Amerikaz Nightmare
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Studio album by Mobb Deep | ||||
Released | August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 61:27 | |||
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Amerikaz Nightmare is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo Mobb Deep. It was released on August 10, 2004, via Infamous/Jive Records. The recording sessions took place at Battery Studios, Chung King Studios, Dunn Deal Studios and The Lab, in New York City, and at Ocean Way Studios in California, The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Powerhouse Studios in Yonkers, Record Plant in Hollywood, and DSL Studios in Louisville. The album was produced by member Havoc, as well as the Alchemist, Kanye West, Lil' Jon, and Red Spyda. It features guest appearances from Big Noyd, Jadakiss, Lil' Jon, Littles, Nate Dogg and Twista.
In the United States, the album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with 109,000 copies sold in its first week.[1] It also made it to No. 33 in France, No. 50 in Switzerland, No. 68 on the UK Albums Chart, and No. 95 in Germany.
The album was supported with two singles: "Got It Twisted" and "Real Gangstaz". Its lead single, "Got It Twisted", reached No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the United States. The second single off of the album, "Real Gangstaz", only peaked at No. 49 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Accompanying music videos for both singles were directed by Benny Boom.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 63/100[2] |
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HipHopDX | 3/5[5] |
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RapReviews | 8.5/10[7] |
Spin | C-[8] |
Amerikaz Nightmare was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63, based on eight reviews.[2]
Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album, writing "there are songs on here so thorough and ill they'll send a chill down your spine and raise the hair on your neck".[7] AllMusic's David Jeffries resumed: "they've sounded stuck and overconfident before, but this old-school-styled, true hip-hop album finds the Mobb hungry again".[4] HipHopDX contributor found "just like every Mobb Deep release after Murda Muzik, Amerikaz Nightmare is highly inconsistent".[5] Nick Flanagan of Now admitted "Havoc's production stays strong while his verbal skills remain at the fore, and Prodigy returns to his earlier rhyme style after a short period of sluggish verses".[6] Spin reviewer gave a mixed feedback, stating "big-name cameos... can't disguise the fact that this is one more rote chapter in the infamous Queensbridge duo's twilight".[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Amerikaz Nightmare" |
| Havoc | 4:57 |
2. | "Win or Lose" |
| The Alchemist | 3:12 |
3. | "Flood the Block" |
| Havoc | 2:56 |
4. | "Dump" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
| Havoc | 3:17 |
5. | "Got It Twisted" |
| The Alchemist | 3:41 |
6. | "When U Hear The" |
| The Alchemist | 2:52 |
7. | "Real Niggaz" |
| Red Spyda | 4:39 |
8. | "Shorty Wop" |
| Havoc | 3:33 |
9. | "Real Gangstaz" (featuring Lil' Jon) |
| Lil' Jon | 4:08 |
10. | "One of Ours Part II" (featuring Jadakiss) |
| Havoc | 4:21 |
11. | "On the Run" |
| Havoc | 3:46 |
12. | "Throw Your Hands (In the Air)" |
| Kanye West | 3:57 |
13. | "Get Me" (featuring Littles and Big Noyd) |
| Havoc | 4:31 |
14. | "We Up" |
| Havoc | 2:58 |
15. | "Neva Change" |
| Havoc | 3:55 |
16. | "Got It Twisted Remix" (featuring Twista) |
| The Alchemist | 4:43 |
Total length: | 1:01:27 |
- Sample credits
- Track 2 contains a sample from "Here I Go Again" written by Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle and James Shaw as performed by Jean Plum.
- Tracks 5 and 16 contain samples from "She Blinded Me with Science" written by Jonathan Kerr and Thomas Robertson as performed by Thomas Dolby and "Saturday Night Style" written by Michael Campbell as performed by Mikey Dread.
- Track 12 contains a sample from "Live In Connecticut" written by Curtis Fisher as performed by The Cold Crush Brothers.
- Track 15 contains a sample from "Time for a Change" written by Jim Porter as performed by The Eight Minutes.
