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This article is about East Coast rapper. For West Coast rapper of the same name, see South Central Cartel
South Central Cartel

South Central Cartel is a Los Angeles-based gangsta rap group. Some of their popular songs include "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis", "Pops Was a Rolla", "Ya Getz Clowned", "Gang Stories", "Servin 'Em Heat", "Knocc on Wood" , and "All Day Everyday"....
.

Kejuan Muchita (born May 21, 1974 in Long Island City, Queens
Queens

Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Borough which form the New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a Administrative divisions of New York#County of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States United States....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
), better known as Havoc, is an MC-record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, and one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep is a hip-hop duo that consists of Havoc and Prodigy . The group is perhaps best known for their dark, hardcore delivery as shown on the classic single "Shook Ones Pt....
 with Prodigy
Prodigy (rapper)

Albert Johnson, better known as Prodigy, is an American rapper and one-half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc ....
.

c produces most of the tracks on every Mobb Deep album, and has produced songs for MCs such as Method Man
Method Man

Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
, Nas
Nas

Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City....
, Foxy Brown, Onyx
Onyx (band)

Onyx is a Hip hop music group from New York City. Originally formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Sonsee, the late Marlon Fletcher, the group later added Sticky Fingaz, Starr's cousin, in 1991, managed by Diamond Cut Entertainment's Milton Lynch....
, The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , popularly known by Biggie Smalls , and his primary stage name, The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper....
, Jadakiss
Jadakiss

Jason Phillips, also known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapping. He is a member of the group D-Block. Jadakiss is one of three owners of the imprint known as D-Block....
, Styles P
Styles P

David Holiday Styles , better known as Styles P, is an Grammy Award-winning American rapper and member of Hip hop music group The L.O.X....
, The Game
The Game (rapper)

Jayceon Terrell Taylor , better known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper. He rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, and his two Grammy nominations....
, LL Cool J
LL Cool J

James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "Headsprung", "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Mama Said Knock You O...
, 50 Cent
50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
, G-Unit
G-Unit

G-Unit is an American Hip hop music group originating from New York City. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mixtapes....
, Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is a Grammy Award winning, American multi-platinum rapper and singer. Her 2005 album, The Naked Truth , was awarded the 5 mics award from The Source magazine, making it the first album by any female rapper to achieve that rating....
, La The Darkman
La the Darkman

La the Darkman is a Wu-Tang Clan affiliated American rapper. Also notable for having recorded several times and developed a friendship with the virtual hip hop pariah Vanilla Ice....
, Big Noyd
Big Noyd

TaJuan Perry, better known as Big Noyd, is an American rapper from the Queensbridge projects in the New York City borough of Queens, New York....
, Termanology, Jimmy Mserembo, Capone-N-Noreaga
Capone-N-Noreaga

Capone-N-Noreaga is an East Coast Hip Hop duo that consists of Capone and Noreaga....
, and his own partner Prodigy
Prodigy (rapper)

Albert Johnson, better known as Prodigy, is an American rapper and one-half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc ....
 on his solo work.






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This article is about East Coast rapper. For West Coast rapper of the same name, see South Central Cartel
South Central Cartel

South Central Cartel is a Los Angeles-based gangsta rap group. Some of their popular songs include "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis", "Pops Was a Rolla", "Ya Getz Clowned", "Gang Stories", "Servin 'Em Heat", "Knocc on Wood" , and "All Day Everyday"....
.

Kejuan Muchita (born May 21, 1974 in Long Island City, Queens
Queens

Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Borough which form the New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a Administrative divisions of New York#County of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States United States....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
), better known as Havoc, is an MC-record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, and one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep is a hip-hop duo that consists of Havoc and Prodigy . The group is perhaps best known for their dark, hardcore delivery as shown on the classic single "Shook Ones Pt....
 with Prodigy
Prodigy (rapper)

Albert Johnson, better known as Prodigy, is an American rapper and one-half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc ....
.

