Blood Money
A photo of Mobb Deep with a pile of money on a table in front of them. Behind them is a green badge labeled "MOBB DEEP" and "BLOOD MONEY", with the Eye of Providence symbol in the middle of it.
Studio album by
Mobb Deep
ReleasedMay 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)
Recorded2005–2006
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length59:56
Label
Producer
Mobb Deep chronology
Amerikaz Nightmare
(2004)		 Blood Money
(2006)		 The Infamous Mobb Deep
(2014)
Singles from Blood Money
  1. "Have a Party"
    Released: March 2, 2006
  2. "Put Em in Their Place"
    Released: March 14, 2006
  3. "Give It to Me"
    Released: May 2, 2006
  4. "Creep"
    Released: 2006

Blood Money is the seventh studio album by Mobb Deep, released on May 2, 2006. It is the group's only album on G-Unit & Interscope. It features guest appearances by G-Unit and Nyce. The album also features artists Mary J. Blige and Nate Dogg. Blood Money is the only Mobb Deep studio album to not feature Big Noyd.

Release

Blood Money was released on May 2, 2006,[1] by G-Unit Records and Interscope.[2] It was originally scheduled for an April 11 release, but the release was postponed to finish sample clearance.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Blender[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
Pitchfork4.6/10[2]
PopMatters5/10[1]
Spin[8]
Stylus MagazineD[9]
USA Today[10]
Vibe[11]
XXLXL (4/5)[12]

Blood Money has received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 17 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling 106,000 units in its first week of release.[13][14] This entry at #3 on the Billboard 200 tied Mobb Deep's 4th album Murda Muzik for highest entry on the chart, with Murda Muzik entering the chart at #3 in 1999.

As of December 2006, Blood Money had sold 257,000 copies in the United States.[15] In his 2012 autobiography titled My Infamous Life, Prodigy claims the album went gold, with 500,000 copies sold.[16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Smoke It"Albert Johnson, Kejuan Muchita, Michael Clervoix, Derick Prosper, Albert Johnson, Kejuan MuchitaHavoc2:57
2."Put Em in Their Place"Johnson, Muchita, Clervoix, Ky MillerHavoc, Ky Miller & Sha Money XL4:00
3."Stole Something" (featuring Lloyd Banks)Johnson, Muchita, Christopher Lloyd, Micky JonesHavoc3:57
4."Creep" (featuring 50 Cent)Johnson, Muchita, Curtis Jackson, R. Pant, Bappi LahiriHavoc4:01
5."Speaking So Freely"Johnson, Muchita, H. Ehrlinger, G. Greffenius, Gerhard NarholzHavoc3:11
6."Backstage Pass" (featuring 50 Cent)Johnson, Muchita, K. HarroldK-Lassik Beats3:05
7."Give It to Me" (featuring Young Buck)Johnson, Muchita, David Brown, M. Castro, N. Lewis, J. Antoine, Jackson, J. Lalit A. Sameer,Profile3:08
8."Click Click" (featuring Tony Yayo)Johnson, Muchita, Marvin Bernard, Stu Phillips, G. LarsonHavoc4:25
9."Pearly Gates" (featuring 50 Cent)Johnson, Muchita, Jackson, A. Manfriedi, R. BowlesExile4:16
10."Capital P, Capital H" (featuring Nyce)Johnson, Muchita, C. Richmond, J. WhittonProduct & Whitton4:15
11."Daydreamin'"Johnson, Muchita, Clervoix, C. BurnettChad Beatz3:15
12."The Infamous" (featuring 50 Cent)Johnson, Muchita, Alan Maman, F. BrathwaiteThe Alchemist3:53
13."In Love with the Moulah"Johnson, Muchita, J.R. RotemJ.R. Rotem3:13
14."It's Alright" (featuring 50 Cent & Mary J. Blige)Johnson, Muchita, Jackson, Mary J. Blige, W. Harris, W. Henderson, G. MattaHavoc4:25
15."Have a Party" (bonus track; featuring 50 Cent & Nate Dogg)Johnson, Muchita, Jackson, Nathaniel Hale, Farid NassarFredwreck3:56
16."Outta Control (Remix)" (bonus track; featuring 50 Cent)Jackson, Johnson, Muchita, Andre Young, Michael Elizondo, Mark Batson, C. PopeDr. Dre & Mike Elizondo4:07
Total length:59:56
UK bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Ill"—Ky Miller3:02
Total length:3:02