- Leftover tracks
- "Gangstaz Roll"
- "Clap Those Thangs" (with 50 Cent)
Personnel
- Kejuan "Havoc" Muchita – vocals, producer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13–15)
- Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – vocals
- Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale – vocals (track 4)
- Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – vocals & producer (track 9)
- Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – vocals (track 10)
- Alfredo "Littles" Bryant – vocals (track 13)
- Tajuan "Big Noyd" Perry – vocals (track 13)
- Carl "Twista" Mitchell – vocals (track 16)
- Robert "R.O.B." McDowell – keyboards (track 9)
- Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer (tracks 2, 5, 6, 16)
- Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma – producer (track 7)
- Kanye West – producer (track 12)
- Steve Sola – recording, mixing
- Ray Seay – recording (track 9)
- Dragan Čačinović – recording (track 10)
- Manny Marroquin – recording (track 12)
- Mike Baker – recording (track 16)
- Michael Berman – recording assistant (tracks 1, 3–5, 7–9, 13–15), mixing assistant (tracks 5, 7, 9, 11, 13–16)
- Jay Nicholas – recording assistant & mixing assistant (track 2)
- Chris Steffen – recording assistant (track 4)
- Keith Sengbusch – recording assistant (tracks: 5, 11), mixing assistant (track 5)
- Steve Sisco – recording assistant & mixing assistant (track 6)
- Ari Raskin – recording assistant (tracks: 7, 8), mixing assistant (tracks: 8, 10)
- Kevin Smestead – mixing assistant (track 1)
- Mike Tschupp – mixing assistant (track 3)
- Jason Finkel – mixing assistant (track 4)
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Daniel Hastings – art direction, design, photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ "Simpson Stays Steady With No. 1 Album". Billboard. August 18, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Amerikaz Nightmare - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Barone, Matt (August 10, 2004). "Americaz Nightmare". AllHipHop. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Amerikaz Nightmare - Mobb Deep | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Mobb Deep - Amerikaz Nightmare". HipHopDX. August 10, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Flanagan, Nick (August 19, 2004). "NOW Discs – AMERICAZ NIGHTMARE: Mobb Deep (Jive)". NOW Toronto. Vol. 23, no. 51. Retrieved December 13, 2004 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 10, 2004). "Mobb Deep :: Amerikaz Nightmare :: Jive/Zomba". RapReviews. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Dolan, Jon; Gross, Joe; Klosterman, Chuck; Ryan, Chris (October 2004). "Breakdown". Spin. Vol. 20, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC. p. 120. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Mobb Deep – Amerikaz Nightmare". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mobb Deep – Amerikaz Nightmare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mobb Deep – Amerikaz Nightmare". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "2004 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
External links
- Amerikaz Nightmare at Discogs (list of releases)
- v
- t
- e
- Havoc
- Prodigy
- Juvenile Hell
- The Infamous
- Hell on Earth
- Murda Muzik
- Infamy
- Amerikaz Nightmare
- Blood Money
- The Infamous Mobb Deep
- The Best of Mobb Deep
- The Infamous Archives
- The Safe Is Cracked
- Free Agents: The Murda Mixtape
- "Peer Pressure"
- "Hit It from the Back"
- "Shook Ones"
- "Shook Ones, Part II"
- "Survival of the Fittest"
- "Temperature's Rising"
- "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)"
- "Back at You"
- "Front Lines (Hell on Earth)"
- "G.O.D. Pt. III"
- "Hoodlum"
- "Quiet Storm"
- "Quiet Storm (Remix)"
- "It's Mine"
- "U.S.A. (Aiight Then)"
- "Burn"
- "Hey Luv (Anything)"
- "Get Away"
- "Gangstaz Roll"
- "Got It Twisted"
- "Real Gangstaz"
- "Have a Party"
- "Put Em in Their Place"
- "Give It to Me"
- "Creep"
- "L.A., L.A."
- "Microphone Master (Remix)"
- "It's the Pee"
- "The Roof (Back in Time)"
- "Outta Control (Remix)"