“Shook Ones, Part II”—Mobb Deep
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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The infamous is full of the sounds of friends' voices, ambient noise and drums that hit like they're knocking against row after row of identical brick walls. The album's intro specifies that it's being written from the 41st Avenue side of things rather than the 40th. Q-Tip squishes himself right between Prodigy and Havoc, which totally makes no sense, but the outcome somehow still turns out to be lovely.
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