About this song
Released as the second single from The Infamous, the song is one of Mobb Deep's best-known tracks, alongside "Shook Ones Pt. II." It peaked at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Havoc produced it by sampling and filtering the piano stabs from the opening of the 1976 track "Skylark" by Al Cohn and The Barry Harris Trio.
What it's about
The song describes the difficulties of street criminal life and a Darwinist mindset in which only the strong can get through that environment.
Fun facts
- Samples “Jeeps Blues by Kashmere Stage Band”.
- Sampled in 146 other songs, like “Dead Bodies by The Alchemist (Ft. The Game & Prodigy)”.
- Covered once, including “Monnaie & Violence by Kennedy”.
- Written by Havoc and Prodigy.
- Produced by Mobb Deep.
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