Universal Soldier (Explicit Version) (2002)

Product Summary Label: Universal Records UPC: 00044006465227 Release Date: 9/24/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60569253 Item#: MXT64X Buy.com Sales Rank: 24297 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro ~ Pastor Troy 2. Universal Soldier ~ Pastor Troy 3. Are We Cuttin' - (featuring Ms. Jade) ~ Pastor Troy 4. If I Wasn't Rappin - (featuring Bun B) ~ Pastor Troy 5. Who, What, When, Where ~ Pastor Troy 6. Tell 'Em It's On - (featuring Timbaland) ~ Pastor Troy 7. 4 My Hustlaz ~ Pastor Troy 8. Chug-A-Lug ~ Pastor Troy 9. You Can't Pimp Me - (featuring Peter The Disciple) ~ Pastor Troy 10. I'ma Raise Me A Soldier ~ Pastor Troy 11. Undefeated - (featuring Blackout/Pinhead) ~ Pastor Troy 12. No Mo Play In GA Pt. 2 ~ Pastor Troy 13. If They Kill Me ~ Pastor Troy 14. When He Comes - (featuring Pastor Troy Sr.) ~ Pastor Troy 15. Bless America ~ Pastor Troy 16. Outro ~ Pastor Troy 17. Vica Versa - (bonus track, featuring Peter The Disciple Of D.S.G.B.) ~ Pastor Troy (P) 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 2002 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Pastor Troy, Timbaland, Ms. Jade, Bun B., Blackout, Pinhead, Peter The Disciple. Personnel: Pastor Troy, Ms. Jade, Bun, Timbaland, Peter The Disciple, Blackout, Pinhead (rap vocals); Pastor Troy, Sr. (spoken vocals); Craig Love (guitar); James phillips (keyboards); LeMarquis Jefferson (bass); Candace Jackson (background vocals). Producers include: Pastor Troy, Timbaland, Tont "T-Cap" Sims, 'Lil Jon, Benny Tillman. Pastor Troy's follow-up to 2001's FACE OFF continues his themes of Dirty South living and loving. He's a more thoughtful rapper than some, and doesn't confine himself strictly to these themes, of course. Cuts such as "If I Wasn't Rapping" (of course he'd still be living the life he loves) and "I'm A Raise Me a Soldier" show a deeper-than-usual sensibility and consciousness. The Timbaland-featured "Tell 'Em It's On" is gargantuan rolling funk, while the Latin-inflected "You Can't Pimp Me" ("I'm 'a pimp myself") is the defiant cry of a full-time survivor who's taking control of his own life. UNIVERSAL SOLDIER further cements Troy's reputation as one of the deeper exponents of the Dirty South sound with its brooding synth backdrops, skittering beatboxes and slow, menacing vocals. Troy's preoccupations remain family, violence, and social commentary, and here these themes coalesce into a seamless whole.   Artist Overview Son of a former drill-sergeant and preacher, this College Park, Georgia, native set himself apart from fellow up-and-coming hip-hop artists from the Dirty South by infusing his thugged-out rhymes with a touch of religious introspection. In 1999, Troy made waves in the rap world with his independently released debut, WE READY, I DECLARE WAR, which included a Master P dis-track. On the strength of local popularity, Pastor Troy was signed to Universal Records in 2001 where he recorded his most successful albums, FACE OFF (2001) and UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (2002). Since breaking with Universal in 2004, Troy has been busy releasing underground solo records and mixtapes at a torrid pace. Artist Influences 8Ball & MJG | Goodie Mob | Mystikal | Trick Daddy Artist Contemporaries Killah Priest | Lil Jon | Ludacris | Outkast | Three 6 Mafia | Witchdoctor | Ying Yang Twins | YoungBloodz (Rap) Artist Followers Blackout | D.S.G.B. | Lil Scrappy | Pinhead   Compilation Appearances Three 6 Mafia Presents Hypnoti (Explicit Version) Loyalty & Betrayal (Explicit Version) Back For The First Time (Explicit Version) Back For The First Time (Clean Version) Incognegro(Explicit Version) Lyricist Lounge Volume 2 (Explicit Version) Git Dat' Money (Explicit Version) xXx Kings Of Crunk (Explicit Version) Kings Of Crunk (Clean Version) Keep It Pimp & Gangsta (Explicit Version) Rock Solid/4: 20 (Explicit Version) Mississippi: the Album (Explicit Version) Mississippi: screwed & Chopped Album (Explicit Version) Crunk & Disorderly (Explicit Version) Crunk & Disorderly King Of Crunk & Bme Recordings Pr (Explicit Version) King Of Crunk & Bme Recordings Presen (Explicit Version) I Love Myself (Explicit Version) Da Return Of Ghetto Mafia (Explicit Version) Screwed:proud To Be Ameri (Explicit Version) Don't Flex Come Shop Wit Me Sound Of Revenge (Explicit Version) (Bonus CD) (Limited Edition) Got Purp Vol 2 (Explicit Version) Dragged & Chopped Pt 5 After The Storm(Explicit Version) I Am American SOURCE: SOURCE FAT TAPE 1 (Explicit Version) SOUND OF REVENGE: CHOPPED & SCREWED(Explicit Version) Georgia Peach(Explicit Version) Cod(Explicit Version) Fistfull Of Dollars Rich Boy(Explicit Version) Rich Boy(Cln)(Explicit Version) Return 1(Explicit Version) Dat Type Of Gurl(Explicit Version) Da Neighborhood Dopeman Mixtape(Explicit Version) A Town Secret Weapon(Explicit Version) Hood Usa A Town Legend Vol 2(Explicit Version) Perfect Timing(Explicit Version) Soft Buck Vol 1(Explicit Version) Best Of Both Worlds(Explicit Version) Underground Atlanta It's Official(Explicit Version)   Associated Artists and Works Indie Presents: Lil Jon & Pastor Troy: I Am Americ ~ Jon, Lil Indie Presents: Lil Jon & Pastor Troy: I Am Americ ~ Lil Jon   Technical Info Release Date : 09/24/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 064 652 Label : Universal Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00044006465227    Product Image