Apostle's Warning
1996 · Loud 07863-66992-19 · Queens, New York
- Artist
- Mobb Deep
- Title
- Apostle's Warning
- Release
- Hell on Earth
- Year
- 1996
- Label
- Loud # 07863-66992-19
- Format
- Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Queens, New York, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · East Coast Hip Hop · Gangsta Rap · Hardcore Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
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 "Apostle's Warning" (Loud Records # 07863-66992-19) - here, again, Mobb Deep used Vietnam to represent violence, in this case escalation: "we hyperactive when it's time to Vietnam it".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
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).