TAKING U BACK:

Taking U back to the Mecca And The Soul Brother, the critically acclaimed 1992 debut album from the Mount Vernon duo, Pete Rock & CL Smooth. To date, this album has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time.

Mecca And The Soul Brother followed on the heels of the duo's EP; All Souled Out, released in 1991. Despite being a critical success, it had little commercial success in comparison to other noteworthy releases of 1992, such as Dr. Dre's The Chronic. The first single, "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)", a dedication to their deceased friend; "Trouble" T. R.O.Y, has gone on to become not only their signature hit, but also one of hip hop's most highly regarded songs.

Other topics on the album range from life in the ghetto ("Ghettos of the Mind"), the teachings of the Nation of Islam ("Anger in the Nation"), bootlegging ("Straighten It Out"), and the self-explanatory "Lots of Lovin'" (the third single to be released from the album). Mecca And The Soul Brother brought considerable acclaim to the duo.

Tracklisting:
1.Return Of The Mecca
2.For Pete's Sake
3.Ghettos Of The Mind
4.Lots Of Lovin
5.Act Like You Know
6.Straighten It Out
7.Soul Brother #1
8.Wig Out
9.Anger In The Nation
10.They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
11.On And On
12.It's Like That
13.Can't Front On Me
14.The Basement
15.If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right
16.Skinz

Enjoy some videos released off the album: