![]() ![]() You can listen to ‘Shook Ones, Part II’ in the video below. I learned to work the MP in like two days, that’s how dedicated I was to making my own beats.” He didn’t really teach me, nobody taught me, but I learned by watching him. I used to go to his crib and watch him make beats and asked him a lot of questions. Speaking on who influenced him, Havoc continued, “Large Professor. ![]() Brothers are too busy, or I guess they said….they probably felt like, ‘Yo Mobb Deep they kinda weak’ so we bought an MPC 60, and we started making our own sh*t.” Speaking on with SKILLS magazine in 1995 about why they used their own beats, the collective explained, “Motherf*ckers frontin on beats, trying to get beats. American hip hop duo Mobb Deep have released eight studio albums, four compilation albums, five mixtapes, one extended play (EP), forty singles (including ten as a featured artist), seven promotional singles and twenty-four music videos. The track was mixed in the studio by Q-Tip, who was the album’s official mix engineer. Recorded at Unique Recording Studios near Times Square between 19, Havoc produced the beat of ‘Shook Ones (Part II)’ in his Queensbridge bedroom. The track is a sequel to the 1994 track ‘Shook Ones.’ The song charted at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100. Produced by Havoc, the underground track samples the 1969 track ‘Jessica’ by Herbie Hancock as well as ‘Kitty With The Bent Frame’ by Quincy Jones. In 1993, the collective signed with the label following the success of the Wu-Tang Clan and the project’s lead single ‘Shook Ones, Part II’ was its shining track. The Queens group’s 1995 album, The Infamous, was a smash hit on the East Coast and was released on Loud Records. ![]() However, the crew’s sophomore body of work thrust Mobb Deep into the limelight. The project featured production from DJ Premier, Large Professor, and other notable East Coast producers. The collective’s first album, Juvenile Hell, released in 1993, was received relatively well. A year later, Mobb Deep signed with 4th & B’way Records and released their debut single, ‘Peer Pressure’. The duo changed their name following a suggestion from Diddy in 1991, who was looking to sign them to Bad Boy Entertainment. The collective, akin to The Notorious B.I.G., was featured in the ‘Unsigned Hype’ column of The Source in 1991 due to their Flavour for the Nonbelievers demo. However, Jive decided not to sign Poetical Prophets as a duo, only Prodigy as a solo act. Luckily for the duo, Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest gave the collective a chance and, within a month, would get Havoc and Prodigy inside the Jive Records office. Hanging outside Manhattan label buildings, the Queens emcees would ask passing artists to listen to their demo. ![]()
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