Mobb Deep

The fourth album from Queensbridge representatives Havoc and Prodigy, Murda Muzik is a perfect follow-up to their East Coast thug-rap classics The Infamous and Hell On Earth. Grim samples and rugged beats back more bloodthirsty lyricism from the diabolical duo. Also features excellent guest spots from Nas, Cormega, and Kool G Rap.

"Guns, money, pussy, cars, drugs, jewels, clothes, brawls, killings, buroughs, buildings, diseases, stress, the D's." And then: "Straight reality." Yeah, right. (Grade - B-)