II' is one of rap's most perfect sounds—but what is it? In his 2011 memoir My Infamous Life, Prodigy recalls 'Halftime' pumping out of the speakers at what was supposed to be a Mobb Deep in. 'Invaders Must Die' caught some flak for failing to expand the band's sound, but this single – featuring one Dave Grohl on drums – does the job nicely. Over four metal-laced minutes, it drives its thud'n'bass beat into your cranium like a cattle-prod, racing through hair-pin bends with breakneck velocity.
Prodigy discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 17 |
Collaborative albums | 4 |
Mixtapes | 5 |
Guest appearances | 22 |
The discography of Prodigy, an American rapper and one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep, consists of 5 studio albums, 3 collaborative albums, 1 EP, 5 mixtapes and 17 singles.
- 1Albums
- 2Singles
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap | |||||||||||
H.N.I.C. |
| 18 | 6 | 6 |
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H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 |
| 36 | 3 | 2 |
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H.N.I.C. 3 |
| 105 | 16 | 15 |
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The Bumpy Johnson Album |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation) |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||
'—' denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Collaborative albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap | |||||||||||
Return of the Mac (with The Alchemist) |
| 32 | 9 | 5 |
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Product of the 80's (with Big Twins & Un Pacino) |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Albert Einstein (with The Alchemist) |
| 175 | 19 | 13 |
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Young Rollin Stonerz (with Boogz Boogetz) |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||
'—' denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
EPs[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap | ||||
Albert Einstein: P=mc2 Bonus EP[7] (with The Alchemist) |
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'—' denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap | |||||||||||
The Most Infamous[8] |
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'—' denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Mixtapes[edit]
Title | Album details |
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H.N.I.C. Pt. 1 Mixtape |
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Closed Session (with Illa Ghee) |
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H.N.I.C. 2 Advance Mixtape |
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Ultimate P |
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The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson EP |
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H.N.I.C. 3: The Mixtape |
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R.I.P. (1-3) (hosted by Ski Beatz) |
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Hell Still On Earth (with Conway) |
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Infamous Pc Game Torrent
Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap | ||||||||||
'Keep It Thoro' | 2000 | — | — | — | H.N.I.C. | |||||||
'Rock Dat Shit' | — | — | — | |||||||||
'Y.B.E. (Young Black Entrepreneurs)' (featuring B.G.) | — | — | — | |||||||||
'Mac 10 Handle' | 2006 | — | — | — | Return of the Mac | |||||||
'Return of the Mac' | 2007 | — | — | — | ||||||||
'Stuck on You' | — | — | — | |||||||||
'ABC' | — | — | — | H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 | ||||||||
'The Life' | 2008 | — | — | — | ||||||||
'New Yitty' | — | — | — | |||||||||
'Stop Stressin' | — | — | — | Product of the 80's | ||||||||
'In the Smash' (featuring Twin Gambino) | — | — | — | |||||||||
'Shed Thy Blood' (featuring Un Pacino) | — | — | — | |||||||||
'Great Spitters' (featuring Cory Gunz) | 2012 | — | — | — | H.N.I.C. 3: The Mixtape | |||||||
'Gangsta Love' (featuring Esther) | — | — | — | H.N.I.C. 3 | ||||||||
'Pretty Thug' | — | — | — | |||||||||
'Get Money' (featuring Boogz Boogetz) | — | — | — | |||||||||
'Money on Ya Head' (featuring Chinx Drugz and Boogz Boogetz) | 2013 | — | — | — | N/A | |||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
As featured artist[edit]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US | US R&B | US Rap | ||||||||||
'New York City'[9] (Troy Ave featuring Raekwon, N.O.R.E. and Prodigy) | 2013 | — | — | — | New York City: The Album | |||||||
'Chase the Paper' (50 Cent featuring Prodigy, Styles P and Kidd Kidd) | 2014 | — | — | — | Animal Ambition | |||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances[edit]
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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'Too Young' | 1990 | Hi-Five | Hi-Five |
'I Shot Ya (Remix)' | 1995 | LL Cool J, Keith Murray, Fat Joe and Foxy Brown | Mr. Smith |
'Tha Game' | 1998 | Pete Rock, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah | Soul Survivor |
