Amerikaz Nightmare (Explicit Version) (2004)

Product Summary Label: Violator/jive UPC: 00828765373029 Release Date: 8/10/2004 Buy.com Sku: 60627269 Item#: MR6969 Buy.com Sales Rank: 24898 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Amerikaz Nightmare ~ Mobb Deep 2. Win Or Lose ~ Mobb Deep 3. Flood The Block ~ Mobb Deep 4. Dump - (featuring Nate Dogg) ~ Mobb Deep 5. Got It Twisted ~ Mobb Deep 6. When U Hear The ~ Mobb Deep 7. Real N***az ~ Mobb Deep 8. Shorty Wop ~ Mobb Deep 9. Real Gangstaz - (with Lil Jon) ~ Mobb Deep 10. One Of Ours Part II - (with Jadakiss) ~ Mobb Deep 11. On The Run ~ Mobb Deep 12. Throw Your Hands (In The Air) ~ Mobb Deep 13. Get Me - (with Littles/Noyd) ~ Mobb Deep 14. We Up ~ Mobb Deep 15. Neva Change ~ Mobb Deep 16. Got It Twisted - (remix, with Twista) ~ Mobb Deep   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Mobb Deep: Prodigy, Havoc. Mobb Deep: Havoc , Prodigy (rap vocals). Additional personnel: Jadakiss, Lil Jon, Littles , Nate Dogg, Noyd, Twista (rap vocals). Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, New York; Chung King, New York, NY; Ocean Way, Los Angeles, California; The Lab, New York, NY. Since exploding in 1995 with the indisputable classic THE INFAMOUS, the Queens, New York-based duo Mobb Deep has had a profound influence on both mainstream and underground hip-hop. AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE proves that, once again, Havoc and Prodigy are several steps ahead of the game. The album opens with the claustrophobic, gun-toting title track, which finds producer Havoc in familiar territory, assaulting the senses with distorted, multi-layered synthesizers and crashing percussion. On track two, "Win or Lose," the Alchemist samples Jean Plum's "Here I Go Again" as Havoc and Prodigy discuss the finer points of hustling. Elsewhere, the single "Got It Twisted" makes clever use of a sample from Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science." In typical hip-hop fashion, outside artists add their own special flavor to several tracks. Standouts include Nate Dogg's ridiculously catchy chorus on "Dump" and Lil Jon's mere presence on "Real Gangstaz." The record also features Kanye West, who contributes another superior track, the Organized Noize-infused "Throw Your Hands (In the Air)." AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE is pure, unadulterated hip-hop, a lesson for aspiring rappers and a gift to fans of the genre. Since exploding in 1995 with the indisputable classic THE INFAMOUS, the Queens, New York-based duo Mobb Deep has had a profound influence on both mainstream and underground hip-hop. AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE proves that, once again, Havoc and Prodigy are several steps ahead of the game. The album opens with the claustrophobic, gun-toting title track, which finds producer Havoc in familiar territory, assaulting the senses with distorted, multi-layered synthesizers and crashing percussion. On track two, "Win or Lose," the Alchemist samples Jean Plum's "Here I Go Again" as Havoc and Prodigy discuss the finer points of hustling. Elsewhere, the single "Got It Twisted" makes clever use of a sample from Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science." In typical hip-hop fashion, outside artists add their own special flavor to several tracks. Standouts include Nate Dogg's ridiculously catchy chorus on "Dump" and Lil Jon's mere presence on "Real Gangstaz." The record also features Kanye West, who contributes another superior track, "Throw Your Hands in the Air." AMERIKAZ NIGHTMARE is pure, unadulterated hip-hop, a lesson for aspiring rappers and a gift to fans of the genre. Producer: Havoc; Alchemist; Red Spyda Engineer: Steve Sola Musical Guests Nate Dogg Lil Jon Jadakiss Littles Noyd Twista   Compilation Appearances Born Again (Explicit Version) Blade (Explicit Version) Next Millennium Vol. 1-Wu-Chronicles (Explicit Version) Nastradamus (Explicit Version) Duces N Trayz...Old Fashioned (Explicit Version) Duces N Trayz...Old Fashioned (Clean Version) More Music From 8 Mile (Explicit Version) Across 155th St. (Explicit Version) Scarface-Music Inspired By (Explicit Version) Strictly The Best Vol. 31 Barbershop 2 - Back In Business (Explicit Version) Tribute To D12 Sweat (Explicit Version) Hip Hop Hits: vol 9 (censored) Hip Hop Hits: vol 9 (Explicit Version) Zero Tolerance (Explicit Version) Roots: Sonic Event (Explicit Version) Testament (Explicit Version) On The Grind (Explicit Version) This Is Hip Hop (Explicit Version) 1st Infantry: Instrumental Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Clean Version) Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Explicit Version) Duets: The Final Chapter (Explicit Version) Duets:the Final Cha(clean Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD) Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version) Sweatsuit (Explicit Version) Fidel Cashflow SOMETHING NEW / O.S.T. 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