Temperature's Rising (Mobb Deep Song)
"Temperature's Rising" is the third single from Mobb Deep's second album, ''The Infamous''. Produced by Q-Tip (musician), Q-Tip, the song features Contemporary R&B, R&B singer Crystal Johnson (singer), Crystal Johnson and contains a sample of "Where There Is Love" by Patrice Rushen. Background The song was written in the form of a letter to an associate that is hiding from the police, who went by the name Killa Black, who was also the older brother of Havoc (musician), Havoc. Killa Black, according to Prodigy (rapper), Prodigy in his 2011 autobiography ''My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy'', murdered a man over Walkman speakers, and Havoc hid Killa Black's gun in his basket of clothes. In the song, the narrator reveals that he is covering up evidence of his imprisoned friend's criminal actions, and speaks of his paranoia, fearing that the police are closing in on him. A few years after the song was released, Killa Black committed suicide, in his mother's ba ...
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Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep was an American hip hop duo from New York City. The duo consisted of rappers Prodigy and Havoc. They are considered to be among the principal progenitors of hardcore East Coast hip hopEdwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 323. and hip hop in the mid-1990s. Mobb Deep became one of the most successful rap duos of all time, having sold over three million records. Their best-known albums are ''The Infamous'' (1995), '' Hell on Earth'' (1996) and ''Murda Muzik'' (1999), and their most successful singles were "Shook Ones (Part II)" and " Survival of the Fittest." They were known for their dark and hardcore delivery. The duo disbanded in 2012, but reunited the following year. Prodigy died in June 2017. Havoc is currently working on a new Mobb Deep album. Biography Early career Havoc and Prodigy met while both were students at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan—a school that produced creatives like C ...
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