Finally, after Months of false release dates due to complications with
their label, and problems with bootlegging Mobb Deep drops their highly
anticipated 4th album. Mobb Deep is not for everyone, if you're easily
offended by graphic descriptions of Murder, robbery, and other crimes,
then this ain't for you, because this is their gorriest most graphic
installment yet. 

1. Intro - Nothin' special, some eerie soudning keyboards and horns,
some guy talkin', doesn't exactly get you amped for the first song. 

2. "Streets Raised Me" w/ Big Noyd & Chinky - You gotta feel this. Some
dope ass pianos that go perfectly with each other. Chinky can sing
pretty good, she sounds kinda like Mary J. Blige. Don't let the singing
fool you, this isn't a radio-friendly song, just a sentimental joint.
Prodigy spits a beautiful verse, one of the most descriptive verses
about the streets I ever heard, I wish I could post the whole thing,
heres a piece though "Dark blocks from street lamps shot the fuck out/
park benches is broke, a nigga stressed out/ jumped off the roof and
fell to his death, it's real/ handball walls display the R.I.P. murel/
the Sunsets look beautiful over the projects, it's a shame it's hardly
the same where we stand at".....Yo, those that were raised in the street
will relate to this one for real. 

3. "Whats Ya Poison?" w/ Cormega - Some of ya'll might know this as
"Deer Park" or "How You Want It?". Much darker and dirtier than the
first song. Cormega rips this piano loop..."My techniques leave my
enemies stressed for weeks/ vexed at me/ especially knowin' my destiny
is near, they fear to even question me/ I'll serve 'em like a stretch of
Ki's". 

4. "Spread Love" - Don't let the title decieve you, this is NOT a
positive song. Prodigy and Havoc exchange verses over some crazy horns
and keyboards. This shit will get you hype no doubt.

5. "Let a Hoe Be a Hoe" - This is Havoc's shit, story-tellin'. This
sounds like a track from the Infamous, kinda basic but still bangin'
with that sound effect that sounds like a chainsaw that he used on alot
of Infamous tracks. He pretty much talks about how no matter what you
gotta keep in mind that a bitch is gonna be a bitch, and a nigga is
gonna be a nigga, so don't put anything past 'em. "Chillin' at her crib,
layin' in my boxers/ while Shorty got bent, spittin' the latest gossip/
didn't wanna hear it, in the middle cut her off/ smacked her on the ass,
lit a stoag and grabbed her by the draws"......

"I'm Going Out" w/ Lil' Cease - When I saw that Lil' Cease was on there
I was heated, but Lil' Cease not only holds his own on the track, he
rips that shit. "Clear the block out with just the echo/ trust me,
niggas don't wanna see my let go/ nigas don't wanna see the tech blow/
my shots move the crowd like Techno". This beat is sick, some ill ass
strings with a dope bassline. Another classic Mobb chorus too.

"Allustrious" - Alot of ya'll heard this, It was on a soundtrack, I
can't remember which one though. Some eerie keyboards and hard drum
kicks, done well. Decent lyrics, they both could've come better. Dope
chorus though. 

"Adrenaline" - A perfect name for this song, this shit will get you mad
hype. Bangin' bassline and hard ass drum kicks with dope ass lyrics.
Maybe my favorite song on the album.

"Where Ya From" w/ 8-Ball" - I didn't think this collaboration would
work either, but it worked out well. 8-Ball grew on me, I used to hate
him but he's not that bad at all. This is one of three songs on the
album that Havoc didn't produce, Suave House made this beat, but it's
bangin'. They all come nice over this track. 

"Quiet Storm" - Nothin' really needs to be said about this, everyone
already heard it. Flawless lyrics over a great beat. Havoc used that
White Lines bassline to perfection. 

"Where Ya Heart At?" - This also might be my favorite song on the album.
This shit is deep, you gotta feel this. A perfect beat with deep lyrics
and a great chorus. 

Noyd Interlude - No point to this at all. 

"Can't Fuck Wit' It" w/ Raekwon - This beat makes me nervous, but it's
dope. Mad uptempo, with dope lyrics. Another song that'll get you hype.
I'll admit, Havocs beats used to sound sort of similar, but he can come
mad different with his beats now, this sing is proof of that. 

"Thug Muzik" w/ The Infamous Mobb - Alchemist produced this track, and
he came correct with it, kind of bit Havocs techniques but it's still
bangin'. Prodigy's verse is great, but them Infamous Mobb niggas are
kinda wack, this song would've been way better with just Havoc and
Prodigy. 

"Murda Muzik" - This beat is pretty simple but it's dope. Dope bassline
with some nice strings. Basic Mobb shit, still dope though. 

"The Realest" w/ Kool G. Rap - I was dissapointed with this. G. Rap's
verse is great, the Mobb comes correct, and the chorus is dope, but this
beat is just too slow. Alchemist made the beat, and Havoc should've
smacked him for it. This song couldve been great with a dope beat. Remix
please. 

"U.S.A." - Ya'll might know this as "Aight Then". Another uptempo beat,
this shit is bangin' though. Classic chorus "This goes out to my
M.O.B.B., and my outta state niggas reppin' N.Y.C., to my Duns up in the
clink stuck in the bing, for my Dogs on the corner that cook they own
weight, for young Lords livin' like old time kings, and old timers
puttin' young bloods on to things, just a lil' somethin' for your block
to sing, can you relate? do you feel me? Aight then". I'm noticing at
this point that theres alot of shit to dance to on this album, but I
don't mean like some commercial shit, I mean like some shit you can
dance to but fight to as well. 

"It's Mine" w/ Nas - This is my shit. Havoc sampled this beat from
Scarface, the boat scene to be specific. Nas sings the chorus the same
way Monica did on "The Boy is mine", "Ya'll need to give it up, we don't
give a fuck, what ya'll niggas want, thug life is mine". They all come
mad nice with the lyrics but Nas takes it...."Shit is better than a
novel, autobiographic/ spit it on tracks it becomes classic/ start some/
make my heart pump/ spark one/ I'm Gods son/ Nastradamus, last one to
blast when the Narcs come/ know how to walk away from anything in thirty
seconds/ when you feel the heat comin' and flee with the Murder weapon/
I'll release one shot, you're deceased, learn ya lesson/ your flesh turn
to maggots bastards/ you passed it/ cremate your flesh to ashes/ you
don't need no suit, no wake, no funeral and no casket". 

"Quiet Storm" w/ Lil' Kim (Remix) - There is no need for this song. If a
remix isn't better than the original then whats the point to it? Lil'
Kim doesn't add anything to the track, Havoc and Prodify had decent
verses but nothin' close to what P spit on the original version.    

All in all, I'll say this is a dope ass album. Somewheere between "The
Infamous" and "Hell On Earth" which were both great albums to me. The
Mobb did it again, they're the most consistent group in Hip-Hop right
now in my opinion. You can front all you want, but lets face it though,
Havoc is a great producer, he NEVER makes a wack beat. Nobody can spit
crime rap like Mobb Deep, with the exception on Kool G. Rap and Nas,
nobody can paint a pciture of the streets better than Havoc and Prodigy.
I'll be bumpin' this for a while, definitely worth your money.