Murda Musik - Mobb Deep

The long-awaited fourth album from Queensbridge's finest eventually pacified those wanting to get their teeth into hostage-taking hip hop. Havoc and Prodigy, with their familiar stance of New York gang-banging and heat-holding, instead resort for a more laid-back relaxed style of ghetto insights instead of the heavy-hitting dissin’-by-the-dozen joints that dominated their last two albums. It could have proved a disastrous move – initially it seems it is indeed murda to listen to. Fast-talkers in step back to mellow mode? Surely some mistake? Following their less than spectacular introduction to the hip hop scene way back in 1993 with the debut ...  Read the complete review