Infamy (album)
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| Studio album by Mobb Deep | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2001 (US) | |||
| Recorded | April–October 2001 | |||
| Genre | Length = 71:53 | |||
| Label |
Loud, Columbia CK 85889 (North America) 501642 (international) | |||
| Producer |
Havoc Scott Storch The Alchemist EZ Elpee | |||
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| Singles from Infamy | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
| HipHopDX | [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| RapReviews | 6.5/10[5] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[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 Mobb Deep 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 for Gold-level sales, selling around 800,000 copies. 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. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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
- "Taking Me Higher" by Barclay James Harvest
Nothing Like Home
- "Cause I Love You" by Lenny Williams
Get At Me
- "Project Titan 2" by Nick Ingman
- "Spread Love" by Mobb Deep
Album Singles
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"Burn"
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"Hey Luv (Anything)"
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"Get Away"
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"Pray for Me"
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Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
| 2001 | Infamy | #22 | #1 | |
Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | |||
| 2001 | "Burn" | — | #56 | #14 | |
| "Hey Luv (Anything)" | #58 | #32 | — | ||
| 2002 | "Get Away" | — | #75 | — | |
| "Pray for Me" | — | — | — | ||
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