''Blood Money'' is the seventh studio album by

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, released on May 2, 2006. It is the group's only album on

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. It features guest appearances by

and Nyce. The album also features artists

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and Nate Dogg. ''Blood Money'' is the 1st Mobb Deep studio album to not feature

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Critical reception

''Blood Money'' has received generally mixed reviews from

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s. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 17 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Commercial performance

In the

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, the album debuted at #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 106,000 units in its first week of release. This entry at #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 tied Mobb Deep's 4th album ''

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'' for highest entry on the chart, with ''Murda Muzik'' entering the chart at #3 in 1999. The album has sold 500,000 copies in the United States and went Gold.Billboard Magazine Dec. 2006
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Track listing

The bonus track " Have a Party" originally appeared on the ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''

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, released in 2005. The other bonus track on the album, "

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", also originally appeared elsewhere, appearing as a bonus track on the re-release edition of 50 Cent's ''

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''. "Outta Control Remix" was also released as a single off of ''The Massacre'' and peaked at #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Samples

"Stole Something" contains samples from "Puella Puella" by

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. "Creep" contains samples from "Dil Tha Akela Akela" by

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. "Speakin' So Freely" contains samples from "Solitude of the Mountains" by Gil Flat. "Give It to Me" contains samples from "Tujhe Yaad Na Meri AA Yee" by

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. "Click Click" contains samples from the ''

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'' theme. "Pearly Gates" contains samples from "The Judgement Day" by

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. "The Infamous" contains samples from "Gangbusters" - written by F. Brathwaite - Scratch Mix by Grand Wizzard Theodore. "It's Alright" contains samples from "The Loneliest Man In Town" by

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. "Have A Party" contains samples from "

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" by

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and the Blackhearts.

Charts

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References

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