Survival of the Fittest
1995 · Loud 07863-64355-1 · Queens, New York
- Artist
- Mobb Deep
- Title
- Survival of the Fittest
- Release
- Survival of the Fittest
- Year
- 1995
- Label
- Loud # 07863-64355-1
- Format
- CD · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Queens, New York, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Rap
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Survival of the Fittest (Mobb Deep) rap. reference to Vietnam. "There's a war goin on outside no man is safe from You could run but you can't hide forever From these streets that we done took You walkin witcha head down scared to look You shook cause ain't no such things as halfway crooks They never around when the beef cooks in my part of town It's similar to Vietnam Now we all grown up and old, and beyond the cop's control They better have the riot gear ready"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
East Coast Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap / Hardcore Hip Hop duo, formed in 1989 in Queens, New York, USA, featuring Prodigy (Albert Johnson) and Havoc (Kejuan Waliek Muchita). Mobb Deep songs referencing the Vietnam War include: "Survival of the Fittest" (1995), "Apostle's Warning" (1996), and "The Realist" (with Kool G Rap) (1999).The song "Survival of the Fittest" (Loud Records # 07863-64355-1), which featured on the album The Infamous, used Vietnam as a metaphor for city and community violence: "there's a war goin on outside no man is safe from... it's similar to Vietnam".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American hip-hop duo formed 1992 in Queens, New York. [Source: Wikipedia]