The album featured production from several revered New York based producers, including DJ Premier, Large Professor and Public Enemy affiliate Kerwin Young, and included the underground single "Hit It from the Back". While still in their late teens, Mobb Deep released their first album, Juvenile Hell, on 4th & B'way Records in spring 1993. Left-over songs from the album were released with Mobb Deep's 2014 album The Infamous Mobb Deep. On 26 June 1995, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album produced three main singles, which all achieved varying degrees of chart success, with " Shook Ones Pt. It debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Upon its release, The Infamous achieved notable commercial success. Furthermore, the album is credited with helping to redefine the sound of hardcore hip hop with its production style, which incorporated eerie piano loops, distorted synthesisers, eighth-note hi-hats and sparse bass lines. Along with albums such as Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Illmatic and Ready to Die, The Infamous is widely credited as a major contributor to the East Coast Renaissance. The album's haunting style, defined by its evocative melodies, rugged beats, and lyrics dealing with crime and poverty in inner-city neighborhoods reflected the dark side of New York's urban landscape in a manner that received major recognition and high critical praise. Embedded with hyper-visual lyricism, dark soundscapes, gritty narratives, and hardcore beats, it marked Mobb Deep's transition from a relatively unknown rap duo to an influential and commercially successful one. It includes guest appearances from Nas, Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip, and close Mobb Deep affiliate Big Noyd. Production was handled entirely by Havoc, with the exception of two tracks produced by The Abstract. Recording sessions took place at Firehouse Studios, Battery Studios, Unique Recording and Platinum Island Recording Studios in New York City from January 1994 to February 1995.
The group got signed to Loud Records in 1993. It was released on Apvia Loud Records, RCA Records and BMG. The Infamous is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Mobb Deep.
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The Abstract, Matt Life (also exec.), Mobb Deep (also exec.), Schott Free (also exec.), Havoc Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Boom bap, Conscious hip hop, Underground hip hop
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