The Infamous Archives Music Cd

Mobb Deep - The Infamous Archives

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The Infamous Archives      Artist : Mobb Deep      List Price : $18.98 USD        Your Price : $14.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-03-13      Studio : Streetcore      Label : Streetcore      Avg. Customer Rating : (5 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for The Infamous Archives      Nice collection of some Rarer Mobb trax - 4.5 stars      Rating:      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 check all my reviews     Customer Reviews for The Infamous Archives Cd      2 discs of some rarer Mobb tracks - 4.5 stars      Rating:      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 10 average songs and the other 18 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 -- tight 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 check all my reviews Editorial Reviews for The Infamous Archives Audio Cd      Product Description      "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