Infamy

by Mobb Deep

Overview

Long considered New York's most rugged and hardcore rap group of the '90s to ever make it big, Mobb Deep finally soften up a bit on Infamy. The album is a turning point for Prodigy and Havoc -- and a timely one indeed. Shortly before Infamy hit the streets, Jay-Z had blasted Mobb Deep -- as well as Nas -- on "Takeover," berating Prodigy in particular for being fake. Nas fired back on his Stillmatic album with the cutting song "Ether"; Mobb Deep didn't. Instead, the Queensbridge duo went about their business and released Infamy, their most accessible album yet -- the sort of album many fans never would have expected. Granted, Mobb Deep still rep the street life here, as songs such as "Kill That Nigga," "My Gats Spitting," and "Hurt Niggas" no doubt illustrate. However, songs such as "Pray for Me," "Hey Luv (Anything)," and "There I Go Again" sent quite a different message; the first features Lil' Mo, the second 112, and the third Ron Isley -- each there to smooth out Mobb Deep's rough sound. And it works, particularly in the case of the thug ballad "Hey Luv (Anything)," which garnered the most exposure the duo had yet experienced and introduced Mobb Deep to a broader audience. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/2018
Label:	Columbia / Sony Music
UPC:	0190758297019
Rank:	58335

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Pray for Me
2. Get Away
3. Bounce
4. Clap
5. Kill That Nigga (Kill That)
6. My Gats Spitting
7. Handcuffs
8. Hey Luv (Anything)

Disc 2

9. The Learning (Burn)
10. Live Foul
11. Hurt Niggas (Hurt)
12. Get at Me
13. I Won't Fall
14. Crawlin
15. Nothing Like Home
16. There I Go Again

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mobb Deep   Primary Artist
Littles   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ronald Isley   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Infamous Mobb   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
112   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Big Noyd   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Lil' Mo   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Chucky Thompson   Strings
The Johnson Sisters   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Steve Sola   Mixing,Engineer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Ez Elpee   Producer
Littles   Performer
Mobb Deep   Executive Producer
Havoc   Producer
Halsey Quemere   Assistant Engineer
Kejuan Muchita   Composer
Infamous Mobb   Performer
Ab Bryant   Composer
Oscar Monsalve   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
The Alchemist   Producer
Chris Lighty   A&R
Gail Hansen   A&R
Chris Feldmann   Art Direction
Trakelle Frazier   A&R
Jonathan "Lighty" Williams   A&R,Mixing,Engineer,Executive Producer
Sheldon Guide   Mixing,Editing,Engineer
Michael Levine   Photography
L.Z. Cooper   Composer
Will Kennedy   Imaging
Monica Morrow   Stylist
Claudine Joseph   Production Coordination
L.J. Porter   Composer
Jamie "S.S." Garcia   Assistant Engineer
D. Jones   Composer
Ronald "Gotti" Odum   Production Assistant
CJ Stone   Composer
Scott Storch   Composer,Producer