And Mobb Deep’s Prodigy delivers on the threat with his astonishing first verse: “Rock you in your face, stab your brain with your nose bone…” It’s the kind of thing that should get you locked up for life. It’s the sound of a looming threat that could exist in any era. In 2008, it was ranked number 40 on VH1's '100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs'. It sold around five million copies worldwide, placing it amongst the biggest selling singles of all time. His version was originally released in 1997 on 10-inch vinyl in the United States and became a sleeper hit in 1998. The song was remixed by house DJ Jason Nevins in 1997. II” so timeless is that it’s also somewhat generic. 'It's Like That' is the debut single of American hip hop group Run-D.M.C., released in 1983 by Profile Records. II,” Mobb Deep’s Havoc combined three equally mercurial jazz samples: Herbie Hancock’s “Jessica,” “Daly-Wilson Big Band’s “Dirty Feet” and Quincy Jones “Kitty With The Bent Frame.” The songs are so obscure (at least to hip hop fans), their presence in the track remained somewhat of a mystery for a decade and a half. II.” That slow drum beat and those sirens seemingly ripped out of a horror film. There’s something immediately terrifying about “Shook Ones, Pt.
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