Infamy (album)
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
HipHopDX | [3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
RapReviews | 6.5/10[5] |
Robert Christgau | B−[6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Vibe | [8] |
Infamy is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Infamy was released after Jay-Z dissed Prodigy and Nas on his song "Takeover," from Jay-Z's 2001 album, The Blueprint, which caused Prodigy to strike back on the Track "Crawlin'," in which he calls Jay a "female-ass nigga homo emcee." "H to the you know," calls Jay's retaliation of baby pictures weak and threatens him, calling him "scared". Despite containing the popular classics "The Learning (Burn)" and "Get Away", most fans felt that Prodigy's lyricism was weak in this album, especially when comparing to his classic lines in songs from previous albums.
Infamy has been certified Gold by the RIAA, selling around 800,000 copies in the US. The album has been moderately successful critically as well as commercially, getting good scores from The Source and HipHopDX, as well as Allmusic and Rolling Stone magazine.
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pray for Me" (featuring Lil' Mo) | Havoc | 3:22 |
2. | "Get Away" | EZ Elpee | 3:40 |
3. | "Bounce" | Havoc | 4:13 |
4. | "Clap" | Havoc | 4:53 |
5. | "Kill That Nigga" | Havoc | 3:47 |
6. | "My Gats Spitting" (featuring Infamous Mobb) | Havoc | 4:34 |
7. | "Handcuffs" | Havoc | 3:34 |
8. | "Hey Luv (Anything)" (featuring 112) | Havoc | 4:04 |
9. | "The Learning (Burn)" (featuring Noyd and Vita) | Havoc | 4:17 |
10. | "Live Foul" | Scott Storch | 4:24 |
11. | "Hurt Niggas" (featuring Noyd) | Havoc | 3:30 |
12. | "Get At Me" | The Alchemist | 3:33 |
13. | "I Won't Fall" | Scott Storch | 4:20 |
14. | "Crawlin'" | Havoc | 4:07 |
15. | "Nothing Like Home" (featuring Littles) | Havoc | 4:27 |
16. | "There I Go Again / So Long" (featuring Ron Isley) | Scott Storch | 10:17 |
Samples
Get Away
- "Taking Me Higher" by Barclay James Harvest
Nothing Like Home
- "Cause I Love You" by Lenny Williams
Get At Me
- "Project Titan 2" by Nick Ingman
- "Spread Love" by Mobb Deep
Singles
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"Burn"
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"Hey Luv (Anything)"
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"Get Away"
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"Pray for Me"
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ EW review
- ^ HipHopDX review
- ^ LA Times review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Vibe review
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Mobb Deep – Infamy". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ^ "2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.