Havoc (musician)

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

Havoc
Background information
Birth name	Kejuan Muchita
Born	(1974-05-21) May 21, 1974
Origin	Queens, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, record producer
Instrument(s)	Drum machine, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntables, sampler
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Nature Sounds, E1 Music, Hclass, Babygrande Records/ Sony Music
Website	www.myspace.com/havocmobbdeep

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

Biography

Havoc is from the New York City housing project Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, Queens; his father is from Zimbabwe. Havoc is the lead producer of Mobb Deep he has produced songs for MCs such as Eminem, Nas, Foxy Brown, Onyx, The Notorious B.I.G., Jadakiss, Styles P, Method Man, Game, Diddy, LL Cool J, La The Darkman, Rohff, Big Noyd, Termanology, Per Vers, O.G.C., 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 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's Hell: The Sequel EP. He revealed that he plans on recording a new Mobb album with Nas. His third studio album 13 was released on May 7, 2013.

Havoc worked with Kavinsky on his 2013 album OutRun. He wrote the lyrics and sang the vocals for, "Suburbia", the 6th track on the album. In 2016, Havoc produced "Real Friends" and "Famous", two tracks on Kanye West's album The Life of Pablo.

Discography

See also: Mobb Deep discography and Havoc production discography

Studio albums

• 2007: The Kush
• 2009: Hidden Files
• 2013: 13
• 2014: 13 Reloaded
• 2016: The Silent Partner (With The Alchemist)

Mixtapes

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

Instrumental albums

• 2013: Beats Collection
• 2013: Beats Collection 2

Singles

• 2007: "I'm the Boss"
• 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, Lloyd Banks)

Featured

• 2013: "Suburbia" on OutRun by Kavinsky

External links

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