Murda Muzik

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Murda Muzik
Studio album by Mobb Deep
Released	August 17, 1999 (US)
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Label	Loud/Columbia/SME Records CK 63715 (North America) 496101 (international)
Producer	Havoc Alchemist Prodigy T-Mix Epitome Shamello Buddah Jonathan Williams
Professional reviews
XXL Magazine The Source
Mobb Deep chronology
Hell On Earth (1996) Murda Muzik (1999) Infamy (2001)

Murda Muzik is Mobb Deep's fourth album released in 1999. It features one of the group's best-known and most acclaimed songs, "Quiet Storm." It is also the duo's highest-selling album, with sales over 6.7 million copies and was certified sextuple platnum by the RIAA. It also the duo's highest-selling and charting album (along with their 2006 album, Blood Money), debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 charts. As well as being commercially successful, Murda Muzik also garnered positive reviews from The Source and All Music Guide. A censored version of the album, titled Mobb Muzik, was released simultaneously.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples 3 Album Singles 4 Album Chart Positions 5 Singles Chart Positions

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Time
1	"Intro"
2	"Streets Raised Me"	Havoc	Big Noyd, Havoc, Prodigy
3	"What's Ya Poison"	Havoc	Cormega, Havoc, Prodigy
4	"Spread Love"	Havoc	Havoc, Prodigy
5	"Let A Ho Be A Ho"	Havoc	Havoc
6	"I'm Going Out"	Havoc	Havoc, Lil' Cease, Prodigy
7	"Allustrious"	Havoc	Havoc, Prodigy
8	"Adrenaline"	Havoc	Havoc, Prodigy
9	"Where Ya From"	T-Mix	8-Ball, Havoc, Prodigy
10	"Quiet Storm"	Havoc	Havoc, Prodigy
11	"Where Ya Heart At"	Havoc	Havoc, Prodigy
12	"Noyd Interlude"		Big Noyd
13	"Can't Fuck Wit"	Havoc	Havoc, Prodigy, Raekwon
14	"Thug Muzik"	Alchemist	Chinky, Havoc, Infamous Mobb, Prodigy
15	"Murda Muzik"	Havoc	Havoc, Prodigy
16	"The Realest"	Alchemist	Havoc, Kool G Rap, Prodigy
17	"U.S.A. (Aiiright Then)"	Epitome Shamello Buddah	Havoc, Prodigy
18	"It's Mine"	Havoc, Prodigy	Havoc, Nas, Prodigy
19	"Quiet Storm (Remix)"	Havoc, Jonathan Williams	Havoc, Lil' Kim, Prodigy

[edit] Samples

Adrenaline

• "Ballad Of The Decomposing Man" by Steve Hackett

Where Ya Heart At

• "Fear" by Sade

It's Mine

• "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica
• "Scarface Cues" by Giorgio Moroder

Quiet Storm

• "White Lines (Don't Do It)" by Melle Mel

[edit] Album Singles

Single information
"Quiet Storm" Released: 1999 B-side:
"Quiet Storm (Remix)" Released: March 30, 1999 B-side: "It's Mine"
"It's Mine" Released: August 31, 1999 B-side:
"U.S.A." Released: March 21, 2000 B-side: "Spread Love"

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Canadian Albums
1999	Murda Muzik	#3	#2	#6

[edit] Singles Chart Positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1999	"It's Mine"	-	#71	#25
	"Quiet Storm"	-	#35	#17
2000	"U.S.A."	-	#95	#36

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