Infamy (album) explained

Infamy
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mobb Deep
Cover:	Mobb-Deep-Infamy.jpg
Released:	December 11, 2001 (US)
Recorded:	April – October 2001
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	71:53
Prev Title:	Murda Muzik
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Amerikaz Nightmare
Next Year:	2004

Infamy is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Infamy was released after Jay-Z dissed Prodigy and Nas on his song "Takeover," from the 2001 album, The Blueprint, which caused Prodigy to strike back on the track "Crawlin". Infamy has been certified Gold by the RIAA, selling over 800,000 copies in the United States. It has been successful critically as well as commercially, getting good scores from The Source and HipHopDX, as well as AllMusic and Rolling Stone magazine.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

Samples

Get Away

• "Taking Me Higher" by Barclay James Harvest

Nothing Like Home

• "Cause I Love You" by Lenny Williams

Get At Me

• "Project Titan 2" by Nick Ingman
• "Spread Love" by Mobb Deep

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)!scope="col"

Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[2]	102
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	56
US Billboard 200^[4]	117
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[5]	26

Notes and References

1. Infamy . 2001 . booklet . Loud.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184204/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html. September 6, 2004. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001 [sic]]. Jam!. March 25, 2022.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html. October 12, 2003. Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
4. Web site: 2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums . Billboard. May 14, 2016.
5. Web site: 2002 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. May 14, 2016.