Old School Saturday - 20th Anniversary of Mobb Deep's Hell On Earth

Today marks the 20th Anniversary of Mobb Deep's "Hell On Earth" album. This 1990's rap group dropped this after the critically acclaimed album Infamous Mobb and some critics believe this may be the best back to back album release ever by a group.

Read the official Wikipedia about the album below:

Hell on Earth is the third studio album by East Coast hip hop group Mobb Deep, which was first released on November 19, 1996, on Loud/RCA/BMG Records. The album is largely a continuation of Mobb Deep's previous album, the critically acclaimed The Infamous. The album is produced by Havoc and Prodigy and also features guest appearances by emcees Nas, Raekwon, Method Man, and frequent collaborator Big Noyd.

The album stands out for its acclaimed singles "G.O.D. Pt. III" and "Hell on Earth (Front Lines)," as well as “Drop a Gem on 'Em," a response to 2Pac's diss track "Hit 'Em Up." The album, one of the earliest enhanced CDs, also contains an additional track (“In the Long Run”) that at the time, had to be unlocked with the use of a computer.

Since most of the album was recorded during the height of the East Coast-West Coast rivalry, many fans considered the darker songs to be subliminal disses toward 2Pac and other West Coast emcees, but Prodigy sends shout-outs to a list of west coasts artists such as Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound,

No.TitleProducer(s)Length

1."Animal Instinct" (featuring Twin Gambino & Ty Nitty)Mobb Deep3:30

2."Drop a Gem on 'Em" Mobb Deep4:17

3."Bloodsport" Mobb Deep3:35

4."Extortion" (featuring Method Man)Mobb Deep3:31

5."More Trife Life" Mobb Deep3:45

6."Man Down" (featuring Big Noyd)Mobb Deep5:03

7."Can't Get Enough of It" (featuring Illa Ghee)Mobb Deep4:51

8."Nighttime Vultures" (featuring Raekwon)Mobb Deep4:30

9."G.O.D. Pt. III" Mobb Deep5:17

10."Get Dealt With" Mobb Deep3:56

11."Front Lines (Hell on Earth)" Mobb Deep4:34

12."Give It Up Fast" (featuring Big Noyd & Nas)Mobb Deep3:58

13."Still Shinin'" Mobb Deep4:11

14."Apostle's Warning" Mobb Deep4:07

and Xzibit in the liner notes.

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