Havoc (Mobb Deep)

This article is about the East Coast rapper. For the West Coast rapper of the same name, see South Central Cartel.

Havoc
Birth name	Jayceon Kejuan Waliek Muchita
Born	May 21, 1974 (1974-05-21)
Origin	Long Island City, Queens, New York
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Emcee Record Producer
Instruments	Drum machine, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntables, sampler
Years active	1990–present
Labels	4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records Loud/RCA Records Loud/Columbia/SME Records Infamous/Jive/BMG Records Nature Sounds G-Unit/Interscope/Universal Records
Associated acts	Mobb Deep, 50 Cent, G-unit, Big Noyd, Infamous Mobb, Black Moon, 40 Glocc, Eminem, Raekwon, The Alchemist, The Notorious B.I.G.,
Website	www.myspace.com/havocmobbdeep

Kejuan Muchita (born May 21st, 1974), better known as Havoc, is an MC, record producer and one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Prodigy. He is of Igbo descent.

Biography

Havoc produces most of the tracks on every Mobb Deep album, and has produced songs for MCs such as Method Man, Eminem, Nas, Foxy Brown, Onyx, O.G.C., The Notorious B.I.G., Jadakiss, Styles P, Game, Diddy, LL Cool J, La The Darkman, Rohff, Big Noyd, Termanology, Jimmy Mserembo, Capone-N-Noreaga, and his own partner Prodigy on his solo work. In the spring of 2005, Mobb Deep was signed to fellow Queens rapper 50 Cent's record label G-Unit Records. However, in late 2006 there was speculation that the producer was at odds with label figurehead 50 Cent due to creative differences musically, but was later proven false by both of their representatives. It was however proven true in late 2009 when it was reported that 50 Cent dropped the duo from the label.

Havoc is renowned among serious hip-hop fans as one of the prominent figures during the mid-1990s for his hard-hitting and stripped-down beats complementary to the RZA's work on Wu-Tang Clan projects. Following The Infamous, he tweaked his skills and transitioned to a more atmospheric production style that incorporated samples from classical music, most notably visible on the 1996 album Hell on Earth. As an MC, he is known for his hardcore lyricism, deep voice, and consistent flow. He also contributed background vocals and a verse on Black Moon's debut album Enta da Stage in 1993.

In July 2009, Havoc was featured alongside Raekwon in J Dilla's music video for "24K Rap" off of the Jay Stay Paid album, the video was directed by Derek Pike. In 2010, Havoc produced a beat for Eminem which resulted in a song called "Untitled" which is a hidden track on Eminem's album Recovery and contributed to the iTunes bonus track to Raekwon's album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang & Bad Meets Evil' Hell: The Sequel EP. Revealed that Mobb Deep will be performing The Infamous album for Rock The Bells 2011 and plans on recording a new Mobb album with Nas.

Discography

Albums

• 2007: The Kush
• 2009: Hidden Files

Mixtapes

• 2007: The One And Only
• 2009: From Now On The Mixtape

with Mobb Deep

Main article: Mobb Deep discography

• Juvenile Hell (1993)
• The Infamous (1995)
• Hell on Earth (1996)
• Murda Muzik (1999)
• Infamy (2001)
• Amerikaz Nightmare (2004)
• Blood Money (2006)

Singles

• 2007: "I'm the Boss"
• 2009: "Watch Me"
• 2009: "Heart of the Grind"
• 2010: "Nothing"

External links

• September 2007 Interview
• "Havoc Sits Down with Ei8ht" Interview with Hip Hop Lives Online - HHLO.net