Burn (Mobb Deep song)

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"The Learning (Burn)"
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Single by Mobb Deep featuring Vita and Big Noyd
from the album Infamy
ReleasedOctober 30, 2001
Genre Gangsta rap, East coast hip hop
Length4:17
Label Loud
Songwriter(s) TaJuan Perry
Kejuan Muchita
Albert Johnson
La'Vita Raynor
Producer(s) Havoc
Mobb Deep singles chronology
"U.S.A. (Aiight Then)"
(2000)
"The Learning (Burn)"
(2001)
"Hey Luv (Anything)"
(2001)

"The Learning (Burn)" is the first single from Mobb Deep's fifth album Infamy . The song features Big Noyd and Vita.

Contents

Background

Prodigy's verse contains a subliminal diss towards Jay-Z, in response to the song Takeover.

Music video

The music video was directed by Diane Martel & features a cameo by DJ Kay Slay. Although Vita is on the chorus of the song, she does not appear in the music video for the song due to Mobb Deep's beef with Jay-Z (who had a strong relationship with her record label Murder Inc Records).

Charts

(2001–02)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 99
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 56

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Burn" [Clean version]
Side B
  1. "Burn" [Dirty version]
  2. "Burn" [Instrumental]

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