Soul Assassins II
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{{Infobox album
| name = Muggs Presents Soul Assassins II
| type = studio
| artist = Soul Assassins
| cover = SoulAssassinsII.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|10|3}}
| recorded = 1999–2000
| studio = {{hlist|The Cutting Room (New York, NY)|Battery Studios (New York, NY)|Greenstreet Studios (New York, NY)|PatchWerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA)|CMO Greens Studios|Soul Assassins Studio (Los Angeles, CA)|D&D Studios (New York, NY)}}
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=48|s=6}}
| label = RuffLife Records
| producer = {{hlist|Bigga B (exec.)|Alchemist|DJ Khalil|DJ Muggs}}
| prev_title = Muggs Presents... The Soul Assassins Chapter I
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Intermission
| next_year = 2009
| misc =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|date=|title=Muggs Presents the Soul Assassins, Chapter II - Soul Assassins {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/muggs-presents-the-soul-assassins-chapter-ii-mw0000101012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823200757/https://www.allmusic.com/album/muggs-presents-the-soul-assassins-chapter-ii-mw0000101012|archive-date=August 23, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = RapReviews
}}
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.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Real Life
| note1 = with Kool G Rap
| writer1 = {{hlist|Nathaniel Wilson|Lawrence Muggerud}}
| extra1 = DJ Muggs
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = We Will Survive
| note2 = with G.O.D. pt. III of Infamous Mobb
| writer2 = {{hlist|Lionel Cooper|Muggerud}}
| extra2 = DJ Muggs
| length2 = 4:19
| title3 = You Better Believe It
| note3 = with Xzibit & King T
| writer3 = {{hlist|Alvin Joiner|Roger McBride|Muggerud}}
| extra3 = DJ Muggs
| length3 = 4:03
| title4 = When the Fat Lady Sings
| note4 = with GZA
| writer4 = {{hlist|Gary Grice|Muggerud}}
| extra4 = DJ Muggs
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = This Some'n To
| note5 = with Goodie Mob
| writer5 = {{hlist|Cameron Gipp|Robert Barnett|Willie Knighton|Muggerud}}
| extra5 = DJ Muggs
| length5 = 3:24
| title6 = Armageddon (Interlude)
| note6 = with Kurupt
| writer6 = {{hlist|Ricardo Brown|Muggerud}}
| extra6 = DJ Muggs
| length6 = 2:15
| title7 = Victory or Defeat
| note7 = with Hostyle of Screwball
| writer7 = {{hlist|Fredrick Ivey|Alan Maman}}
| extra7 = The Alchemist
| length7 = 4:01
| title8 = Heart of the Assassin
| note8 = with Chace Infinite, Krondon, Phenam & Ras Kass
| writer8 = {{hlist|Aaron Johnson|Marvin Jones|D. Brown|John Austin|Muggerud}}
| extra8 = DJ Muggs
| length8 = 2:26
| title9 = Suckers Are Hidin{{'-}}
| note9 = with Dilated Peoples
| writer9 = {{hlist|Rakaa Taylor|Michael Perretta|Maman}}
| extra9 = The Alchemist
| length9 = 3:03
| title10 = When the Pain Inflict
| note10 = with Roscoe, Kurupt
| writer10 = {{hlist|R. Brown|David Williams|Muggerud}}
| extra10 = DJ Muggs
| length10 = 3:29
| title11 = Don't Trip
| note11 = with Cypress Hill
| writer11 = {{hlist|Louis Freese|Muggerud}}
| extra11 = DJ Muggs
| length11 = 2:54
| title12 = Razor to Your Throat
| note12 = with Everlast
| writer12 = {{hlist|Erik Schrody|Muggerud}}
| extra12 = DJ Muggs
| length12 = 2:38
| title13 = Millennium Thrust
| note13 = with Self Scientific
| writer13 = {{hlist|Johnson|Khalil Abdul-Rahman}}
| extra13 = DJ Khalil
| length13 = 3:17
| title14 = Back Up Off Me
| note14 = with Buc Fifty
| writer14 = {{hlist|Rahsaan Jackson|Maman}}
| extra14 = The Alchemist
| length14 = 3:48
| title15 = When the Fat Lady Sings (Remix)
| note15 = with GZA
| extra15 =
| length15 = 3:03
| total_length = 48:06
}}
Personnel
- Larry "Muggs" Muggerud – mixing, arranger
- Troy Staton – mixing, recording
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- Mark "Mr. Cartoon" Machado – design
- Estevan "Scandalous" Oriol – photography
- Paul D. Rosenberg – management
- Theo Sedlmayr – management, legal
- Tracy McNew – project coordinator
- Mike Heron – A&R (tracks: 1, 7)
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|France|70|artist=Muggs Presents|album=Soul Assassins II|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 17, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|97|artist=Muggs Presents|album=Soul Assassins II|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 17, 2020}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|69554|Muggs Presents Soul Assassins II}}
{{DJ Muggs}}{{Soul Assassins}}
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Category:Soul Assassins albums
Category:Albums produced by DJ Muggs