Mobb Deep - The Infamous (iTunes Version)

Mobb Deep's 2nd album "The Infamous" (1995) is excellent. This was the first Mobb Deep album I got and to this day remains my favourite Mobb Deep album, though there next album "Hell on Earth" is not to be missed either. Mobb Deep (Prodigy & Havoc), Matt Life & Schott Free executive produce, with additonal track production coming from Abstract (aka Q-Tip). Guest appearances come from: Nas, Raekwon, Big Noyd, Q-Tip, Crystal Johnson & Ghostface Killer. Thirteen tracks plus three preludes, album starts off with "The Start of your Ending" a track where Mobb Deep represents Queensbridge and the 41st side. The next track is "Survival of the Fittest" a truly banging track with P starting off with "There's a war goin on outside, no man is safe from You could run but you can't hide forever..." and in between verses the addictive chorus of "Yo, yo We livin this til the day that we die Survival of the fit only the strong survive(We still livin it)", track has wicked piano rifts, and P & Hav drop memorable verses. This is followed up by "Eye for an Eye (Your Beef is Mines)" Feat. Raekwon and Nas, everyone comes out well on this one. Mobb Deep comes out hard on "Give up The Goods" Feat. Big Noyd a track about moneymaking and survival. "Temperature's Rising" is a more relaxed track which features R & B chorus from Crystal Johnson, and a story about a man on the run. Next comes "Up North Trip" which is about getting locked up, beat to this song is sick. Followed up by two grimy tracks, "Trife Life" a story of a setup and "Q.U. Hectic" an even darker track about streetlife. "Right Back at You" feat. Big Noyd, and Wu-Tangs Ghostface & Raekwon is another good collabration track. Q-Tips produces "Drink Away the Pain" a more upbeat track where P and Hav show love for the shorties, Q-Tip drops in for a verse too, and the background use of saxophone sample makes this another standout track. "Shook ones PT. II" which is the albums lead single,is a banging hardcore track, where Mobb Deep comes out blazing, this track really turned heads, no surprise that its been remixed and sampled many times over, I love the chorus of "they shook...'cause ain't no such things as halfway crooks, scared to death and scared to look". This track never gets old for me. Albums closes with "Party Over" feat. Big Noyd a track where Mobb Deep talks about taking out and taking on all contenders. Unique, Dark, Grimy, Jazzy (yes jazzy check track 1 & 14) Real, Hardcore, Memorable a few words that come to mind when I think of this album. What makes this album real to me is Mobb Deep drops thirteen tracks dark & grimy (for most part) about street life, while doing it in a way that keeps the listner entertained throghout. Theres no Collabs with 112 (Infamy), no R & B hooks on lead singles, just hardcore hiphop at its best. Highly recommend Mobb Deep's "The Infamous" for the collection.

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Track List:
1. The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side)
2. (The Infamous Prelude)
3. Survival Of The Fittest (LP Version)
4. Eye For A Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)    
5. (Just Step Prelude)    
6. Give Up The Goods (Just Step) (LP Version)
7. Temperature's Rising (LP Version)
8. Up North Trip    
9. Trife Life    Mobb Deep
10. Q.U. - Hectic
11. Right Back At You
12. (The Grave Prelude)
13. Cradle To The Grave
14. Drink Away The Pain (Situations)    
15. Shook Ones Part II (LP Version)
16. Party Over

Mobb Deep - Infamy (iTunes Version)

Infamy is hip-hop duo Mobb Deep's fifth album. Infamy was released after Jay-Z dissed Prodigy and Nas on his song "Takeover," from Jay-Z's 2001 album, The Blueprint, which caused Prodigy to strike back on the Track "Crawlin'," in which he calls Jay a female-ass nigga homo emcee. "H to the you know," calls Jay's retaliation of baby pictures weak and threatens him, calling him "scared".
Basically, "Infamy" is another hardcore release from Mobb Deep. It is a dope album full of bangin' beats, potent lyrics, and reflective thoughts from the classic duo. They stepped up their creative flavor with a mixture of East Coast beats and West Coast beats. Scott Storch mainly provides the West Coast layout for standouts like "Live Foul" and "Kill Or Be Killed" feat. Ron Isley. Lil' Mo blesses "Pray for Me" arguably one of the best songs on the album. "Get Away" has a soothing voice sample that just relaxes the listener and at the same time embraces the mental of a thug who is on the verge of killing his enemies. Mobb Deep also have something for the ladies on "Handcuffs"- Havoc solo, and "Hey Luv" feat. 112. The bonus cut, "So Long" is an uplifting song to all the homies who are locked up, and it's basically saying to all of them, "Hold Ya Head". Interestingly, Havoc outshines Prodigy lyrically on a lot of the songs, but Prodigy's calm, thug attitude mixed with his master, deep rhyme flow manages to serve as proof to why people demanded that P-Dolo come with a solo project. "Infamy" is EAST COAST GANGSTA RAP TO THE THIRD POWER!

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Track List:
1. Pray for Me
2. Get Away
3. Bounce
4. Clap
5. Kill That Nigga
6. My Gats Spitting
7. Handcuffs
8. Hey Luv (Anything)
9. The Learning (Burn)
10. Live Foul
11. Hurt Niggas
12. Get At Me
13. I Won't Fall
14. Crawlin'
15. Nothing Like Home
16. There I Go Again / So Long
17. So Long