Overview

• Havoc says 2Pac took Mobb Deep’s “Thug life, we still livin’ it” line from “Survival of the Fittest” as a slight after Pac told Vibe he wanted to move away from “thug” music.
• He adds that Mobb Deep’s appearance on Capone-N-Noreaga’s “L.A., L.A.” further strained relations during the East Coast–West Coast tensions.
• On “Hit ’Em Up,” 2Pac mocked Prodigy’s sickle cell diagnosis, and Mobb Deep recorded a response, “Drop a Gem On ’Em,” but they stopped pushing it after Pac’s death.
• Havoc and Raekwon have announced a 19-city November tour, starting in Portland and ending in Miami, to mark 30 years of The Infamous and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
• Reporting indicates The Alchemist has said a new Mobb Deep album is completed for Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It series, with releases in the series expected before the end of 2025.