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+--------------------------------[Track List]--------------------------------+| ||Track Listing: || || 01 - Can't Get Touched 02:37 || 02 - I Clap Em Up 03:42 || 03 - Watch Me feat. Ricky Blaze 03:15 || 04 - Heart Of The Grind 02:58 || 05 - You Treated Me feat. Cassidy 02:58 || 06 - My Life 03:16 || 07 - That's My Word 03:42 || 08 - The Hustler 03:18 || 09 - The Millenium 03:13 || 10 - Walk Wit Me 03:09 || 11 - On A Mission feat. Prodigy 03:38 || 12 - This Is Where It's At feat. Big Noyd 02:55 || 13 - Don't Knock It Til You Try It 03:11 || 14 - Tell Me More feat. Sonyae Elise 02:51 || || || 44:43 min || |+----------------------------------[Notes]-----------------------------------+| || 2009 solo album from the Mobb Deep legend. The Queens duo of Havoc and || Prodigy (AKA Mobb Deep) are one of the biggest groups in Rap music, || selling over four million albums worldwide. With classic albums like The || Infamous, Hell On Earth, Murda -----, and Infamy, Mobb Deep have become || household names in the Hip Hop community. Not only a respected MC, Havoc || has also created the sonic backdrops for the likes of The Game, G-Unit, || Jadakiss, and others. || || As golden age rap suddenly gave way to West Coast gangsta in the early || '90s, an East Coast variety of hardcore rap arose in turn, with Mobb || Deep initially standing tall as one of New York's hardcore figureheads || on the basis of their epochal album The Infamous. Released in April || 1995, The Infamous was released almost exactly a year after Illmatic and || about a half year after Ready to Die ù the debut masterpieces of Nas and || the Notorious B.I.G., respectively, both albums likewise of momentous || significance for East Coast hardcore rap. On The Infamous, Mobb Deep || (comprised of Prodigy and Havoc) set the tone for future generations of || hardcore New York rappers, from G-Unit to Dipset. Subsequent releases || from the duo were likewise influential, especially Hell on Earth (1996). || However, by the late '90s, Mobb Deep was no longer setting trends; in || fact, they seemed to be following them, and they lost some of their || stature as subsequent generations of hardcore rappers arose. For a few || years, Mobb Deep struggled to reclaim their commercial standing, until || they eventually drifted into the G-Unit camp, where they signed a || lucrative deal to join 50 Cent and company. Blood Money (2006), Mobb || Deep's first release under the G-Unit banner, rekindled interest in the || veteran duo, who enjoyed a substantial uptick in sales and airplay. || || Prodigy (Albert Johnson, born November 2, 1974) and Havoc (Kejuan || Muchita, born May 21, 1974) grew up in Queens, specifically the || Queensbridge area, yet met in Manhattan, where both were students at || Graphic Arts High School. Their shared love of hip-hop resulted in a || natural companionship, and while they were still teens, the two young || men had themselves a record deal with 4th & Broadway, a major rap label || affiliated with Island Records. In 1993, the label released Juvenile || Hell, a confrontational album featuring noteworthy production work by DJ || Premier and Large Professor, who both within a year's time would move on || to produce the debut of another young Queensbridge rapper, Nas. Not much || came of Juvenile Hell, however, and it would be two more years before || Mobb Deep would return. || || When they did return in 1995, it was on a different label, Loud Records, || and with a significantly developed approach. The Infamous featured a || mammoth street anthem, "Shook Ones, Pt. 2," but it was a solid album all || around, featuring also the in-house production work of Havoc and a || couple high-profile features (Nas, Raekwon). The Infamous was more || hardcore than its two key stylistic predecessors, Illmatic and Ready to || Die; the beats were darker and harder-hitting while the rhymes were || downright threatening yet still inventive and crafty. Moreover, there || were no crossover hits like "Big Poppa" or "Juicy." In fact, there were || no light moments at all. The Infamous was an uncompromising album for || the streets, and it was championed as such. || || A year later, in 1996, Mobb Deep returned with a follow-up, Hell on || Earth, which was a little slicker than The Infamous yet still emphasized || hardcore motifs. It spawned a couple hit singles that were given || appropriately theatrical videos. At this point, hardcore rap was at its || peak, with Death Row Records flourishing on the West Coast and a legion || of New Yorkers jumping into the scene, following the lead of Nas, the || Notorious B.I.G., and Mobb Deep. So when it took over two years for Mobb || Deep to return with a new album, Murda -----, not released until April || 1999, the rap landscape had changed significantly. Mobb Deep now had || significant competition, and since Murda ----- offered few innovations || and lacked the spark of the duo's past two albums, it was met with some || disappointment. By and large, fans enjoyed it, yet the album didn't || appeal beyond the already established fan base, as the album only || offered one major hit, "Quiet Storm." The following year, Prodigy || released a solo album, H.N.I.C. (2000). It got a lukewarm reception, || appealing to the duo's fan base yet spawning no hits. || || When Mobb Deep resurfaced, in December 2001 with Infamy, they showcased || a new willingness to reach beyond their fan base. "Hey Luv" was issued || as a single, and it was the first Mobb Deep song to flirt with R&B || crossover, or even to mention love, for that matter. The song got some || airplay, thanks in part to its hook, which is sung by the R&B act 112, || and its video, which played up the song's air of seduction. Nonetheless, || Infamy proved to be a relative disappointment commercially, and it || seemed like Mobb Deep was beginning to see their popularity erode with || each passing year. It didn't help, either, that around this time the duo || ù and Prodigy, in particular ù had been attacked by Jay-Z on "Takeover." || And too, that Loud Records would go out of business, leaving Mobb Deep || without a label deal. For the next few years, from roughly 2002-2005, || Prodigy and Havoc tried to regain their footing. There were one-off || albums released via various label arrangements ù Free Agents: The Murda || Mix Tape (Landspeed, 2003), Amerikaz Nightmare (Jive, 2004), and The Mix || Tape Before 9/11 (X-Ray, 2004) ù that made minimal impact. By this || point, not even the fan base was all that interested; it had been eroded || with each passing year, leaving few faithful. || || Then came a surprise announcement that 50 Cent had signed Mobb Deep to || his G-Unit family and that an album would be forthcoming. First came a || quick remix featuring the latest G-Unit signing, "Outta Control," which || supplanted the original version when 50's The Massacre was reissued in || 2005 as a CD/DVD. Too, Mobb Deep had become omnipresent on the New York || mixtape scene, releasing all kinds of streets-only material in attempt || to re-establish themselves. It evidently worked, as Blood Money debuted || in the Top Ten of Billboard's album chart and brought more exposure to || Mobb Deep than the duo had enjoyed since their late-'90s heyday. Not || everyone was convinced by the group's makeover, however, as the G-Unit || approach was substantially more polished than the Mobb Deep of The || Infamous. Still, Mobb Deep found a new generation of younger listeners ù || the large G-Unit market base, in particular ù who were mostly unfamiliar || with them. It had been over a decade since The Infamous, after all, and || Mobb Deep had been out of the spotlight for years. Then, in early 2008, || Prodigy went away to prison to serve a three-year sentence, putting Mobb || Deep's future in question. || |+-----------------------------------
10. Walk Wit Me (This track is actually old, but this sounds MUCH better, real mastered & tweaked now, dope Alchemist beat)
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for real after i made that post i got 2 messages from 2 different posters telling me not to pick on jomeim not gonna say their names...and my karma has dropped 5 pointsgeee'z i miss the good old days when everyone else hated Jome also lol
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