Biography

Havoc produces most of the tracks on every Mobb Deep album, and has produced songs for MCs such as Method Man
Method Man

Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
, Nas
Nas

Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City....
, Foxy Brown, Onyx
Onyx (band)

Onyx is a Hip hop music group from New York City. Originally formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Sonsee, the late Marlon Fletcher, the group later added Sticky Fingaz, Starr's cousin, in 1991, managed by Diamond Cut Entertainment's Milton Lynch....
, The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , popularly known by Biggie Smalls , and his primary stage name, The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper....
, Jadakiss
Jadakiss

Jason Phillips, also known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapping. He is a member of the group D-Block. Jadakiss is one of three owners of the imprint known as D-Block....
, Styles P
Styles P

David Holiday Styles , better known as Styles P, is an Grammy Award-winning American rapper and member of Hip hop music group The L.O.X....
, The Game
The Game (rapper)

Jayceon Terrell Taylor , better known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper. He rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, and his two Grammy nominations....
, LL Cool J
LL Cool J

James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "Headsprung", "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Mama Said Knock You O...
, 50 Cent
50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
, G-Unit
G-Unit

G-Unit is an American Hip hop music group originating from New York City. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mixtapes....
, Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is a Grammy Award winning, American multi-platinum rapper and singer. Her 2005 album, The Naked Truth , was awarded the 5 mics award from The Source magazine, making it the first album by any female rapper to achieve that rating....
, La The Darkman
La the Darkman

La the Darkman is a Wu-Tang Clan affiliated American rapper. Also notable for having recorded several times and developed a friendship with the virtual hip hop pariah Vanilla Ice....
, Big Noyd
Big Noyd

TaJuan Perry, better known as Big Noyd, is an American rapper from the Queensbridge projects in the New York City borough of Queens, New York....
, Termanology, Jimmy Mserembo, Capone-N-Noreaga
Capone-N-Noreaga

Capone-N-Noreaga is an East Coast Hip Hop duo that consists of Capone and Noreaga....
, and his own partner Prodigy
Prodigy (rapper)

Albert Johnson, better known as Prodigy, is an American rapper and one-half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc ....
 on his solo work. In the spring of 2005, Mobb Deep was signed to fellow Queens MC 50 Cent
50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
's record label G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records

G-Unit Records is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. It was founded by 50 Cent and his manager, Sha Money XL in 2003. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records....
. However, in late 2006 there was speculation that the producer was at odds with label figurehead 50 Cent due to creative differences musically, but was later proven false from both of their representatives.

Havoc is renowned among serious hip-hop fans as one of the prominent figures during the mid 1990s for his hard-hitting and stripped-down beats complementary to the RZA
RZA

Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
's work on Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City?based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine United States rapping: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard....
 projects. Following The Infamous
The Infamous

The Infamous is the second album by the United States hip hop music duo Mobb Deep. Embedded with hypervisual lyricism, dark soundscapes, and gritty narratives, it marked Mobb Deep's transition from a relatively unknown rap duo to an influential and commercially successful one....
, he tweaked his skills and transitioned to a more atmospheric production style that incorporated samples from classical music, most notably visible on the 1996 album Hell on Earth
Hell on Earth (album)

Hell on Earth is a 1996 album by hip-hop group Mobb Deep, released a year and a half after The Infamous. The album is largely a continuation of the style pioneered on its previous album, which was produced by Havoc , who also rhymes on the album with Prodigy ....
. As an MC, he is known for his hardcore lyricism, deep voice, and consistent flow.

Discography


Albums

  • 2007: The Kush
    The Kush

    The Kush is the debut solo album by Havoc of the hip-hop music group Mobb Deep. It was released on September 18, 2007 on Nature Sounds Records....
  • 2009: Hidden Files
    Hidden Files

    Hidden Files is the second solo album by Havoc of the Hip hop music duo Mobb Deep. It is scheduled to be released on February 24, 2009 on E1 Music....


Singles

  • 2007: "I'm the Boss"
  • 2009: "Watch Me"
  • 2009: "Heart of the Grind"


External links

  • Interview with Hip Hop Lives Online - HHLO.net