The Piece Maker 2

The Piece Maker 2
The Piece Maker 2
Studio album by Tony Touch
Released	February 24, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	56:11
Label	Koch Records
Producer	Domingo; Erick Sermon; Joey Blitz; Juju; Pete Rock; Psycho Les; Q-Unique; Ray Roll; RZA; Sean C; Tony Touch;
Tony Touch chronology
Singles from The Piece Maker 2
	"Capicu"; Released: 2002; "We See Yall"; Released: 2003; "Dimelo"; Released: 2004; "Non-Stop"; Released: 2004; "Ay, Ay, Ay"; Released: 2004; "Como Suena"; Released: 2004;

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 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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
1.	"Tony Navaja" (featuring Rubén Blades)	Joseph Anthony Hernandez Rubén Blades	Tony Touch	2:47
2.	"Non-Stop" (featuring P. Diddy, Black Rob and G. Dep)	Hernandez Robert Ross Trevell Coleman Arnold Hamilton Glenn Bolton Leonardo Roman Marvin Nemley Marvin Shahid Wright Paul Huston	Tony Touch	3:59
3.	"How You Want It" (featuring Def Squad)	Hernandez Reginald Noble Erick Sermon Keith Murray	Erick Sermon	4:03
4.	"Battle Skit"	Hernandez Ray Cortez	Tony Touch Ray Roll	0:52
5.	"Capicu" (featuring Fat Joe, Noreaga and Juju)	Hernandez Joseph Cartagena Victor Santiago Jerry Tineo	Juju	3:24
6.	"Rock Steady" (featuring Raekwon, Method Man and U-God)	Corey Woods Clifford Smith Lamont Hawkins Clarence Reid	RZA	3:12
7.	"Dimelo"	Hernandez	Tony Touch	3:19
8.	"Click Bang" (featuring Doo Wop)	Hernandez Raphael Gonzalez Harry Whitaker	Tony Touch	3:28
9.	"Ay Ay Ay" (featuring Sean Paul)	Hernandez Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques	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)	Hernandez Gloria Rodríguez Darrell Yates Tekomin Williams	Tony Touch	4:23
12.	"Battle Skit, Pt. 2"	Hernandez Cortez	Tony Touch Ray Roll	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)	Hernandez William Paul Mitchell Peter Phillips Duval Clear	Pete Rock	3:35
15.	"Trouble on the Westside Hwy" (featuring Slick Rick)	Richard Walters Felipe Bojalil Garza Mario Arturo Ramos Muñoz	Tony Touch Domingo	2:44
16.	"A Beautiful Day" (featuring Nature)	Jermain Baxter	Psycho Les	1:38
17.	"Touch 1-Touch All" (featuring Dead Prez)	Hernandez Clayton Gavin Lavonne Alford	Sean C	3:51
18.	"Como Suena" (featuring Don Chezina)	Hernandez Ricardo García Ortiz	Tony Touch	3:10
19.	"Spoken Word"	Joey Aponte	Joey Blitz	2:13
Total length:				56:11

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	53
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[6]	12

References

^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David. "The Piece Maker, Vol. 2 - Tony Touch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
^ Betz, Chet (March 23, 2004). "Cokemachineglow.com - Music reviews". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved December 6, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
^ ^a ^b Flanagan, Nick (March 11, 2004). "TONY TOUCH - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Vol. 23, no. 28. Archived from the original on April 14, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Tony Touch :: The Piece Maker II – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. February 17, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 2004. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
^ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 2004. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

External links

The Piece Maker 2 at Discogs (list of releases)

[AM-1] Jeffries, David. "The Piece Maker, Vol. 2 - Tony Touch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

[2] Betz, Chet (March 23, 2004). "Cokemachineglow.com - Music reviews". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved December 6, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.

[NOW-3] Flanagan, Nick (March 11, 2004). "TONY TOUCH - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Vol. 23, no. 28. Archived from the original on April 14, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

[RR-4] "Tony Touch :: The Piece Maker II – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. February 17, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

[5] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 2004. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

[6] "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 2004. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

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