Mobb Deep catapulted to the top of the hardcore hip-hop scene through Havoc and Prodigy's straightforward narration of street life. The group saw its first major success with their second album, The Infamous, released in 1995. JSTOR ( March 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. The album was released in 1993, and later that year, Havoc made a guest appearance on the Black Moon album Enta da Stage, on a song titled 'U da Man'. The following year, the duo changed their name to 'Mobb Deep' and signed with 4th & B'way Records, releasing the single ' Peer Pressure' in promotion of their debut album Juvenile Hell. Jive decided not to sign Poetical Prophets as a duo, however, they were featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source in July 1991, which helped promote their demo Flavor for the Nonbelievers. The only artist who stopped to hear their music was Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest Prodigy recalled, ' introduced us to Chris Lighty that day and a bunch of people in the Rush Associated Labels in the Def Jam office-that's how we met everybody.' Shortly after, Prodigy signed a solo demo deal with Jive Records and had an uncredited feature on the song 'Too Young' by Hi-Five, which appeared on the Boyz n the Hood soundtrack.

They would find the addresses of record label headquarters on the back of albums, bring a cassette player, and ask passing artists to listen to their music. In 1991, they originally went by the name 'Poetical Prophets' and began making a demo tape. Havoc and Prodigy met while both were students at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. 1.5 2011–2017: Break-up, reunion, The Infamous Mobb Deep and death of Prodigy.

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