay Ay Ay" and "Capicu", as well as the album's skits, saying "it's all blended so well the album feels more effortless than ambitious". He also stated "the album's biggest problem, and one wishes the producer had come up with that extra track that would have turned Piece Maker, Vol. 2 into a classic. But for a casual and languid ride through the downtown, you can always turn to Touch." [4]
The album was not a success on the Billboard charts and unlike the first Piece Maker album, did not sell enough copies to qualify for the Billboard 200. It peaked at No. 53 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 12 on the Top Independent Albums. [5] As of June 2005, the album has sold over 31,000 copies. [6]
| No. | Title | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tony Navaja" (featuring Rubén Blades) | Tony Touch | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Non-Stop" (featuring Diddy, Black Rob and G. Dep) | Tony Touch | 3:59 |
| 3. | "How You Want It" (featuring Redman, Erick Sermon and Keith Murray) | Erick Sermon | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Battle Skit 1" | Tony Touch, Ray Roll | 0:52 |
| 5. | "Capicu" (featuring Fat Joe, N.O.R.E. and Juju) | Juju | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Rock Steady" (featuring Raekwon, Method Man and U-God) | RZA | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Dimelo" | Tony Touch | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Click Bang" (featuring Doo Wop) | Tony Touch | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Ay Ay Ay" (featuring Sean Paul) | Tony Touch | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Just Be Good To Me" (featuring Soni) | Tony Touch | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Spanish Harlem 2" (featuring Hurricane G and Cocoa Brovaz) | Tony Touch | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Battle Skit 2" | Tony Touch, Ray Roll | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Spit 1" (featuring Q-Unique) | Tony Touch, Q-Unique | 2:15 |
| 14. | "Out Da Box" (featuring Large Professor, Pete Rock and Masta Ace) | Pete Rock | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Trouble On The Westside HWY" (featuring Slick Rick) | Tony Touch, Domingo | 2:44 |
| 16. | "A Beautiful Day" (featuring Nature) | Psycho Les | 1:38 |
| 17. | "Touch 1-Touch All" (featuring Dead Prez) | Sean Cane | 3:51 |
| 18. | "Como Suena" (featuring Don Chezina) | Tony Touch | 3:10 |
| 19. | "Spoken Word" (featuring Joey Aponte) | Joey Aponte | 2:13 |
| Total length: | 69:30 | ||
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 53 |
| Billboard Top Independent Albums | 12 |
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