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The album was released in 1993, and later that year, Havoc made a guest appearance on the Black Moon album Enta da Stage, on a song titled "U da Man". The following year, the duo changed their name to "Mobb Deep" and signed with 4th & B'way Records, releasing the single " Peer Pressure" in promotion of their debut album Juvenile Hell. Jive decided not to sign Poetical Prophets as a duo, however, they were featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source in July 1991, which helped promote their demo Flavor for the Nonbelievers. The only artist who stopped to hear their music was Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest Prodigy recalled, " introduced us to Chris Lighty that day and a bunch of people in the Rush Associated Labels in the Def Jam office-that's how we met everybody." Shortly after, Prodigy signed a solo demo deal with Jive Records and had an uncredited feature on the song "Too Young" by Hi-Five, which appeared on the Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. They would find the addresses of record label headquarters on the back of albums, bring a cassette player, and ask passing artists to listen to their music. In 1991, they originally went by the name "Poetical Prophets" and began making a demo tape. Havoc and Prodigy met while both were students at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. Havoc is currently working on a new Mobb Deep album. The duo disbanded in 2012, but reunited the following year. They were known for their dark and hardcore delivery. Three of their most notable albums were The Infamous (1995), Hell on Earth (1996) and Murda Muzik (1999), and their top hits include " Shook Ones (Part II)", " Survival of the Fittest" and " Hell On Earth (Front Lines)". Mobb Deep became one of the most successful rap duos in history, having sold over three million records. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of hardcore East Coast hip hop and hip hop in the mid 1990s. The duo consisted of rappers Havoc and Prodigy. Mobb Deep was an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York.
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