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Universal Soldier [PA]

Pastor Troy
1 disc

1. Intro
2. Universal Soldier
3. Are We Cuttin' - (featuring Ms. Jade)
4. If I Wasn't Rappin - (featuring Bun B)
5. Who, What, When, Where
6. Tell 'Em It's On - (featuring Timbaland)
7. 4 My Hustlaz
8. Chug-a-Lug
9. You Can't Pimp Me - (featuring Peter the Disciple)
10. I'm a Raise Me a Soldier
11. Undefeated - (featuring Blackout/Pinhead)
12. No Mo Play in Ga, Pt. 2
13. If They Kill Me
14. When He Comes - (featuring Pastor Troy)
15. Bless America
16. Outro
17. Vica Versa - (bonus track, featuring Peter the Disciple)
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 064652
Credits

Producer Big Floaty; Jazze Pha; Timbaland; Carl-Mo
Engineer Dale Ramsey; Dale "Rambro" Ramsey; Kevin Parker; Jan Nerud; Senator Jimmy D; Taj Mahal
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.
Personnel: Craig Love, Tony Love (guitar); James Phillips (keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Dale Ramsey; Dale "Rambro" Ramsey; Kevin Parker ; Jan Nerud; Jimmy Douglas; Mike "Hitman" Wilson; Timbaland.
Recording information: 1210 Studios, Atlanta, GA; Audio Vision And Flamingo Studios, Atlanta, GA; Madd House Studios, Atlanta, GA; Off The Top Studios, Atlanta, GA; PatchWerk Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; RamTrax Studios, Atlanta, GA; Sound Lab Studios, Atlanta, GA; The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Ms. Jade; Bun B.
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.