Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth (Explicit) '1996/2000

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[3:30] 01. Mobb Deep Featuring Ty Knitty And Gambino - Animal Instinct
[4:18] 02. Mobb Deep - Drop A Gem On Em
[3:36] 03. Mobb Deep - Bloodsport
[3:32] 04. Mobb Deep Featuring Method Man - Extortion
[3:45] 05. Mobb Deep - More Trife Life
[5:03] 06. Mobb Deep Featuring Big Noyd - Man Down
[4:52] 07. Mobb Deep Featuring General G - Cant Get Enough Of It
[4:28] 08. Mobb Deep Featuring Lex Diamonds A/K/A Raekwon - Nighttime Vultures
[5:17] 09. Mobb Deep - G.O.D. Pt. Iii
[3:56] 10. Mobb Deep - Get Dealt With
[4:35] 11. Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth (Front Lines)
[3:59] 12. Mobb Deep Featuring Nas And Big Noyd - Give It Up Fast
[4:11] 13. Mobb Deep - Still Shinin
[4:02] 14. Mobb Deep - Apostles Warning


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ABOUT THE ALBUM

1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
Total length: 00:58:50
Main artist: Mobb Deep
Composer: Havoc of Mobb Deep
Label: LOUD Records
Genre: Hip-Hop
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
(P) 1996 Loud Records LLC


Mobb Deep became a street-level sensation with its second album, The Infamous,
and the duo saw no reason to tamper with its signature style on the follow-up,
Hell on Earth. The first words on the record announce You know how we did on the
Infamous album, right? All right, well, we gon do it again, and thats exactly
what they do. Hell on Earth refines the Mobb Deep formula, amplifying much of
what made The Infamous a success. The bleak street narratives are even more
violent and extreme, and the production is even grittier and creepier. Its still
indebted to -- but more dramatic than -- the RZAs work with the Wu-Tang Clan:
eerie strings and bits of piano, underpinned by deep, echoing beats. Although
the overall flavor is pretty much the same as before, its a bit more
sophisticated and cinematic. For those reasons, some Mobb fans actually prefer
Hell on Earth over The Infamous, although its missing some of the thematic unity
and clearly emphasized details that made the world of The Infamous so cohesive.
Hell on Earth also lacks some of the freshness, but even if Mobb Deep is
repeating itself, its doing so very effectively. The album is superbly moody and
haunting, with the swirling horror-film atmospherics of G.O.D., Pt. III and the
hypnotic Hell on Earth (Front Lines) standing out in particular. Drop a Gem on
Em is another highlight, an answer song in the 2Pac beef that happened to appear
not long before the rappers murder. Special guests Method Man, Raekwon, and
fellow Queensbridge native Nas all put in worthy appearances. Even if it isnt
quite the landmark that The Infamous was, Hell on Earth is nearly its equal in
many other respects.
© Steve Huey /TiVo



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