The Piece Maker is the debut studio album by American hip hop DJ Tony Touch, released on April 18, 2000, on Tommy Boy Entertainment and Warner Bros. Records.
By 2000, Tony Touch signed a deal with Tommy Boy to release his first album to not only include his DJ work and some production, but his own rhymes as well.
[2] Michael Gallucci of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 out of a possible five stars, proclaiming "DJ Touch has assembled an impressive list of guests", while also stating the album was "marred by homophobic proclamations and played-out clichés".
High marks to Touch for reviving a field which lesser contemporaries like DJ Clue nearly killed with boring CDs.
57, but it achieved greater success on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, spending 44 weeks on the chart and peaking at No.