The bonus track "Have a Party" originally appeared on the Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack, released in 2005. The other bonus track on the album, "Outta Control Remix", also originally appeared elsewhere, appearing as a bonus track on the re-release edition of 50 Cent's The Massacre. "Outta Control Remix" was also released as a single off of The Massacre and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Sample credits[17]
  • "Stole Something" contains samples from "Puella Puella" by Man.
  • "Creep" contains samples from "Dil Tha Akela Akela" by Lata Mangeshkar.
  • "Speakin' So Freely" contains samples from "Solitude of the Mountains" by Gil Flat.
  • "Give It to Me" contains samples from "Tujhe Yaad Na Meri AA Yee" by Jatin–Lalit.
  • "Click Click" contains samples from the Knight Rider theme.
  • "Pearly Gates" contains samples from "The Judgement Day" by Tavares.
  • "The Infamous" contains samples from "Gangbusters" - written by F. Brathwaite - Scratch Mix by Grand Wizzard Theodore.
  • "It's Alright" contains samples from "The Loneliest Man In Town" by Side Effect.
  • "Have A Party" contains samples from "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.[18]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 81
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 90
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 6
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 70
US Billboard 200[26] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[28] 71

References

  1. 1 2 Huff, Quentin B. (May 15, 2006). "Mobb Deep: Blood Money". PopMatters. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (June 12, 2006). "Mobb Deep: Blood Money". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Moss, Corey (March 15, 2006). "50 Cent Says Eminem Wants Him To Hold Off On Summer LP". MTV. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Blood Money by Mobb Deep". Metacritic.
  5. ↑ Kellman, Andy. Blood Money at AllMusic
  6. ↑ Eells, Josh. "The Guide: Mobb Deep – Blood Money". Blender. New York. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ Watson, Margeaux (April 28, 2006). "The Reviews: Mobb Deep – Blood Money". Entertainment Weekly. New York. p. 135. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ Fennessey, Sean (April 2006). "Reviews: Mobb Deep – Blood Money". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 4. New York. p. 95. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ Cohen, Ian (May 3, 2006). "Mobb Deep – Blood Money". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Jones, Steve (May 2, 2006). "Neil Young goes to 'War'; Pearl Jam joins the battle". USA Today. p. D.10. Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Revolutions: Mobb Deep – Blood Money". Vibe. April 2006. p. 149. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Gregory (May 2006). "Critical Beatdown: Mobb Deep – Blood Money". XXL. New York: Harris Publications. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Unreleased Cuts Enrich Mobb Deep Best-Of". Billboard. August 18, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ Crosley, Hillary (October 28, 2006). "Game Plan". Billboard. p. 32. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Winners & Losers 2006". Billboard. December 9, 2006. p. 31. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  16. ↑ Johnson & Checkoway 2012, p. 259.
  17. ↑ Mobb Deep (2006). Blood Money (liner notes). G-Unit Records/Interscope Records. 0602498520673.
  18. ↑ Breihan, Tom (May 29, 2020). "The Number Ones: Joan Jett And The Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'N Roll"". Stereogum. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  19. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 191.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mobb Deep – Blood Money" (in French). Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  22. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mobb Deep – Blood Money". Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mobb Deep – Blood Money". Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Mobb Deep | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  26. ↑ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  27. ↑ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  28. ↑ "2006 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.

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