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90s Flashback: Mobb Deep // Shook Ones, Pt. II

“Shook Ones, Pt. II” is a track you won’t forget once you’ve heard it. Released off Mobb Deep’s second album “The Infamous”, this track is the sequel to “Shook Ones”, which was a promotional single the year before this was released in 1995.

With a heavy drum beat and a straying piano loop, “Shook Ones, Pt. II)” sounds particularly sinister. There’s an ominous sound about the track, with the crackling horns creeping in at certain points giving the song quite an unnerving feel. There’s undertones of repressed anger in that beat alone - you could feel the tension of this song even if it was only an instrumental; that’s just how atmospheric this track is.

The lyrics are equally as dark, dealing with inner city violence from the perspective of struggling youths. This track no doubt has some of the best verses of 90s rap, as it manages to create a story which seems as unbelievable as it is realistic. Combined with that genius instrumental, which has been sampled by the likes of Mariah Carey and even Cassie, and this song just can’t help but be barefacedly dark and gritty.

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