Infamy (album)

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Infamy
The Alchemist
  • EZ Elpee
  • Mobb Deep chronology
    Murda Muzik
    (1999)
    Infamy
    (2001)
    Amerikaz Nightmare
    (2004)
    Singles from Infamy
    1. "The Learning (Burn)"
      Released: October 30, 2001
    2. "Hey Luv (Anything)"
      Released: January 2002
    3. "Get Away"
      Released: May 28, 2002
    4. "Pray for Me"
      Released: 2002
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]
    Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
    HipHopDX[3]
    Los Angeles Times[4]
    RapReviews6.5/10[5]
    Rolling Stone[6]
    Vibe[7]

    Infamy is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Infamy was released after Jay-Z dissed Prodigy and Nas on his song "Takeover," from the 2001 album, The Blueprint, which caused Prodigy to strike back on the track "Crawlin". Infamy has been certified Gold by the RIAA, selling over 800,000 copies in the United States. It has been successful critically as well as commercially, getting good scores from The Source and HipHopDX, as well as AllMusic and Rolling Stone magazine.

    Track listing

    Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Pray for Me" (featuring
    The Alchemist
    3:33
    13."I Won't Fall"
    • Johnson
    • Muchita
    Scott Storch4:20
    14."Crawlin'"
    • Johnson
    • Muchita
    Havoc4:07
    15."Nothing Like Home" (featuring Littles)
    • Johnson
    • Muchita
    • Alfredo Bryan
    Havoc4:27
    16."There I Go Again" (featuring Ron Isley)
    • Johnson
    • Muchita
    • Storch
    Scott Storch6:48
    17."So Long" (Hidden Track)
    • Johnson
    • Muchita
    Havoc3:27

    Samples

    Get Away

    Nothing Like Home

    Get At Me

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Chart (2001–02) Peak
    position
    French Albums (
    SNEP)[9]
    135
    US Billboard 200[10] 22
    US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

    Year-end charts

    Year-end chart performance for Infamy
    Chart (2002) Position
    Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[12] 102
    Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[13] 56
    US Billboard 200[14] 117
    US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15] 26

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ Allmusic review
    2. ^ EW review
    3. ^ "HipHopDX review". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
    4. ^ "No Doubt's in the Mood to Dance; Mobb Deep Feels Like Fighting". Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2001.
    5. ^ "Mobb Deep :: Infamy :: Loud Records". www.rapreviews.com.
    6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 16, 2007.
    7. ^ Group, Vibe Media (January 21, 2002). "Vibe". Vibe Media Group – via Google Books.
    8. ^ Infamy (booklet). Loud. 2001.
    9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mobb Deep – Infamy". Hung Medien.
    10. ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
    11. ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
    12. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001 [sic]". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
    13. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
    14. ^ "2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
    15. ^ "2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
    16. ^ "American album certifications – Mobb Deep – Infamy". Recording Industry Association of America.

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