Soul Assassins II

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Muggs Presents Soul Assassins II
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length48:06
Label RuffLife Records
Producer
Soul Assassins chronology
Muggs Presents... The Soul Assassins Chapter I
(1997)
Muggs Presents Soul Assassins II
(2000)
Intermission
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews6.5/10 [2]

Muggs Presents Soul Assassins II is the second studio album by American hip-hop collective Soul Assassins. It was released on October 3, 2000, via RuffLife Records. Recording sessions took place at The Cutting Room, at Battery Studios, at Greenstreet Studios and at D&D Studios in New York, at PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, at Soul Assassins Studios in Los Angeles, and at CMO Greens Studios. Production was primarily handled by DJ Muggs, with three tracks produced by The Alchemist and one by DJ Khalil. The album includes features with Kool G Rap, Infamous Mobb's Godfather Pt. III, Xzibit, King T, GZA, Goodie Mob, Kurupt, Screwball's Hostyle, Self Scientific, Krondon, Phenam a.k.a. Don Krisis, Ras Kass, Dilated Peoples, Roscoe, Cypress Hill and Everlast.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Real Life" (with Kool G Rap) DJ Muggs 4:03
2."We Will Survive" (with G.O.D. pt. III of Infamous Mobb)
  • Lionel Cooper
  • Muggerud
DJ Muggs4:19
3."You Better Believe It" (with Xzibit & King T)DJ Muggs4:03
4."When the Fat Lady Sings" (with GZA)
DJ Muggs3:15
5."This Some'n To" (with Goodie Mob)DJ Muggs3:24
6."Armageddon (Interlude)" (with Kurupt)
DJ Muggs2:15
7."Victory or Defeat" (with Hostyle of Screwball) The Alchemist 4:01
8."Heart of the Assassin" (with Chace Infinite, Krondon, Phenam & Ras Kass)
DJ Muggs2:26
9."Suckers Are Hidin'" (with Dilated Peoples)The Alchemist3:03
10."When the Pain Inflict" (with Roscoe, Kurupt)
DJ Muggs3:29
11."Don't Trip" (with Cypress Hill)
DJ Muggs2:54
12."Razor to Your Throat" (with Everlast)
DJ Muggs2:38
13."Millennium Thrust" (with Self Scientific) DJ Khalil 3:17
14."Back Up Off Me" (with Buc Fifty)
  • Rahsaan Jackson
  • Maman
The Alchemist3:48
15."When the Fat Lady Sings (Remix)" (with GZA)  3:03
Total length:48:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [3] 70
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] 97

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