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((Short description|American hip hop duo))
((more citations needed|date=March 2019))
((Infobox musical artist
| name             = Mobb Deep
| background       = group_or_band
| image            = Out4Fame-Festival 2015 - Mobb Deep.JPG
| image_upright    = 1.2
| caption          = Mobb Deep performing in 2015
| alias            = Poetical Prophets
| origin           = [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| genre            = ((flatlist|
* [[East Coast hip hop]]
* [[hardcore hip hop]]<ref name=BiographyAllMusic/>
* ((nowrap|[[gangsta rap]]<ref>((cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mobb-deep-rapper-prodigy-dead-at-42-w488890 |title=Mobb Deep Rapper Prodigy Dead at 42 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=June 20, 2017 |access-date=October 17, 2017))</ref>))
))
| years_active     = 1991–2017
| label            = ((flatlist|
* [[4th & B'way Records|4th & B'way]]
* [[Island Records|Island]]
* [[Loud Records|Loud]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Jive Records|Jive]]
* [[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]]
* [[Interscope]]
* Infamous
* [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
))
| associated_acts  = ((flatlist|
* [[Nas]]
* [[Capone-N-Noreaga]]
* [[Cormega]]
* [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]]
* [[Big Noyd]]
* [[Kool G Rap]]
* [[Infamous Mobb]]
* [[Raekwon]]
* [[Ghostface Killah]]
* [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]]
* [[50 Cent]]
))
| website          = 
| past_members     = [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]]<br/>[[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] <small></small>
))

'''Mobb Deep''' was an American [[rap music|hip hop]] duo from [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref name=BiographyAllMusic>((Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mobb-deep-mn0000566430/biography|title=Mobb Deep &#124; Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=25 June 2021))</ref><ref>((Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |date=2011-05-13 |title=Rap Duo Heads Back to the Stage, Granting No Compromises (or Smiles) |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/arts/music/havoc-and-prodigy-of-mobb-deep-at-best-buy-theater-review.html |access-date=2022-07-26 |issn=0362-4331))</ref> formed in 1991. Consisting of rappers/songwriters/record producers [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] and [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]], they are considered to be among the principal progenitors of hardcore [[East Coast hip hop]].<ref name="How to Rap, p. 323">Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 323.</ref> Mobb Deep became one of the most successful rap duos of all time, having sold over three million records.<ref name="How to Rap, p. 323" /> Their best-known albums are ''[[The Infamous]]'' (1995), ''[[Hell on Earth (Mobb Deep album)|Hell on Earth]]'' (1996) and ''[[Murda Muzik]]'' (1999),<ref>Shapiro, Peter, 2005, ''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop'', 2nd Edition, Penguin, p. 259.</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/murda-muzik-mw0000237982|title=Murda Muzik - Mobb Deep &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=25 June 2021))</ref> and their most successful singles were "[[Shook Ones (Part II)]]" and "[[Survival of the Fittest (song)|Survival of the Fittest]]."<ref>((Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/mobb-deep|title=Mobb Deep|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-02-27))</ref> They were known for their dark and hardcore delivery.<ref>Shapiro, Peter, 2005, ''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop'', 2nd Edition, Penguin, p. 258-259.</ref>

The duo disbanded in 2012, but reunited the following year.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.paidduesfestival.com|title=Paid Dues Festival 2014|website=Paidduesfestival.com))</ref> Prodigy died in June 2017.<ref name=Obit_Independent>((Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/prodigy-dead-mobb-deep-rapper-dies-death-age-life-health-latest-updates-a7799676.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/prodigy-dead-mobb-deep-rapper-dies-death-age-life-health-latest-updates-a7799676.html |archive-date=2022-05-15 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Prodigy dead: Mobb Deep rapper dies at age 42 |date=20 June 2017|website=[[The Independent]]))</ref> As of 2023, Havoc is currently working on a new Mobb Deep album.<ref name=hiphop4real/>