'Q.B.G' | 1999 | Funkmaster Flex, Kool G Rap | The Tunnel |
'Violators' | L Boogie, Sonya Blade, Noreaga, Mysonne, Busta Rhymes | Violator: The Album | |
'Queens Is' | 2000 | LL Cool J | G.O.A.T. |
'Don't Make a Wrong Move' | 2002 | Snoop Dogg, Special Ed, Mr. Kane | Snoop Dogg Presents... Doggy Style Allstars Vol. 1 |
'Where You At' | Kool G Rap | The Giancana Story | |
'Untouchables'[10] | 2004 | DJ Kay Slay, Raekwon, AZ | The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 |
'Last Laugh' | Cypress Hill, Twin | Till Death Do Us Part | |
'Dead Bodies'[11] | The Alchemist, Game | 1st Infantry | |
'Hold You Down'[11] | The Alchemist, Nina Sky, Illa Ghee | ||
'Tick Tock'[11] | The Alchemist, Nas | ||
'Whoop Your Ass' | Snoop Dogg | Non-album single | |
'You Got It'[12] | 2006 | The Alchemist | No Days Off |
'I Betcha'[12] | The Alchemist, Kokane | ||
'Rotten Apple'[13] | Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent | Rotten Apple | |
'Get Clapped'[13] | Lloyd Banks | ||
'Serial Killer' | 50 Cent, 40 Glocc | Hip Hop Is Dead (G-Unit Radio Part 22) | |
'Set Me Free'[14] | 2007 | Havoc, Nyce da Future | The Kush |
'Queens' | 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Tony Yayo, Kool G Rap | N/A | |
'Key to the City'[15] | 2008 | The Alchemist, Nina Sky | The Alchemist's Cookbook |
'Al Capone Zone'[15] | The Alchemist, Keak da Sneak | ||
'Come Out' | Tony Yayo | S.O.D. | |
'White Van' | Jake One, Alchemist, Evidence | White Van Music | |
'On a Mission'[16] | 2009 | Havoc | Hidden Files |
'Keep the Heels On'[17] | The Alchemist | Chemical Warfare | |
'Fuck Yall Niggaz' | Tony Yayo, Lil' Fame, D-Tay | The Swine Flu 2 | |
'The Type'[18] | 2011 | Currensy | Covert Coup |
'Rollercoaster' | Tony Yayo | Gun Powder Guru 4 (EP) | |
'Bottles Go Bang'[19] | N.O.R.E., Styles P | The N.O.R.E.aster EP | |
'Take a Bow'[20] | Jim Jones, Lloyd Banks, Sen City | Capo | |
'Nothing To Me'[21] | Mazaradi Fox | N/A | |
'Killa Squad'[22] | Ox | Danger Zone | |
'Itz Aight'[23] | 40 Glocc, Sam Scarfo | N/A | |
'1, 2, 3 Grind'[24] | Lloyd Banks | The Cold Corner 2 | |
'Running From'[25] | Trav | N/A | |
'Martyr[26] | Slim the Mobster | War Music | |
'We Mobb'[27] | French Montana, Waka Flocka Flame | Lock Out | |
'Dump Truck'[28] | 2012 | Gangrene | Vodka & Ayahuasca |
'21 Gun Salute'[29] | Big Bad 4-0 | New World Agenda | |
'Body'[30] | Childish Gambino | N/A | |
'Till The Angels Come'[31] | Domo Genesis, Freddie Gibbs | No Idols | |
'Turn Me Up'[32] | Boogz Boogetz | C.O.O.L. (Creating Our Own Lane) | |
'Something More' | Xzibit | Napalm | |
'No Sunshine'[33] | French Montana, Chinx Drugz | Mac & Cheese 3 | |
'Confessions of a Cash Register'[34] | 2013 | Mac Miller | N/A |
'Grind Mode'[35] | Realm Reality | In The Grind We Trust | |
'Fish Meat'[36] | Durag Dynasty | 360 Waves | |
'Pinky Ring'[37] | Statik Selektah | Extended Play | |
'Seven Series Triplets'[38] | Action Bronson, Raekwon | Saaab Stories | |
'Street Corner Freestyle'[39] | Tony Touch | The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MCs | |
'90s Flow'[40] | 2014 | DJ Kay Slay, Fat Joe, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Sheek Louch, McGruff, N.O.R.E., Lil' Fame, Rell | Rhyme or Die |
'Uncut Raw' | Havoc | 13 Reloaded | |
'Respect' | 2015 | DJ Kay Slay, Raekwon, Papoose | Shadow Of The Sun |
'Benz Window' | 2016 | Conway | Don't Get Scared Now |
'Seniorities' | Lloyd Banks, Vado | All or Nothing: Live It Up | |
'Save Them' | 2017 | AZ, Raekwon | Do Or Die 2 |
'Disrespekt' | Statik Selektah | 8 |
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Providing a fairly even-handed representation of each album pre-Blood Money, this 17-track anthology is more like a sampler than a proper 'best of.' Three tracks are taken from both The Infamous and Hell on Earth -- Mobb Deep's pair of must-own mid-'90s classics -- as well as lesser works like Infamy and Amerikaz Nightmare. Other albums, including Prodigy's H.N.I.C., are represented once or twice, and a pair of previously unreleased cuts -- middling G-Unit-era productions from Havoc -- are added to bait the hardcore fans. Those same fans could argue about the track selection until the end of time (a true best-of might be as much as 70 percent reliant on the first two albums), but the disc is a fine way to get yourself acquainted with one of the most excellent East Coast hardcore duos, and it'll only reinforce the compulsory nature of The Infamous and Hell on Earth. [Eight years after this 2006 set came out, Legacy released Playlist: The Very Best of Mobb Deep, which consisted of the same tracks.]
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
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1 | 04:09 | ||
2 | Albert Johnson / Kejuan Muchita | 03:41 | |
3 | 04:23 | ||
4 | feat: Crystal Johnson | 05:00 | |
5 | 03:52 | ||
6 | 03:54 | ||
7 | 03:06 | ||
8 | 05:14 | ||
9 | 04:34 | ||
10 | 03:56 | ||
11 | 03:33 | ||
12 | 04:11 | ||
13 | 03:38 | ||
14 | feat: Lil Jon | 04:04 | |
15 | Earl Randle / J. Shaw | 03:12 | |
16 | 04:41 | ||
17 | 04:01 |