The InfamousMobb Deep
Hip-Hop · 1990s
The Infamous — 1995
Mobb Deep
Released 1995Hip-Hop
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Bleak, brilliant Queensbridge rap, all paranoia and hard-boiled detail over dusty beats. Definitive East Coast gloom. A 90s cornerstone. The debut or early record that set the template.
On vinyl: The CD may actually be the better-value format here, but reissues are increasingly available.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Shook Ones, Pt. II on Best 1990s Hip-Hop Songs
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