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Released | December 11, 2001 | |||
Recorded | April – October 2001 | |||
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Genre | Hip-hop | |||
Length | 1:11:02 | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [2] |
HipHopDX | 4/5 [3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
RapReviews | 6.5/10 [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Spin | 5/10 [7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Infamy is the fifth studio album by American East Coast hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. It was released on December 11, 2001 through Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Kejuan Entertainment Studios, Right Track Recording, Chung King Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Havoc, Scott Storch, EZ Elpee and the Alchemist. It features guest appearances from Big Noyd, 112, Infamous Mobb, Lil' Mo, Littles, Ron Isley and Vita.
In the United States, the album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 29, 2002 for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone. The album also peaked at number 135 on the French Albums and number 26 on the UK Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums charts.
The album was supported with four singles: "The Learning (Burn)", "Hey Luv (Anything)", "Get Away" and "Pray for Me". Its lead single, "The Learning (Burn)", reached number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single off of the album, "Hey Luv (Anything)", peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's third single, "Get Away", made it to number 35 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The songs "The Learning (Burn)" and "Crawlin" serves as diss tracks towards Jay-Z in response to the song "Takeover".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | 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 Big Noyd and Vita) |
| Havoc | 4:17 |
10. | "Live Foul" |
| Scott Storch | 4:24 |
11. | "Hurt Niggas" (featuring Big 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" (featuring Ron Isley) |
| Scott Storch | 6:48 |
17. | "So Long" |
| Havoc | 3:27 |
Total length: | 1:11:02 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [18] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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