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Amerikaz Nightmare

 
Album Review: Amerikaz Nightmare

  • Artist: Mobb Deep
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: August 10, 2004
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

"Hustle for so long my hands numb/But then I feel that paper hit my palm." True that, for the Mobb are back, lyrically driven and struggling to get back where they belong. If you could jump back in time to before the millennium flipped, when The Infamous was the platter that mattered, you'd swear Mobb Deep were going to last forever. Things haven't been well for the Mobb since the calendar turned 2000, but with Amerikaz Nightmare, things are getting better. Old-school and skeletal raw like G-Unit never happened, Amerikaz Nightmare is a dark album, one you wouldn't want to meet in an alley and one that can make Thomas Dolby sound sinister. Producer Alchemist lifts a bit of "She Blinded Me With Science" for "Got It Twisted," an oddball and trudging return single for the duo. The Twista remix adds nothing but Twista, and if radio can't handle the track's grit, two much better choices are made available. Lil Jon thugs up "Real Gangstaz" like he's never heard of Usher, and Kanye West runs his usual tricks through a brittle filter, making the violins scratchier for the tough "Throw Your Hands (In the Air)." Prodigy's lyrical skills are always an asset, but he's overshadowed by Havoc, who not only shines on the mic but also keeps growing as a producer. The CD-stuck, clicking beats on "Flood the Block," the jittery touches he lays on "Shorty Wop," the bit of the Eight Minutes' obscure chestnut "Time for a Change" he lifts for "Neva Change" are all smart touches Havoc graces the album with, evening out the Mobb's stern, direct, and dark lyrics with some striking showiness. They've sounded stuck and overconfident before, but this old-school-styled, true hip-hop album finds the Mobb hungry again. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Amerikaz Nightmare (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (4:57)
Win or Lose (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita, J. Shaw, E. Randle Mobb Deep (3:12)
Flood the Block (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (2:56)
Dump N. Hale, Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep, Nate Dogg (3:17)
Got It Twisted (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (3:41)
When U Hear The (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (2:53)
Real N***az Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (4:39)
Shorty Wop (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (3:33)
Real Gangstaz (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep, Lil Jon (4:08)
One of Ours, Pt. 2 Kejuan Muchita, J.C. Phillips Mobb Deep, Jadakiss (4:21)
On the Run (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (3:46)
Throw Your Hands (In the Air) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (3:57)
Get Me (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep, Littles, Noyd (4:31)
We Up (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (2:58)
Neva Change (Lyrics) Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep (3:55)
Got It Twisted [Remix] Kejuan Muchita Mobb Deep, Twista (4:43)

Credits

Twista (Rap), Steve Sola (Engineer), Juan Pablo Torres (Production Coordination), Glenese Markes (Set Design), Keith Sengbusch (Assistant), Steve Sola (Audio Engineer), Ari Raskin (Assistant), Samantha Harris (Production Coordination), Monica Morrow (Stylist), Chris Steffen (Assistant), Manny Marroquin (Engineer), Lil Jon (Producer), Lil Jon (Rap), Havoc (Producer), Daniel Hastings (Design), Steve Sola (Mixing), Havoc (Rap), Havoc (Audio Production), Mike Tschnupp (Assistant), Daniel Hastings (Photography), Prodigy (Rap), Daniel Hastings (Art Direction), Kanye West (Producer), Jason Finkel (Assistant), Littles (Rap), Ray Seay (Engineer), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Kevin Smestead (Assistant), Noyd (Rap), Jay Nicholas (Assistant), Michael Berman (Assistant), The Alchemist (Audio Production), The Alchemist (Producer), Rob McDowell (Keyboards), Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic (Engineer), Nate Dogg (Rap), Red Spyda (Audio Production), Red Spyda (Producer), Jadakiss (Rap), Mike Baker (Engineer)
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Amerikaz Nightmare
Studio album by Mobb Deep
Released August 10, 2004
Recorded 2003-2004
Genre East Coast hip hop, hardcore rap
Length 61:27
Label Jive, Infamous
Producer Havoc, The Alchemist, Kanye West, Lil Jon, Red Spyda
Professional reviews
Mobb Deep chronology
Infamy
(2001)
Amerikaz Nightmare
(2004)
Blood Money
(2006)

Amerikaz Nightmare is a 2004 album by hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. It is the duo’s sixth studio album and its only on Jive Records, through a deal with the group’s own imprint. It features the singles "Got It Twisted" and "Real Gangstaz."

Contents

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s)
1 "Amerikaz Nightmare" Havoc
2 "Win or Lose" Alchemist
3 "Flood the Block" Havoc
4 "Dump" Havoc Nate Dogg
5 "Got It Twisted" Alchemist
6 "When U Hear The" Alchemist
7 "Real Niggaz" Red Spyda
8 "Shorty Wop" Havoc
9 "Real Gangstaz" Lil Jon Lil Jon
10 "One of Ours Part 2" Havoc Jadakiss
11 "On the Run" Havoc
12 "Throw Your Hands (In the Air)" Kanye West
13 "Get Me" Havoc Big Noyd, Littles
14 "We Up" Havoc
15 "Neva Change" Havoc
16 "Got It Twisted (Remix)" Alchemist Twista

Samples

Throw Your Hands (In the Air)

Got It Twisted

Win Or Lose

  • "Here I Go Again" by Jean Plum

Neva Change

  • "Time For A Change" by The Eight Minutes

Album Singles

Single information
"Got It Twisted"
  • Released: March 30, 2004
  • B-side:
"Real Gangstaz"
  • Released: August 31, 2004
  • B-side:
"Throw Your Hands (In the Air)"
  • Released: 2004
  • B-side:
"Win or Lose"
  • Released: 2004
  • B-side:
"Got It Twisted (Remix)"
  • Released: 2004
  • B-side:

Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2004 Amerikaz Nightmare #4 #2

Singles Chart Positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rhythmic Top 40
2004 "Got It Twisted" #64 #23 #18 #39
"Real Gangstaz" - #49 - -

 
 
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