Spin (1/97, p.88)
- 8 (out of 10)
- "...pursues retribution like Charles Bronson in the Death Wish flicks. If the subject matter is somewhat limited to this 'I'm gonna get you first, sucka' motif--well, Mobb Deep's big payback always sounds bitchin'..."Spin (1/97, p.88)
- 8 (out of 10)
- "...pursues retribution like Charles Bronson in the Death Wish flicks. If the subject matter is somewhat limited to this `I'm gonna get you first, sucka' motif--well, Mobb Deep's big payback always sounds bitchin'..." Entertainment Weekly (11/22/96, p.138)
- "...this young rap duo creates a haunting portrait of New York-style thug life. Into a thumping mix where gunshots clash with eerie strings, Mobb Deep drop urban folk tales of violence and retribution over the crackle of scratchy vinyl..." - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (11/22/96, p.138)
- "...this young rap duo creates a haunting portrait of New York-style thug life. Into a thumping mix where gunshots clash with eerie strings, Mobb Deep drop urban folk tales of violence and retribution over the crackle of scratchy vinyl..." - Rating: B Q (7/01, p.88)
- Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Q (6/00, pp.126-8)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Inflates every cliche about life on the street...until they reached biblically fantastic proportions....As guides to the Big Apple go, it's a stylish, wonderfully exaggerated hoot." Q (7/01, p.88)
- Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Q (6/00, pp.126-8)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Inflates every cliche about life on the street...until they reached biblically fantastic proportions....As guides to the Big Apple go, it's a stylish, wonderfully exaggerated hoot." Vibe (12/96, p.165)
- "...Even darker than its predecessor, HELL ON EARTH is yet another astounding work that impresses with its unswaying devotion to the group's disturbingly insular environment....Truly hip hop's antiheroes..." Vibe (12/96, p.165)
- "...Even darker than its predecessor, HELL ON EARTH is yet another astounding work that impresses with its unswaying devotion to the group's disturbingly insular environment....Truly hip hop's antiheroes..." The Source (12/96, p.123)
- 4.5 Mics (out of 5)
- "...Mobb Deep are probably the most intense, most authentic, most powerful practitioners of a specifically Eastern hardcore feel to touch the mic this decade..." The Source (12/96, p.123)
- 4.5 Mics (out of 5)
- "...Mobb Deep are probably the most intense, most authentic, most powerful practitioners of a specifically Eastern hardcore feel to touch the mic this decade..." Rap Pages (12/96, p.31)
- "...jewels bright enough to truly shed light on what's going on in the QB projects....Mobb Deep have made another soundtrack for the StrEASTs....classic material..." Rap Pages (12/96, p.31)
- "...jewels bright enough to truly shed light on what's going on in the QB projects....Mobb Deep have made another soundtrack for the StrEASTs....classic material..." | 
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