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Common, Mobb Deep, Freeway & More Set to Perform at The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Common, Mobb Deep, Freeway & More Set to Perform at The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Ambrosia For Heads is proud to announce our media partnership with the 11th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Kicking off July 8, and running through July 11, this year's series of events drives emphasis to the very spirit of Hip-Hop culture. 2015's gala includes performances by Academy and Grammy award-winning Common,... Read more
June 2, 2015 Exclusive
20 Years Later…Mobb Deep Are Still Crushing Mics. Watch This Freestyle (Video)

20 Years Later…Mobb Deep Are Still Crushing Mics. Watch This Freestyle (Video)

As Mobb Deep celebrate the 20 year anniversary of their album The Infamous, Prodigy and Havoc make a pit stop at Tim Westwood TV while in the UK. As is customary, Westwood has the duo kick a Crib Session Freestyle and he cues up The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Going Back to... Read more
May 2, 2015 Video
Mobb Deep’s Infamous 20 Years Later is Still 1 of Hip-Hop’s Grittiest Classics (Food For Thought)

Mobb Deep’s Infamous 20 Years Later is Still 1 of Hip-Hop’s Grittiest Classics (Food For Thought)

In the late 1980s, artists like Just-Ice, ScHoolly D, the Geto Boys, N.W.A., Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, and Public Enemy started testing the power of their words, profane and dense alike. The human condition was explored, and Hip-Hop planted a flag in the ground that stated—to quote Ice... Read more
April 25, 2015 Food for Thought, Throwback
Fabolous Jumps on Mobb Deep’s Shook Ones II and Goes Berserk (Audio)

Fabolous Jumps on Mobb Deep’s Shook Ones II and Goes Berserk (Audio)

What is it about Mobb Deep's Shook Ones II instrumental that brings out the best in MCs? Prodigy and Havoc's original version is an enduring classic and, of course, the track also elicited Kendrick Lamar's epic 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher. Now, Fabolous has chosen the track as the... Read more
March 28, 2015 Audio
Cormega Confirms 2015 EP, Produced Entirely By Mobb Deep’s Havoc

Cormega Confirms 2015 EP, Produced Entirely By Mobb Deep’s Havoc

Following 2014's critically-acclaimed Mega Philosophy album by Cormega (now available on colored 2LP vinyl), it appears as though the Queens, New York veteran MC is well underway into a follow-up. Yesterday (January 14), 'Mega announced, via Twitter, that he is currently planning his first EP, produced entirely by Havoc, of... Read more
January 15, 2015 Fresh
Finding the GOAT: Pick Yet Another ’90s Great Wild Card For Round 2?

Finding the GOAT: Pick Yet Another ’90s Great Wild Card For Round 2?

As we continue the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time), we are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups in a sequence not... Read more
December 20, 2014 Fresh
Ice-T Gives Mobb Deep An Amazing Interview, From Police To Hip-Hop (Audio)

Ice-T Gives Mobb Deep An Amazing Interview, From Police To Hip-Hop (Audio)

Did you know that Ice-T is one of the biggest Mobb Deep Heads out? The O.G. is a big fan of the M-O-B-B. If you didn't know, it becomes abundantly clear in this recent Final Level Podcast episode (#24). Ice welcomes Prodigy and Havoc into his sponsored podcast. Joined by... Read more
December 11, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Mobb Deep Finishes Out 2014 Stronger Than The Last Several Years (Video)

Mobb Deep Finishes Out 2014 Stronger Than The Last Several Years (Video)

After a rocky chapter in the 2010s, Mobb Deep's 2014 has been more illustrious than infamous—and that's great. Prodigy and Havoc celebrated their past with a stellar deluxe edition packaging of The Infamous Mobb Deep, unearthing some studio gems that Heads never got to own. With Havoc's cocking back his... Read more
December 3, 2014 Fresh, Video
Here’s a Playlist of the Best Hip-Hop of November 2014 (Audio)

Here’s a Playlist of the Best Hip-Hop of November 2014 (Audio)

November was dominated by members of Wu-Tang Clan and Shady 2.0. Eminem, the Wu, Royce Da 5'9" & DJ Premier, Ghostface Killah and Slaughterhouse all had big records (or several). Here's a playlist featuring music by them, as well as De La Soul, Chuck D, Juvenile, Big K.R.I.T., M.O.P., AZ,... Read more
November 30, 2014 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists
Havoc Offers Up All Of 13: Reloaded For Perusal (Album Stream)

Havoc Offers Up All Of 13: Reloaded For Perusal (Album Stream)

Havoc took 2013's 13, and went back and made some adjustments for the digital release, 13: Reloaded. The Mobb Deep music mercenary brought Prodigy, Cormega, Raekwon, Sheek Louch, and Mysonne out for 14 tracks about grim street life, rising the ranks through the Rap industry, as he says, "it's all... Read more
November 17, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Havoc & Sheek Louch Never Stopped Representing That Sound & Their City (Audio)

