This time around Mobb Deep play with the background tracks a little more, having self-produced virtually the entire album. The lead-off single,"Shook Ones Pt. II," blew up tremendously, first in the underground and then on the charts its killer lyrics and hypnotising beat pounded a warning into the heads of the masses to stay real." Mobb Deep join forces with two of rap's most intense lyricists, Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon, on "Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mine)." Adding to the all-star cast, Q-Tip donates an abstract feel to a few tracks and makes his cameo appearance on "Drink Away the Pain (Situations)," a clever track dedicated to an unlikely first love. Mobb Deep come correct throughout the album, once again proving that while rap may be just a music, hip-hop is a way of life. Score another point for the crews of Queensbridge, as THE INFAMOUS enters that 'hood's Hall of Fame right next to Nas' ILLMATIC. Mobb Deep's sophomore effort turned out to be a career-defining moment for the Queensbridge duo. Havoc's no-frills East Coast production provides the perfect backdrop for the murky subject matter.