The Infamous: Where Are They Now?

Mobb Deep's seminal sophomore LP dropped 19 years ago.

The Infamous: Where Are They Now? - On April 25, 1995, Mobb Deep released their landmark sophomore album, The Infamous. With shockingly grimy lyrics from Havoc and Prodigy over stark, dramatic beats from Hav, the album was a pillar of East Coast rap's street-focused mid-'90s golden age. Today, nearly 20 years after the album was released, BET.com takes a look back at the key players that made The Infamous an undeniable classic. — Alex Gale(Photo: Courtesy Sony Music)
Big Noyd - Mobb Deep's right-hand man, Big Noyd's beautifully ignorant verse on "Give Up the Goods" immediately made him a hot commodity, and he signed to Tommy Boy and released Episodes of a Hustla the following year. His career has frequently been stalled by legal troubles — he was incarcerated when his debut album dropped — but he's continued to steal the show on Mobb albums and he releasesd his own music independently, including Queens Chronicle in 2010. (Photo: Courtesy E1 Records)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2012/01/Music-01-01-01-15/010512-music-nas-stop-the-presses.jpgCrystal Johnson - Singer Crystal Johnson is the husky, soulful alto featured on the hook for album highlight "Temperature's Rising." She'd already been featured on Heavy D's 1994 hit "Got Me Waiting" and went on to work with Dr. Dre, Usher, Anthony Hamilton and others. In 2011, she released her solo debut, The Day Before Heaven.  (Photo: Courtesy Myspace)

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The Infamous: Where Are They Now? - On April 25, 1995, Mobb Deep released their landmark sophomore album, The Infamous. With shockingly grimy lyrics from Havoc and Prodigy over stark, dramatic beats from Hav, the album was a pillar of East Coast rap's street-focused mid-'90s golden age. Today, nearly 20 years after the album was released, BET.com takes a look back at the key players that made The Infamous an undeniable classic. — Alex Gale(Photo: Courtesy Sony Music)

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