Blood Money [PA] (CD - 2006)

Personnel: "Fredwreck" Farid Nassar (guitar, keyboards); Sean Cruse (guitar); Keyon Harrold (trumpet, French horn, percussion); Raymond Angry (Fender Rhodes piano); Daniel Jones (Clavinet, Wurlitzer organ); Mark Batson, Mike Elizondo (keyboards); D. Prosper (percussion, background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Dr. Dre; "Fredwreck" Farid Nassar; Patrick Viala; Steve Sola.

Recording information: Bass Clef Studios, Ozone Park, NY; Digital Insight Recording, Las Vegas, NV; Live Wire Remote Recording Truck; Nate's Crib, LA, CA; Record One; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Right Track Studios, New York, NY; Sound on Sound Studios, New York, NY.

Editor: Carlos Bess.

Photographer: Sarah A. Friedman.

BLOOD MONEY marks the seventh release by Havoc and Prodigy, a.k.a. Mobb Deep. Hailing from New York City's notorious Queens Bridge Projects, the Mobb signed to G-Unit Records for their 2006 release, a returned favor of sorts from mega-star and label honcho 50 Cent for the influence the duo surely had on him.

Not just a G-Unit album in label name only, BLOOD MONEY features crew members Lloyd Banks ("You Can't Get With This"), Young Buck ("Give It To Me"), Tony Yayo ("Night Rider"), and 50 Cent himself ("Pearly Gates" and "Creep") flowing over the Mobb's darkly aggressive and deeply mesmerizing signature sound. BLOOD MONEY also represents the first instance of the duo's use of outsider producers. Not to worry, though: the list includes heavy hitters like Sha Money XL, The Alchemist, and the heaviest hitter of all, Dr. Dre, all whom approach the Deep sound with respect and a deft touch. These new associations ensure that Mobb Deep will reach a broader audience without sullying the duo's teflon reputation. minimize