''Souls on Ice'' is the third and final

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by American rapper

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. It was released posthumously on August 12, 1997, by

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, a year after Seagram's passing. Seagram was murdered by gunfire on July 31, 1996, while shielding his long-time friend and a fellow rapper Gangsta P. The album was produced by Mike Dean, Terry T and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 66 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers. ((( Souls on Ice' > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-12. The album features guest appearances by

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and Scarface. Along with a single, a

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was produced for the song, "If the World Was Mine",Seagram – "If the World Was Mine" (official video)

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. Retrieved on 2010-02-06. although Seagram only appears briefly in it. The song "Sleepin In My Nikes" also appeared on the 1998 Scarface album ''

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''.

Critical reception

''Rap Pages'' (8/97, p. 102) – "...''Souls on Ice'' gives uncompromising insight on the conditions of growing up poor in urban America and the activities some use as methods and means of survival..." ''

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'' (9/97, p. 216) – "...Seagram reveals what made him different from most gangsta rappers.... isgritty tales of the East O streets are hard to ignore...Making it the second best Rap CD of all time" ''

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'' (10/97, p. 174) – "The rapper's passion for his music is clear.... Hopefully, some of us will learn from the painful poetry of yet another life cut way too short..."

Track listing

# "Sleepin In My Nikes" (featuring Scarface) – 4:27 # "S.E.A.G." – 3:51 # "Slingin The Yea" – 4:58 # "If the World Was Mine" – 4:15 # "Don't Stop" (featuring

) – 3:47 # "Off the Hook" – 4:25 # "One 2 the Two" – 4:10 # "Like This Like That" – 4:09 # "Flintstones" – 4:50 # "S.E.A.G. & Yuk Is Ridin" (featuring

) – 4:51 # "Gotta Stay Down" – 4:47 # "Straight Mobbin" – 4:03

Chart history

References

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