Give Up the Goods (Just Step) explained

Give Up the Goods (Just Step)
Cover:GiveUpTheGoods.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Mobb Deep featuring Big Noyd
Album:The Infamous
Released:January 22, 1996
Recorded:1994
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:02
Label:Loud Records
Producer:Q-Tip
Chronology:Mobb Deep
Prev Title:Temperature's Rising
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:L.A., L.A.
Next Year:1996

"Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" is the fourth and final single from Mobb Deep's second album The Infamous, featuring Big Noyd. Produced by Q-Tip, the song contains a sample of "That's All Right With Me" by Esther Phillips.[1]

Background

Speaking with Complex, Prodigy detailed the process that went into making the song:

The song paints a grim picture of the Queensbridge Housing Project, with topics of street robbery, shootouts, drug and alcohol use and drug dealing.

Music video

Much like their later hit "Burn", parts of the music video are in black and white. Most of the video takes place in a nightclub.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" (Radio Edit)

Side B

  1. "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" (Album Version)
  2. "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" (Album Version Instrumental)

Notes and References

  1. http://ca.complex.com/music/2011/04/the-making-of-mobb-deep-the-infamous/give-up-the-goods The Making of Mobb Deep's "The Infamous"