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So much time has passed since Mobb Deep dropped the legendary album The Infamous... engraving themselves in to the Hip Hop hall of fame. We as fans got used to them dropping classic after classic, all the way up to Murda Muzik. Things changed however with the release of Infamy in 2001, it saw the beginning of Prodigy's lyrical decline, while Havoc began to excel. The beats were still gems, but Prodigy's flow lacked that hunger. After leaving Loud Record's they created a nice buzz with the Free Agents mix tape. Signing with Jive Records they again failed to deliver with the follow up album Amerikaz Nightmare. Prodigy's lyrical ability again lacking and being outshone by Havoc, this time, they suffered just as much from bad advertising as lyrical complacency. This was evident because Got It Twisted, the lead single from the album was an absolute banger, but once the single was released, the album kept getting pushed back. This meant that the buzz Got It Twisted created for the album, eventually fizzled out by the time the album was released, once again it was another disappointment. Jive and Mobb Deep parted ways after Amerikaz Nightmare tanked, and they eventually found their way to Interscope Records, via G Unit. Many hardcore fans echoed the sell out chant, and they had a point, since earlier, 50 Cent of G Unit had indirectly dissed them in Piggy Bank. The signing with G Unit saw them release the album Blood Money, although people wrote off the album before they even listened to it, no one thought it would flop more than Amerikaz Nightmare. Boy we're we wrong, well I was at least! Blood Money was a mega flop, although selling well in its first week, it quickly fell off the charts, eventually selling 500,000 units. I initially thought that Mobb Deep would stick to their roots and not be overrun by the Unit. They did the complete opposite however and 50 Cent was featured heavily in the album, along with the rest of the Unit. Unbelievably, and I still find it shocking today, there was no Noyd! Every Mobb Deep album to date has Noyd featured as a guest, he's literally the 3rd member of the Mobb. Just like the lead single from Amerikaz Nightmare, the lead single form Blood Money, Put Em' In They Place, was a great single, and P was hungry as hell on the mic, dropping a classic verse. Havoc was on fire as usual, proving he's one of the best around. The buzz from the single failed to carry through with the album and I couldn't see them releasing another single from it (although they did, with the terrible Give It To Me track). 2007 sees light at the end of the tunnel for Mobb Deep. Prodigy's just released Return Of The Mac on Koch Records, a mix tape entirely produced by The Alchemist, it sees P return to his flamboyant hungry self, prior to Infamy. Although his style is different, and still a bit laid back, the delivery is on point. Return Of The Mac hasn't sold many copies, but it is a recommended buy, more so than Blood Money at least. Havoc is also rumored to be producing a solo album, while Prodigy plans to release H.N.I.C. 2 in the near future. Although initially Mobb Deep's signing to Interscope may have been seen as a bad move, I think in the long run it will be worth it, I'm deffinately looking forward to their next studio album, which I'm sure will be a success, based on the Return Of The Mac mix tape. I mean you can't do any worse than Blood Money right? Peace. Gurjit. 18/07/07
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