==Biography==
===Early career===
[[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]] and [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] met while both were students at the [[High School of Art and Design]] in Manhattan—a school that produced creatives like [[Calvin Klein]], [[Marc Jacobs]], [[Amy Heckerling]], [[Lee Quiñones]], and [[Fab Five Freddy]].<ref name="variety1">[https://variety.com/2020/music/news/havoc-mobb-deep-the-infamous-25-1234582900/ "'The Infamous' at 25: Mobb Deep's Havoc Looks Back on the Hip-Hop Landmark"] Barker, Andrew. April 20, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-14.</ref> In 1991, they became a duo that went by the name '''Poetical Prophets'''.<ref name="rs">Blisteen, Jon. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mobb-deep-rapper-prodigy-dead-at-42-w488890 Mobb Deep Rapper Prodigy Dead at 42]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Accessed on March 12, 2018.</ref> The name Poetical Prophets was a testament to [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]], then Lord-T (The Golden Child), and [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]]'s gravitation toward New York [[conscious hip-hop]].<ref name=":0">((Cite web |date=2022-07-17 |title=Havoc on Forming Mobb Deep, Creating Classic Albums, Losing Prodigy (Full Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo0l7RuxZNM&ab_channel=djvlad |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=VladTV))</ref> The duo began making a demo tape and employed a [[Guerrilla marketing|guerilla marketing]] approach to promote themselves.<ref name="djbooth" /> They would find the addresses of [[record label]] headquarters on the back of albums, bring a [[Compact Cassette|cassette]] player, and ask passing artists to listen to their music.<ref name="djbooth">James, Andy. [https://djbooth.net/features/2017-05-03-how-mobb-deep-met-q-tip The Story of How Mobb Deep Met Q-Tip Is Amazing]. DJBooth.net. Accessed on March 12, 2018.</ref> The only artist who stopped to hear their music was [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]] of [[A Tribe Called Quest]]; Prodigy recalled, "[Q-Tip] introduced us to [[Chris Lighty]] that day and a bunch of people in the [[Def Jam Recordings#Company history|Rush Associated Labels]] in the [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] office—that's how we met everybody."<ref name="djbooth"/> Shortly thereafter, [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] signed a solo demo deal with [[Jive Records]] and had an uncredited feature on the song "Too Young" by [[Hi-Five]], which appeared on the [[Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)|''Boyz n the Hood'' soundtrack]].<ref name="rs"/> [[Jive Records|Jive]] decided not to sign Poetical Prophets as a duo.

However, they were featured in Matty C's July 1991 "Unsigned Hype" column in ''[[The Source]]'',<ref name="rs" /><ref name=":1">((cite journal |last=Capoluongo |first=Matteo |date=July 1991 |title=Unsigned Hype |journal=[[The Source]] |issue=22))</ref> which helped promote their demo ''Flavor for the Nonbelievers''. ''[[The Source]]'' dubbed Poetical Prophets a "dynamic duo ... that are fast making a big name for themselves in talent shows and radio stations in the New York area."<ref name=":1" /> The following year, the duo changed their name from Poetical Prophets to "Mobb Deep," in part based on the suggestion of [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]] who was courting them to be the first artists on his newly created imprint, [[Bad Boy Records]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>((Cite web |last=Sanfiorenzo |first=Dimas |date=2020-04-24 |title=Havoc Speaks on How He & Prodigy Made a Genre-Defining Classic With 'The Infamous...' |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/mobb-deep-the-infamous-25th-anniversary-havoc-interview.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Okayplayer |language=en-US))</ref> In choosing the moniker, Prodigy noted that "we need[ed] something that described how we were living. When [we] got together to hang out, there would be thirty to forty of us, like a mob. The slang we used when we saw a whole bunch of guys together was . . . 'deep.' Both words together sounded good. ''Mobb Deep."''<ref>((Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Albert "Prodigy" |title=My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy |publisher=Touchstone |year=2011 |isbn=978-1439103180 |pages=51 |language=en))</ref> 

In 1992, Mobb Deep signed with [[4th & B'way Records]].<ref name="djbooth" /> They released the single "[[Peer Pressure (Mobb Deep song)|Peer Pressure]]" in promotion of their debut album ''[[Juvenile Hell]]''.<ref name="djbooth" /> The album was released in 1993 and featured production from [[DJ Premier]], [[Large Professor]], and [[Public Enemy]]-affiliate Kerwin Young. Later that year, Havoc made a guest appearance on the [[Black Moon (group)|Black Moon]] album ''[[Enta da Stage]]'', on a song titled "U da Man."

