Difference between revisions of "Album: The Infamous Archives"
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| − | |introduction = ''' The Infamous Archives ''' is a compilation of mostly previously unreleased music by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobb_Deep Mobb Deep]. The album was released without their permission. | + | |introduction = ''' The Infamous Archives ''' is a compilation of mostly previously unreleased music by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobb_Deep Mobb Deep]. The album was released without their permission. |
| − | The album contains 24 songs recorded between the mid-ninties and 2006. Some of them, were included more or less officially on various mixtapes including ''Young Luv'', from 1995. ''Young Luv'' was considered for their third album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_on_Earth_(Mobb_Deep_album) Hell On Earth] but ultimately not included on it as the group did not get the permission by [[Prince]] to use a sample of [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]. ''' The Infamous Archives ''' includes [[Thou Shall Not Kill]] which contains an uncredited contribution by [[Prince]] on keyboards. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg Snoop Dogg] also appears on the track who coincidently also had a refusal from [[Prince]] to use a sample from one of his song ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg Snoop Dogg] wanted to use [[The Time]] ‘s [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] for his 1998 song | + | The album contains 24 songs recorded between the mid-ninties and 2006. Some of them, were included more or less officially on various mixtapes including ''Young Luv'', from 1995. ''Young Luv'' was considered for their third album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_on_Earth_(Mobb_Deep_album) Hell On Earth] but ultimately not included on it as the group did not get the permission by [[Prince]] to use a sample of [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]. '''The Infamous Archives''' includes [[Thou Shall Not Kill]] which contains an uncredited contribution by [[Prince]] on keyboards. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg Snoop Dogg] also appears on the track who coincidently also had a refusal from [[Prince]] to use a sample from one of his song ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg Snoop Dogg] wanted to use [[The Time]] ‘s [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]] for his 1998 song ''D.O.G.’s Get Lonely 2'' (on his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Game_Is_to_Be_Sold_Not_to_Be_Told Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told] album). |
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| − | After [[Prince]]'s passing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobb_Deep Mobb Deep] 's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havoc_(musician) Havoc] said | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> |
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| + | After [[Prince]]'s passing, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobb_Deep Mobb Deep]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havoc_(musician) Havoc] said that [[Prince]] happened to be in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios] in New York, NY, USA at the same time that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobb_Deep Mobb Deep] were recording, most likely in 1998 or 1999. When [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havoc_(musician) Havoc] asked for his opinion on a work-in-progress beat (which ultimately became [[Thou Shall Not Kill]]), he just started jamming on a keyboard. Naturally, he walked out without even saying bye after he finished. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havoc_(musician) Havoc] kept in [[Prince]]’s contribution but didn’t tell anyone about it. The song was not included on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobb_Deep Mobb Deep]’s fourth studio album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murda_Muzik Murda Muzik] released in 1999. | ||
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<b>Promotion</b> | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
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*Disc 1: | *Disc 1: | ||
# <b>Everyday Gun Play</b> | # <b>Everyday Gun Play</b> | ||
| − | # <b>First Day of Spring</b> | + | # <b>First Day of Spring</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_Khadafi Tragedy Khadafi]'' |
# <b>Untitled</b> | # <b>Untitled</b> | ||
| − | # <b>Rep the QBC</b> | + | # <b>Rep the QBC</b>- ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infamous_Mobb Infamous Mobb]'' |
| − | # <b>Reach</b> | + | # <b>Reach</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chingy Chingy]'' |
| − | # <b>In the Long Run</b> | + | # <b>In the Long Run</b> - ''featuring Ty Nitty'' |
# <b>Young Luv</b> | # <b>Young Luv</b> | ||
| − | # <b>Block Life</b> | + | # <b>Block Life</b> - ''featuring ACD'' |
| − | # <b>Shit Hits the Fan</b> | + | # <b>Shit Hits the Fan</b> - ''featuring Godfather '' |
| − | # <b>Murderers</b> | + | # <b>Murderers</b> - ''featuring E-Moneybags and Majesty '' |
| − | # <b>[[Thou Shall Not Kill]]</b> (4:19) <sup>1</sup> | + | # <b>[[Thou Shall Not Kill]]</b> (4:19) <sup>1</sup> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg Snoop Dogg] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tray_Deee Tray Dee]'' |
| − | # <b>Perfect Plot</b> | + | # <b>Perfect Plot</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Noyd Big Noyd] '' |
| − | # <b>QB Meets Southside</b> | + | # <b>QB Meets Southside</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingaz Sticky Fingaz] and X-1'' |
| − | # <b>How You Like Me Now</b> | + | # <b>How You Like Me Now</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rah_Digga Rah Digga]'' |
*Disc 2: | *Disc 2: | ||
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# <b>Mobb Run the Rap Game</b> | # <b>Mobb Run the Rap Game</b> | ||
# <b>Gangstas Roll</b> | # <b>Gangstas Roll</b> | ||
| − | # <b>Bump That</b> | + | # <b>Bump That</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent 50 Cent] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Noyd Big Noyd]'' |
# <b>My Priorities</b> | # <b>My Priorities</b> | ||
# <b>Backwards</b> | # <b>Backwards</b> | ||
# <b>Gettin Moved On</b> | # <b>Gettin Moved On</b> | ||
# <b>U Know We Don't Stop</b> | # <b>U Know We Don't Stop</b> | ||
| − | # <b>Rock With Us</b> | + | # <b>Rock With Us</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busta_Rhymes Busta Rhymes]'' |
# <b>All Mine</b> | # <b>All Mine</b> | ||
| − | # <b>Never Talk</b> | + | # <b>Never Talk</b> - ''featuring Mike Delorean'' |
# <b>We Don't Love Them Hoes</b> | # <b>We Don't Love Them Hoes</b> | ||
| − | # <b>Make The Hits</b> | + | # <b>Make The Hits</b> - ''featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(producer) The Alchemist]'' |
# <b>Baby Baby</b> | # <b>Baby Baby</b> | ||
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