Havoc & Sheek Louch Never Stopped Representing That Sound & Their City (Audio)

Mobb Deep's discography spans back before Juvenile Hell, to the duo's days as Poetic Prophets, stopping through the Stretch & Bobbito Show. After nearly 25 years, look no further than this year's The Infamous Mobb Deep to see that even with some bumps in the road, the Mobb vehicle is... Read more
November 11, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Havoc Makes A Charged Solo Cut With Those Hard Mobb Deep Drums (Video)

Havoc Makes A Charged Solo Cut With Those Hard Mobb Deep Drums (Video)

Havoc uses some hard, natural percussion to reintroduce his solo status in "Dirt Call." Presented in short film format, the visual finds Hav' goin' deep into the basement, flippin' his hat back, and zoning into that Infamy flow. Isn't it great to see and hear Havoc having fun again? This... Read more
October 28, 2014 Fresh, Video
AZ, Freeway, Havoc & Kids These Days’ Macie Stewart Bolster A-Villa’s Message (Audio)

AZ, Freeway, Havoc & Kids These Days’ Macie Stewart Bolster A-Villa’s Message (Audio)

Chicago's A-Villa is a Closed Sessions producer coming up on the scene. Like anybody behind the boards, he's likely dreamed of big concepts, executed by lyrical giants. That dream is a reality on "Day In The Life." AZ Tha Visualiza, Havoc, Freeway, and Macie Stewart (Kids These Days) punctuate the... Read more
September 23, 2014 Audio, Fresh
It’s No Dream… Mobb Deep & The LOX Are Living Lush (Video)

It’s No Dream… Mobb Deep & The LOX Are Living Lush (Video)

Fifteen years after Mobb Deep and Nas brought out the Scarface-inspired cigarette racing boats and island grandeur in "It's Mine," Prodigy and Havoc invite Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch to a Northeast mansion party in "All A Dream." The Notorious B.I.G.-sampling single from The Infamous Mobb Deep album features... Read more
July 28, 2014 Fresh, Video
Mobb Deep & Big Noyd Come Back Together On A Rich Soundscape (Audio)

Mobb Deep & Big Noyd Come Back Together On A Rich Soundscape (Audio)

Outside of their new Infamous Mobb Deep album, M-O-B-B has been sitting on a cut for the Heads. Produced by, and released through DJ Jean Maron (who is just on a roll lately), "Itinerary" unites Prodigy and Havoc with their original protege, Big Noyd. With a smooth, oft-messed with sample... Read more
April 30, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Prodigy Kicks A Funkmaster Flex Freestyle Over An Odd Future Gem (Video)

Prodigy Kicks A Funkmaster Flex Freestyle Over An Odd Future Gem (Video)

Mobb Deep's Prodigy has made millions off of his verses, for over 20 years. The Queens MC/author stopped by Funkmaster Flex's HOT 97 show 19 years after both Mobb members appeared on the gold-certified 60 Minutes Of Funk, Vol. 1. The self-proclaimed H.N.I.C. appears to come off the dome, with... Read more
March 26, 2014 Fresh, Video
Mobb Deep & Big Noyd’s 1994 Version Update Of MC Shan’s Classic Is Liberated (Audio)

Mobb Deep & Big Noyd’s 1994 Version Update Of MC Shan’s Classic Is Liberated (Audio)

The Bridge Wars were very real. Most Heads know about the Juice Crew vs. Boogie Down Productions main event featuring MC Shan, Marley Marl, Roxanne Shante and more versus KRS-One, Scott La Rock, Just-Ice, DJ Kenny Parker and others. However, throughout the late '80s and early '90s, other artists were... Read more
March 25, 2014 Audio, Fresh, Throwback
Catch The Snippets & Full Stream To Prodigy & Havoc’s Throwback Album The Infamous Mobb Deep (Audio)

Catch The Snippets & Full Stream To Prodigy & Havoc’s Throwback Album The Infamous Mobb Deep (Audio)

On April 1st, Prodigy & Havoc are releasing The Infamous Mobb Deep. The album will be Mobb Dizzle's first full-length release since 2006's G-Unit one-off, Blood Money. Additionally, the carefully-titled LP also includes some unreleased material recorded from 1994 and 1995, for the duo's cult-championed masterpiece, The Infamous. The two... Read more
March 25, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Did Mobb Deep Get Infamous By Design On Say Something? (Audio)

Did Mobb Deep Get Infamous By Design On Say Something? (Audio)

