Скачать или смотреть How Nas’ Illmatic Pushed Mobb Deep to Create The Infamous

In this clip, Havoc opens up about how Nas’ legendary debut album Illmatic shaped the direction of Mobb Deep’s The Infamous. After releasing Juvenile Hell at just 17, Havoc reflects on the reality of dropping an album in Queens, only to see Nas—his peer from the next block—release a project that completely shifted the game.

Havoc explains how hearing Illmatic motivated him and Prodigy to go back to the drawing board, raise the bar, and create the gritty, timeless sound that defined The Infamous. This is a raw and honest story about competition, motivation, and the fire that created one of hip-hop’s greatest albums.

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