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14 years is forever in the hip-hop lifecycle. Few hip-hop artist take claim to over adecade of consistency under their resume. Even fewer can claim to have been able tocontribute classic material within that time span.
Shook Ones Pt.2
Survival of the fittest
Hell On Earth
Quiet Storm
Burn
Twisted
To the average eye, they read like song titles. To the student of hip-hop culture, theyread like chapters in the big book of hip-hop. Turn to page 2006 and you'll find the story of one of hip-hop musics most influential entitiesaligning with one of the biggest forces in music to release their most talked aboutproject yet with Blood Money.
Blood Money marks the 7th release by Mobb Deep. This doesnt include solo efforts likeProdigys critically acclaimed solo effort, H.N.I.C, in 2002 or their made-for-the-streets mix-tape album. It does however signal a new chapter in Havoc and Prodigys rise from New York City mainstays to international rapdelegates.
Hip-Hop music has been good to Mobb Deep since both, Havoc and Prodigy, first met at NewYork Citys Arts and Graphics High School in Manhattan. Influenced by the golden era sounds of Run DMC, Rakim and The Juice Crew, Havoc andProdigy put pen to pad under the name the Poetical Profits, but soon changed their nameto reflect their reputation on the streets. Rolling deep with a mob of trouble makers,the duos style of music reflected the harsh climate that was New York City in the earlylate 80s/early 90s and Mobb Deep was born.
What originally started out as a group soon became a movement; furthermore a sound. Themovement started in 1993 with the release of their debut, Juvenile Hell. Powered by thesingle Hit it from the Back, a then-teenage Havoc and Prodigy stood apart from their moreconscious counterparts by addressing a more aggressive style of hip-hop that echoed theirtough upbringing on New York notorious Queens Bridge Houses. But it was their 1994classic, The Infamous, which secured Mobb Deeps stature as one of the most important actsin hip hop. Guided by classic records like Shook One Pt.2and Survival Of The Fittest, thealbum is perceived by many till this day, as the 1st album and established Havoc andProdigy as the premier duo of the 90s hip-hop scene. Two years later brought fourth, Hellon Earth, a million plus seller that placed Prodigy as one of the most influential emceesof his generation and Havoc as one of its most promising producers.
While Havoc flourished his production on classic albums by acts such as Nas (It wasWritten), Foxy Brown (Ill Nana) and the late Notorious B.I.G. (Life After Death), Prodigywas in the studio gearing up for the next Mobb follow-up over some of Havs works-in-progress. The unintentional separation resulted in 1999s Quiet Storm (White lines), thehit single off of the platinum-plus selling, Murda Muzik.
Going into the Y2K and beyond, Mobb Deep continued to release music that became thesoundtrack to the streets on a worldwide scale. Albums like 2002s, Infamy, and 2004sAmerikaz Nightmare solidified Mobb Deeps stature as A-list hip hop product.Throughout theyears, Mobb Deeps music continues to influence many of todays acts with their brutaldepiction of street life and backdrops that paint the picture for the dark and sinisterstate of mind that comes with inner city life. One of those undoubtedly influenced by theMobb sound is Queens resident, 50 Cent.
Since his re-introduction in 2001, 50 Cent has performed memorable freestyles over someof Mobb Deeps key instrumentals. In 2002, 50 Cents use on Bump That- a Havoc solo recordwas met with the kind of reception that prompted a remix that became yet another classicunder the Mobb belt. 50 and the Mobb reunited again in 2004 on the unreleased cut ClapThose Things and again on the Havoc produced Ain't No Click off Lloyd Banks platinumseller, Beg for Mercy. This was the beginning of what now seemed inevitable.
Four years into his success 50 Cent, along with G-Unit, continue to use Mobb Deeps musicas platform to unleash some of their most memorable music unto the streets. Afterfulfilling commitments to their previous label, the Mobb became free agents in 2004. Thefirst call came from 50 Cent himself and within days, the most significant sound in 50sstyle of music is now signed to G-Unit Records.
We were like thats it. It was the perfect move. recalls Havoc on the day 50 personallymade the call. We did crazy songs before we even inked the deal. It was a perfect fit.
Blood Money will feature G-Unit members Young Buck (Give It To Me), Lloyd banks (You CantGet With This), Tony Yayo (Night Rider) and 50 Cent (Pearly Gates and Creep) over theMobbs signature sound: aggressive, mesmerizing and innovative.
For the first time in the respective careers the Mobb have gone outside the norm forproduction duties. Joining Havoc on Blood Money are G-Unit's own Sha Money XL, Mobbaffiliate, The Alchemist, up-and-comer Jonathan "JR" Rotem (50 Cent, Fabolous, SnoopDogg) and legendary producer, Dr. Dre. The most sought after producer in music adaptedto the Mobbs haunting sound for the infectious Nightmares. It was crazy. says Havocabout finally working with the greatest hip-hop producer of all time, Dr. Dre. You get tosee a genius at work. He is actually making beats after all these years. Coming fromproducers stand point, thats an inspiration to me. Its that inspiration that encouragedHavoc to create some of his best tracks to date as he provided Blood Money with 70percent of the albums production.
Another track that sure to earn a strong word of mouth is the controversial, PearlyGates, a track that finds Prodigy unleashing some of his most powerful lyrics to date.This is how I felt. says Prodigy about the rhymes many will deem as blasphemy. Ive beenthrough enough to where Ive earned the right to speak what I spoke.
With a loyal fan base already in place, the Mobb is looking to upgrade their audiencewith the association of G-Unit, one of the most powerful brands in hip hop today. Wemade a mark in the game. As an artist, you want to be able to reach the furthest audienceas you can. We put in hard work on our previous albums and still hit our core fan base.The difference this time around is that more people will hear this product this time.
Contrary to popular belief, the Mobb sound will not be changing as they aim to take theirmusic towards a wider audience. This is not a new Mobb Deep. declares Havoc. For us to look at it is a re-introduction would mean that were erasingour past and erasing our history and thats too important. Weve built something that shows what it takes to be here for the long run. Some of our fans are aspiring artists. Mobb Deep is here for a reason: to show that youcan be here for a long time.
Blood Money will solidify Mobb Deeps stature as hip-hop musics premier duo.
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