The Piece Maker 2

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The Piece Maker 2
Piece Maker 2.jpg
Studio album by
Tony Touch
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
Recorded2003–2004
Genre Hip-hop
Length56:11
Label
Producer
Tony Touch chronology
The Last of the Pro Ricans
(2002)		The Piece Maker 2
(2004)		The ReggaeTony Album
(2005)
Singles from The Piece Maker 2
  1. "Capicu"
    Released: 2002
  2. "We See Yall"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Dimelo"
    Released: 2004
  4. "Non-Stop"
    Released: 2004
  5. "Ay, Ay, Ay"
    Released: 2004
  6. "Como Suena"
    Released: 2004

The Piece Maker 2 is the third studio album by American record producer and DJ Tony Touch. It was released on February 24, 2004 through Touch Entertainment and Koch Records. Production was handled by Ray Roll, Domingo, Erick Sermon, Joey Blitz, Juju, Pete Rock, Psycho Les, Q-Unique, RZA, Sean C and Tony Touch himself. It features guest appearances from Black Rob, Dead Prez, Def Squad, Don Chezina, Doo Wop, Fat Joe, G. Dep, Hurricane G, Juju, Large Professor, Masta Ace, Method Man, Nature, N.O.R.E., P. Diddy, Pete Rock, Q-Unique, Raekwon, Rubén Blades, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Smif-N-Wessun, Soni and U-God.

Contents

The album debuted at number 53 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 12 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. Its only charted single, "Ay Ay Ay", spent 15 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 77.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Cokemachineglow 70/100% [2]
Now 3/5 [3]
RapReviews8.5/10 [4]

Fat Tony of RapReviews praised the album, concluding: "it is the music that speaks loudest, and Tony Touch has come up with a collection of tracks that not only define a moment of time in Hip-Hop culture, they celebrate it". [4] AllMusic's David Jeffries 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". [1] Nick Flanagan of Now called it "pretty good, with a solid lineup of veteran East Coast MCs". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tony Navaja" (featuring Rubén Blades)
 Tony Touch 2:47
2."Non-Stop" (featuring P. Diddy, Black Rob and G. Dep)
Tony Touch3:59
3."How You Want It" (featuring Def Squad)
 Erick Sermon 4:03
4."Battle Skit"
  • Hernandez
  • Ray Cortez
  • Tony Touch
  • Ray Roll
0:52
5."Capicu" (featuring Fat Joe, Noreaga and Juju)
Juju3:24
6."Rock Steady" (featuring Raekwon, Method Man and U-God)
 RZA 3:12
7."Dimelo"HernandezTony Touch3:19
8."Click Bang" (featuring Doo Wop)
  • Hernandez
  • Raphael Gonzalez
  • Harry Whitaker
Tony Touch3:28
9."Ay Ay Ay" (featuring Sean Paul)
Tony Touch3:04
10."Just Be Good to Me" (featuring Soni) Tony Touch3:27
11."Spanish Harlem, Pt. 2" (featuring Hurricane G and Cocoa Brovaz)
Tony Touch4:23
12."Battle Skit, Pt. 2"
  • Hernandez
  • Cortez
  • Tony Touch
  • Ray Roll
0:47
13."Spit 1" (featuring Q-Unique) Anthony Quiles 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)
2:44
16."A Beautiful Day" (featuring Nature) Jermain Baxter Psycho Les 1:38
17."Touch 1-Touch All" (featuring Dead Prez)
 Sean C 3:51
18."Como Suena" (featuring Don Chezina)
Tony Touch3:10
19."Spoken Word"Joey AponteJoey Blitz2:13
Total length:56:11

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 53
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 12

References

  1. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "The Piece Maker, Vol. 2 - Tony Touch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Betz, Chet (March 23, 2004). "Cokemachineglow.com - Music reviews". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007– via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 Flanagan, Nick (March 11, 2004). "TONY TOUCH - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto . Vol. 23, no. 28. Archived from the original on April 14, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Tony Touch :: The Piece Maker II – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. February 17, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Vol. 116, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 2004. p. 38. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard . Vol. 116, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 2004. p. 75. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
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