===Rise to success===
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The group saw its first major success with their second album, ''[[The Infamous]]'', released in 1995.<ref name="LarkinDM">((cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=225))</ref> Mobb Deep catapulted to the top of the hardcore hip-hop scene through Havoc and Prodigy's straightforward narration of street life.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> In this album, Mobb Deep portrayed the struggles of living in New York City's [[Queensbridge Houses]] where Havoc grew up.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> Following the release of ''[[The Infamous]]'', Mobb Deep became some of the most prolific artists of the East Coast. The album title was inspired by a friend Yamit, a [[Golden Gloves]] boxer, who resided on Havoc's block in Queensbridge.<ref>((Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Albert "Prodigy" |url= |title=My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy |date=2011 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-4391-0318-0 |edition= |location=New York |pages=53, 80 |language=EN-US |oclc=))</ref> Prodigy noted "[Yamit] had 'The Most Infamous' tattooed on his biceps in black ink. We were already Mobb Deep, but he dubbed us the Infamous Mobb Deep."<ref>((Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Albert "Prodigy" |url= |title=My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy |date=2011 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-4391-0318-0 |edition= |location=New York |pages=80 |oclc=))</ref> The production of this album was very dark and sample-based thanks to Havoc, who produced the beats from this point forward, although Q-Tip also contributed to the production and mixing.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/music/#/music/artist/mobb_deep/bio.jhtml Mobb Deep] ''MTV'', Accessed 24 July 2007</ref> Furthermore, the hit single "[[Shook Ones Part II]]," a remix to the hit "Shook Ones," received critical acclaim.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> In 2020, ''[[The Infamous]]'' was hailed by [[Rolling Stone]] as one of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>((Cite web |title=Mobb Deep, 'The Infamous' |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-32520/mobb-deep-the-infamous-2-32652/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Rolling Stone Australia (Citing Rolling Stone US) |date=27 October 2021 |language=en-AU))</ref>

Mobb Deep's third album, ''[[Hell on Earth (Mobb Deep album)|Hell on Earth]]'' was released in 1996,<ref name="LarkinDM"/> debuting at number six on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard Album Chart]]; the album continued the duo's portrayal of harsh street life while further pushing them to the forefront of Hip Hop scene along with contemporary [[East Coast hip hop|East Coast Rappers]] like [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Jay-Z]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]] and fellow Queensbridge rapper [[Nas]]. Nas as well as [[Method Man]], [[Ghostface Killah]] and [[Raekwon]] of Wu-Tang Clan appear on ''Hell on Earth''.

In 1996, they appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation CD, ''[[America is Dying Slowly]]'', alongside [[Biz Markie]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]] and [[Fat Joe]], among many other prominent hip hop artists. This compilation was solely meant to raise awareness of the [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] epidemic among African American men, and this compilation was heralded as "a masterpiece" by ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' magazine. In 1997, Mobb Deep was featured on [[Frankie Cutlass]] ''Politics & Bullsh*t'' album track title, "Know Da Game," which also featured [[Kool G Rap]]. In 1998, the duo collaborated with reggae dancehall artist [[Bounty Killer]] on the track "Deadly Zone" for the soundtrack to ''[[Blade (1998 film)|Blade]]'', and were a featured artist on the remix of [[Mariah Carey]]'s single "[[The Roof (Back in Time)]]," which was based around a sample of "Shook Ones Part II". In 1999, they released the ''[[Murda Muzik]]'' album, which had the majority of its songs unintentionally leaked due to extensive [[copyright infringement|bootlegging]], causing delays as the group recorded new songs to replace the leaked ones. This resulted in delays in the official album release. When the album was officially released, it eventually debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and quickly received [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] certification and was further promoted by the popular single "[[Quiet Storm (song)|Quiet Storm]]". Shortly afterward, Prodigy released his solo album ''[[H.N.I.C. (Prodigy album)|H.N.I.C]]'' in which he collaborated with fellow artists like ([[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]], [[N.O.R.E.]]) and producers (including [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]], [[Rockwilder]] and [[Just Blaze]]).

