Release Date: 1/17/2025

 

Nearly 22 years after the release of Infamous
Mobb’s debut LP, Special Edition, Coalmine
Reissues is proud to breathe new life into this
Q-Boro classic with a limited vinyl reissue that
truly lives up to its name.
Comprised of core members Ty Nitty, Big
Twins (aka Twin Gambino), and Godfather
Part III, IM3 is an integral part of the Q-Boro
rap scene, with roots tracing back to Mobb
Deep’s quintessential classic The Infamous,
where the trio is featured throughout many of
the album’s skits. They next appeared rapping
on Big Noyd's debut album Episodes of a
Hustla and Mobb Deep's 1996 follow-up LP,
Hell on Earth.
After various label entanglements, the group
was finally able to unveil their debut album on
March 26, 2002, through their own IM3 label
imprint, in partnership with the now-defunct
Landspeed Records.
With hardcore street bangers like “IM3,” “Killa
Queens,” and “B.I.G. T.W.I.N.S.,” along with
the neck-snapping “Mobb Ni**as,” the album

edged its way into Billboard’s Top 20 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart, peaking at the number five spot on their Independent
Albums chart. In addition to a supporting cast that includes
Mobb Deep, Big Noyd, Chinky, and the late Hostyle (of
Screwball), among others, much of the album’s success can be
credited to The Alchemist, whose sinister trademark sound
emanates throughout the tracklist, with additional production
supplied by Havoc, DJ Muggs, and others.
Considered by many Q-Boro rap aficionados as a “Queensbridge
holy grail,” the trio delivers high-octane synergy throughout the
album’s 16 tracks, characterized by true-to-life street tales of life
in the Bridge.

 

Tracklisting

Side A
A1. Intro
A2. IM3
A3. Born Again (feat. Hostyle)
A4. Killa Queens (feat. Prodigy, Big Noyd)
Side B
B1. Special Edition
B2. I Rep
B3. The Family [skit]
B4. Mobb Ni**az [the Sequel] (feat. Prodigy)
B5. Reality Rap (feat. Blitz, Kaos, Uno-Dos)
Side C
C1. Make A Livin’ (feat. V-12, Chinky)
C2. We Don’t Give A... (feat. Havoc)
C3. Back In The Days (feat. Chinky)
C4. B.I.G. T.W.I.N.S.
Side D
D1. We Strive (feat. Ty-Maxx)
D2. We Will Survive (feat. Chinky)
D3. War
D4. Get High Get Bent