Mobb Deep has a challenge ahead of them. Prodigy and Havoc are releasing (April 1st's The Infamous Mobb Deep) some never before heard 1994 and 1995 recordings, of The Infamous era. Arguably Mobb's best stride as far as influencing other acts and connecting with a New York Hip-Hop renaissance worldwide,... Read more
March 11, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Prodigy Confirms Mobb Deep’s First Ever Full-Out Collaboration With The LOX (Video)

Prodigy Confirms Mobb Deep’s First Ever Full-Out Collaboration With The LOX (Video)

Prodigy sat in on Sway In The Morning this week. Sway, Reef, Heather B, and DJ Wonder played some joints they brought to the table for some listener A&R. To kick things off is the Tragedy Khadafi & JuJu (of The Beatnuts) track ("Thriller"). Those who know their Queens history... Read more
March 5, 2014 Fresh, Video
Mobb Deep Will Release Unheard Infamous Verses By Nas, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & N.O.R.E.

Mobb Deep Will Release Unheard Infamous Verses By Nas, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & N.O.R.E.

So often with classic albums, what was released was almost everything that was recorded. In 2014, it's often hard to imagine that there's much that hasn't leaked over time, with all the deluxe reissues and bootlegs. Mobb Deep is proving this wrong. During the 1994 recording of Prodigy and Havoc's... Read more
January 25, 2014 Fresh, Throwback
Mobb Deep Dusts Off An Infamy Classic For A Mack Wilds Remix With French Montana (Audio)

Mobb Deep Dusts Off An Infamy Classic For A Mack Wilds Remix With French Montana (Audio)

While everybody is stuck on The Infamous, Hell On Earth, and Murda Muzik, Mobb Deep's fifth album, Infamy remains pretty tight. The last Loud Records effort featured Big Noyd and The Infamous Mobb close, with some of Havoc's best work. One cut that still gets "Burn" is the track of... Read more
December 17, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Havoc Makes The Mobb Deep Sounds Available For Producers To Purchase

Havoc Makes The Mobb Deep Sounds Available For Producers To Purchase

Mobb Deep's Havoc is a lethal producer. "One of the best producers on the mic," to quote Diamond D, Hav has laced tracks for Nas, Eminem, 50 Cent, Big Noyd, Cormega and a bunch of others over the last 20 years. Many would contest that Hav's best work behind the... Read more
November 18, 2013 Fresh
Havoc – Eyes Open ft Twista (Video)

Havoc – Eyes Open ft Twista (Video)

Havoc has enjoyed a nice year with his 13 album. One of the mid-to-late 1990s' greatest producer/MC keeps prolific in and out of Mobb Deep work. One collaboration that fits quite nicely is this Twista-assisted "Eyes Open." Hav laces the track which hits the mid-tempo zone perfect for the leader... Read more
September 16, 2013 Fresh, Video
Prodigy – R.I.P. ft Havoc & Raekwon (Prod. Alchemist)

Prodigy – R.I.P. ft Havoc & Raekwon (Prod. Alchemist)

Prodigy teams up with Havoc, Raekwon and Alchemist on his latest. You already know...Here's R.I.P. Related: Mobb Deep – Life We Chose (Remix)... Read more
June 6, 2013 Audio
AFH: Best Hip-Hop of May 2013 (Audio Playlist)

AFH: Best Hip-Hop of May 2013 (Audio Playlist)

As the year heats up, so does the music. May brought new and previously unheard tracks from Rakim, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, J. Cole, Aasim & Nas, Styles P, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Black Hippy, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, Goodie M.o.B., Prodigy, Havoc, Tito Lopez, AZ, Kanye West and more. You can... Read more
June 2, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists
Mobb Deep – Life We Chose (Remix)

Mobb Deep – Life We Chose (Remix)

Last week, Havoc released a collabo with Lloyd Banks. Here's the Mobb Deep version...Check out Havoc's Life We Chose featuring Prodigy (with tags--but who cares?). Related:... Read more
May 7, 2013 Audio
Havoc – Favorite Rap Stars ft Styles P & Raekwon

Havoc – Favorite Rap Stars ft Styles P & Raekwon

Havoc recruits some heavyweights for his latest joint and they throw them 'bows...Check out Favorite Rap Stars featuring Styles P and Raekwon. Related: Havoc – Life We Chose ft Lloyd Banks (Video) Click here to download... Read more
May 6, 2013 Audio
Havoc – Life We Chose ft Lloyd Banks (Video)

Havoc – Life We Chose ft Lloyd Banks (Video)

Here's Havoc's video for his Lloyd Banks-assisted banger, Life We Chose. Still grimy. Related: Havoc – Cash Flow ft Slum Village (Audio)... Read more
May 2, 2013 Video
Havoc – Life We Chose ft Lloyd Banks

Havoc – Life We Chose ft Lloyd Banks

Havoc and Lloyd Banks join forces on a gully new joint. Check out Life We Chose. Related: Havoc – Cash Flow ft Slum Village... Read more
April 16, 2013 Audio
AFH: Best Hip-Hop of March 2013 Playlist (Audio)