===East Coast vs West Coast feud===
Mobb Deep was part of the infamous East Coast vs West Coast hip hop rivalry, that was fueled and increasingly promoted by the private media. The beef started when Snoop Dogg and the West Coast group, Tha Dogg Pound, released "[[New York, New York (Tha Dogg Pound song)|New York, New York]]." Mobb Deep, along with [[Capone-N-Noreaga]] and [[Tragedy Khadafi]], responded with the song "[[L.A L.A]]" (This song can be found on Capone-N-Noreaga's debut album ''[[The War Report]]''). "[[L.A., L.A.|L.A. L.A.]]" was released during rapper [[Tupac Shakur]]'s final days of incarceration. Members of Tupac's group, [[Outlawz]], allegedly attended a Mobb Deep concert; they then visited with Tupac over public rumoring that the duo had snubbed them at the concert. Tupac dissed Mobb Deep on multiple tracks, including: "[[Hit 'Em Up]]" and "When We Ride on Our Enemies" in which Tupac makes light of Prodigy's [[sickle-cell]] disease. Additional Tupac diss tracks include: "Bomb First (My Second Reply)" where Tupac said "You're barely breathin(('")) and "Against All Odds," both of which were released on Tupac's posthumous studio album, ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]''. Mobb Deep retaliated on their 1996 release of ''[[Hell on Earth (Mobb Deep album)|Hell on Earth]]'', which contains a diss track entitled "[[Drop a Gem on 'Em]]".

"I was happy about it," [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]] told Jack Thriller. "The nigga saying our names. I didn't know what the fuck the beef was about. I didn't even care. I was like damn, did you hear that? [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] dissing us. We about to sell some records." [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]] also revealed that Mobb Deep had never even "crossed paths" with [[Tupac Shakur|Shakur]] before his death in September 1996. He added, "And we never got a chance to cross paths with him because he passed away," he said. "I saw him from a long distance but I never met him. [I was a] Fan, but didn't even know him."

===2000–2010===
Mobb Deep released ''[[Infamy (album)|Infamy]]'' while in 2001 the song "[[Burn (Mobb Deep song)|Burn]]" (featuring [[Vita (rapper)|Vita]]) was perceived as a response to Jay-Z's [[wikt:diss song|diss song]] "Takeover" on ''[[The Blueprint]]'', as was "Crawlin'," in which Prodigy's two verses both mention Jay-Z. The album marked a major stylistic change in which the duo moved away from a raw, minimalist, stripped-down beat toward a commercial friendly in terms with such songs as "[[Hey Luv (Anything)]]." This transition fostered accusations of "[[selling out]]." In 2003, the group split with [[Loud Records]] and released ''[[Free Agents: The Murda Mixtape]]'', in which [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]] and [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] proclaimed themselves "[[free agents]]" and addressed the group's split with its old label and its search for a new label. [[Jive Records]] signed the duo later in the year through a deal with the group's own imprint. Mobb Deep then released ''[[Amerikaz Nightmare]]'' in 2004. The record sold poorly and led to the group's departure from the label.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/music/#/music/artist/mobb_deep/bio.jhtml Mobb Deep and Jive Records split] ''MTV'', Accessed 24 July 2007</ref> Today, as a result of various mergers, all of Mobb Deep's studio albums from 1995 to 2004 are owned by [[Sony Music Entertainment]].

====G-Unit Records====
In June 2005, Mobb Deep announced they had signed with [[G-Unit Records]]. Fellow Queens-bred rapper [[50 Cent]] had a personal connection to Mobb Deep, and Havoc provided production on tracks by [[G-Unit]], [[Lloyd Banks]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], and [[Tony Yayo]]. Mobb Deep released their seventh album, [[Blood Money (Mobb Deep album)|Blood Money]] in 2006. It features [[G-Unit]] members [[50 Cent]], [[Lloyd Banks]], [[Tony Yayo]], and [[Young Buck]], as well as [[Mary J. Blige]] and [[Nate Dogg]]. In 2006, Mobb Deep became the first American hip hop duo to perform in India, via VH1's Hip Hop Hustle. In late 2009, Mobb Deep were released from their contract with G Unit.

