Special Edition (Infamous Mobb album)

Special Edition is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Infamous Mobb. It was released on March 26, 2002 via IM³/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, In Ya Ear Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Othaz Recording Studio, D&D Studios, and Battery Studios in New York. Production was handled by The Alchemist, Ax The Bull, Havoc, DJ Muggs, Phil, Ron Gotti, Uno-Dos and V.I.C. It features guest appearances from Mobb Deep, Chinky, Big Noyd, Blitz, Hostyle, Kaos, Ty Maxx, Uno-Dos and V-12. The album peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200, number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Independent Albums and number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums.

Special Edition
Studio album by Infamous Mobb
Released	March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
Studio	Chung King Studios In Ya Ear Studios Soundtrack Studios Othaz Recording Studio D&D Studios Battery Studios
Genre	East Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:01:42
Label	IM³ Landspeed
Producer	Alchemist Ax The Bull DJ Muggs Havoc Phil Ronald "Gotti" Odum Uno-Dos V.I.C.
Infamous Mobb chronology
Special Edition (2002) Blood Thicker Than Water, Vol. 1 (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		The Alchemist	1:12
2.	"IM³"	James Tyrone Chandler Jamal Abdul Raheem Lionel B. Cooper Daniel Alan Maman	The Alchemist	4:46
3.	"Born Again" (featuring Hostyle)	Chandler Raheem Cooper Joshua Lauria	Ax The Bull	3:54
4.	"Killa Queens" (featuring Prodigy and Big Noyd)	Chandler Raheem Cooper Albert Johnson Tajuan Perry Victor Padilla	V.I.C.	4:01
5.	"Special Edition"	Chandler Raheem Cooper Maman	The Alchemist	3:29
6.	"I Rep"	Chandler Raheem Cooper	Phil	2:41
7.	"The Family" (featuring Prodigy)		The Alchemist	0:40
8.	"Mobb Niggaz (The Sequel)" (featuring Prodigy)	Chandler Raheem Cooper Johnson Maman	The Alchemist	4:27
9.	"Reality Rap" (featuring Blitz, Kaos and Uno-Dos)	Chandler Raheem Cooper	Uno-Dos	5:09
10.	"Make a Livin'" (featuring Chinky and V-12)	Chandler Raheem Cooper Shalene Evans	Ron Gotti	4:00
11.	"We Don't Give A..." (featuring Havoc)	Chandler Raheem Cooper	Havoc	3:54
12.	"Back in the Days" (featuring Chinky)	Chandler Raheem Cooper Evans Maman	The Alchemist	4:11
13.	"B.I.G. - T.W.I.N.S."		The Alchemist	3:04
14.	"We Strive" (featuring Ty Maxx)	Chandler Raheem Cooper Maman	The Alchemist	4:39
15.	"We Will Survive" (featuring Chinky)	Cooper Evans Lawrence Muggerud	DJ Muggs	4:21
16.	"War / Get High Get Bent"	Chandler Raheem Cooper Kejuan Muchita	Havoc Ax The Bull	7:07
Total length:				1:01:42

Personnel

• James "Ty Nitty" Chandler – performer (tracks: 1-6, 8-12, 14, 16)
• Jamal "Big Twins"/"Twin Gambino" Abdul Raheem – performer (tracks: 1-5, 8-14, 16)
• Lionel "G.O.D. Pt. III" Cooper – performer (tracks: 1-5, 8-12, 14-16)
• Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey – performer (track 3)
• Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – performer (tracks: 4, 7, 8), executive producer
• TaJuan "Big Noyd" Perry – performer (track 4)
• Uno-Dos – performer & producer (track 9)
• Blitz – performer (track 9)
• Kaos – performer (track 9)
• Shalene "Chinky" Evans – performer (tracks: 10, 12, 15)
• Shaun "V-12" Walker – performer (track 10)
• Kejuan "Havoc" Muchita – performer (track 11), producer (tracks: 11, 16), executive producer
• Ty-Maxx – performer (track 14)
• Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12-14), executive producer
• Ax The Bull – producer (tracks: 3, 16)
• Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (track 4)
• Phil – producer (track 6)
• Ronald "Ron Gotti" Odum – producer (track 10), executive producer
• Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – producer & mixing (track 15)
• Steve Sola – mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 11, 16)
• Pablo – mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 10, 16)
• Kieran Walsh – mixing (tracks: 8, 9, 12-14)
• Trevor "Karma" Gendron – art direction, design
• Ola Kudu – artwork
• David Corio – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Special Edition

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	118
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[4]	5
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Special Edition - Infamous Mobb | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
2. "Infamous Mobb Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
3. "Infamous Mobb Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
4. "Infamous Mobb Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
5. "Infamous Mobb Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

External links

• Infamous Mobb – Special Edition at Discogs (list of releases)