''All Souled Out'' is the debut EP by

Pete Rock & CL Smooth Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an American hip hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, '' All Souled Out'' and followed that with their 1992 LP ''Mecca and the Soul Brother''. Career 1991–1994: The Golden Ag ...

. It was released in the summer of 1991 to rave reviews and spawned a modest hit in "The Creator". After participation in the production and/or remixes of songs by various

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

and R&B artists in the late 1980s to early 1990s, the duo signed to

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the ...

. ''All Souled Out'' was a warm up to their debut album, ''

Mecca and the Soul Brother ''Mecca and the Soul Brother'' is the 1992 debut album from hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The album contains their best known song, " They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)". ''Mecca and the Soul Brother'' has been widely acclaimed as one of ...

''. All the rapping on the album is performed by C.L. Smooth with the exception of "The Creator", a Pete Rock solo track. A deluxe edition of ''All Souled Out'' was released on February 18, 2014 on Traffic Entertainment Group, featuring the original 6 EP tracks, along with remix and instrumental versions of "The Creator" & "Mecca & the Soul Brother". The first single "The Creator" was featured in the opening credits of the 2015 Christmas film, '' The Night Before.''

Track listing

Album singles

Charts

References

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