===2011–2017: Break-up, reunion, ''The Infamous Mobb Deep'' and death of Prodigy===
((main|The Infamous Mobb Deep))
On April 4, 2011, Mobb Deep released a new single called "Dog Shit," featuring rapper [[Nas]]. This was the first official song by Mobb Deep since Prodigy's release from jail. It was produced by [[Havoc (Mobb Deep)|Havoc]] and [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]].

On July 27, 2012, Havoc told AllHipHop in an interview that the group was on an indefinite hiatus. According to HipHopDX, Mobb Deep had a falling out after Havoc blasted Prodigy on [[Twitter]], and eventually, a sound clip leaked of him taking numerous shots at his former Mobb Deep partner during their concert at [[SXSW]]. At first, Havoc claimed that he was hacked. However, he later confirmed it was him and that he had originally denied it because he felt that Twitter was not a place to resolve a beef. He also stated that he had a diss track aimed at Prodigy in the making, "Same Shit Different Day".<ref>((cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20589/title.havoc-says-mobb-deep-is-on-an-indefinite-hiatus-confirms-he-blasted-prodigy-on-twitter |title=Havoc Says Mobb Deep Is On An "Indefinite Hiatus," Confirms He Blasted Prodigy On Twitter |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2012-07-27 |access-date=2012-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104102455/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20589/title.havoc-says-mobb-deep-is-on-an-indefinite-hiatus-confirms-he-blasted-prodigy-on-twitter |archive-date=2012-11-04 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The song later turned out to be "Separated (Real from the Fake)," which appeared on Havoc's solo album ''13''.

However, in January 2013 Prodigy said that he was sure he would record with Havoc in the future.<ref>((cite web |last=Burgess |first=Omar |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22499/title.prodigy-says-hes-sure-there-will-be-another-mobb-deep-album |title=Prodigy Says He's Sure There Will Be Another Mobb Deep Album &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2013-01-10 |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024035351/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22499/title.prodigy-says-hes-sure-there-will-be-another-mobb-deep-album |archive-date=2013-10-24 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Mobb Deep appeared on [[Papoose (rapper)|Papoose]]'s debut album ''[[The Nacirema Dream]]'' on the track "Aim, Shoot". They later reunited and performed for Paid Dues on March 30, 2013; they went on an international 20th-anniversary tour starting in May 2013.<ref>((cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22811/title.mobb-deep-to-perform-at-paid-dues-festival-2013-embark-on-20th-anniversary-tour |title=Mobb Deep To Perform At Paid Dues Festival 2013, Embark On 20th Anniversary Tour &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2013-02-06 |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024035346/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22811/title.mobb-deep-to-perform-at-paid-dues-festival-2013-embark-on-20th-anniversary-tour |archive-date=2013-10-24 |url-status=dead ))</ref> On March 22, 2013, the group officially reunited for an interview and explained that music was the most important thing in their lives and that they had been friends for too long to break up the friendship.<ref>((cite web |last=Cooper |first=Roman |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23317/title.mobb-deep-officially-reunites-ready-to-move-on-from-past-beefs-record-new-music/ |title=Mobb Deep Officially Reunites, Ready To Move On From Past Beefs & Record New Music &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2013-03-23 |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306091110/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23317/title.mobb-deep-officially-reunites-ready-to-move-on-from-past-beefs-record-new-music/ |archive-date=2014-03-06 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
[[File:Mobb Deep 2013.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Mobb Deep in 2013]]
Around the May 2013 release of Havoc's third studio album, ''[[13 (Havoc album)|13]]'', Havoc announced that he and Prodigy had been in the studio for over a month working on the duo's eighth studio album which was already "halfway done". He also stated that he will be doing the entire production on the album.<ref>((cite web |last=Meara |first=Paul |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23913/title.havoc-says-that-prodigy-isn-t-gay-speaks-on-new-mobb-deep-album |title=Havoc Says That Prodigy Isn't Gay & Speaks On New Mobb Deep Album &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2013-05-12 |access-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430180042/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23913/title.havoc-says-that-prodigy-isn-t-gay-speaks-on-new-mobb-deep-album |archive-date=2015-04-30 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

On April 1, 2014, the group released its eighth studio album, ''[[The Infamous Mobb Deep]]'', a double album that included one CD with original new music and one with unreleased tracks from sessions from ''The Infamous''.

