Mobb Deep
Murda Muzik 2LP vinyl

After a three-year hiatus and numerous release date pushbacks, Mobb Deep got on their job once again with the punishing release of Murda Muzik. The duo, well-known for their lethal realism both in their infinitely dark yet moving beats and their stark and ruthless crime-rhyme lyrics, continued their grim odyssey with this, their fourth effort. Released amid so much watered-down product, Murda Muzik is an arguable masterpiece in the Puffy and Master P era. Mobb Deep once described their music as the sound of hypnotic thug life. An accurate description, for their music is more than just guns and herb smoking, it taps into the collective sense of fear and horror, the evil in men's hearts, and the struggle for good in the gardens of waste. Mobb music can make you cry, can make you scared, can amplify your inner rage; its depth allows for the gamut of emotional reactions. On this album, primary producer Havoc reached a high level of mastery in his production efforts, a truly signature style of deep bass grooves, piercing organs, ice-cold snare pops, melodic samples, and haunting orchestral snippets. Each song creates its own mood, whether it be a call to stop the violence on "Spread Love" or a call for full-throttle livin' on "I'm Goin' Out." Guest appearances by Raekwon, Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease, Cormega, Kool G. Rap, Eightball, and Infamous Mobb add texture to already bangin' tracks. The album overall can best be described as pure ear- and mind-twisting pleasure and pain. The album will affect you, get under your skin, make you rash up, and then salve you. Murda Muzik is a complete album and a renewal of the truly hardcore movement.

NEW / Released in 1999 / Reissue 2018

Tracklist:

A1 Intro

A2 Streets Raised Me

A3 What's Ya Poison

A4 Spread Love

A5 Let A Ho Be A Ho

B1 I'm Going Out

B2 Allustrious

B3 Adrenaline

B4 Where Ya From

C1 Quiet Storm

C2 Where Ya Heart At

C3 Noyd Interlude

C4 Can't Fuck Wit

C5 Thug Muzik

C6 Murda Muzik

D1 The Realest

D2 U.S.A. (Aiight Then)

D3 It's Mine

D4 Quiet Storm (Remix)