Mobb Deep – The Infamous

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Artist: Mobb Deep

Title: The Infamous

Year: 1995

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Tracklist

1. The Start of Your Ending (41st Side) (4:24)
2. (The Infamous Prelude) (2:12)
3. Survival of the Fittest (3:44)
4. Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines) (feat. Nas & Raekwon) (4:48)
5. (Just Step Prelude) (1:06)
6. Give Up the Goods (Just Step) (feat. Big Noyd) (4:03)
7. Temperature's Rising (feat. Crystal Johnson) (5:00)
8. Up North Trip (4:58)
9. Trife Life (5:20)
10. Q.U. - Hectic (4:46)
11. Right Back at You (feat. Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & Big Noyd) (4:53)
12. (The Grave Prelude) (0:50)
13. Cradle to the Grave (4:57)
14. Drink Away the Pain (Situations) (feat. Q-Tip) (4:45)
15. Shook Ones, Pt. II (5:25)
16. Party Over (feat. Big Noyd) (5:41)

Review

"The Infamous" by Mobb Deep ain't your typical hip-hop album - this 1995 release is a raw slice of Queensbridge life that hits you like a sucker punch to the gut. Prodigy and Havoc, barely out of their teens, spit rhymes that'll make your hair stand on end. They ain't glamorizing the streets; they're giving you the cold, hard truth about survival in one of America's toughest housing projects.

The beats on this joint are straight-up sinister. Havoc's production is grimy as hell, with Q-Tip lending a hand to craft a sound that's pure New York grit. That Herbie Hancock piano sample on "Shook Ones, Pt. II" is haunting AF, setting the tone for an album that's darker than a back alley at midnight.

This ain't just Mobb Deep's show though. They brought in the heavy hitters like Nas, Raekwon, and Ghostface to add some extra flavor. The result? A hardcore rap masterpiece that changed the game. "The Infamous" ain't about corner beefs or petty squabbles - it's about all-out war, where every day is a fight to stay alive. It's no wonder this album is still considered one of the realest, most influential gangsta records ever dropped. - Livia