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"Hustle for so long my hands numb/But then I feel that paper hit my palm." True that, for the Mobb are back, lyrically driven and struggling to get back where they belong. If you could jump back in time to before the millennium flipped, when The Infamous was the platter that mattered, you'd swear Mobb Deep were going to last forever. Things haven't been well for the Mobb since the calendar turned 2000, but with Amerikaz Nightmare, things are getting better. Old-school and skeletal raw like G-Unit never happened, Amerikaz Nightmare is a dark album, one you wouldn't want to meet in an alley and one that can make Thomas Dolby sound sinister. Producer Alchemist lifts a bit of "She Blinded Me With Science" for "Got It Twisted," an oddball and trudging return single for the duo. The Twista remix adds nothing but Twista, and if radio can't handle the track's grit, two much better choices are made available. Lil Jon thugs up "Real Gangstaz" like he's never heard of Usher, and Kanye West runs his usual tricks through a brittle filter, making the violins scratchier for the tough "Throw Your Hands (In the Air)." Prodigy's lyrical skills are always an asset, but he's overshadowed by Havoc, who not only shines on the mic but also keeps growing as a producer. The CD-stuck, clicking beats on "Flood the Block," the jittery touches he lays on "Shorty Wop," the bit of the Eight Minutes' obscure chestnut "Time for a Change" he lifts for "Neva Change" are all smart touches Havoc graces the album with, evening out the Mobb's stern, direct, and dark lyrics with some striking showiness. They've sounded stuck and overconfident before, but this old-school-styled, true hip-hop album finds the Mobb hungry again.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Havoc, Producer - Mobb Deep, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Kevin Smestead, 2nd Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Mobb Deep, Performer - James Shaw, Composer - James Shaw, Lyricist - A. Maman, Composer - A. Maman, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Willie Mitchell, Composer - Willie Mitchell, Lyricist - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Jay Nicholas, 2nd Engineer - The Alchemist, Producer - Earl Randle, Composer - Earl Randle, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Havoc, Producer - Mobb Deep, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Mike Tschnupp, 2nd Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Havoc, Producer - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Chris Steffen, 2nd Engineer - Nathaniel Hale, Composer - Nathaniel Hale, Lyricist - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Mobb Deep featuring Nate Dogg, Performer - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer - Jason Finkel, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Mobb Deep, Performer - A. Maman, Composer - A. Maman, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Keith Sengbusch, 2nd Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer - Thomas Dolby, Lyricist - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Jonathan Kerr, Composer - Jonathan Kerr, Lyricist - The Alchemist, Producer - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Sisco, 2nd Engineer - The Alchemist, Producer - A. Maman, Composer - A. Maman, Lyricist - Mobb Deep, Performer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
A. Thelusma, Composer - A. Thelusma, Lyricist - Mobb Deep, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Ari Raskin, 2nd Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Red Spyder, Producer - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Havoc, Producer - Mobb Deep, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Ari Raskin, 2nd Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Ray Seay, Recording Engineer - Mobb Deep featuring Lil Jon, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Robert "Rob" McDowell, Keyboards - Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Composer - Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Lyricist - Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Producer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Havoc, Producer - Ari Raskin, 2nd Engineer - Jason Phillips, Composer - Jason Phillips, Lyricist - Dragan Cacinovic, Recording Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Mobb Deep featuring Jadakiss, Performer - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Havoc, Producer - Mobb Deep, Performer - Keith Sengbusch, 2nd Engineer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Kanye West, Composer - Kanye West, Lyricist - Kanye West, Producer - Mobb Deep, Performer - Rabeka Tuinei, 2nd Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Recording Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Havoc, Producer - T. Perry, Composer - T. Perry, Lyricist - Mobb Deep featuring Littles & Noyd, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Alfred Bryan, Composer - Alfred Bryan, Lyricist - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Havoc, Producer - Mobb Deep, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Havoc, Producer - J. Porter, Composer - J. Porter, Lyricist - Mobb Deep, Performer - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - A. Maman, Composer - A. Maman, Lyricist - Albert Johnson, Composer - Albert Johnson, Lyricist - Mike Berman, 2nd Engineer - Mobb Deep feat. Twista, Performer - Keith Sengbusch, 2nd Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer - Thomas Dolby, Lyricist - Kejuan Muchita, Composer - Kejuan Muchita, Lyricist - Jonathan Kerr, Composer - Jonathan Kerr, Lyricist - The Alchemist, Producer - Steve Sola, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sola, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
"Hustle for so long my hands numb/But then I feel that paper hit my palm." True that, for the Mobb are back, lyrically driven and struggling to get back where they belong. If you could jump back in time to before the millennium flipped, when The Infamous was the platter that mattered, you'd swear Mobb Deep were going to last forever. Things haven't been well for the Mobb since the calendar turned 2000, but with Amerikaz Nightmare, things are getting better. Old-school and skeletal raw like G-Unit never happened, Amerikaz Nightmare is a dark album, one you wouldn't want to meet in an alley and one that can make Thomas Dolby sound sinister. Producer Alchemist lifts a bit of "She Blinded Me With Science" for "Got It Twisted," an oddball and trudging return single for the duo. The Twista remix adds nothing but Twista, and if radio can't handle the track's grit, two much better choices are made available. Lil Jon thugs up "Real Gangstaz" like he's never heard of Usher, and Kanye West runs his usual tricks through a brittle filter, making the violins scratchier for the tough "Throw Your Hands (In the Air)." Prodigy's lyrical skills are always an asset, but he's overshadowed by Havoc, who not only shines on the mic but also keeps growing as a producer. The CD-stuck, clicking beats on "Flood the Block," the jittery touches he lays on "Shorty Wop," the bit of the Eight Minutes' obscure chestnut "Time for a Change" he lifts for "Neva Change" are all smart touches Havoc graces the album with, evening out the Mobb's stern, direct, and dark lyrics with some striking showiness. They've sounded stuck and overconfident before, but this old-school-styled, true hip-hop album finds the Mobb hungry again.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:27
- Main artists: Mobb Deep
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
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