Free Agents: The Murda Mixtape is a double mixtape album by American hardcore/East Coast hip hop duo Mobb Deep. It was released on April 22, 2003 through Landspeed Records with distribution via Koch Entertainment.
| Free Agents: The Murda Mixtape | |
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| Mixtape by | |
| Released | April 22, 2003 |
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| Length | 2:04:49 |
| Label | Landspeed Records |
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| Source | Rating |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[1] |
The first disc is composed of 22 tracks, and featured production from Havoc, S.C. and Alchemist with Robert Perry and Mobb Deep serving as executive producers. Recording sessions took place at Fly Studios. Tracks from 17 to 22 are classic freestyles mixed by DJ Whoo Kid. A. Dog from ACD and Big Noyd were the only guests on the disc one.
The bonus disc is composed of 19 tracks, and featured production from Havoc, Alchemist, Godfather Don, V.I.C., Bink!, Ghetto Pros. and DJ Whoo Kid. Recording sessions took place at Soundtrack Studio, at the Lab, at D&D Studios and at Chung King Studios in New York, at Soundproof in California, and at C Mo' Greens Studio. 1st Infantry, 50 Cent, Blaq Poet, Cormega, Evidence, Infamous Mobb, Kool G Rap, Littles, Tragedy Khadafi, Noyd and Godfather Don were featured on the bonus disc.
The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Is Not Supposed to Be Positive..." (Intro) | 0:34 |
| 2. | "Solidified" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Survival of the Fittest 2003" | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Paid in Full" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Double Shots" (featuring Big Noyd) | 3:21 |
| 6. | "What Can I Do?" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Favorite Rapper" | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Let's Pop" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "It's Over" (featuring Dog) | 2:58 |
| 10. | "The Illest" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Just Got Out the Box..." (Skit) | 0:27 |
| 12. | "Narcotic" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Clap First" | 3:00 |
| 14. | "Watch That Nigga" | 2:05 |
| 15. | "Came Up" | 2:19 |
| 16. | "Don't Call Tasha" | 1:44 |
| 17. | "One Tribe..." (Skit) | 0:42 |
| 18. | "Cradle to the Grave" | 1:54 |
| 19. | "Tough Love" | 3:07 |
| 20. | "Can't Fuck Wit" | 2:06 |
| 21. | "Right Back at You" | 2:19 |
| 22. | "Shook Ones" | 2:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23. | "Burn Something" (performed by Mobb Deep featuring Littles) | DJ Whoo Kid | 3:57 | |
| 24. | "Get Back" (performed by Mobb Deep featuring Big Noyd) |
| Godfather Don | 3:35 |
| 25. | "Serious (The New Message)" (performed by 1st Infantry featuring Prodigy) |
| Alchemist | 3:17 |
| 26. | "The Midnight Creep" (performed by 1st Infantry featuring Havoc & Twin Gambino) |
| Havoc | 3:37 |
| 27. | "Fourth of July" (performed by 1st Infantry featuring Alchemist, Evidence, Prodigy & Twin Gambino) |
| Alchemist | 4:54 |
| 28. | "Backwards" (performed by 1st Infantry featuring Mobb Deep) |
| Alchemist | 3:40 |
| 29. | "Bang Bang" (performed by Big Noyd) |
| Alchemist | 3:15 |
| 30. | "Air It Out" (performed by Big Noyd featuring Havoc) |
| Alchemist | 3:27 |
| 31. | "Bump That" (performed by Havoc featuring 50 Cent & Big Noyd) |
| Havoc | 4:04 |
| 32. | "The Family (Skit)" (performed by Prodigy) | 0:38 | ||
| 33. | "Mobb Niggaz" (performed by Infamous Mobb featuring Prodigy) |
| Alchemist | 4:24 |
| 34. | "Killa Queens" (performed by Infamous Mobb featuring Prodigy & Big Noyd) |
| V.I.C. | 3:59 |
| 35. | "We Don't Give A..." (performed by Infamous Mobb featuring Havoc) |
| Havoc | 4:23 |
| 36. | "B.I.G. T.W.I.N.S." (performed by Twin Gambino) |
| Alchemist | 3:03 |
| 37. | "Thun & Kicko" (performed by Cormega featuring Prodigy) |
| Havoc | 3:55 |
| 38. | "What's Poppin'" (performed by Tragedy Khadafi featuring Havoc) |
| Havoc | 4:15 |
| 39. | "The Heat Is On" (performed by Poet featuring Prodigy & Godfather Don) |
| Godfather Don | 3:10 |
| 40. | "Where Ya At?" (performed by Kool G Rap featuring Prodigy) |
| Bink! | 3:50 |
| 41. | "Thug Chronicles" (performed by Kool G Rap featuring Havoc) |
| Ghetto Professionals | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 2:04:49 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[2] | 84 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 84 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 152 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[5] | 30 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] | 14 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 21 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 22, 2003). "Mobb Deep :: Free Agents – The Murda Mixtape – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Mobb Deep – FREE AGENTS - THE MURDA MIX TAPE". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mobb Deep – FREE AGENTS - THE MURDA MIX TAPE" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
External links
edit- Mobb Deep – Free Agents at Discogs (list of releases)