Which hip hop duo released the album 'The Infamous' in 1995?

Mobb Deep released the album The Infamous in 1995. The New York duo—rapper Prodigy and producer-rapper Havoc—issued their second studio album on April 25, 1995, through Loud Records and its distribution partners.

The album marked a major leap from Mobb Deep’s 1993 debut, Juvenile Hell. Its stark production and grim storytelling drew heavily on life around the Queensbridge Houses in Queens, New York. Havoc produced most of the record, creating a cold, sample-based sound built from hard drums, eerie melodies, and sparse arrangements.

The Infamous was not entirely featureless. It included guest appearances from prominent New York artists, including Nas, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Q-Tip. Q-Tip also contributed production and mixing, helping shape the album’s polished but menacing atmosphere.

Songs such as “Shook Ones, Pt. II,” “Survival of the Fittest,” and “Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)” became enduring examples of mid-1990s East Coast hardcore hip-hop. The album is often remembered as a defining Queensbridge record and a landmark of the East Coast sound.