Pete Rock had already rewritten the rules of the SP-1200 alongside CL Smooth when he made his first solo record, and Soul Survivor plays like a producer opening his address book. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, Method Man, Kool G Rap, Black Thought, Common, Big Pun, Prodigy, Inspectah Deck and Large Professor all take turns over the same dusty horn loops and drums that land like furniture falling over. It is a posse record built by one man, and few have done the format better since. Two LPs on 140 gram vinyl. Street date: October 23.