With the arrival of Raekwon’s Unexpected Victory, it appears fans are the ones who’ve won. The new mixtape, which dropped along with the ball two nights ago, features all of the cinematic details you’ve come to expect from Chef and actually happens to be the first free release of his two-decade-long career to boot. Read the rest of this entry »

Now that the decent Black Cocaine EP got its 15 minutes of burn, it’s on to the next one for Prodigy, as he gets ready to release H.N.I.C.3. The first leak, “When U Up,” is a trap to any and all critics Read the rest of this entry »

Good lord Mobb Deep’s “Dead Man’s Shoes” is gruesome, probably unnecessarily so. If you don’t have the stomach for appendages spouting blood, I wouldn’t recommend pressing play. The clip has been out for a minute now yet the song and vid are still going strong in my rotation. Read the rest of this entry »

Of course Mobb Deep’s mini golden run couldn’t last forever. It was just too good to be true. Three strong singles had me amped for their Black Cocaine EP and then they let the cat out the bag with the most anticipated record, “Get It Forever,” co-starring Nasir Jones. If you, like me, were expecting something like “Dog Shit” from earlier this year, I’d recommend not even pressing play. Read the rest of this entry »

Certain songs are named based on the content. Others get their title from specific lyrics. But, I have a feeling that in the case of Mobb Deep’s latest leak, “Conquer,” the track specifically just took the name of the instrumental file it was built on. Produced by IMD and Havoc, this larger-than-life beat is so epic it could be used in the opening credits of a 300 sequel. Read the rest of this entry »

“Some sheisty New York n*ggas, thirsty for chedda
You shinin’, you get your jewels taken with your Hil’ sweater
Keepin this rap fans like crack fiends
Until we re-up, and put more Infamous up on the rap scene” Read the rest of this entry »

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Mobb Deep Up For Jay-Z Collabo, Despite Past Beef [MTV] Read the rest of this entry »

Mobb Deep’s hiatus-ending EP, Black Cocaine, will be on the e-streets in about a month now, and appropriately they just dropped the first official single “Dead Man’s Shoes” featuring reggae artist Bounty Killer. Read the rest of this entry »

The infamous duo’s been busy the last few months, especially Prodigy with his solo mixtape and slew of features. They dropped one stellar record together earlier with old cohort, Nas, and are now two-for-two on the year with “Street Lights,” the first teaser off their upcoming Black Cocaine EP. Read the rest of this entry »

Milkcrate founder and NYC renaissance man Aaron LaCrate grabs Mobb Deep, the creators of dunn language, to make the track “Illson 2012.” Read the rest of this entry »

A passing of the torch, maybe? For years Mobb Deep has stood at the forefront as Hip-Hop’s marquee gangsta rap duo, even as the quality of their music declined over the years. While Queensbridge P was doing time in the belly of the beast, Chicago’s L.E.P. Bogus Boys began to make noise for themselves as a twosome to take heed to with ghetto tales of violence, drugs and hustling by any means necessary. Read the rest of this entry »

P and Hav are finally out of the blasted G-Unit deal. Let that soak in for a minute. Read the rest of this entry »

How many years has it been since anybody heard Prodigy spit a verse and had anybody cringing and say “Damn, P killed it!” Yeah I bet it’s been awhile. Read the rest of this entry »

With another month in the books, we open our playlists to share the songs that provided the fuel for August. Read the rest of this entry »

Crime gets organized as Count & Moonie snag Prodigy & Hav for a feature appearance on “Gangstaz Only,” which is set to appear on L.E.P.’s upcoming album Now Or Never. Check the audio as well as BTS clip for the forthcoming video below.

L.E.P. Bogus Boys Feat. Mobb Deep – “Gangstaz Only”