Mobb Deep

Formed: 1992 in Queensbridge, NY
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Genre: Rap
Styles: East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop
Group Members: Havoc, Prodigy
Biography: As golden age rap suddenly gave way to West Coast gangsta in the early '90s, an East Coast variety of hardcore rap arose in turn, with Mobb Deep initially standing tall as one of New York's hardcore figureheads on the basis of their epochal album The Infamous. Released in April 1995, The Infamous was ...Read full biography
The Infamous
Released: 1995
Label: Loud Heritage
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One of the cornerstones of the New York hardcore movement, The Infamous is Mobb Deep's masterpiece, a relentlessly bleak song cycle that's been hailed by hardcore rap fans as one of the most realistic ...Read full review
Hell on Earth
Released: 1996
Label: Relativity
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Mobb Deep became a street-level sensation with its second album, The Infamous, and the duo saw no reason to tamper with its signature style on the follow-up, Hell on Earth. The first words on the record ...Read full review
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