Infamy (album)

Infamy
Studio album by Mobb Deep
Released December 11, 2001 (US)
Recorded April–October 2001
Genre Hip hop
Length 71:53
Label Loud, Columbia
CK 85889 (North America)
501642 (international)
Producer Havoc, Scott Storch, The Alchemist, EZ Elpee
Mobb Deep chronology
Murda Muzik
(1999)		 Infamy
(2001)		 Amerikaz Nightmare
(2004)
Singles from Infamy
  1. "Burn"
    Released: October 30, 2001
  2. "Hey Luv (Anything)"
    Released: January 2002
  3. "Get Away"
    Released: May 28, 2002
  4. "Pray for Me"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
HipHopDX[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
RapReviews6.5/10[5]
Robert ChristgauB−[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Vibe[8]

Infamy is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Infamy was released after Jay-Z dissed Prodigy and Nas on his song "Takeover," from Jay-Z's 2001 album, The Blueprint, which caused Prodigy to strike back on the Track "Crawlin'," in which he calls Jay a "female-ass nigga homo emcee." "H to the you know," calls Jay's retaliation of baby pictures weak and threatens him, calling him "scared". Despite containing the popular classics "The Learning (Burn)" and "Get Away", most fans felt that Prodigy's lyricism was weak in this album, especially when comparing to his classic lines in songs from previous albums.

Infamy has been certified Gold by the RIAA, selling around 800,000 copies in the US. The album has been moderately successful critically as well as commercially, getting good scores from The Source and HipHopDX, as well as Allmusic and Rolling Stone magazine.

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
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 Noyd and Vita)Havoc 4:17
10. "Live Foul"  Scott Storch 4:24
11. "Hurt Niggas" (featuring 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 / So Long" (featuring Ron Isley)Scott Storch 10:17

Samples

Get Away

Nothing Like Home

Get At Me

Singles

Single information
"Burn"
  • Released: October 30, 2001
  • B-side:
"Hey Luv (Anything)"
  • Released: 2001
  • B-side:
"Get Away"
  • Released: May 28, 2002
  • B-side: "Hey Luv (Anything)"
"Pray for Me"
  • Released: 2002
  • B-side: "Clap"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 135
US Billboard 200[10] 22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
US Billboard 200[12] 117
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[13] 26

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ EW review
  3. ↑ HipHopDX review
  4. ↑ LA Times review
  5. ↑ RapReviews review
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  8. ↑ Vibe review
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mobb Deep – Infamy". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Mobb Deep – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Mobb Deep.
  11. ↑ "Mobb Deep – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Mobb Deep.
  12. ↑ "2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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