the tracks “the start of your ending” “survival of the fittest” “eye for an eye” “up north trip” “temperatures rising” “shook ones pt 2”all sound so amazing on it. Juvenile Hellis an early storyboard depicting two street musicians who worked in tandem to speak their mind and relate their surroundings to the world. To commemorate the 20 Year Anniversary Get On Down is proud to present this reissue for Mobb Deep fans worldwide.

With guest appearances from Nas, Wu-Tang Clan members, Reakwon and Ghostface Killah, the album was a major milestone for the duo, launching them from relative obscurity into THE super group they became. The album features Mobb Deep Queensbidge affiliates Infamous Mobb and Big Noyd and was certified Gold. The product of an uncommon artistic vision, The Infamous stands as an all-time gangsta/hardcore classic.Raw, unrelenting, and overtly-confident, Juvenile Hell was the infant stages of what would be defined as the Queensbridge Sound—grimy street narratives over cold, sonorous production underpinned with bravado and melancholy. It features guest spots from Grian Chatten, Lianne La Havas, Confucius MC, assia and Kevin Abstract. It seems they are now getting back to that with this new three party 7" inch series which is focussed on the American east coast.

After getting back into vinyl last year this was one of my important albums to own as I've had this on cassette and cd. members of the Wu-Tang Clan collective, Jay-Z, Nas and 50 Cent, on whose label G-Unit they would release their album Blood Money (2005). One thing to be clear and careful about is that the photo shown is for the album that came out after the one listed. Out of print for well over a decade, this chapter in Mobb Deep’s legacy is back in effect for RSD Black Friday. One of the cornerstones of the New York hardcore movement, 'The Infamous' is Mobb Deep's masterpiece, a relentlessly bleak song cycle that's been hailed by hardcore Rap fans as one of the most realistic gangsta albums ever recorded.

Their music is characterised by dark samples, the drums, snares and bass are defined and the raw lyrics are of a very high standard, in the most competitive era in rap history.

Similarly, there's little pleasure or relief offered in the picture of the streets Mobb Deep paint here. Released amid so much watered-down product, Murda Muzik is an arguable masterpiece in the Puffy and Master P era.

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