The Piece Maker 2
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| The Piece Maker 2 | ||||
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| Released | February 24, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 56:11 | |||
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The Piece Maker 2 is the third studio album by American record producer and DJ Tony Touch. It was released on February 24, 2004 through Touch Entertainment and Koch Records. Production was handled by Ray Roll, Domingo, Erick Sermon, Joey Blitz, Juju, Pete Rock, Psycho Les, Q-Unique, RZA, Sean C and Tony Touch himself. It features guest appearances from Black Rob, Dead Prez, Def Squad, Don Chezina, Doo Wop, Fat Joe, G. Dep, Hurricane G, Juju, Large Professor, Masta Ace, Method Man, Nature, N.O.R.E., P. Diddy, Pete Rock, Q-Unique, Raekwon, Rubén Blades, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Smif-N-Wessun, Soni and U-God.
The album debuted at number 53 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 12 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. Its only charted single, "Ay Ay Ay", spent 15 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 77.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Cokemachineglow | 70/100%[2] |
| Now | 3/5[3] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[4] |
Fat Tony of RapReviews praised the album, concluding: "it is the music that speaks loudest, and Tony Touch has come up with a collection of tracks that not only define a moment of time in Hip-Hop culture, they celebrate it".[4] AllMusic's David Jeffries stated: "the album's biggest problem, and one wishes the producer had come up with that extra track that would have turned Piece Maker, Vol. 2 into a classic".[1] Nick Flanagan of Now called it "pretty good, with a solid lineup of veteran East Coast MCs".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tony Navaja" (featuring Rubén Blades) | Tony Touch | 2:47 | |
| 2. | "Non-Stop" (featuring P. Diddy, Black Rob and G. Dep) |
| Tony Touch | 3:59 |
| 3. | "How You Want It" (featuring Def Squad) | Erick Sermon | 4:03 | |
| 4. | "Battle Skit" |
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| 0:52 |
| 5. | "Capicu" (featuring Fat Joe, Noreaga and Juju) |
| Juju | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Rock Steady" (featuring Raekwon, Method Man and U-God) |
| RZA | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Dimelo" | Hernandez | Tony Touch | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Click Bang" (featuring Doo Wop) |
| Tony Touch | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Ay Ay Ay" (featuring Sean Paul) |
| Tony Touch | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Just Be Good to Me" (featuring Soni) | Tony Touch | 3:27 | |
| 11. | "Spanish Harlem, Pt. 2" (featuring Hurricane G and Cocoa Brovaz) | Tony Touch | 4:23 | |
| 12. | "Battle Skit, Pt. 2" |
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| 0:47 |
| 13. | "Spit 1" (featuring Q-Unique) | Anthony Quiles | Q-Unique | 2:15 |
| 14. | "Out da Box" (featuring Large Professor, Pete Rock and Masta Ace) | Pete Rock | 3:35 | |
| 15. | "Trouble on the Westside Hwy" (featuring Slick Rick) |
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| 2:44 |
| 16. | "A Beautiful Day" (featuring Nature) | Jermain Baxter | Psycho Les | 1:38 |
| 17. | "Touch 1-Touch All" (featuring Dead Prez) |
| Sean C | 3:51 |
| 18. | "Como Suena" (featuring Don Chezina) |
| Tony Touch | 3:10 |
| 19. | "Spoken Word" | Joey Aponte | Joey Blitz | 2:13 |
| Total length: | 56:11 | |||