Mobb Deep
Queensbridge duo who reunited for a double album featuring Nas.
Mobb Deep is the American hip-hop duo composed of Havoc and Prodigy. Their eighth studio album, The Infamous Mobb Deep, was released on April 1, 2014, and features guest appearances from Nas on the album. Nas also appears on the second disc, The 1994 Infamous Sessions, which contains unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of their second studio album The Infamous (1995).
Quick Facts
- Background
- group_or_band
- Alias
- Poetical Prophets
- Origin
- Queens, New York City, U.S.
- Discography
- Mobb Deep discography
- Genre
- East Coast hip-hop / hardcore hip-hop / gangsta rap
- Years Active
- 1990–2017
- Label
- 4th & B'way / Island / Loud / RCA / Columbia / Jive / G-Unit / Interscope / Violator / Infamous / BMG / Mass Appeal
- Past Members
- Havoc / Prodigy
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Lore & Background
Mobb Deep's connection to Nas is documented on their 2014 double album The Infamous Mobb Deep. The album's second disc, titled The 1994 Infamous Sessions, contains unreleased tracks and recording sessions from their 1995 album The Infamous, and includes guest appearances from Nas. Prodigy stated that the unreleased material would contain never before heard verses by Nas, among others. The album also features a guest appearance from Nas on the main disc.
Reader's Guide
To hear Mobb Deep's collaboration with Nas, listen to their 2014 double album The Infamous Mobb Deep. Nas appears on the main disc of new original music and also on the second disc, The 1994 Infamous Sessions, which features unreleased material from the recording sessions of their classic 1995 album The Infamous. The album was released on April 1, 2014, by Havoc's HClass Entertainment and Prodigy's Infamous Records. The duo had reconciled after a 2012 feud, with Prodigy stating, 'At the end of the day, the music is the most important thing and our love for each other it's only right we're gonna get right back to work.'
Did You Know?
- The Infamous Mobb Deep is a double album with one disc of new music and another of unreleased tracks from the 1995 The Infamous sessions.
- The album was delayed because of a 2012 feud where Havoc attacked Prodigy on Twitter and a sound clip leaked of him insulting Prodigy during a concert at SXSW.
- Prodigy stated the unreleased disc would contain never before heard verses by Nas, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and N.O.R.E.
- The album debuted at number 49 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 7,100 copies in the United States.
- The album's second single 'Say Something' was produced by Illmind and released on March 12, 2014.
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