Juvenile Hell

by Mobb Deep

Juvenile Hell cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 April 1993
  • Label: 4th & B'way
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:42
  • Community rating: 2.94/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Al "Purple" Hayes, Dale Hogan, DJ Premier, David Moore, Kerwin Young, Large Professor, Paul Shabazz, Keith Spencer, Havoc, Lance Rieves

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released when Prodigy and Havoc were still teenagers, this debut offers a raw, unfiltered glimpse into their early Queensbridge street narratives. Though it lacks the refined, cinematic production of their later classics, the album introduces the gritty, uncompromising aesthetic that would soon define East Coast hardcore hip-hop.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, rhythmic, drugs, crime, rap, hard, street, old-school, underground

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:47)
  2. Me & My Crew (4:46)
  3. Locked In Spofford (3:51)
  4. Peer Pressure (4:15)
  5. Skit #1 (0:19)
  6. Hold Down The Fort (4:07)
  7. Bitch Ass Nigga (3:24)
  8. Hit It From The Back (4:14)
  9. Skit #2 (0:44)
  10. Stomp Em Out (3:34)
  11. Skit #3 (0:15)
  12. Peer Pressure - The Large Professor Remix (4:13)
  13. Project Hallways (4:11)
  14. Flavor For The Non-Believes (3:57)

Credits

  • Prince A.D. - scratches
  • Al "Purple" Hayes - bass guitar
  • Big Noyd - vocals [additional]
  • Tajuan Perry - vocals [additional]
  • Marlon Lawe - vocals [chanting]

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