Infamy is the fifth studio album from Queens rap duo, Mobb Deep under Loud/Columbia imprint. It received lukewarm critical reception from some mainstream publications, most notably Rollingstone, Vibe, Los Angeles Times and others rating it 3 out of 5 stars review. The album sales were sub-par achieving RIAA gold-certified status even with the controversial feud with Jay-Z did not boost sales. Coupled with, the folding of the group’s main home label, Loud Records at the time. In a 2013 interview with Red Bull Music Academy, Havoc and Prodigy expressed their disappointment with the move. Havoc: Infamy is definitely one of my favorite albums. The sad part about it was that Loud folded afterward, so it kind of made it bittersweet. We worked really hard on that album. We had Ron Isley on the album, we had… Prodigy: When Loud got bought by Sony, it was a crazy situation. Loud was definitely like a family, man. The office, we’d go up there and chill. Dudes used to play basketball together, smoking and throwing it down in the office. Everybody was friends, going to parties together and stuff like that, traveling. When they was sold, it was definitely a little bittersweet. Word, I can’t front. We didn’t really know what our next move was going to be. We were trying to plot our next move at that time. We definitely wanted a fresh start. We hired a good lawyer, and then we became free agents. The culprit for the half-lackluster final product could have been the group’s decision to depart from their signature gritty, raw rap style and opting for more commercial appeal with radio hit singles; “The Learning (Burn),” “Hey Luv (Anything),” “Get Away” and Pray for Me" ft. Lil' Mo. In addition to dance club bangers to get you moving on your feet like “Bounce” and “Clap”. However, still a prominent feature on the disc with mostly Havoc’s production including a few others; The Alchemist and Scott Storch with enduring themes of tension, crime and payback rapped on records; “Kill That Nigga”, “My Gats Spitting,” “Live Foul”, “Hurt Niggas” ft. Big Noyd, “Get At Me” and “Crawlin”. And lastly, songs of deliverance and redemption that include: “I Won’t Fall”, “Nothing Like Home” ft. Littles and “There I Go Again” ft. Ron Isley. The track listing consists of 16 songs and running time of 1 hour and 7 mins.