On June 20, 2017, Prodigy died from accidental choking in Las Vegas, Nevada, while hospitalized for complications caused by sickle cell anemia.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/08/04/mobb-deep-rapper-prodigy-died-accidental-choking-coroners-office-confirms/539461001/|title=Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy died from accidental choking the coroner's office confirms|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-08-05|language=en))</ref><ref name=Obit_Independent/>

==Legacy==
Mobb Deep helped popularize the 1990s slang called the "Dunn language," a term first recorded in the 1999 single "[[Quiet Storm (song)|Quiet Storm]]," in which [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] raps: "you's a dick blower, [you] tryin' to speak the Dunn Language?/ 'what's the drilly' with that though? 'It aint bangin'/ you hooked on Mobb phonics, Infamous [[Ebonics (word)|'bonics]]."

The term "dunn" supposedly originated in the [[Queensbridge Houses|Queensbridge housing projects]] with an acquaintance of Prodigy's, Bumpy, whose speech impediment prevented him from pronouncing the letter "S," such as in "son." The impediment encouraged him to put the tongue on the two front teeth/palate, making a 'th' or a 'd' sound. Mobb Deep has attempted to claim ownership of this body of slang; additionally, they were going to release an album called ''The Dunn Language'', in 2002, but the project was shelved, due to label issues.<ref>((cite web |title=Mobb Deep Explains Origins Of Dun Language, Working With Q-Tip |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.17017/title.mobb-deep-explains-origins-of-dun-language-working-with-q-tip |website=HipHopDX |access-date=27 April 2019 |date=27 September 2011))</ref>

On September 15, 2018, during an interview for ''HipHop4Real'', Havoc stated that he was working on a new album Mobb Deep, which would be the duo's latest album. He is also working on a joint project Mobb Deep with [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]], announced a few years ago.<ref name=hiphop4real>((cite web| url=https://hiphop4real.com/havoc-interview-for-hiphop4real/ |title=Havoc (Mobb Deep), Big Noyd и DJ L.E.S.: эксклюзивное интервью для HipHop4Real| website=hiphop4real|date=30 October 2018|access-date=2019-12-08))</ref>

In December 2019, Havoc went on a "Murda Muzik 20th Anniversary Tour" with [[Big Noyd]] and [[L.E.S. (record producer)|L.E.S.]]<ref>((cite web| url=http://imglink.ru/pictures/08-12-19/d5c5ccd559745d4b1ea4855f30483cd7.jpg |title=Murda Muzik 20th Anniversary Tour (December, 2019)| website=imglink.ru|access-date=2019-12-08))</ref>

==Video game appearances==
Mobb Deep appear as themselves as playable characters in ''[[Def Jam: Fight For NY]]''.

==Discography==
((Main|Mobb Deep discography))
===Studio albums===
* ''[[Juvenile Hell]]'' (1993)
* ''[[The Infamous]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Hell on Earth (Mobb Deep album)|Hell on Earth]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Murda Muzik]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Infamy (album)|Infamy]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Amerikaz Nightmare]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Blood Money (Mobb Deep album)|Blood Money]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Infamous Mobb Deep]]'' (2014)

==References==
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==External links==
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* ((official|https://web.archive.org/web/20141218100929/http://theinfamousmobbdeep.com/ ))
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061220035120/http://www.prefixmag.com/features/M/Mobb-Deep/340 Interview with Prodigy] - Prodigy Interview of 2006, Hip Hop Publication
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071230073855/http://www.riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/Prodigy-Mobb-Deep/index.php Prodigy Interview of 2007, Hip Hop Publication]

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