Havoc and Alchemist aren’t just cut from the same artistic cloth, they help construct the fabric that solidified both an East and West Coast Hip Hop sound many still hold dear to this very day. Today, May 19, HipHopDX is proud to exclusively deliver the stream for The Silent Partner, their first outing ever as a full-fledged group.
The newly formed duo’s union dates back to an introduction in 1999 made by Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs, projecting Alchemist to score some invaluable tracks on Mobb Deep’s classic Murda Muzik as well as solo work by Prodigy.
Alchemist may appear to play the background vocally but make no mistake, his presence is felt through an ardent mix of meticulously picked soul samples, murky drum loops and bass amped high enough to make you step back and kiss your headphones.
After all they say, real G’s move in silence. Hold the lasagna.
The more versatile half of Mobb Deep shines with illustrated subject matter reinvigorated lyricism rare for a 20-year vet of the industry. Although he holds down the mic controlling duties by himself for much of the affair, longtime fans will be thrilled to know he split some studio time with some familiar faces in Method Man (“Buck 50 & Bullet Wounds”), Cormega (“Hear Me Now”) and of course, Prodigy (“The Gun Holds a Drum”).
The Silent Partner is currently available for pre-order on iTunes now via Babygrande Records.
Listen to the album in its entirety below. It’s Chemistry Beats and the H-A-V-O-C.
Can’t wait to knock this one in the car – must cop.
it most def bangs in the whip.
Instant trash.
Just gave it a full listen – will always respect the mobb sound and when you mix alchemist into the equation, can’t go wrong. Might be one track I’m 50/50 on but gotta listen to it on some real speakers. Dope project.
So true bro
So true bro
Just to be clear; which speakers you have if they are ‘real’ speakers? I have Focal Aria 906’s with SVS SB13-Ultra subwoofer – doesn’t really sound that nice on this setup. So tell me which speakers you have, I’m dying to know.
Dope project!!
This is hard, got my money
Havoc fell off so bad his shit doesn’t even rhyme anymore, it’s like he’s just talking over the beat with a monotone slow flow. Out of 11 songs there’s like 4 decent ones… the rest puts you to sleep, expected a lot better, at least something like the Albert Einstein album.
The production is not as good on this as I hoped.
facts
Shyt is crack 4/5 sieze powers off the hook
He gave all the dope beats to Curren$y. I expected much more but it’s still good.
Jadakiss need to do a whole album with these 2 on production Alchemist n Jada tracks are always amazing he never gonna put out a classic album on the big labels trying to make crossover records n label interference been the main reason he never made that solo joint people agree on being his best work
yo, Alchemist was with Havoc before Muggs album. He did one or two of the songs on The InFamous album….one of the best albums ever BTW!
Are you high? Alc didn’t do anything on Infamous or Hell on Earth.
“The gun holds the drum” & “throw in the towel” dopest tracks on there…everything else is mehhh
shit’s pretty damn good to me jack….It got a little boring on about 2 or 3 but still solid