Blood Money (Mobb Deep album)

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Smoke It"
2:57
2."Put Em in Their Place"
  • Johnson
  • Muchita
  • Clervoix
  • Kyerne Miller
  • Havoc
  • Sha Money XL
  • Ky Miller
4:00
3."Stole Something" (featuring Lloyd Banks)
Havoc3:57
4."Creep" (featuring 50 Cent)
Havoc4:01
5."Speaking So Freely"
Havoc3:11
6."Backstage Pass" (featuring 50 Cent)
K-Lassik Beats3:05
7."Give It to Me" (featuring Young Buck)
Profile3:08
8."Click Click" (featuring Tony Yayo)
Havoc4:25
9."Pearly Gates" (featuring 50 Cent)
Exile4:16
10."Capital P, Capital H" (featuring Nyce)
  • Johnson
  • Muchita
  • Clint Richmond
  • Johnathon Whitton
Product & Whitton4:15
11."Daydreamin'"
  • Johnson
  • Muchita
  • Clervoix
  • Chad Burnette
Chad Beat3:15
12."The Infamous" (featuring 50 Cent)
The Alchemist3:53
13."In Love with the Moula"
J.R. Rotem3:13
14."It's Alright" (featuring 50 Cent & Mary J. Blige)
Havoc4:25
15."Have a Party" (bonus track; featuring 50 Cent & Nate Dogg)
Fredwreck3:56
16."Outta Control (Remix)" (bonus track; featuring 50 Cent)
4:07
Total length:59:56
UK bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Ill"
  • Johnson
  • Muchita
  • Miller
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[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Huff, Quentin B. (May 15, 2006). "Mobb Deep: Blood Money". PopMatters. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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.[permanent dead link]
  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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