Havoc (musician)

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

Havoc
Birth name	Kejuan Muchita
Born	(1974-05-21) May 21, 1974
Origin	Queensbridge, Queens, New York
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Emcee Record Producer
Instrument(s)	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
Website	www.myspace.com/havocmobbdeep

Kejuan Muchita (born May 21, 1974), better known by his stage name Havoc, is an American rapper, record producer and one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Prodigy.

Biography

Havoc produces most of the tracks on every Mobb Deep album, and has produced songs for MCs such as Method Man, Per Vers, 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, Tragedy Khadafi, 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. In late 2009 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. His third studio album 13 was released on May 7, 2013.

Discography

Albums

• 2007: The Kush
• 2009: Hidden Files
• 2013: 13

Mixtapes

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

Instrumental albums

• 2013: Beats Collection
• 2013: Beats Collection 2

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 and gay"
• 2007: "Be There"
• 2009: "Watch Me" (Feat. Ricky Blaze)
• 2009: "Heart of the Grind"
• 2009: "H Is Back"
• 2009: "Always Have a Choice"
• 2010: "If You Love Me" (Feat. Sheek Louch, Joell Ortiz & Cassidy)
• 2012: "Same Shit, Different Day"
• 2012: "Separated (Real From the Fake)" (Feat. Ferg Brim)
• 2013: "Gritty" (Instrumental)
• 2013: "Tell Me to My Face" (Feat. Royce da 5'9")
• 2013: "Gone"
• 2013: "Life We Chose" (Feat. Lloyd Banks)
• 2013: "Life We Chose" (Remix) (Feat. Prodigy)

External links

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