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The Infamous Archives
Mobb Deep
The Infamous Archives
Genres: Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
 
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"The Infamous Archives" is a 30 track, double disc walk through the Mobb Deep vaults. With rare exception these cuts have not been heard by Mobb Deep fans. The cuts on "The Infamous Archives" go back to the group's mid ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Mobb Deep
Title: The Infamous Archives
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Streetcore
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 3/13/2007
Genres: Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
Styles: East Coast, Gangsta & Hardcore, Pop Rap
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 101997070127

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"The Infamous Archives" is a 30 track, double disc walk through the Mobb Deep vaults. With rare exception these cuts have not been heard by Mobb Deep fans. The cuts on "The Infamous Archives" go back to the group's mid to late 90s hardcore heyday. Start to finish this release is illustrative of Mobb Deep's dark, dynamic, grimy sound with haunting melodies courtesy of Havoc's production, that to many represented "street" in a way not done by anyone ever before. Additionally, Prodigy's penchant for starting off a verse with an attention grabbing line, writing raw rhymes based heavily on the Queensbridge slang they call the dunn language, and a distinct, hen-rock induced delivery appeals to the core fan's lyrical sensibilities. The double disc boasts collaborations with 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Cormega, Tragedy Khadafi, Onyx, Infamous Mobb, Big Noyd, Alchemist and More! Prodigy and Havoc, powered themselves to the top of the hardcore rap scene through their straightforward narration of street life portraying the struggles of living in New York City's Queensbridge housing projects. Almost immediately on release, "The Infamous" became one of the most influential Hip Hop albums of the East Coast hardcore rap genre. Their production also was noticed as the beats are often hard hitting and direct, a testament to Havoc, who produced the duo's tracks almost exclusively throughout their career. Furthermore, the smash hit single "Shook Ones Pt. II", received critical acclaim and was well-received within the Hip Hop community. Their third album, "Hell on Earth" was released in 1996, debuting at number six on the Billboard album chart. The album continued their portrayal of a harsh street life, while further pushing them to the forefront of the hardcore rap scene, along with contemporary East Coast rappers such as Notorious B.I.G., the Wu-Tang Clan collective, Jay-Z, and fellow Queensbridge associate, Nas. In 1999, the duo released the highly anticipated "Murda Muzi
 

CD Reviews

Nice collection of some Rarer Mobb trax - 4.5 stars
G$ | B-More, MD | 10/04/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)

"J-Love comes to bring you 28 tracks of some of the MO double B's rarer tracks, on the first disc you have 14 songs that sound like they're mostly from the mid 90's, on disc 2 you get 14 songs that are more recent and recorded over the past 6 years or so. If you're a die hard Mobb fan you've undoubtedly have heard some of these before (I've heard about 8 or 9 of them), but it's still an album you have to get. Guests are on about 2/3 of the tracks. Production credits as well as the guests aren't given any credit as to who they are. Prodigy is on 25 of the 28 songs and Havoc is on 21 of the 28. It has 9 average songs and the other 19 are good or real good songs. A must have for true Mobb fans.



DISC 1

#1 - 8.5

#2 - 8 (Havoc f/ tragedy khadafi)

#3 - 6 (prodigy f/ GOD pt. 3)

#4 - 7 (f/ GOD pt. 3)

#5 - 8.5 (f. chinky)

#6 - 8.5 (f/ ty knitty -- Prodigy disses Keith Murray)

#7 - 8.5 (nice beat)

#8 - 7 (prodigy f/ ACD)

#9 - 9 (prodigy f/ GOD pt. 3 -- nice beat)

#10 - 7 (Prodigy f/ E Money Bags (R.I.P.) & Madgesty)

#11 - 8 (f/ snoop dogg & tray deee)

#12 - 9 (f/ Big noyd -- tight beat)

#13 - 7.5 (Havoc f/ Onyx)

#14 - 6.5 (f/ rah digga)



DISC 2

#1 - 8

#2 - 9 (prodigy solo)

#3 - 8.5

#4 - 8.5 (Havoc, 50 Cent, Big Noyd)

#5 - 8.5 (Prodigy solo)

#6 - 9 (nice beat)

#7 - 9 (good beat)

#8 - 7.5

#9 - 8.5 (f/ Busta rhymes)

#10 - 8.5

#11 - 8.5 (f/ flame killah)

#12 - 7

#13 - 8.5 (f/ ALChemist -- nice beat)

#14 - 7.5 (prodigy solo)



PRODIGY -- Albert Johnson -- b. 11/74 -- b. Long Island, NY moved Queensbridge, NY

HAVOC -- Kejuan Muchita - b. ~1974 -- Queensbridge, NY



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Mobb Deep's unreleased gems
M. Raccah | France | 05/30/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a very good product. On the first CD there are some old unreleased joints, from the "Hell On Earth" period in the mid nineties. The beats are really grimey: the infamous touch is back. The best ones are "Everyday Gunplay", "Reach", "Perfect Plot", "Block life". On the CD 2 the songs are more recent. The beats look like those on "Amerika's Nightmare". This Cd is not good as the first, but there are 2 killer infamous tracks: "gangstas roll" and "My Priorities". To finish it's a good acquisition, and the quality of the sound is much better than in the "Mobb Misses" mixtapes."