Murda Muzik
After a three-year hiatus and numerous release date pushbacks, Mobb Deep got on their job once again with the punishing release of Murda Muzik The duo, well-known for their lethal realism both in their infinitely dark yet moving beats and their stark and ruthless crime-rhyme lyrics, continued their grim odyssey with this, their fourth effort. Released amid so much watered-down product, Murda Muzik is an arguable masterpiece in the Puffy and Master P era. Mobb Deep once described their music as the sound of hypnotic thug life. An accurate description, for their music is more than just guns and herb smoking, it taps into the collective sense of fear and horror, the evil in men's hearts, and the struggle for good in the gardens of waste. Mobb music can make you cry, can make you scared, can amplify your inner rage; its depth allows for the gamut of emotional reactions. On this album, primary producer Havoc reached a high level of mastery in his production efforts, a truly signature style of deep bass grooves, piercing organs, ice-cold snare pops, melodic samples, and haunting orchestral snippets. Each song creates its own mood, whether it be a call to stop the violence on "Spread Love" or a call for full-throttle livin' on "I'm Goin' Out." Guest appearances by Raekwon Lil' Kim Lil' Cease Cormega Kool G. Rap Eightball and Infamous Mobb add texture to already bangin' tracks. The album overall can best be described as pure ear- and mind-twisting pleasure and pain. The album will affect you, get under your skin, make you rash up, and then salve you. Murda Muzik is a complete album and a renewal of the truly hardcore movement. ~ M.F. DiBella, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Michael Lavine - Photography
Tom Coyne - Mastering
Steve Sola - Mixing
Steve Sola - Engineer
Havoc - Producer
Jonathan Williams - Mixing
Jonathan Williams - Executive Producer
Jonathan Williams - Producer
Mobb Deep - Main Performer
Prodigy - Mixing
Prodigy - Design
Prodigy - Art Direction
Nastee - Mixing
Nastee - Engineer
Charlene Thomas - Production Coordination
Sheldon Guide - Assistant Engineer
Sheldon Guide - Engineer
Maurice Whitaker - Design
Maurice Whitaker - Art Direction
The Alchemist - Mixing
The Alchemist - Producer
Omass Keith - Mixing
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