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Queensbridge, New York (1992 – present)

Mobb Deep is a hip-hop duo made up of Havoc and Prodigy. Both members are natives of Queensbridge, New York; located in Long Island City. They are perhaps most famous for their landmark album, The Infamous, and the accompanying hit single, Shook Ones Pt. II.

1992–1994: Early Career

Prodigy and Havoc met one another while attending the prestigious High School of Art & Design in Manhattan. Coming from similar backgrounds, the duo broke into the rap game in 1992. Growing up in hostile environments that included the prevalence of poverty, drugs, and gang violence, Mobb Deep attempted to express their life experiences through rapping circa 1992. Before Havoc and P were known as Mobb Deep they were a couple of teenaged rappers known as Poetical Profits. The world first heard of them via the Source’s Unsigned Hype column and this is the demo track that was quoted in that feature. The song would later see the light of day on their debut LP Juvenile Hell.

“Flavor 4 The Non Believers” (demo version) They released their first album, Juvenille Hell, in 1993. At a time when East Coast hip hop was dominated by the jazziness of A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, and the Afro-centric stylings of Brand Nubian and Public Enemy, their style of music eschewed the popular conscious hip hop of the time, and reflected the harsh climate of New York City in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Because both Prodigy and Havoc were still in their teens at the time of their debut, many were surprised by the violent nature of the album.

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1		Survival Of The Fittest			1,574
2		Shook Ones Part II			1,351
3		The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side)			583
4		Give Up The Goods (Just Step)			562
5		Quiet Storm			550
6		Up North Trip			487
7		Hell On Earth (Front Lines)			484
8		Shook Ones Pt. II			483
9		Cradle To The Grave			460
10		Drop A Gem On 'Em			324
11		Trife Life			293
12		Party Over			257
13		Bloodsport			225
14		Q.U. - Hectic			219
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