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Juvenile Hell

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"juvenile hell" is the gate-way to mobb's world. most of the peeps think that "the infamous" if the mobb's first album but if u didn't cop "juvenile hell", then ur missing a big piece of mobb deep's life story because they describe their lifestyle as youngsters struggling to get to the top. this album is good as any mobb deep cuz it still contains the dark grimy beats and their unique way of expressing their thoughts. a must get!

this is their first album people,not the infamous which was a classic album,but this is when they were 18-19 and the production is dark as hell for 1993,this is when they were hungry,its not fair for people to judge them for this album,if anything this album is iller than the stuff they putting out since they're with g-unot,to me this album is more of a demo than an album,but you should definetely check this album out to see how they sound back in 1992-1993,they recorded this album in 1992 and released it in 1993,standout tracks are me and my crew(dark beat),locked in spofford(spofford is a juvenile detention center in the bronx),peer pressure(produced by dj premier,,better than the remix,and i was shocked to hear primo makin this track,it fits them),and hold down the fort(my favorite track and a dark beat),also on the song stomp em out its big noyd's first appearance.recommended for fans of mobb deep,new york hip hop,and 90's hip hop,don't sleep this album is grimey as hell and dark.

This debut album marks the beginnings of the duo to come out of Queens. Havoc and Prodigy sounded better here than they did on Blood Money. Standout Tracks: tracks like Locked In Spofford, Hold Down The Fort, B***H A** N***A, Flavor For The Non Believes show that even back then Prodigy and Havoc were holding their own with rugged and raw rhymes. They even have a great song of substance called Peer Pressure(both the original and The Large Professor remix are cool with me)where they talk about just that. Other notable recordings Project Hallways and Stomp Em Out(Big Noyd steals the show). Filler: the only track I dont feel is Me And My Crew. The beat is dope but the rhymes were not. Bottom Line: Mobb Deep fans should not miss out on this classic debut from M O B B. It was good for the time it came out and it is better than the albums and mixtapes they are putting out now.

I just ordered this cd, and glad I did. If you're a true MOBB fan, you'll want this in your collection because you can see where HAV and PEE started off from. The bangers "Hit it from the back" and "Peer pressure" are the singles, and both have great lyrics. Knowing MOBB roots is a key in being a true MOBB fan, its cool to see their style mature as the years pass.

This was the debut album from rappers Mobb Deep. They were only about 17 or 18 but even back then they were Pretty Grimey. "Me and my Crew" starts off the album off great."Locked in Spoffered" they just miss what they have in the Infamous. They sound like Chingy-Big L and Shyheim at the same time. "Peer Pressure" has a nice beat and Prodigy displays a nice flow as does Havoc, This music is the B-Boy style out of 93."Hold Down the Fort" is tight as hell thought. "B**** A** N" is a little redundant but has a nice old school beat. "Hit em from the back" sounds like a RZA beat and they show a nice tune. "Stomp Em Out" Prodigy kicks a pretty tight rap that one day became The Imfamous. "Project Hallway" is pretty good they have a tight Flow. Has an awesome beat."Flavor for the non believers was the First hit single from Mobb Deep. On this album theyt were just to young to make a classic but there Flows and Rhymes are good does not have much subject but good. Beats were layed down by Havoc-DJ Premier and Lord Professor. Still good
Lyrics 7 Production 8 X Factor 8 Classic 7 Replay 8
Total-8 out of 10 Fingers

1.Hold Down the Fort
2.Stomp Back
3.Me and my Crew
4.Flavor for the non believers
5.Peer Pressure

If you are a current Mobb Deep Fan, meaning you first experienced them with 'Hell On Earth', then this CD is not for you. If, however, you enjoyed their second album, 'The Infamous' and are eagerly awaiting their fourth, then you may be interested in picking this item up. Definately a historians dream. Feel and understand where these kids come from with the raw tasting 'Juvinile Hell'.

You'd tend to think that these young-ans are jumping on the "reality" rap bandwagon (in this album), but if you've been to QB (Queensbridge, NY) before, you'd think different. This album; though, it doesn't compare to their other three albums, is as classic compatable to something like Diamond D's first one. The high-pitched voices that they posessed back then may get annoying after listening to a couple tracks, but the beats (Large Pro., Premier, etc.) are bangin'!

Let me say first of all that Mobb Deep has changed A LOT since this CD back in 1993. I like the rapping on this album, great voices that go perfectly together with the beats. Straight lyrics. Good beats. I really like the beats on this album, it has more of an old school style to it which I liked alot. So good production on that part. One thing I didnt like about the album was the skits, there is no reason for skits on albums. If they were all tracks instead of skits it would have been better. Showed laziness in my opinion. But overall a great album. If your a old school rap listener, then this album is for you. Good stuff!!

My Top 5
1.Me & My Crew
2.Hold Down The Fort
3.Hit It From The Back
4.Project Hallways
5.Flavor For The Non Believas

For some unknown reason, at least 50% of Mobb Deep's fans are unaware that "The Infamous" is not their debut album, and that this album preceded it in '93. "Juvenile Hell" is not as developed or massive sounding as The Infamous, but instead has rough, funky (and quite dark)beats from start to end, and very decent emceeing. Best track is saved until almost last - "Project Hallways" will have your neck bobbin', even if you haven't got a neck: it's that funky.

Pick this up if you like Mobb Deep but for some reason don't know about it.

The rapping-duo from Queensbridge, first hit us with Juvenile Hell and didn't leave us with much imaginiation. This is neither a classic or an album that revolutionalised hip-hop, but did gives us things to come from two of Queensbridge's favourite sons. Back in '93 Mobb Deep didn't get the success, until they hit us with "The Infamous", they fell in the same trap as Fat Joe did with his first joint "Fat Joe Da Gangsta - Represent", but they obviously came off better than Joe who struggled for a few years. Anyway, Mobb Deep came with an album that wasn't half bad, considering it was done by two emcees who were in their teens which I think many teens should have listen to before getting into Hip Hop and listen what they should be competing with and also should be showing improving. That's another problem with Hip-Hop these days, Hip-Hop artist are not hungry enough to shine against their peers and they end up sounding like everybody else.