Album: The Infamous Archives

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The Infamous Archives

Album details Released: 13 March 2007 Length: 59:56 Label(s): StreetCore Music Studio(s): Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, USA other studios information needed Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts This album has not charted in the USA Certifications This album has not received any certifications in the USA Awards This album has not received any awards in the USA Singles released None

The Infamous Archives is a compilation of mostly previously unreleased music by Mobb Deep. The album was released without their permission. The album contains 24 songs recorded between the mid-ninties and 2006. Some of them, were included more or less officially on various mixtapes including Young Luv, from 1995. Young Luv was considered for their third album Hell On Earth but ultimately not included on it as the group did not get the permission by Prince to use a sample of If I Was Your Girlfriend. The Infamous Archives includes Thou Shall Not Kill which contains an uncredited contribution by Prince on keyboards. Snoop Dogg also appears on the track who coincidently also had a refusal from Prince to use a sample from one of his song (Snoop Dogg wanted to use The Time ‘s Gigolos Get Lonely Too for his 1998 song D.O.G.’s Get Lonely 2 (on his Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told album). Sessions and compiling After Prince's passing, Mobb Deep's Havoc said that Prince happened to be in Electric Lady Studios in New York, NY, USA at the same time that Mobb Deep were recording, most likely in 1998 or 1999. When Havoc asked for his opinion on a work-in-progress beat (which ultimately became Thou Shall Not Kill), he just started jamming on a keyboard. Naturally, he walked out without even saying bye after he finished. Havoc kept in Prince’s contribution but didn’t tell anyone about it. The song was not included on Mobb Deep’s fourth studio album Murda Muzik released in 1999. Promotion Since the compilation was released without the group’s approval, no specific promotion was made. The album failed to chart. Track listing CD LP Details given for the Prince-related track only: Disc 1: Everyday Gun Play First Day of Spring - featuring Tragedy Khadafi Untitled Rep the QBC- featuring Infamous Mobb Reach - featuring Chingy In the Long Run - featuring Ty Nitty Young Luv Block Life - featuring ACD Shit Hits the Fan - featuring Godfather Murderers - featuring E-Moneybags and Majesty Thou Shall Not Kill (4:19) 1 - featuring Snoop Dogg and Tray Dee Perfect Plot - featuring Big Noyd QB Meets Southside - featuring Sticky Fingaz and X-1 How You Like Me Now - featuring Rah Digga Disc 2: Cobra Mobb Run the Rap Game Gangstas Roll Bump That - featuring 50 Cent and Big Noyd My Priorities Backwards Gettin Moved On U Know We Don't Stop Rock With Us - featuring Busta Rhymes All Mine Never Talk - featuring Mike Delorean We Don't Love Them Hoes Make The Hits - featuring The Alchemist Baby Baby This album has not been released in LP format. 1 Written by Havoc, Gerard McMahon and Mike Mainieri Personnel Musicians Havoc - vocals Prodigy - vocals Snoop Dogg - vocals Tray-Dee - vocals Prince - keyboard (uncredited) Production Havoc - producer Thanks none.

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