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Track Listing
AMERICKAZ NIGHTMARE:
1. Amerikaz Nightmare
2. Win or Lose
3. Flood the Block
4. Dump - (featuring Nate Dogg)
5. Got It Twisted
6. When U Hear The
7. Real N***Az
8. Shorty Wop
9. Real Gangstaz - (with Lil Jon)
10. One of Ours Part II - (with Jadakiss)
11. On the Run
12. Throw Your Hands (In the Air)
13. Get Me - (with Littles/Noyd)
14. We Up
15. Neva Change
16. Got It Twisted - (remix, with Twista)
Album Notes
Mobb Deep: Prodigy, Havoc.
Mobb Deep: Havoc , Prodigy (rap vocals).
Additional personnel: Jadakiss, Lil Jon, Littles , Nate Dogg, Noyd, Twista (rap vocals).
Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, New York; Chung King, New York, NY; Ocean Way, Los Angeles, California; The Lab, New York, NY.
Since exploding in 1995 with the indisputable classic THE INFAMOUS, the Queens, New York-based duo Mobb Deep has had a profound influence on both mainstream and underground hip-hop. AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE proves that, once again, Havoc and Prodigy are several steps ahead of the game. The album opens with the claustrophobic, gun-toting title track, which finds producer Havoc in familiar territory, assaulting the senses with distorted, multi-layered synthesizers and crashing percussion. On track two, "Win or Lose," the Alchemist samples Jean Plum's "Here I Go Again" as Havoc and Prodigy discuss the finer points of hustling. Elsewhere, the single "Got It Twisted" makes clever use of a sample from Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science."
In typical hip-hop fashion, outside artists add their own special flavor to several tracks. Standouts include Nate Dogg's ridiculously catchy chorus on "Dump" and Lil Jon's mere presence on "Real Gangstaz." The record also features Kanye West, who contributes another superior track, the Organized Noize-infused "Throw Your Hands (In the Air)." AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE is pure, unadulterated hip-hop, a lesson for aspiring rappers and a gift to fans of the genre.
Since exploding in 1995 with the indisputable classic THE INFAMOUS, the Queens, New York-based duo Mobb Deep has had a profound influence on both mainstream and underground hip-hop. AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE proves that, once again, Havoc and Prodigy are several steps ahead of the game. The album opens with the claustrophobic, gun-toting title track, which finds producer Havoc in familiar territory, assaulting the senses with distorted, multi-layered synthesizers and crashing percussion. On track two, "Win or Lose," the Alchemist samples Jean Plum's "Here I Go Again" as Havoc and Prodigy discuss the finer points of hustling. Elsewhere, the single "Got It Twisted" makes clever use of a sample from Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science."
In typical hip-hop fashion, outside artists add their own special flavor to several tracks. Standouts include Nate Dogg's ridiculously catchy chorus on "Dump" and Lil Jon's mere presence on "Real Gangstaz." The record also features Kanye West, who contributes another superior track, "Throw Your Hands in the Air." AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE is pure, unadulterated hip-hop, a lesson for aspiring rappers and a gift to fans of the genre.
Industry Reviews
3 1/2 out of 5 - [T]hey're putting the murda back in the music with their sixth album, AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE, a defiant middle finger to those who'd started writing their eulogy....M-O-B-B shows a renewed confidence.
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