The Infamous…

~ Release by Mobb Deep (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Start of Your Ending (41st Side)
producer:
Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
vocals:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep) and Prodigy (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recording of:
The Start of Your Ending (41st Side)
dedicated to:
Queensbridge
lyricist:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep) and Prodigy (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson)
composer:
Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
Mobb Deep4.254:24
2[The Infamous Prelude]
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
Mobb Deep12:13
3Survival of the Fittest
recording engineer:
Tim Latham
producer:
Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
mixer:
Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc) and Tony Smalios
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Survival of the Fittest
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep4.63:45
4Eye for an Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)
performer:
Nas (US rapper) and Raekwon (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recording of:
Eye for an Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep) and Nasir Jones (US rapper)
Mobb Deep featuring Nas and Raekwon the Chef3.44:48
5[Just Step Prelude]
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recording of:
[Just Step Prelude]
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Tajuan Perry (QB rapper Tajuan Perry)
Mobb Deep11:06
6Give Up the Goods (Just Step)
performer:
Big Noyd (QB rapper Tajuan Perry) and Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
That’s All Right With Me by Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
instrumental versions:
Give Up the Goods (Just Step) (instrumental) by Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc) featuring Big Noyd (QB rapper Tajuan Perry)
recording of:
Give Up the Goods (Just Step)
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep), Mayfield Small and Tajuan Perry (QB rapper Tajuan Perry)
Mobb Deep featuring Big Noyd4.654:03
7Temperature’s Rising
vocals:
Crystal Johnson (’90s hip hop vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
Where There Is Love by Patrice Rushen
instrumental versions:
Temperature’s Rising (album version) (instrumental) by Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
recording of:
Temperature’s Rising (album version)
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep), Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
is based on:
Temperature’s Rising (original version)
Mobb Deep featuring Crystal Johnson45:00
8Up North Trip
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
I’m Tired of Giving by The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners) and To Be With You by The Fatback Band (previously Fatback Band)
recording of:
Up North Trip
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep44:58
9Trife Life
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
You Are My Starship by Norman Connors feat. Michael Henderson (US jazz/funk bassist)
recording of:
Trife Life
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Michael Henderson (US jazz/funk bassist) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep45:20
10Q.U. – Hectic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
Black Frost by Grover Washington, Jr. and Kitty With the Bent Frame by Quincy Jones
recording of:
Q.U. – Hectic
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep4.254:47
11Right Back at You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
Benjamin by Les McCann
recording of:
Right Back at You
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Dennis Coles, Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep), Raekwon (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan) and Tajuan Perry (QB rapper Tajuan Perry)
Mobb Deep featuring Ghostface Killah, Raekwon the Chef and Big Noyd3.654:53
12[The Grave Prelude]
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
Mobb Deep10:51
13Cradle to the Grave
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recording of:
Cradle to the Grave
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep3.654:57
14Drink Away the Pain (Situations)
performer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
I Remember I Made You Cry by The Headhunters (US jazz‐funk fusion band)
recording of:
Drink Away the Pain (Situations)
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Mike Clark (jazz drummer), Dewayne McKnight (US guitarist), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist), Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep), Bennie Maupin, Paul Potyen, Bill Summers and Derrick Youman
Mobb Deep featuring Q‐Tip3.254:46
15Shook Ones, Pt. II
recording engineer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer)
mixer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer) and Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Dirty Feet by Daly Wilson Big Band (drums (drum set)), Jessica by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Kitty With the Bent Frame by Quincy Jones
music videos:
Shook Ones (video) by Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 215)
recording of:
Shook Ones, Part II
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep4.65:26
16Party Over
performer:
Big Noyd (QB rapper Tajuan Perry)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
samples:
Lonely Fire by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Party Over
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep) and Tajuan Perry (QB rapper Tajuan Perry)
Mobb Deep featuring Big Noyd35:41

Credits

Release

mastering:Leon Zervos (audio engineer)