AFH: Best Hip-Hop of March 2013 Playlist (Audio)

As we ease into April, here's a look back at some of the best hip-hop to drop in March. You'll hear music from Kendrick Lamar & Jay-Z, Big K.R.I.T., Big Daddy Kane, Raekwon, AZ, Drake, Ghostface Killah, Schoolboy Q, Kanye West, Jay Electronica, Yasiin Bey, Rapsody, Yelawolf, Stalley & Scarface,... Read more
April 6, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists
Havoc – Cash Flow ft Slum Village

Havoc – Cash Flow ft Slum Village

Havoc links up with Slum Village on "Cash Flow." Check it out. Related: Havoc – Gone (Video)... Read more
April 4, 2013 Audio
Havoc – Gone (Video)

Havoc – Gone (Video)

Here's a new video from Havoc. Check out Gone. Related: Havoc – Converse: Oh, Hello Interview (Video)... Read more
March 20, 2013 Video
Havoc – Gone

Havoc – Gone

Mobb Deep are (hopefully) coming to a city near you on their 20th anniversary tour. You can check out the dates and locations below. In the meantime, here's a new joint from Havoc. Check out Gone below. Related: Havoc - Same Sh*t Different Day (Video)... Read more
March 7, 2013 Audio
AFH: Best of January 2013 Playlist (Audio)

AFH: Best of January 2013 Playlist (Audio)

January is typically a slow month for music but it got off to a good start this year. Here's a playlist of some of the best music to drop this month. You'll hear new songs from Big Daddy Kane, Black Thought, Yelawolf, Talib Kweli, Joey Bada$$, Big K.R.I.T., Havoc, Prodigy,... Read more
January 31, 2013 Audio, Playlists
Havoc – Converse: Oh, Hello Interview (Video)

Havoc – Converse: Oh, Hello Interview (Video)

Havoc talks how he got into production, 90's era hip-hop, albums vs. singles and more in this interview with Converse. Check out the video. Related: Havoc – Tell Me to My Face ft Royce Da 5’9″ (Audio)... Read more
January 24, 2013 Video
Havoc – Tell Me to My Face ft Royce Da 5’9″

Havoc – Tell Me to My Face ft Royce Da 5’9″

Havoc is back with a new collabo with Royce Da 5'9". Check out Tell Me to My Face. Related: Havoc (of Mobb Deep) – Same Sh*t Different Day (Video)... Read more
January 23, 2013 Audio
Havoc – Separated (Real From the Fake)

Havoc – Separated (Real From the Fake)

I tried to ignore the Mobb Deep beef. We try to keep it positive at AFH and not engage in the gossip. It also seemed like things were going to pass after Havoc's initial statements about the Infamous tweets. However, things have heated up again over the last few weeks... Read more
August 2, 2012 Audio
Havoc (of Mobb Deep) – Same Sh*t Different Day

Havoc (of Mobb Deep) – Same Sh*t Different Day

Here's a new video from Havoc of Mobb Deep. Check out Same Sh*t Different Day. Related: Playlist of the greatest groups of all time including Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, Black Star, Slaughterhouse and more (Audio)... Read more
July 11, 2012 Video
1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Thug Poets ft Roc Marciano & Havoc

1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Thug Poets ft Roc Marciano & Havoc

Here's a dope new track from 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology). Check out Thug Poets featuring Roc Marciano and Havoc. Related: Statik Selektah & Termanology discuss their biggest musical influences (Video)... Read more
April 16, 2012 Audio
It’s kinda cool to see the recent resurgence of rappers from the 90’s. Kool G. Rap is the latest to join the pack.

It’s kinda cool to see the recent resurgence of rappers from the 90’s. Kool G. Rap is the latest to join the pack.

Check out American Nightmare ft Havoc.  It's like G. Rap never left... Click here to download.... Read more
May 21, 2011 Audio
Speaking of grimy rhymes, Raekwon and Havoc, 2 of the best to ever do it, go in on Your World & My World.

Speaking of grimy rhymes, Raekwon and Havoc, 2 of the best to ever do it, go in on Your World & My World.

This is another banger off Raekwon's Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang album. Click here to support the Chef and buy the album. Click here to download.... Read more
March 9, 2011 Audio
Here’s a double dose of Consequence and both tracks are produced by hip-hop legends.

Here’s a double dose of Consequence and both tracks are produced by hip-hop legends.

First up is Screenshot produced by Havoc from Mobb Deep. Click here to download. Next is The Consequences ft Q-Tip and produced by the legendary J. Dilla.   Be on the lookout for Consequence's Movies on Demand 2 mixtape which drops on 2/8. Click here to download.... Read more
February 5, 2011 Audio
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