Special Edition (Infamous Mobb album) explained
| Special Edition |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Infamous Mobb |
| Cover: | Special Edition (album).jpg |
| Next Title: | Blood Thicker Than Water, Vol. 1 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Special Edition is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Infamous Mobb. It was released on March 26, 2002 via IM³/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, In Ya Ear Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Othaz Recording Studio, D&D Studios, and Battery Studios in New York. Production was handled by The Alchemist, Ax The Bull, Havoc, DJ Muggs, Phil, Ron Gotti, Uno-Dos and V.I.C. It features guest appearances from Mobb Deep, Chinky, Big Noyd, Blitz, Hostyle, Kaos, Ty Maxx, Uno-Dos and V-12. The album peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200, number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Independent Albums and number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums.
Personnel
- James "Ty Nitty" Chandler – performer (tracks: 1-6, 8-12, 14, 16)
- Jamal "Big Twins"/"Twin Gambino" Abdul Raheem – performer (tracks: 1-5, 8-14, 16)
- Lionel "G.O.D. Pt. III" Cooper – performer (tracks: 1-5, 8-12, 14-16)
- Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey – performer (track 3)
- Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – performer (tracks: 4, 7, 8), executive producer
- TaJuan "Big Noyd" Perry – performer (track 4)
- Uno-Dos – performer & producer (track 9)
- Blitz – performer (track 9)
- Kaos – performer (track 9)
- Shalene "Chinky" Evans – performer (tracks: 10, 12, 15)
- Shaun "V-12" Walker – performer (track 10)
- Kejuan "Havoc" Muchita – performer (track 11), producer (tracks: 11, 16), executive producer
- Ty-Maxx – performer (track 14)
- Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12-14), executive producer
- Ax The Bull – producer (tracks: 3, 16)
- Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (track 4)
- Phil – producer (track 6)
- Ronald "Ron Gotti" Odum – producer (track 10), executive producer
- Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – producer & mixing (track 15)
- Steve Sola – mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 11, 16)
- Pablo – mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 10, 16)
- Kieran Walsh – mixing (tracks: 8, 9, 12-14)
- Trevor "Karma" Gendron – art direction, design
- Ola Kudu – artwork
- David Corio – photography
