10/10/2025
First Listen Review (EN)
Mobb Deep — Infinite (First Listen)
Thirty years after The Infamous (April 25, 1995), Mobb Deep return with a record that feels like a new category in rap: a Coda Album—the kind that distills a whole career into one final, clear statement. Infinite arrives October 10, 2025, produced by Havoc with The Alchemist, and it plays like a bridge between earth and sky. 
What it sounds like: dry drums, iron-low bass, no trend-chasing gloss. Prodigy’s voice is present on every track—kept raw, not over-polished—so the chemistry feels intact, not reconstructed. This isn’t a museum piece; it breathes. 
Drop these first: “Against the World” as your entry point; then “The M. The O. The B. The B.,” “Mr. Magik,” and “Easy Bruh” for that classic Queensbridge coil-spring energy. 
Why it lands in the Top 3: ruthless editing, no filler, and production that acts like a time-tunnel—Havoc + Alchemist keep it grimy and modern without sanding off the edges. It doesn’t imitate 1995; it converses with it. 
My current Mobb Deep ranking (first-listen, subject to change):
1. The Infamous (1995)
2. Infinite (2025)
3. Hell on Earth (1996)
4. Murda Muzik (1999) — still a classic, but you can hear the industry pivot at the turn of the decade. 
For rap fans who can still hear the drums—you’ll cry a little. The rest of the world may have lost its ears for beats; you didn’t.
Optional footnote: Prodigy left us in 2017; this record treats his legacy with care—and makes it feel present. 
